Jap Food

Char-grilled Japanese unagi glazed with a sweet teriyaki sauce on a bed of premium Japanese rice.

📍12 Smith St, Singapore 058926
☎️WA 91143042

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Have heard of Manzoku for a while as I was a fan of Chikuwa Tei and they opened a rebranded outlet. The sliced sashimi still maintains the fresh quality with a plethora of seafood. The more premium bowl contains sweet shrimps, scallops, grilled unagi and salmon roe. Can't fault the ingredients if they maintained high standards with a relatively affordable price tag.

The set comes up rice, miso soup, a huge serving or salad, as well as the loin katsu! The pork cutlet was really crispy on the outside, although I felt the inside was less fatty and a lot tougher compared to those served at many other outlets (e.g., Ma Maison and Imakatsu). Nonetheless the dish was only $17.80+, which is noticeably cheaper than comparable dishes served at other restaurants.

I don't usually order seasonal tendons because they're much pricier. This time I decided to pamper myself and I must say it's worth the bill. The X-factor for this were the uni, ikura and seaweed batter. There's that bit of cheap uni, but also uni wrapped in ooba leaf with amaebi (as tempura). The flavours were complex, although I'd prefer the full-size ebi, which they missed, instead giving me another snow crab leg. The seaweed batter and spicy sauce really elevated this meal, as compared to my previous visit. Other ingredients were oyster, scallop, king crab stick, dory and chikuwa.

@hinodeizakaya.sg Hinode Izakaya & Bar @ Hamilton Road, a 4 month old izakaya nestled in the quaint old retro neighbourhood of Lavender offer wide range of bar bites, like yakitori, and drinks
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They have just introduced a lunch set menu where you can get this Chirashi Sashimi Don lunch set at ($28.80++) features thick slabs of fresh sashimi, as well as uni for that wave of umami. The set menu comes with salad and soup.
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Location: Hinode Izakaya & Bar, 14 Hamilton Road, Singapore 209184
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[Gogiyo] - Invited Tasting
With a total of 4 outlets currently, Gogiyo is open by MediaCorp Artiste Shane Pow, and they offer Korean food including Army Stew, BBQ, and Don.

Here's what we tried:
Salmon Mentai Bowl ($8.50)
Pretty surprised by how strong the mentaiko was, and also the fact that the salmon skin actually came crispy. Decent bowl, although would love slightly more of the sauce for the rice here 🤭.

Thank you Gogiyo for hosting!

Bringing over 25 years of experience to the kitchen, Chef Tan-San’s journey began after a stint in 🇯🇵, where he mastered the art of Tonkatsu and returned in 1993 to helm the kitchen of Tonkichi. In 2004, he took on the challenge of setting up Tampopo as the Pioneer Chef, and eventually famed for numerous creations. Finally in 2016, @hajime_tonkatsu_ramen is born, bringing us authentic Japanese cuisine in a modern setting and at affordable prices.

Featured are the Chef’s Recommendations:
👉Premium Pork Loin Set - SGD22.90
Comes with a bowl of sesame seeds to be grounded before adding the standard tonkatsu sauce
👉Nagoya Miso Fillet Set - SGD19.90
Comes with a dish of thick miso sauce

Probably one of the best tonkatsu pork I’ve eaten in recent memory. Perfectly deep-fried, it was really crispy yet light and not too greasy. Honestly for the pork, I couldn’t really tell the difference between the two sets as they were both so so good. Fresh, succulent & toothsome! But of course if you like the fatty ends that keeps the cutlet juicy, go for their Premium Pork Loin. 😋👍

Special mention goes out to their Tonjiru Soup - Tonkotsu broth simmered with Japanese pork and a hint of Yuzu for over 12 hours. The free-flow cabbage served here was really crunchy and refreshing too!

❗️Tonkatsu Sets come with Free Flow Rice & Cabbage
‼️You might want to share a cup of hot green tea that’s refillable😉

Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

📍Hajime Tonkatsu & Ramen
1️⃣myVillage@Serangoon Gardens
1 Maju Avenue 02-07/08/09, S556679
2️⃣Thomson Plaza
301 Upper Thomson Road 01-110, S574408

Stumbled upon this hidden find on date night when decided to explore the quieter 4th floor at Plaza Sing Atrium and inspired by fellow burrpler reviews decided to try it out.

The uni was a really nice touch and surprisingly good for an under $30 chiraishi bowl and the juicy and fresh botan ebi was another of my favourites.

The only criticism I had with the bowl was that the slices were cut too chunky which may have taken away from the texture somewhat.

Overall, fresh fish, good price and great value.

3⭐ Last meal outside before Phrase 2 Heighten Alert. Saw this new deal on Burrple Beyond so we are here to try it. The tonkatsu is ok, better than Tampopo Punggol but not as good as Tonkatsu Ma Masion or Hajime Tonkatsu. Furthermore the Burpple Beyond set is just $5 cheaper per pax than their usual price.
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If you come during lunch time, their express lunch set is good to go as they available daily during lunch time.

Every set comes with salad, chawanmushi and miso soup.

The katsu pork was tender, paired well with the miso sauce which is sweet. $15++

I had a really good time there with my friend. The udon tasted great and the fried mushroom and Chicken Katsu really filled up my tummy. Would definitely go back again. 🥰✌🏻🤟🏻