We all know Japanese food as expensive, pocket-ripping cuisine that's irresistible at the same time! But fear not (especially students!), because Sumo House is here to the rescue!
I used to patronize Sumo House at Bedok Central, but after they closed down that outlet, I never went there anymore. But recently I had the chance to go to Clementi, of course I didn't miss the chance to have Sumo House!
Although most of the things sold at Sumo House are mainly rice and noodles stuff, and not the fresh sashimi which maybe many love, I think what you can get from them is really good enough.
I ordered a Katsu Curry and my friend got a Yakimeshi (Breaded Chicken with Fried Rice), both to go. Although we had to pay an extra 50c, I was rather impressed when I received my food. As I did not have a proper table to eat (at where I was), because the bento was properly packed and the food well arranged, it made eating while sitting on the floor very convenient. I felt that their curry rice was good and the chicken wasn't too soggy (after being soaked under the hot curry gravy). The curry had a tinge of sweetness and got me wanting for more! As for their fried rice, it wasn't too salty but I found it rather oily. And the breaded chicken was crispy and tender too! Lastly, the miso soup! Half the time I get very salty miso soup when I have Japanese food, obviously instant-soup. But this time I found the miso soup tasty and not salty, with a generous serving of seaweed! The only thing lacking probably was tofu cubes.
The best thing - Both our bentos were less than $6! I'd definitely recommend everyone to try out Sumo House!
I don't know what's the difference between Ichiban Boshi and Ichiban Sushi. What I know is that they're very nice!
Nice restaurant! And nice sushi! You can search for my review on Ichiban Sushi and you will know how much I love Ichiban Sushi's sushi (that's repetition). Their unique sushis.. Their nice sauce (and even wasabi)..
Ichiban Boshi is no different. Well I don't know.. They have some set menus.. Maybe that's one thing different from Ichiban Sushi? I didn't eat the set lunch though. I love the sushis too much.
Service is good. Waiters/waitresses can speak English well (this is important for Chinese-looking people whose Mandarin command is super poor or non-existing at all. Namely, me) and comes fast when you call them. Even when you want just a refill for your hot ocha (my favourite!).
Place is spacious. It's not really crowded when I came though.. I don't know what really happens in meal hour. If you'd like to eat just the sushi (or staring at the conveyor belt.. Or staring at some cute young chefs in the middle of the conveyor belt...) you can sit at the high chairs available. Not really comfortable, but suitable if you're in a hurry (or as I said.. You want to stare at the cute young chefs. Hehehehe).
Food is reasonably priced. Quite expensive, maybe, but really worth every cents.
This small and humble pizza/pasta restaurant has a big dream! (I guess)
They serve pizza and pasta, but not regular pizza and pasta. They have numerous unique sauces. Their signature is called Mad Sauce (well.. I think it's just ordinary tomato sauce though...). They have rendang as one of the ingredients in pizza, if I'm not wrong. Well you can always go to their website to see their current menu.
The food is prepared fresh from the oven. Literally. The kitchen is at the middle, surrounded by the tables. You can always see the chefs at work. And you can see the ovens too! Hahaha. Their waiters/waitresses are quite friendly; they can even suggest you some food based on your favourite (they will ask questions like "Do you like beef? Or chicken? Do you like creamy or a bit oily?").
Oh they also have live music. It's a one-man band. He sings retro songs. Oh and sometimes the owner of the restaurant sings too!
However, I think the price is too high. It's like 10 dollars on average. Yes the food is nice, but I still think it's too highly-priced, particularly when you just have such a small place (which leads to the logic that the rent shouldn't be that expensive, right?). They're currently expanding though. Maybe that explains.
Had this place priced their food cheaper, I would have gone here everyday. It's so near to my home! (no prize for guessing where I live)
I give more stars than the reviews above since I always like going here.
Contrary of the previous reviews, I go to this restaurant often and like it! I think the chicken is very good and tasty. Especially the chili! I think it's very fragrant and tasty. One other type of food I (and my boyfriend.. he likes it a lot too) usually order is the fried tofu. It's so delicious, especially the skin. I bet the skin has some special recipe..
Well yeah sometimes it's not that good though. I guess it's just how lucky we are when we come. We once came and the chicken served to us was nothing but bones! Okay, exaggerated, but there were many bones..
