Ishi Mura (Yishun)

the FIRST affordable japanese foodcourt in singapore! i think.

ishi mura has a very similar setting as nihon mura. entering the foodcourt, the first thing that caught my eye was the row of sushi (supermarket style) and boxes and boxes of japanese snacks.

there are many foodstalls serving bento (essentially cai fan with jap sounding names), jap curry rice, don (rice bowl), jap style pasta & pizza, omu rice (rice wrapped in egg omelette), ramen, rice burger and bbq skewers (tori-q style).

i went there on twice (family friend) in a week, thats how good it was (:

the ramen is a must-try. even the original ($3.90) which comes with the basic egg (half), beansprouts and seaweed..thing is delicious. the milky broth is utterly addictive, and the noodle is springy without being tough. they'll ask if you want their home-made chilli (on a separate spoon) and please DO TAKE IT! there are different versions such as the seafood and some meat ones which begin from $5.90.

on my second visit, i ordered curry rice (just curry and rice is $2.90) with vegetable tempura ($1.50 for 3 pcs. choice of red/green pepper, brinjal, yam, lotus root). they also had other stuff like fried prawn, chicken cutlet..anw i found the curry quite weak and bland. the brinjal, yam and lotus root tempura i chose were only passable because of this red pickle they served with it.

sister ordered teriyaki chicken cream pasta (either $6.90 or $7.90) and it was also really good! beat pastamania's flat. creamy without being jelat with generous servings of chicken, mushroom and onions.

friend ordered fried seafood patty rice burger ($4.50 with fries and drink - cheap!) but i think..mos burger's is still much better. the rice patty was bland which made eating it quite a chore. avoid the stall if possible.

lots of hits and misses in ishi mura, but overall a nice place to visit (: