Akimitsu Tendon & Osaka Ohsho at Westgate

Situated side by side, Akimitsu Tendon is the newer subsidary of Japan Foods Holdings. Akimitsu is an award winning tempura and tendon restaurant originated from Asakusa Japan. The chefs are all from Japan and the tendon is fried with the freshest ingredients and batter. 

As Osaka Ohsho is side by side, we gotten the privilege to be able to order dishes from Osaka Ohsho menu as well. 

Ordering is done via the tablet at the table. System is a little slow but still managed to get the orders through. There weren't much crowd as compared to some other restaurants. 

Kevin ordered the signature tendon priced at $14.90. It comes with white fish, 2 prawns, 1 tempura egg, chicken fillet and assorted vegetables. 

The batter is thick as compared to the tendon restaurant at Tanjong Pagar and sauce a tad too salty. We very much preferred the one at Tendon Itsuki. Rating: 3.5/5

I had salted egg chicken set from Osaka Ohsho. The set comes with 6pcs gyoza, soup and rice. For $15.90, it is definitely a value for money meal.

The salted egg chicken was rather well done and goes well with a bowl of fragrant japanese rice. Rating: 3.8/5

Prices exclude gst and service charge and we very much enjoyed our meal. Loved the pickles given with the tendon as well. Was extremely good! 

A summary of items ordered:

Signature tendon

Salted egg chicken

Gyoza

My overall ratings:

Food: 3.7/5

Price: 3.5/5

Service: 3.5/5

Ambience: 3.8/5

You can locate them here:

Akimitsu Tendon & Osaka Ohsho

3 Gateway Dr, Westgate, #03-09, Singapore 608532

Restaurant - Japanese

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Aji-Ichi at J Cube

Aji-Ichi is a Japanese concept restaurant by Astons which offers pocket friendly and delicious Japanese food. Not only is it well received by the teenagers, many working adults and families are also enjoying their dishes at such affordable prices. Dons ranges from $8.90 onwards with sushis starting from $2 onwards. 

Thankfully the queue wasn't too long by the time we reached at 6pm. All orders have to be self written on a order sheet and paid upfront before food is served. We were spoilt with choices and all seemed to look good. 3 out of 4 were their highly recommended dishes: 

1. Gyu don ($11.90-recommended) - generous portion of thinly sliced beef stir fried with lots of onions and sauce topped on rice. With the onsen egg mixed together, its definitely a fulfilling dish for one. Rating: 3.9/5

2. Aburi salmon mentai roll ($15.90 - recommended) - juicy salmon topped with torched mentai mayo. Deliciously sinful and we simply love it! Rating: 4/5

3. Chicken nanban ($3.90 - recommended) - 3pcs of juicy fried chicken accompanied with their special nanban sauce. The sauce was a little watery. Would have been better if the mayo was thicker. Rating: 3.5/5

4. Tofu salad ($7.90) - a huge bowl of fresh vegetables with tofu topped with japanese sesame sauce. Definitely a value for money salad dish. Rating: 3.8/5

Dishes were served very promptly upon ordering and service was ok. With no gst and service charge, Aji-Ichi definitely worth a 2nd or more visit. 

A summary of items ordered:

Gyu don

Aburi salmon mentai roll 

Chicken nanban

Tofu salad

My overall ratings:

Food: 3.8/5

Price: 4/5

Service: 3.8/5

Ambience: 3.8/5

You can locate them here:

Aji-Ichi

Jcube, #01-07, 2 Jurong East Central 1, Singapore 609731

Restaurant - Japanese

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Cheers Cut at CookHouse by Koufu JEM

Several stalls have changed at CookHouse by Koufu in JEM. One of our recommended Indonesia BBQ chicken and rice stall has been taken over by a new fusion rice bowl stall, Cheers Cut. 

Cheers Cut offers various kind of meat and seafood bowls with tossed salads as sides. Kevin and I went for 2 of their recommended chicken bowl: 

Grilled chicken thigh set and Samurai chicken set. Both priced at $7.90 each, each bowl is topped with generous portions of chicken. 

The grilled chicken is very well marinated and the sauce goes very well with the plain rice. It would be even better if the chicken meat is more tender. 

