The One With The Rice-y Japanese Fare

Especially if it's less than $10, one can hardly expect these stalls to magick much quality out of these ingredients. You get what you pay for.

The [Gyu Don] here didn't radically change that impression, but the good folks at Sutachi did manage to make this $7.50 bowl work quite well within the inherent limitations of the price they charge. For one, slicing the beef was a simple but wildly effective way of mitigating its expected chewiness - which spared us from having to gnaw indecently through large slabs of stubborn meat. There was also effort to blowtorch a consistent smokey char on the sides. We also loved how you could just mix everything up - the beef, the teriyaki-soaked rice, the salty-and-sour pickled vegetables and the onsen egg - into a warm and comforting gooey mess to be ladled into your mouth. So if you aren't picky with donburis, give this a try - it's good value for money, although it will fall short of loftier standards.
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The crispy batter is usually what makes or breaks the tonkatsu, and here we thought it was pretty well done! Very flaky and light without the greasiness of cheaper renditions.
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The savoury shoyu marinade on the beef and rice was so very fragrant, but the real game-changers were the aromatic fried garlic slices interspersed amongst the beef slices, which brought to mind the garlicky goodness of Japanese fried rice.
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Despite not being their signature ramen, the [Tonkotsu Original Ramen], priced at merely $13.90 pre-taxes, far surpasses any tonkotsu variants we have sampled so far.
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While the tonkotsu broths at Tsuta and Ippudo deliver far more assertive, in-your-face pork flavours which diminish very quickly into post-meal guilt and greasiness, the broth here was wondruously complex and nuanced. Here the sickening oiliness was virtually absent; it was clean, light and nourishing - almost reminiscent of Chinese chicken soup - yet it possessed such depth and focus, the robust umami flavour permeating each mouthful. A definite must-try, we'll be back for more.
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The sauce was toothsome if just a tad salty. The beef slices, however, were served cold and tasted rather flat. We noticed that the cooked beef slabs were just lying on a skillet waiting to be sliced - which looked pretty unappetizing. For this price point, we probably shouldn't be complaining, but we can't help feeling a little disappointed given the recent hype.
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The first four we had were great, but the sheer saltiness of the miso/cheese paste on top got to me in the next serving - but for some strange reason, P relished it.🤔
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Great value for money, as always, but the long wait (an hour!!!) was most repulsive.
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The Salmon Mentaik Don ($8.80) was pretty decent for its price: Generous slice of salmon which was reasonably soft, but a tad too salty for my liking (perhaps a result of the metaiko and the teriyaki sauce on the rice). But we'll definitely be back!
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Great value for money, as always, but the long wait (an hour!!!) was most repulsive.
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The Salmon Mentaik Don ($8.80) was pretty decent for its price: Generous slice of salmon which was reasonably soft, but a tad too salty for my liking (perhaps a result of the metaiko and the teriyaki sauce on the rice). But we'll definitely be back!
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