It's suitable for eating with a large group of people since their portion is quite big and pricey. You will see many families eating here.
However I agree that service can be kinda sucky some time. They should stop hiring people with no English command at all. With my poor Mandarin understanding and the waiter/waitress' poor understanding of sign language (hahaha), it's quite a mess. Well sometimes we're lucky though, we can get the staff that speaks English (usually they wear black and gold attire.. Watch out) and get served very well.
I still think it's good though.. Just bought my friends to eat there few days ago and they really like it.
Had lunch at Sweet Salty Spicy Food Market & Thai Canteen (SSS for short), a newly opened modern Thai restaurant in the western regions of Singapore. Set up by Chef Christopher Miller of Poppi and helmed by Chef Richards, who trained under Chef Peter Bowyer from Sailors Thai in Sydney Rocks district fame, SSS aims to fill the gap between Thai fine dining restaurants and Thai chain outlets.
Located along serene Upper Bukit Timah Road, SSS, which is one of the new kids on the block, resides towards the end of a row of shops also known as The Rail Mall. The interior is simply done up with shelves of Thai sauces and condiments on display together with fresh local produce of herbs and vegetables. Hanging fruits at the entrance add to the down to earth market feel of the place.
Hot and Sour Soup with Prawns, Straw Mushrooms and Aromatics - Notice that the name mentioned prawns. However, there was only 1 prawn, albeit of a rather large size. Bone picking aside, the soup was light yet sourish and hits you before you even know it. Its not so much the chilli kind of spicy but the wasabi kind of 呛, which has been known to reduce grown men to tears. Although I'm not one for spicy stuff, I liked this soup quite a bit.
Wagyu Beef Skewer - At $5.50 a skewer and 2 mouthfuls, this is one expensive piece of beef. However I must admit that the beef was excellent. Tender and succulent with a tinge of sourish herbs taste complementing the natural beefy flavours of the meat - all these without being done medium rare.
Sweet Barbeque Pork in Thai Spices with Fresh Vegetables - This dish is very much akin to our local char siew except that it was much drier with an unidentifiable lightly sweet yet salty spice taste. With the meat being dry, it naturally got tougher and more chewy, which isn't necessarily a good thing, especially for people with weak teeth like myself. Still a relatively decent dish overall.
Roast Duck with Flat Rice Noodles in a Fragrant Thai Herb Broth with Bean Sprouts and Fried Garlic - First impression, this dish looked like a typical bowl of duck meat kway teow. Interestingly, the broth reminded me of the gravy used in lor mee, albeit of a much sweeter version. The duck slices were nice and chewy but the rice noodles, though silky and smooth, tended to clump together.
'Pat Thai' Stir Fried Thai Rice Noodles - This has got to be one of the best Pat Thai I've eaten in a long long while. A tad chewy and moist, the Pat Thai was fried with dried shrimps, beansprouts and huge prawns, exuding a nice fragrant aroma when served. Another plus point was that the noodles didn't clump together even when the dish turned cold. Probably the only gripe I had was the sweetness of the dish, which was a little excessive for me personally.
Black Sticky Rice with Caramelised Coconut and Coconut Cream - For those who have eaten enough of such dishes, you would probably know that this is essentially Pulot/Burbur Hitam. And although I dont really fancy it, I must say that this one was quite appetising, not too starchy but could do with a lot less sugar.
Coconut Custard Tart - Served up with a dollop of fresh cream, the tart looked limp and tired, much to my disappointment. However it wasn't half as bad as it looked, tasting pretty much like egg tart with a layer of sweetened coconut. To be fair, it was actually quite nice but it might have been better if served chilled.
Honestly, $50 for the spread and quality isn't expensive. However portions aren't big so hearty eaters might need to order something extra from the ala carte menu. I'm not sure about the portions come dinner time but prices tend towards the higher end during that period. Think $12 for a plate of Pat Thai. SSS isn't the cheapest Thai food place nor the best, but for the prices, its worth it.
We went to this branch as it usually isn't crowded on Fridays. While my friends ordered iced lemon tea, I tried the Mango Fizz. The lemon tea didn't taste good. It tasted like plain water, even the peach tea wasn't good either. As for the Mango Fizz, I like.
