Mook’s - Thai Mookata BBQ (Bugis)

Mooks, our late night mookata (thai BBQ/Steamboat) hangout. Yes, they are open till 3am on most nights especially weekends and eves of public holidays and well be sure to call to reserve seats before heading down as this cosy joint which is one of the uncommonly few air-conditioned mookata restaurants in Singapore keeps your food sizzling hot and you as cool as a basking polar bear.

Love the location as parking is just at your doorstep, especially when the night gets younger, the parking gets more convenient and well, taxis are easy to catch and public transport is just 5 mins walk away.

I enjoyed the simple no frills setting, no fancy corridor blockers, just simple, spacious and clean designs with spacy sitting and real fresh ingredients for the BBQ. We were quickly seated by the friendly staff and served a menu while she took orders for our drinks. The menu was simple, you could order ala cart or a set which comprises of seafood, poultry, noodles, eggs and many more item which 2 ladies are unable to complete. Yes we ordered the set and additional beef to go with.

We took fancy of the dome shaped mookata cooking equipment and loved it more when we were told to fry our own pork fats to oil the plate. It was fun and quite a new experience for both of us. Once an innovative invention of survivors in the jungle, turning soldier helmets into cooking utensils for fresh BBQ with well flavoured soup to finish the meal created today's hip combination of BBQ & Steamboat.

The ingredients were fresh and included fish, prawns and squid for seafood. I felt less guilty when i realised all ingredients were non seasoned and we were supposed to dunk them into a special bowl of dipping sauce. Well the dipping sauce was out of this world. I adored the burst of sweet, savoury and slightly spicy taste with hints of lingering fragrance of sesame from the special sauce.

We managed to cook some Tung Fen (Rice Vermicelli) and veg in the soup which tasted savoury with all the goodness of the grilled ingredients and we also managed to poach some eggs in the oh so rich soup.

Though we completed the meal smelling like BBQ ourselves, it was an extremely fun experience and is a very good bonding activity for friends. It was exciting to experiment different cooking styles together while chit-chatting and updating each other about our everyday mundane lives. Another great thing is that i didn't get any hot oil splattered on me like when i'm BBQing elsewhere.

Was a really fun experience with yummy food and the special concocted dipping sauce is just AWESOME... Love the late night dining concept especially friendly to night owls like me... Nice place to hang out and will invite more friends to visit it again... #SleeplessNightsInSG