Sushi Jin

Went to Sushi Jin with Gf and Dj for lunch. All set lunch are served with salad & dessert.

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Salad. Mixed salad with roasted sesame dressing and sliced cherry tomatoes.

Bara Chirashi Don ($32)- assorted sashimi cube over sushi rice. The sashimi was tasty and fresh. There was tuna, salmon, some white fish, tamago, cucumber, tobiko and ikura on top of a bed of well seasoned rice. Overall I really enjoyed it cause I LOVE ikura! Th tuna was really good as well.

Wagyu to Foie Gras Don ($39)- glazed foie gras & wagyu beef over rice. The foie gras was really good- soft and melts in your mouth. The beef on the other hand was very average. Such a big contrast. They should just have a foie gras don on its own.

Unagi Don ($29)- grilled freshwater eel over sushi rice. In case you're wondering what's the yellow strips, they're shredded tamago (eggs). There was nothing special about the eel. This dish overall was very average.

Dessert. We had watermelons, grapes and a jelly. The jelly tasted like corn jelly with waterchesnut bits.

Ebi no Mentaiko Tempura ($18)- deep fried prawn with cod roe mayo. Sounds so good- mentaiko! However it was super dissapointing. Somehow the ebi wasn't as crisp as expected maybe the mentaiko made it soggy? Mentaiko taste was not to my liking as well. Wasn't as creamy as what I wanted and was more towards the spicy side. Felt like I was eating stale crispy spikey tempura with a slightly spicy sauce and a touch of lemon. Not a nice way to end our meal.

Rate:
Bara Chirashi Don : 7.5/10 ☺
Wagyu to Foie Gras Don: 7/10 ☺
Unagi Don: 5.5/10 ☺
Ebi no Mentaiko Tempura: 5/10 ☺

SWAG

Went to SWAG with gf for a healthier meal. SWAG stand for Salad Wraps And Greens and that is what they offer. It is also customizable if you would like.

Southern Pulled Pork ($10.90)- Lettuce, Cherry Tomatoes, Carrot, Eggs, Pasta, Cucumber, Pulled Pork with Cajun Firecracker Dressing. The pulled pork was  flavourful and helped add taste to the salad. The spicy cajun firecracker dressing helped add omph to the whole salad although it was a little too spicy for me to finish the entire salad. Luckily gf was there to help me. The lettuce had some that were wilted but only a super small amount of around 2 leaves. Overall it was a tasty salad.  

Seafood Galore ($11.90)- Lettuce, Cherry tomatoes, Onions, Tofu, Cashew Nut, Broccoli, Calamari, Cajun Prawns, with Sambalnaise Dressing. No idea what is sambalnaise dressing but it tasted like some Thai sweet chilli sauce. Overall this gave off vibes of a Thai fusion salad.

Rate:
Southern Pulled Pork: 8/10 ☺
Seafood Galore: 7.5/10 ☺

Masige Dak (Holland Village)

Went with Ger and ky to Masige Dak for dinner. Masige Dak is a venture by Hansang Korean, That's why the two businesses are located in the same shop which I find quite redundant since they are both selling korean food.

We made a reservation and when we arrived there it was quite empty- not many customers, only one table of 4.

Chicken Cheese Ddukbokki ($25). Crispy deep fried chicken with chewy rice cake, cheese and sweet red chili sauce. This was a favourite among the three of us.

Yangyeum chilli

Original

Half/ half ($35)- Original and Yangyeum chilli. The chicken was crispy. Tasted a little like KFC except maybe slightly fresher.  

Chicken Balls M ($9). There were S and M size available. The sauce tasted like the ones used for takoyaki. Chicken ball was chewy and tasted like processed food. 

Cheese Ddukbokki ($9.80). Ky and I really like cheese Tteokbokki from our experienced with Koko Rooloo so we ordered this. It was good. Melty gooey cheese with chewy rice cake, vegetables and a sweet chilli sauce is a combination that cant go wrong.

The food was not too bad but the service was really bad. This place was the worst I have been to. After waiting for around 15 minutes our food was still not on our table so Ger asked the waiter at which he replied '1 min m'am your food will be here'. The waiter walked to the kitchen and came out almost immediately which made me wonder if our food was just sitting in the kitchen. So okay, the waiter came with two of the dishes we had ordered. After we were done eating, our two other dishes were still no where to be seen. By this time, it had been an hour after we had ordered. We call the waiter again and asked about our other two dishes to which he said he would need around 5 more minutes. He walked into the kitchen and I think he went to get our food cooked. He was in there for a long time, I suspect he was frying the chicken ball or something like that. I was really pissed. I mean there was only a total of three table including mine! How long could it take to deep fry or cook and just placed it on our table after we had ordered. No wonder that place only had 3 tables during dinner time. Well, the three of us are NEVER EVER going back again. 

Rate:
Chicken Cheese Ddukbokki: 7/10 ☺
Half/ half: 6/10 ☺
Chicken Balls: 5/10 ☺
Cheese Ddukbokki: 7/10 ☺

Wimi Ice Cream

Was around the area when I came across Wimi so I and decided to get Coconut ice cream.