I tried the mushroom pasta and the cream sauce was good. I didn't like the mushrooms as they didn't taste that well cooked or overcooked.
The seafood pasta didn't taste that good either. I loved the waffles with ice-cream though. So, I shall be sticking to the waffles and ice-cream while dining there.
I'm a big fan of this cake shop! Even though it's small and kinda hidden in the food court, the cakes are extraordinary and heavenly.
Cakes are kept fresh in their cooling display. They're very attractive! And I just love the packaging. They will give you the cake box and the cake-cutting knife plus the large carrier. It was so easy to bring it back home. The aunties at the stall are also very friendly..
And of courseeeeeee the cake is so heavenly! I bought the cheesecake with oreo base and top, decorated by fresh fruits and white chocolate slices. It was so good! The cake is quite sticky but it's nice! It's not "dry". And the oreo as the base and top is a very deadly combination! A bit sweet, a bit bitter, but nice overall!
This shop stays as my regularly visited shop whenever I need cakes for any occasion.
Playground @ Big splash is the revamped and much hyped about location these days for its semi chic food offering which can be found surrounding the defunct location. The list of restaurants to try there is quite extensive and its important thus, to start somewhere. Having had Sushi Tei close to a year back, i was once again goaded to try it out at its new location.
The exterior of the restaurant is simply a refurbishment of the old big splash building with an additional signboard. The interior consists of a oval kitchen set in the middle of the restaurant with glass panels to allow a full view of the kitchen and sushi making counter. A conveyor belt which taxis the usual sushi plates run through the restaurant as well. Seats are a mesh of wooden and minimal cushioned seats for the customers to choose from while the lighting within is rather dim as opposed to the bright interiors of Genki or Sakae sushi.
Unagi and Tamago Sushi (Yellow plate $6) - Looking at the shot, its obvious that the unagi is huge! I picked this from the conveyor because i was dead hungry and because the portion seemed too good to be true for a sushi plate. Taste wise, the unagi was soft and sweet while the tamago and sushi rice held firm. It wasn't until i learned the actual price of a yellow plate before i regretted as this was $6 which is really expensive by my standards.
Chawan Mushi (2 for $8) - Soft and sweet summarizes this up pretty well. Pieces of chicken meat and shark's fin can be found closer to the bottom but the one thing that irked me was that the dish was not piping hot when served. It was lukewarm at best and that took alot of enjoyment away.
Age Dashi Tofu ($4) - Another dish that should be served hot but made it to our tables only slightly warm. The age dashi tofu has to be the worst of its kind i've had to eat thus far. The skin had a sticky and unbreakable quality to it while the bland tofu inside simply didn't help. Also deserving a mention is how cool the sauce it came with was as well. An overall badly done item.
The above plates were basically tasteless. The tuna sushi had a rather fishy aftertaste that did not agree with me while the tamago and crab meat simple tasted like bland sushi rice. The unagi pieces were extremely thin and came with no sauce whatsoever. Disappointing.
Yakiniku Don ($10) - I had a bite of this dish and the meat was hard and overdone while the rice was once again lukewarm.
Curry Katsudon ($8) - A simple dish which i ordered for filling purposes. The curry was not spicy as Japanese curry itself is never known for being spicy. The chicken pieces were miserly and hard while the curry tasted very much like those that could be bought from NTUC. Somehow, i was hoping for more but that was never satisfied.
Sukiyaki (3 for $36) - The sukiyaki beef came in 4 long slices and the fats were readily apparent on each piece. Some call it marbling but it doesn't sit well with me as i prefer sukiyaki with minimal fat and more meat. The hotpot that came was miso based and is of the sweet variety. Its filled with mushrooms, onions, vermicelli and tofu for good measure but none decreases the sweetness of the broth (this can be good or bad depending on your tastes). Regardless, this is one of the more affordable and value for money items i've found in the place. Still not exceedingly good though.
Cha Soba ($6.50) - Another item i did not get to try but comments were that it was good.
Total damage for 6 people came to $112.39. Averaging less then $20 per person.
