Japanese BBQ Tora (Alexandra Central)

Ordered their Beef Short Plate (200g) for SGD14.90++

All in all, this didn’t disappoint at all, though the seats here can be quite cramped. Be sure to dip your meats in their wasabi BBQ sauce! SHIOK

I’ve only ever had Japanese bbq at Japanese BBQ Tora, it’s my go-to. Food here was excellent as usual and it’s not as crowded as the other jap bbq joints like Yakiniku Like.

Yakiniku places are all the range now and I finally tried out the one at Queenstown called Japanese BBQ Tora. For the price point, the quality of meats were fantastic and I can see why people love it so much. I also like how I can grill everything to my liking. Only issue is the small — I smelled like bbq meat for the rest of the day.

Discovered this gem, which offers good quality yakiniku at affordable prices. Best of all, there is rarely a queue!! Situated at Alexandra Central Mall which is right beside IKEA. Will be back!

Had the 200g beef karubi set for $12.90 excluding GST and Service. Really affordable for the quality of meat. Sauces provided were great and staff were friendly as well.

@japanese.bbq.tora is a brand spanking new (only a week old at time of writing) DIY Japanese bbq restaurant in Alexandra Central Mall, but it certainly got potential. Meaty, palatable potential. This is the Triple Set, coming in at a very reasonable $17.90 for a set that includes this here three hundred grams of pure bulking power, some lettuce leaves & a bowl of rice.⠀
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A triple threat of pork belly shabu shabu, pork jowl, and chicken chunks sit ready for you to channel your inner Masterchef. Your loadout: one of them newfangled smokeless grills that work admirably, much to my amazement. Yep, you can sneak in a delicious barbecue lunch & return to the office without smelling like a walking barbecue pit. Sure, you aren’t gonna get the delicious smokiness that you would with charcoal, but you still get a scintillating sear on your meat from these electric grills.⠀
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The pork jowl was indecently lardaceous, with the meat marbled in well with the fat, while the thinly sliced pork belly was a roughly even split between fat & protein. Of course, the meat itself is bland, which is where Tora’s proprietary Original BBQ Sauce & their Wasabi BBQ sauce would like to introduce themselves. The Original BBQ sauce is satisfyingly salty & sweet, perfect for jazzing up your (hopefully) competently cooked meat. The wasabi was my undisputed favourite, sporting a strangely satisfying sinus singe along with the salty-sweet character of the standard Original.⠀
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The Triple Set is a triple threat, and while I may need triple cardiac bypass surgery later, its damn good eating considering the low price of admission to Flavortown. I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again loudly: I’M HERE FOR A GOOD TIME, NOT A LONG TIME!⠀
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no seriously get me off this fucking hellhole of a planet right now