Thai Coconut Ice Cream ($5.20). Coconut ice cream with 3 normal toppings cost $4.90 but I had a premium topping red ruby so there was an extra charge for swapping with a normal topping. Normal topping + $0.50, Premium + $0.80. The coconut ice cream seriously tasted like coconut flesh except that it was colder. The ice cream was also mildly sweet so it's okay for old folks as well. The red ruby was crunchy and helped add sweetness. Overall it was like a coconut that was placed in a freezer in a good way.

Rate:
Thai Coconut Ice Cream: 6/10 ☺

Fluffy dessert

Was walking around the area with Gf under the hot sun so we decided to head in to a cool place for some dessert. We found Fluffy so we decided to dine there.

So here is what you'll see when you first step into the shop. Pink and white stripes.

Grass Jelly Sweet Potato & Taro Balls ($3.90)- QQ sweet potato & taro balls with grass jelly is a perfect combination. Since it was hot, I decided to get something cooling like grass jelly along with my favourite QQ balls and pearls. The sweet potato and taro balls were slightly warm on top of a cool grass jelly which was seating on top of a bed of snow ice. The good thing about it was that it wasn't so sweet.

Grass Jelly Mango Pomelo with Sago ($5)- Mango puree with cooling jelly, pomelo bits, sago & topped with fresh mango cubes. Their in house blended mango puree is made using only the freshest sweet honey mango as stated in their menu. Gf say it wasn't cold enough, it was about room temperature of the shop. Taste wise, quite good like what you get else where.

If you're around the area and want to get some Taiwanese dessert like snow ice then maybe you can consider going to Fluffy to fix your craving. They also do have a special promotion of 10% off dessert of your choice on your birthday. Do take note thay only accept cash.

Rate:
Grass Jelly Sweet Potato & Taro Balls: 5.5/10 ☺
Grass Jelly Mango Pomelo with Sago: 5.5/10 ☺

Nene Chicken (Hougang Mall)

Went to eat at Nene Chicken with Kart since it is Halal.

We were quite excited since it was our first time trying it out. We placed our orders and waited for a looooooong time before the buzzer lighted up. Most probably because there was only 1 person in the kitchen.

I had the Swicy Tenders meal($9.90) with Coleslaw, Nenepop(+$1.90) and Mineral Water.

Swicy Tenders- Sweet and Spicy. Best of both worlds! Sadly it wasn't as spicy as what I had expected. More towards the sweet side. Sauce was quite thick as well. Tenders were slightly tough but that was expected.
Coleslaw- Cabbage, capsicums, corn and crabstick tossed to perfection. Kart didn't like it at all. It was so so.
Nenepop- Tasty bite sized chicken drizzled with swicy sauce coupled with your favourite drink. So cheeky. Tender, crispy fried popcorn chicken. Wished there was more sauce. This was the best part of the meal.

Rate:
Swicy Tenders meal: 5.5/10 ☺

HAHA Sushi Restaurant

Went to HAHA Sushi on Valentines day with ED for lunch! Surprisingly there wasn't many people there. They offer a wide variety of Japanese food just like your usual casual Japanese restaurant.

We were shown our seats and the waitress informed us about their fish that just came in the morning. We could get it either sashimi style, grilled or both.

We wanted the yellow tail but they only have it grilled thus we chose the sea bream ($32) instead. The Kodai sashimi was REALLY GOOD. It was mildly flavourful with hints of lemon taste. You do not even need to dip it in shoyu when you eat it.

For the Kodai grilled one it was good as well, taste like a normal fish. Well seasoned with a side fish dip provided. I regretted not getting the entire fish sashimi-ed.

Golden Soft Shell Crab ($12.80)- Deep-fried soft shell crab, drizzled with crab roe & salted egg yolk sauce. ED and I didn't like it because the sauce was more towards sweet than savoury but the crabs were crispy.

Dragon Mentai Roll ($10.80)- Giant prawn roll, topped with flame-grilled marinated cod roe. Deep fried prawn, rolled with sushi rice, seaweed, topped with mentai and lightly flamed. Prawn was cripsy and the mentai was oh so yummy.

Salmon Mango Roll ($10.80)- California roll  wrapped with salmon & fresh mango slices. Super refreshing cause of the acidic mango. Good way to wash away the soft shell crab.

Ikura Chawamushi ($6.80)- Chawamushi with salmon roe. You can never go wrong when you match chawamushi with ikura! The custard was smooth and went really well with the salty ikura.

Salmon Head Shio ($5.80)- Salmon head grilled with salt. We decided to get the salmon head since it was on offer ($7.80 U.P.). It was well seasoned and oily cause salmon is an oily fish.

We also had green tea ($1.20) which is refillable. Do look out for the HAHA SPECIALS on the walls when you dine in. There might be something that interest you.

Rate:
Kodai sashimi: 8.5/10 ☺
Kodai grilled: 6/10 ☺
Golden Soft Shell Crab: 5/10 ☺
Dragon Mentai Roll: 6.5/10 ☺
Salmon Mango Roll: 7/10 ☺
Ikura Chawamushi: 7.5/10 ☺
Salmon Head Shio: 6/10 ☺