Although Japanese food is one of my favorite cuisines and i've tried Sushi Tei in the past. This branch needs work before its worthy of the name. From my friends, i understand that they have eaten at other branches where the standard was much higher and better then the items we've had here. Service was better as well. Either way, i did not enjoy paying at the counter, did not enjoy eating lukewarm and suspiciously "unfresh" food and did not enjoy the air con dripping down on me as i signed the cheque. Maybe this is the new business jitters i've heard so much about regarding new entrants to the field but still, i don't think i'll be coming back to this branch. Take your chances.
Buying the tickets were simple. The route to get to the fly took some navigation, from the second level, you have to pass through some bag checking via a scanner.
After going through, you have to go up another level before finally waiting for the capsule. Board needs to be fast despite the slow moving wheel. I don't know if they would cater for the elderly and the not so able-body people.
The experience in the capsule was both exhilarating and frightening. It is scary for people who have acrophobia. The night view does help to reduce the fear of height.
As the lighting used is neon blue, taking any photographs inside the capsule will make them blue. It's good to be able to view the IR being built in progress. Looking at the roads intersections gives a different feeling when viewed from a height.
Overall, it is a great feeling to be in there and watch part of Singapore full of buildings and water.
Beads and Ends is a blogshop selling handmade jewelries including necklaces and earrings. Materials primarily used are imported from US, including non-tarnish wire and swarovski crystals. Even with this excellent quality, beadsandends' price is very affordable.
The owner is very friendly. Once met her during SMU bazaar. Went to the bazaar to pick up my stuff that I ordered online. So funny.. She politely asked me whether I can come to SMU bazaar instead to pick up so that I can waive my postage charges. Of course I agreed. It's like, my school. Hahahaha.
Neeway, during bazaar she was selling hundreds (or maybe more) cheap earrings. Only $2.50 for each pair! Even though they're cheap, as I said she only uses excellent materials and shows excellent wirework skills. Bought many pairs that time to give to my sisters. Hehe.
One flaw though. I hope the website will be more neatly designed. Some banners put are not in equal sizes and some positions are weird.. Also I wish she will put constant and consistent tags/categories to make searching particular jewelry easier.
However all in all, it's a very good blogshop. Check it out.
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We all know Japanese food as expensive, pocket-ripping cuisine that's irresistible at the same time! But fear not (especially students!), because Sumo House is here to the rescue!
I used to patronize Sumo House at Bedok Central, but after they closed down that outlet, I never went there anymore. But recently I had the chance to go to Clementi, of course I didn't miss the chance to have Sumo House!
Although most of the things sold at Sumo House are mainly rice and noodles stuff, and not the fresh sashimi which maybe many love, I think what you can get from them is really good enough.
I ordered a Katsu Curry and my friend got a Yakimeshi (Breaded Chicken with Fried Rice), both to go. Although we had to pay an extra 50c, I was rather impressed when I received my food. As I did not have a proper table to eat (at where I was), because the bento was properly packed and the food well arranged, it made eating while sitting on the floor very convenient. I felt that their curry rice was good and the chicken wasn't too soggy (after being soaked under the hot curry gravy). The curry had a tinge of sweetness and got me wanting for more! As for their fried rice, it wasn't too salty but I found it rather oily. And the breaded chicken was crispy and tender too! Lastly, the miso soup! Half the time I get very salty miso soup when I have Japanese food, obviously instant-soup. But this time I found the miso soup tasty and not salty, with a generous serving of seaweed! The only thing lacking probably was tofu cubes.
The best thing - Both our bentos were less than $6! I'd definitely recommend everyone to try out Sumo House!
Rating given:
I don't know what's the difference between Ichiban Boshi and Ichiban Sushi. What I know is that they're very nice!
Nice restaurant! And nice sushi! You can search for my review on Ichiban Sushi and you will know how much I love Ichiban Sushi's sushi (that's repetition). Their unique sushis.. Their nice sauce (and even wasabi)..
Ichiban Boshi is no different. Well I don't know.. They have some set menus.. Maybe that's one thing different from Ichiban Sushi? I didn't eat the set lunch though. I love the sushis too much.
Service is good. Waiters/waitresses can speak English well (this is important for Chinese-looking people whose Mandarin command is super poor or non-existing at all. Namely, me) and comes fast when you call them. Even when you want just a refill for your hot ocha (my favourite!).
