Itacho Sushi (Ion Orchard)

Managed to squeeze in a 530pm dinner on a Sunday and thought it was a good chance to try this as I've seen the incessant queues to dine here - an opportunity to kill my curiousity about the place too~

Plain udon in soup - nothing exciting but doesnt border on bad as well.

Spicy tuna and beancurd sushi - The presentation was what caught my eye but the taste was disappointing. The rice was alright actually but the beancurd was way too dry and the tuna was averge - the whole combination just didnt work for me.

Seafood salad - fresh greens served with seafood - and by that they meant salmon sashimi, tuna(?) sashinmi, crab sticks. Nothing fancy except that it came really chilled and the seaame dressing was nicely tangy.

Salmon spring roll - good for those who want to avoid carbs as this is similar to a vegetable roll but with salmon. Not too bad but the roll itself was a little soggy.

Tamago with salmon - They have a selection of tamago dishes which looked quite attractive and it tasted quite good, with the tamago freshly grilled and still warm when served.

Deep fried soft squid - disappointing soggy and bland batter.

Staff looked very hurried because ofthe incessant crowd but no wrong orders and no grumpy faces, so kudos to them. I feel people queue more for the prices than its food as some promotional items can go as low as $0.40 per piece but personally I wouldnt brave the queue again.

Oh, for a minimum spending of $10 per person, they'd also waive the $1 per green tea and wet towel charge. Nice touch.