Newly Opened: Ramen Kagetsu Arashi at Star Vista

The famous ramen chain in Japan has finally made its way to Singapore. Situated in the restaurant clustered Star Vista, its strategic location beside the taxi stand and shuttle bus stop never fail to turn heads. That also explains why it is already full house on its second day of operation.

The weekend lunch set is super worth the money. I ate the Arashi Genkotsu Ramen Set. It comes with one side dish of your choice and one green tea.
Usual price: $22.90. During lunch, you will save about $1 to $5 dollars, depending on the side dish you choose.

You could add different condiments into your soup for a change of taste.

Spicy chives that taste like kimchi!

                                                       Atas looking black pepper 

Yukari - Japanese plum

I like that they serve you a large jar of ice water. It saves a lot of time and effort without having to keep waving for attention.

Gyoza. I'm not a big fan but this is not too bad.

Pork Cutlet

Super juicy and crispy

Arashi Genkotsu Sio Ramen - Not too bad.

Arashi Genkotsu Ramen - Highly recommend this. Its spicy soup base was really good and ramen was cooked to the perfect texture. However, improvement could be done to the egg. It was hard-boiled instead of the runny semi-boiled egg.

The portion is really huge but for weight/health conscious people, do give it a miss. The amount of oil floating on top of the soup is really...

Ichiban Boshi Seasonal Menu for April

March and April is a season for Sakura viewing! I just came back from Japan and was craving for Japanese food so I pop by Ichiban Boshi to satisfy my cravings!

Sakura drink and tart. The drink was quite a disappointment, it tastes like medicine. Tart is so~so.

The chicken in the middle is very good. It is topped up with cheese on top! The hotpot is their usual stuff. However, the plum powder sprinkled on the rice tastes a little...

Yummy salmon sushi with crab hotpot. Nothing out of the norm!

Akashi at Vivocity

Oh my goodness! The queue at Sushi Tei is so long. Haizzz.. Craving for Japanese food at Vivo and there isn't any options? Fear not! Here comes the newly revamped Akashi.

I have always notice Akashi whenever I walk past it into Watsons. However, it has never occurred to me that I should give it a try. Maybe it is due to its expensive looking 'Japanese concept' entrance last time. Akashi has now revamped and  moved opposite to smaller compound. It looks a lot friendlier and  I decided to pop in.

An ipad greeted us at the table. This high technology way of ordering is a lot easier and more efficient.

After taking a bite on the salmon sushi, I felt so dreadful that I didn't come to this place earlier. It was so good! Large piece of salmon with the tiny scoop of rice. This reminds me of what I had in Tokyo recently.

Soft shell crab roll is coated with flavorful seaweed powder! Awesome!

Prices here are a little steep as compared to other Japanese food chains such as Sushi Tei and Ichiban Boshi. However, quality of food served is mostly above average.

One important news is that Ichiban Boshi took over the old Akashi compound! Another option for food at Vivo! Yeah! 

Review: Hoshino Coffee at Atrium@Orchard

'Wah! New neh!' 'From Japan one! Very popular!' These are commonly heard from people when they see a snaking queue outside Hoshino Coffee on level 2 of Atrium@Orchard. Hoshino Coffee is one of the latest Japanese cafe chains that has made its way to Singapore. However, is it worth the long wait? Is it that nice? Let's take a look!

Hoshino Blended Tea with milk, $6.80
Everyone should give this a miss. The tea just tastes concentrated Lipton tea.
Nothing special. The only plus point is that the milk is warmed.



Demi Glace Omu, $13





Must try!  The egg is so delicious. Tomato rice blended well
with the curry sauce.





Fuwa-Fuwa Hoshino Souffle, $15.80
This is a absolute must try item! The custard egg on top is so good. It is baked to
perfection!



Soft and tender egg! Yum!

Tomato rice similar to Demi Glace Omu is found below the custard egg.

Complimentary green tea ice cream with any order of one drink and
one main course if you pay by Standard Chartered credit cards.



I always very happy if I see the service bell. It saves us a lot of trouble
without the need to wave at the waitress! Just press the service bell
if you need assistance. However, this doesn't work in Hoshino. They don't
come over even if you press it for 3 times. Hmmm.. Hoshino definitely need
to work on service!



Full Menu

I would definitely visit Hoshino for the second time but it is not worth queuing for!

Review: Tsukada Nojo Singapore at Atrium@Orchard

Had always wanted to try this ever since it opened. Finally had the chance on last Saturday night. We reached at 5.50pm and was informed that the waiting time was 2 hours. Nevertheless, we decided to wait while having macha latte at nana's green tea.

Entrance

Interior

Things that are included in Bijin Nabe. It costs $25 per person.

I have attached the menu with the prices for people whom want to find out the prices for other ala carte orders.

Complimentary green tea, refillable.

Condiments and chopsticks

Yuzu Pepper Sauce. A MUST try, it is a very unique taste.

Chilli Sauce. This is so good. We ask for an refill for 4 times for it.

Ginger

Nikumaki Onigiri (Original). Grilled rice ball wrapped with pork
and sizzled with sauce. This is good but not for those people who
are sensitive to the porkish smell.

Nikumaki Onigiri (Cheese)

The proper way of eating Bijin Nabe

Pudding looking soup base was added to the pot and heated.
Soup is refillable however each person is entitled to only once.
For example, if there are 3 diners, the soup is refillable 3 times.

Ingredients for Bijin Nabe for 3 persons

Pudding soup base gradually 'melted' and the chicken pieces
at the bottom surfaced.

Was served a scoop of the soup before anything was added in.
Soup was flavourful with a strong chicken taste. I enjoyed it but
friends thought that the taste was too strong.

Egg noodles which was nice and springy

Minced chicken added into the soup by waiter.

Egg noodles with soup.

Balls of minced chicken

Yuzu was added to enhance the flavour of the soup base.
However, we didn't taste much of the yuzu unless we bite into one.  

Extremely fresh and juicy prawns in a stick to make peeling a
lot easier.

Friends were quite health conscious and kept scooping up the oil floating
on top of the soup. These were the amount of oil scooped up.



Egg Pudding. This was so good. Caramel on the surface was crispy and well balanced
 with the cold, soft pudding below. Do try it! You will not regret!