Shin Sapporo Ramen @ Suntec
Shin Sapporo Ramen. I have mixed feelings about you.
I like it that you are located where I am at most of the time. I think your service in recommending me what ramen to eat was good. When I was there the last time, it was empty so I felt well served.
What I didn't like was Tonkatsu ramen, it was too milky for my liking but my Sapporo Miso ramen with the yellow noodles were excellent. Gyoza was typical. Nothing unusual that I have not tasted before.
Will I go back?
Maybe.
Mondo Mio Singapore @ Robertson Quay
There are times in ones life that everything just clicks. From the first time a man meets the woman of his life and then tells her that he is married; or when in just a glimpse, a person knows that they're getting fired or proposed to; it is a culmination of when the universe aligns together, and everything is right in the world and it speaks to you.
However, this is not that time and place.
Mondo Mio is an Italian Restaurant located in Robertson Quay and its lost in the midst of the other Japanese restaurants and bars in the area. Located and probably meant for the expatriate crowd living there, Jelly and I marauded and ventured into the restaurant unsure of what is to happen.
Appetizers good. Pasta Bad.
639 Long Fatt Tau Sar Piah
My faith in Singapore has been restored. Truly. I was with Jelly looking at lights in Balestier and we had to go there. We went to the wrong one a year before and this time we were not disappointed.
It was around 4pm on a Saturday afternoon and I had to go. I lined up and everyone in front of me ordered in the 20s. Behind, were several older ladies serving and yelling at each other. Basically telling people to order right, don't order too much and you really only have 2 choices, sweet and salty.
So when it came to my turn, and I was embarrassed. I ordered a measly 6. The lady had a laughed at me and gave me my order. What she didn't inform me was that she gave me 6 reasons why I love Singapore. It was hot in a box, just out of the oven and there were 6 reasons why my grandparents came to Singapore.
I have had loads of mediocre trashy Singaporean food, but this makes me proud. And dare I say happy to be Singaporean. The crust was fluffy, salty and buttery. The paste was delectable and out of this world. There was love in the pastry and I tasted it.
You see the lady in the picture smiling, her smile was going to turn upside down because she was about to be told that they had run out of the pastry and were not going to make them anymore.
These people don't do this to make money as a goal, they do it because Singaporeans love this. And if they're out, they're out. Too bad, come back another day.
Love it.
Marmalade Pantry
Oh how I hate thee!
I hate thee for being over priced,
I hate thee because you don't serve anything nice.
I hate thee for your lousy service,
I hate thee for your crappy pastries.
I hate thee for your cheaply made sandwiches,
I hate thee for your horrible salads.
But most importantly,
I hate thee for being conveniently located whenever I am at Ion.
Keisuke Revisited
It was after another run that we revisited Keisuke. This time we ordered things that we not previously in the menu.
It is still a shrimp ramen place but now they have chicken ramen, which was decent. shrimp fried rice Japanese style, which was average, the rectangular flat dumplings were still excellent, the shrimp and chicken rice was actually surprisingly very good.
Its my 4th time there and still finding new things to eat!
Tomi Sushi @ PARCO
In a quaint little corner of the new mall PARCO Marina, there lies a small sushi place called Tomi Sushi, if you walk by it, you might miss it. It is a restaurant surrounded by other more hyped and cheaper Japanese fare and I have to say over-rated but I digress. It was after a 8 KM run (how do you think I keep my sexy figure?) and my new friend is hungry, so we said sushi and my tummy thought why not?
I love this place. There, I said it. I can end the review right now. But I will not. I'm thinking about it, but I'm not that mean. The attention to detail is excellent, timing between the dishes were excellent, the service was alright, but the quality of the meats and presentation, did I mention attention to detail, and the excellent excellent ambiance made us order more than enough food.
I didn't have any expectations of the restaurant except that some people with really good taste I know likes it.
Highlights:
Tamago sushi with the entire sweet creamy egg enveloping the sushi rice.
Fried oysters were never this good.
Raw fish on a bed of ice and what can be described as a garden on the ice shavings
And they brought the best for the last, that thing you see with a flower pod is my raw amebi prawns. That's right, it served was on a flower pod.
Entertained and surprised, I have never been THIS happy with Japanese food before but Tomi, you wooed me good. I would go back at any time, now if only I can afford it!
The Hand Burger
The Hand Burger store located at the basement of Somerset 313 is somewhat of a surprise. I didn't expect the burgers to be great and they were not. However, they were good enough. Good enough to go back twice.
I typically don't consider myself to be any type of a connoisseur of burgers but I do like eating them. Its quite simple really, patty has to be made with good quality beef, greats buns and normal ingredients. No Mayo nonsense. So here lies my problem with the burger at this joint. The burger is stacked too high. The burger is not a pansy food type where one would use a fork and knife to cut a burger up, I utterly despise those people. The burgers should have been wider, not taller.
What I really liked was the variety of the buns available. They are all freshly made within the vicinity and smell and taste awesome. Would go again just for the buns.
The menu was simple enough, service competent, and most importantly, this place has the Astons factor. All good for me.
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