Place is spacious. It's not really crowded when I came though.. I don't know what really happens in meal hour. If you'd like to eat just the sushi (or staring at the conveyor belt.. Or staring at some cute young chefs in the middle of the conveyor belt...) you can sit at the high chairs available. Not really comfortable, but suitable if you're in a hurry (or as I said.. You want to stare at the cute young chefs. Hehehehe).
Food is reasonably priced. Quite expensive, maybe, but really worth every cents.
Geez. I'm hungry.
Rating given:
This small and humble pizza/pasta restaurant has a big dream! (I guess)
They serve pizza and pasta, but not regular pizza and pasta. They have numerous unique sauces. Their signature is called Mad Sauce (well.. I think it's just ordinary tomato sauce though...). They have rendang as one of the ingredients in pizza, if I'm not wrong. Well you can always go to their website to see their current menu.
The food is prepared fresh from the oven. Literally. The kitchen is at the middle, surrounded by the tables. You can always see the chefs at work. And you can see the ovens too! Hahaha. Their waiters/waitresses are quite friendly; they can even suggest you some food based on your favourite (they will ask questions like "Do you like beef? Or chicken? Do you like creamy or a bit oily?").
Oh they also have live music. It's a one-man band. He sings retro songs. Oh and sometimes the owner of the restaurant sings too!
However, I think the price is too high. It's like 10 dollars on average. Yes the food is nice, but I still think it's too highly-priced, particularly when you just have such a small place (which leads to the logic that the rent shouldn't be that expensive, right?). They're currently expanding though. Maybe that explains.
Had this place priced their food cheaper, I would have gone here everyday. It's so near to my home! (no prize for guessing where I live)
Rating given:
I give more stars than the reviews above since I always like going here.
Contrary of the previous reviews, I go to this restaurant often and like it! I think the chicken is very good and tasty. Especially the chili! I think it's very fragrant and tasty. One other type of food I (and my boyfriend.. he likes it a lot too) usually order is the fried tofu. It's so delicious, especially the skin. I bet the skin has some special recipe..
Well yeah sometimes it's not that good though. I guess it's just how lucky we are when we come. We once came and the chicken served to us was nothing but bones! Okay, exaggerated, but there were many bones..
It's suitable for eating with a large group of people since their portion is quite big and pricey. You will see many families eating here.
However I agree that service can be kinda sucky some time. They should stop hiring people with no English command at all. With my poor Mandarin understanding and the waiter/waitress' poor understanding of sign language (hahaha), it's quite a mess. Well sometimes we're lucky though, we can get the staff that speaks English (usually they wear black and gold attire.. Watch out) and get served very well.
I still think it's good though.. Just bought my friends to eat there few days ago and they really like it.
Just luck, I guess... Hahaha.
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Had lunch at Sweet Salty Spicy Food Market & Thai Canteen (SSS for short), a newly opened modern Thai restaurant in the western regions of Singapore. Set up by Chef Christopher Miller of Poppi and helmed by Chef Richards, who trained under Chef Peter Bowyer from Sailors Thai in Sydney Rocks district fame, SSS aims to fill the gap between Thai fine dining restaurants and Thai chain outlets.
Located along serene Upper Bukit Timah Road, SSS, which is one of the new kids on the block, resides towards the end of a row of shops also known as The Rail Mall. The interior is simply done up with shelves of Thai sauces and condiments on display together with fresh local produce of herbs and vegetables. Hanging fruits at the entrance add to the down to earth market feel of the place.
Hot and Sour Soup with Prawns, Straw Mushrooms and Aromatics - Notice that the name mentioned prawns. However, there was only 1 prawn, albeit of a rather large size. Bone picking aside, the soup was light yet sourish and hits you before you even know it. Its not so much the chilli kind of spicy but the wasabi kind of 呛, which has been known to reduce grown men to tears. Although I'm not one for spicy stuff, I liked this soup quite a bit.
Wagyu Beef Skewer - At $5.50 a skewer and 2 mouthfuls, this is one expensive piece of beef. However I must admit that the beef was excellent. Tender and succulent with a tinge of sourish herbs taste complementing the natural beefy flavours of the meat - all these without being done medium rare.