The Samurai chicken tasted like Taiwan 鸡扒. The chicken is freshly fried upon ordering and is accompanied with 5 kinds of sauces. I opted for the honey mustard. Tasted very nice with rice and tossed salad. 

For healthy goers, the grilled chicken thigh is definitely recommended. 

A summary of items ordered:

Gilled chicken thigh set

Samurai chicken set

My overall ratings:

Food: 3.8/5

Price: 3.8/5

Service: NA

Ambience: 3/5

You can locate them here:

Cheers Cut

50 Jurong Gateway Rd, JEM, #05-01, Singapore 608549

FoodCourt - Fusion

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Ichiban Boshi Hokkaido Ryori at Waterway Point

Hokkaido Ryori, another concept of Ichiban Boshi, offers Hokkaido speciality dishes with a very wide range of salmon items. 

Located at B1 of Waterway Point, this Ichiban Boshi restaurant is packed with customers as early as 530pm. Fortunately we only had to wait for 20mins before our turn. The servers are cheery, always putting on a smile. We ordered 3 main staples and 2 sides today. 

1. Shitake ebi mentai mayo ($8.90) - 3 juicy shitake mushrooms topped with prawn and deep fried with tempura coating. The latter is then topped with mentaiko mayo. Deliciously good! Rating: 4/5

2. Teriyaki beef don ($11.90) - tender beef slices fried with onions and bell peppers in teriyaki sauces. A very good don to satisfy a hungry tummy. Rating: 4/5

3. Chicken pirikara udon ($11.90) - hot udon with healthy vegetables, tofu and mushroom. The chicken that came as sides were tender and juicy. The sauce was delicious and enhanced the soup flavour. Rating: 4/5

4. Potato salad ($4.90) - small dish of potato salad with fresh lettuce dishes. Rating: 3.8/5

5. Hokkaido buta don ($12.90) - one of their Hokkaido speciality dishes. The pork slices are tenderly braised with their speciality sauce with onsen egg. Kevin loved it but I personally found it a little porky. Rating: 3.9/5

Overall, we enjoyed our dinner at Hokkaido Ryori. We would be back to try more of their other dishes the next round. 

A summary of items ordered:

Shitake ebi mentai mayo

Teriyaki beef don

Chicken pirikara udon

Potato salad

Hokkaido buta don

My overall ratings:

Good: 3.9/5

Price: 3.5/5

Service: 4/5

Ambience: 3.8/5

You can locate them here:

Ichiban Boshi Hokkaido Ryori

83 Punggol Central, B1-19, Waterway Point, Singapore 828761

Restaurant - Japanese

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Guschlbauer Bakery at Waterway Point

Try this oozing cheese bread from Austrian at Waterway Point. Priced at $5.80 per slice, this wonderfully delicious cheese bread deserves 2 thumbs up. 

The flavourful cheese oozes out at every bite and its simply awesome!! Though pricey, this bread is worth its value. Would definitely return for their other flavours when possible. It would go so well with a cup of good hot bitter coffee. 

My overall ratings:

Food: 4.5/5

Price: 3.5/5

Service: NA

Ambience: NA

You can locate them here:

Guschlbauer Bakery

#01-K16, Waterway Point, 83 Punggol Central, Singapore 828761

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Nihon Mura Express at Cathay Cineleisure

 Nihon Mura Express is another popular sushi-on-the belt chain second to Sushi Express. It does not have as many branch as Sushi Express but personally felt that the range of sushi is much wider with more sides and appetizers as well. All plates are priced at $1.60 per plate. 

The sushi we felt were much fresher and better prepared as compared to Sushi Express. Some must order sides include the egg mayo tartar chicken karaage, fried dumpling, chicken yakitori and mentaiko scallops. 

As for the sushi, we preferred the salmon mentaiko, floss sushi and smoked duck sushi. For desserts, one can opt for their chocolate eclair.

Would say that the food serving service is fast. The sashimi is served upon ordering and is not seen rotating on the belt to keep its freshness.

For birthday gals and guys, the plates are priced at $1 each with your age. Great deal especially for the students. Nihon Mura definitely serves as a very affordable Japanese meal for both the young and adults. 

