Hitokuchi Onigiri

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~$10/pax
A Taste of Okinawa - serving up the traditional Onigiris with the base of rice, seaweed, luncheon eat, tamago and variety of choices of add on items.

88 Market Street
#01-05 CapitaSpring
Singapore 048948

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Friday:
07:00am - 07:00pm

Saturday:
07:00am - 07:00pm

Sunday:
07:00am - 07:00pm

Monday:
07:00am - 07:00pm

Tuesday:
07:00am - 07:00pm

Wednesday:
07:00am - 07:00pm

Thursday:
07:00am - 07:00pm

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It is without a doubt that the talk of the town within the Central Business District these days would be CapitaSpring; not only is it the area’s newest icon, but the building also houses quite a number of facilities and amenities such as the hawker centre, as well as the Sky Garden and Green Oasis that makes it pretty much a lunch destination on a weekday, as well as somewhere to go and see over the weekend. While most of the F&B tenants such as that of Bees Knees Urban have been opened for a while, others such as Arabica Coffee (i.e. % ΔRΔBICΔ) had only moved in fairly recently. Opening its doors at CapitaSpring not too long ago would be Hitokuchi Onigiri; one of the F&B tenants that are located on the ground level of the building that is situated just beside the 6oz Espresso Bar there. Hitokuchi Onigiri strives to provides its diners “an authentic and top-quality Okinawan dining experience” with its emphasis on its Rice Onigiri and Taco Rice offerings; the two being a heavy focus of Hitokuchi Onigiri. The space is decked out almost similar to what one would expect out of a Japanese-style fast food restaurant; functional tables and chairs with furniture and fitting that comes with an wooden accent — the entire space decked out in a clean look with the use of white and grey for most elements. Colourful wallpapers adorn some of its walls for a more vibrant look; the food preparation area being situated right in front of the order collection point with the food preparation area being viewable from the dining hall. Apart from serving up Rice Onigiri and Taco Rice, Hitokuchi Onigiri also serves up quite a wide variety of sides (including fried items, soup etc.) as well as a quite an extensive range of non-alcoholic beverages and a small variety of alcoholic beverages as well.

Visiting Hitokuchi Onigiri for lunch, we thought it would be a better idea to go for us to make our order a set rather than to go for the Rice Onigri ala-carte. Patrons can pick between four different combos to make their meal a set (think a little bit like MOS Burger, in a way) — the Sailor’s Delight comes only with the patron’s choice of drink on the side, while there is the Ensign’s Delicacy which pairs the Rice Onigiri or Taco Bowl with the Asari Miso Soup. There are also the Captain’s Keeps which comes with the patron’s choice of beverage and side, and the Admiral’s Treasures that comes with a salad and the patron’s choice of drinks. The pricing tiers are rather complex here — while the menu does list a flat rate to add-on to the price of the Rice Onigiri or Taco Rice for each combo, this price would differ depending on the drink and the side that the patron has opted for. Our order was for the Ebi Fry Onigiri, to be paired with their Chicken Karaage (5 pcs) and Hot Coffee Latte. Patrons can actually further choose the side dish sauce that they wish to go for; an option which we did not choose and found ourselves being served with usual mayonnaise instead.

The Ebi Fry Onigiri comprises of elements such as Rice, Tamago, Shredded Lettuce,
Ebi Fry, Wasabi Mayo — all wrapped within a sheet of seaweed. Served in a paper wrap that resembles that of a pocket, the Onigiri is sized larger than what we would have expected; one that someone fits comfortably in our hand and is actually a rather easy eat considering how readily “grab-and-go” this feels. Here, the Ebi Fry Onigiri doesn’t attempt to reinvent the wheel — it offers not much surprises for what was being described, but is a very safe eat on its own; sinking our teeth into the the Onigiri, we liked how the sheet of seaweed wasn’t too chewy or limp and was easy to chew through. The rice beneath were sufficiently sticky; it held on well to the seaweed and makes the Onigiri a rather easy-to-eat item without its fillings falling apart into a mess. Stuffed within would be the Fried Ebi; fried with a golden brown exterior, we liked how the exterior was crisp while the prawns provided a naturally sweet bite within — matched well against that wasabi mayo that provides a very mild zing and numbing sensation that gels all the elements together. The shredded lettuce provides a light crunch that refreshes the tastebuds, while the Tamago provided the eggy note with another dimension of sweetness that gave the Rice Onigiri the contrast of flavours it requires. On hindsight, the Chicken Karaage was decent though nothing much to shout about — crisp chunks of fried chicken that is great to have for those who have a bigger appetite. The Hot Coffee Latte, despite not being expertly pulled if compared against specialty coffee joint standards, was actually pretty serviceable — liked how there was a prominent hint of cocoa within its body that provides for a rather unique aroma on its own.

Being a relatively new concept to the Singaporean market, it would be interesting to see if Rice Onigiris and Taco Bowls would be something that would gel well with the local office lunch crowd in the long run. What we found about Hitokuchi Onigiri was that it is probably one of the only few concepts, if not the only one, that attempts to serve Onigiri in a dine-in setting that is made à la minute in a way that is similar to fast food restaurants. That being said, we do feel that the prices to come up to be pretty steep for a fast food-style eatery; our bill came around $17 after opting for the sides and drinks that require further add-ons even after opting for the combo set — the pricing system being something that we felt was a little too complicated despite probably allowing patrons to go for the items that they truly desire. Food quality is however considered to be at a decent level — something which we would be able to accept for the sort of eatery that it is. It would be interesting to see how Hitokuchi Onigiri would fair in the long run; one thing for sure though — it is a spot that is likely to work well with those health-conscious office folks who are looking for a light meal, yet not something that is considered too “clean” to treat themselves with.

New find and no-frills Japanese sandwich. It reminds me of onigiri’s cousin - rectangular in shape (instead of triangular), with more substantial ingredients than its triangular counterpart. I like how the seaweed wasn’t rubbery even after being “exposed” for quite some time. Tamago was sweet, thicc and awesome. Grilled beef was done well - but a tad overly done as there were some parts that tasted a lil’ too tough. There wasn’t much marinade on the grilled beef, neither was there fragrance from grill charr nor ‘beef’ flavour. Overall a good combination with no fuss and no frills.

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