Sweet Barbeque Pork in Thai Spices with Fresh Vegetables - This dish is very much akin to our local char siew except that it was much drier with an unidentifiable lightly sweet yet salty spice taste. With the meat being dry, it naturally got tougher and more chewy, which isn't necessarily a good thing, especially for people with weak teeth like myself. Still a relatively decent dish overall.
Roast Duck with Flat Rice Noodles in a Fragrant Thai Herb Broth with Bean Sprouts and Fried Garlic - First impression, this dish looked like a typical bowl of duck meat kway teow. Interestingly, the broth reminded me of the gravy used in lor mee, albeit of a much sweeter version. The duck slices were nice and chewy but the rice noodles, though silky and smooth, tended to clump together.
'Pat Thai' Stir Fried Thai Rice Noodles - This has got to be one of the best Pat Thai I've eaten in a long long while. A tad chewy and moist, the Pat Thai was fried with dried shrimps, beansprouts and huge prawns, exuding a nice fragrant aroma when served. Another plus point was that the noodles didn't clump together even when the dish turned cold. Probably the only gripe I had was the sweetness of the dish, which was a little excessive for me personally.
Black Sticky Rice with Caramelised Coconut and Coconut Cream - For those who have eaten enough of such dishes, you would probably know that this is essentially Pulot/Burbur Hitam. And although I dont really fancy it, I must say that this one was quite appetising, not too starchy but could do with a lot less sugar.
Coconut Custard Tart - Served up with a dollop of fresh cream, the tart looked limp and tired, much to my disappointment. However it wasn't half as bad as it looked, tasting pretty much like egg tart with a layer of sweetened coconut. To be fair, it was actually quite nice but it might have been better if served chilled.
Honestly, $50 for the spread and quality isn't expensive. However portions aren't big so hearty eaters might need to order something extra from the ala carte menu. I'm not sure about the portions come dinner time but prices tend towards the higher end during that period. Think $12 for a plate of Pat Thai. SSS isn't the cheapest Thai food place nor the best, but for the prices, its worth it.
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Rating given:
We went to this branch as it usually isn't crowded on Fridays. While my friends ordered iced lemon tea, I tried the Mango Fizz. The lemon tea didn't taste good. It tasted like plain water, even the peach tea wasn't good either. As for the Mango Fizz, I like.
I tried the mushroom pasta and the cream sauce was good. I didn't like the mushrooms as they didn't taste that well cooked or overcooked.
The seafood pasta didn't taste that good either. I loved the waffles with ice-cream though. So, I shall be sticking to the waffles and ice-cream while dining there.
Rating given:
I'm a big fan of this cake shop! Even though it's small and kinda hidden in the food court, the cakes are extraordinary and heavenly.
Cakes are kept fresh in their cooling display. They're very attractive! And I just love the packaging. They will give you the cake box and the cake-cutting knife plus the large carrier. It was so easy to bring it back home. The aunties at the stall are also very friendly..
And of courseeeeeee the cake is so heavenly! I bought the cheesecake with oreo base and top, decorated by fresh fruits and white chocolate slices. It was so good! The cake is quite sticky but it's nice! It's not "dry". And the oreo as the base and top is a very deadly combination! A bit sweet, a bit bitter, but nice overall!
This shop stays as my regularly visited shop whenever I need cakes for any occasion.
Rating given:
Playground @ Big splash is the revamped and much hyped about location these days for its semi chic food offering which can be found surrounding the defunct location. The list of restaurants to try there is quite extensive and its important thus, to start somewhere. Having had Sushi Tei close to a year back, i was once again goaded to try it out at its new location.
The exterior of the restaurant is simply a refurbishment of the old big splash building with an additional signboard. The interior consists of a oval kitchen set in the middle of the restaurant with glass panels to allow a full view of the kitchen and sushi making counter. A conveyor belt which taxis the usual sushi plates run through the restaurant as well. Seats are a mesh of wooden and minimal cushioned seats for the customers to choose from while the lighting within is rather dim as opposed to the bright interiors of Genki or Sakae sushi.
Unagi and Tamago Sushi (Yellow plate $6) - Looking at the shot, its obvious that the unagi is huge! I picked this from the conveyor because i was dead hungry and because the portion seemed too good to be true for a sushi plate. Taste wise, the unagi was soft and sweet while the tamago and sushi rice held firm. It wasn't until i learned the actual price of a yellow plate before i regretted as this was $6 which is really expensive by my standards.