My overall ratings:

Food: 3.5/5

Price: 4/5

Service: 3.5/5

Ambience: 3.5/5

You can locate them here:

Nihon Mura Express

8 Grange Road, #B1-03/04/05, Cathay Cineleisure, Singapore 239695

Restaurant - Japanese

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G7 Liang Kee Restaurant at Havelock Road

G7 Liang Kee is one of the older Teochew Chinese restaurant in Singapore. Previously located at Tew Chew Street,  G7 Liang Kee offers a wide range of traditional Teochew dishes at affordable prices. 

There is another competitor Teochew restaurant with very similar name called Mu Liang Zai Liang Kee just situated a stone's throw away from G7. Both offers very similar dishes. 

We decided to try and review on G7 first, thinking that it should be nicer with the crowd. There aren't many tables around so do come early or make reservations. 

We ordered 4 dishes in all: 

1. Braised duck and beancurd ($15) - portion is big and more than enough for 2 persons. The duck is tenderly braised and retains the authenticity of teochew taste. With the specially homemade chilli, this dish is worth the try. Rating: 4.2/5

2. Sambal kangkong ($8) - a simple dish that can be ordered at any tze char stall but this dish is very well stir fried with lots of "hae bi" and sambal. So fragrantly delicious. Rating: 4.2/5

3. Fried prawn roll ($14) - rather expensive for 7pcs of ngoh hiang. Delicous but yet nothing too special. Rating: 3.8/5

4. Chye po dry horfun ($8) - the hor fun has a slight charred taste and it was a little bland. Would be better if it slightly more salty. Rating: 3.8/5

Now that G7 is reviewed, stay tune on our next review for Mu Liang Zai. 

A summary of items ordered:

Braised duck and beancurd

Sambal kangkong

Fried prawn roll

Chye po dry horfun

My overall ratings:

Food: 4/5

Price: 3.8/5

Service: 3.8/5

Ambience: 3.5/5

You can locate them here:

G7 Liang Kee Restaurant

737 Havelock Rd, Singapore 169653

Restaurant - Chinese

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Founder Bak Kut Teh at Jurong Point

Founder Bak Kut Teh has been established since 40 years ago in 1978 by founder Mr Chua. The broth recipe comes from Mr Chua himself and has been improving all these years. 

Founder has evolved from just selling bak kut teh to many other dishes. We were at their Jurong Point branch for dinner today.

With promotion at Eatigo, there was 10% discount entitlement for all dishes. We ordered the following highly recommended dishes: 

1. Founder bak kut teh ($9.80) - their signature bak kut teh. 1 prime rib with 2pcs of normal rib in peppery white soup. The soup is refillable. Its peppery but doesn't taste as rich as Song Fa's. Rating: 3.8/5

2. Tau kee ($3.50) - a bowl of deliciously braised tau kee in dark sauce. So deliciously done and deserves the thumbs up. Rating: 4.2/5

3. Tau pok ($2) - braised in dark sauce as well, the tau pok is fluffy and well soaked up with the dark sauce that is strong in spices. Rating: 4/5

4. Salted vegetables ($3.50) - we simply loved this dish best. Preserved vegetables braised with garlic and chilli. So good to eat it on its own and with plain rice. Rating: 4.5/5

5. Prawn roll ($6.90) - introducing their fried crunchy prawn roll served with sweet plum sauce. The prawn roll is not as fragrant as some other restaurants but still acceptable in taste. Rating: 3.2/5

6. Lettuce with oyster sauce ($5.90) - fresh crunchy lettuce topped with oyster sauce and fried shallots. Rating: 3.5/5

Introducing their new charcoal you tiao, its not as fragrant as the normal ones as its less crunchy. However  overall food is good with prompt and friendly service.

A summary of items ordered:

Founder bak kut teh

Tau kee

Tau pok

Salted vegetables

Prawn roll

Lettuce with oyster sauce
Charcoal You Tiao

My overall ratings:

Food: 3.9/5

Price: 3.8/5

Service: 4/5

Ambience: 3.5/5

You can locate them here:

Founder Bak Kut Teh

63 Jurong West Central 3, Jurong Point Shopping Centre, #03-105, Singapore 648331

Restaurant - Chinese

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