Chawan Mushi (2 for $8) - Soft and sweet summarizes this up pretty well. Pieces of chicken meat and shark's fin can be found closer to the bottom but the one thing that irked me was that the dish was not piping hot when served. It was lukewarm at best and that took alot of enjoyment away.
Age Dashi Tofu ($4) - Another dish that should be served hot but made it to our tables only slightly warm. The age dashi tofu has to be the worst of its kind i've had to eat thus far. The skin had a sticky and unbreakable quality to it while the bland tofu inside simply didn't help. Also deserving a mention is how cool the sauce it came with was as well. An overall badly done item.
The above plates were basically tasteless. The tuna sushi had a rather fishy aftertaste that did not agree with me while the tamago and crab meat simple tasted like bland sushi rice. The unagi pieces were extremely thin and came with no sauce whatsoever. Disappointing.
Yakiniku Don ($10) - I had a bite of this dish and the meat was hard and overdone while the rice was once again lukewarm.
Curry Katsudon ($8) - A simple dish which i ordered for filling purposes. The curry was not spicy as Japanese curry itself is never known for being spicy. The chicken pieces were miserly and hard while the curry tasted very much like those that could be bought from NTUC. Somehow, i was hoping for more but that was never satisfied.
Sukiyaki (3 for $36) - The sukiyaki beef came in 4 long slices and the fats were readily apparent on each piece. Some call it marbling but it doesn't sit well with me as i prefer sukiyaki with minimal fat and more meat. The hotpot that came was miso based and is of the sweet variety. Its filled with mushrooms, onions, vermicelli and tofu for good measure but none decreases the sweetness of the broth (this can be good or bad depending on your tastes). Regardless, this is one of the more affordable and value for money items i've found in the place. Still not exceedingly good though.
Cha Soba ($6.50) - Another item i did not get to try but comments were that it was good.
Total damage for 6 people came to $112.39. Averaging less then $20 per person.
Although Japanese food is one of my favorite cuisines and i've tried Sushi Tei in the past. This branch needs work before its worthy of the name. From my friends, i understand that they have eaten at other branches where the standard was much higher and better then the items we've had here. Service was better as well. Either way, i did not enjoy paying at the counter, did not enjoy eating lukewarm and suspiciously "unfresh" food and did not enjoy the air con dripping down on me as i signed the cheque. Maybe this is the new business jitters i've heard so much about regarding new entrants to the field but still, i don't think i'll be coming back to this branch. Take your chances.
Rating given:
Buying the tickets were simple. The route to get to the fly took some navigation, from the second level, you have to pass through some bag checking via a scanner.
After going through, you have to go up another level before finally waiting for the capsule. Board needs to be fast despite the slow moving wheel. I don't know if they would cater for the elderly and the not so able-body people.
The experience in the capsule was both exhilarating and frightening. It is scary for people who have acrophobia. The night view does help to reduce the fear of height.
As the lighting used is neon blue, taking any photographs inside the capsule will make them blue. It's good to be able to view the IR being built in progress. Looking at the roads intersections gives a different feeling when viewed from a height.
Overall, it is a great feeling to be in there and watch part of Singapore full of buildings and water.
Rating given:
Beads and Ends is a blogshop selling handmade jewelries including necklaces and earrings. Materials primarily used are imported from US, including non-tarnish wire and swarovski crystals. Even with this excellent quality, beadsandends' price is very affordable.
The owner is very friendly. Once met her during SMU bazaar. Went to the bazaar to pick up my stuff that I ordered online. So funny.. She politely asked me whether I can come to SMU bazaar instead to pick up so that I can waive my postage charges. Of course I agreed. It's like, my school. Hahahaha.
Neeway, during bazaar she was selling hundreds (or maybe more) cheap earrings. Only $2.50 for each pair! Even though they're cheap, as I said she only uses excellent materials and shows excellent wirework skills. Bought many pairs that time to give to my sisters. Hehe.
One flaw though. I hope the website will be more neatly designed. Some banners put are not in equal sizes and some positions are weird.. Also I wish she will put constant and consistent tags/categories to make searching particular jewelry easier.
However all in all, it's a very good blogshop. Check it out.
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