Sushi-Go at &JOY Dining Hall Jurong Point

&JOY Dining Hall is a multi-brand concept that houses several Japanese F&B brands under one roof, in the basement of Jurong Point where its Japanese food street currently resides. There are altogether 7 different Japanese variety food under this one roof: &JOY Eats and Drinks, Wadori, My Gohan, Roman-Tei, Ramen KIOU, Pittarino and Sushi-Go. 

We opted Sushi-Go, which was a casual sushi eatery that takes sushi-train concept to a whole new level. The restaurant was spacious, even for seats at the counter. Upon scanning the QR code, ordering can be done via the phone. Mentaiko sushi are their recommended items. Prices range from $1.80 to $7.80. Food is served very promptly upon ordering and all is fulfilled using the train delivery concept. We ordered as follow:

1. Mentaiko salmon and swordfish sushi

2. Chicken karaage

3. Seasoned seaweed

4. Hot soba with tempura prawn

5. Chawamushi

6. Nigiri with eel

7. Teriyaki chicken don

8. Chicken gyoza

9. Agedashi tofu

I would highly recommend their mentaiko sushi series and teriyaki chicken don. The sushi is fresh and tasted very good. The concept of the restaurant is very much like Genki Sushi but we love their food a little more due to its choice range and taste. Hopefully the standard stays as time goes by. We would be back to try the rest of the other concept restaurants thus do stay tuned!

My overall rating:

Food: 3.9/5

Price: 4/5

Service: 3.6/5

Ambience: 3.8/5

You can locate them here:

Sushi-Go at &JOY Dining Hall

Jurong Point, B1-49 , 1 Jurong West Central 2, Singapore 648886

Restaurant - Japanese

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Menya Kokoro at 100AM Mall Tanjong Pagar

Menya Kokoro is Japan's most popular and largest MazeSoba chain which has opened its first outlet at Suntec City Singapore. With its popularity arising, Menya Kokoro has opened its 2nd outlet in the heart of working CBD area, Tanjong Pagar. The restaurant is popular among lunch crowds and offer good dinner options for those staying back or needed some place for good noodle and hangout. 

There are different types of Mazesoba on Singapore’s menu which range from the original Tokyo Maze-Soba, Cheese Maze-Soba to Spicy MazeSoba. We were at their 100AM mall outlet and we shown to our table by very young and chirpy server. Food is to be ordered on the paper and confirmed by the server. The MazeSoba comes in 2 sizes, regular or large. For ladies, regular will be more than sufficient. Here's what we tried this evening:

1. Spicy MazeSoba ($11.80) - the noodles were cooked to perfection. Very springy and absorbing every taste of the gravy. There is an onsen egg on top of the noodle which needs to be mixed well in the dish, making the noodles even more smooth. I love the generous portion of spring onions, shredded seaweed and minced meat. So yummy with the mala gravy. For those who is still hungry after eating the noodles, you can get a free portion of rice to add on with the gravy. Rating: 4.2/5

2. Zenbu MazeSoba ($14.80) - similar noodles but topped with char siew slices, bamboo shoots, onsen egg, soft boiled eggs and lots of spring onions and seaweed. The gravy is a little plainer but still very much flavorful. We topped up $2.60 to make a set meal and had chicken karaage as side. 2 large pcs of chicken fried to perfection Rating: 4/5

3. Mentai tamagoyaki ($4.80) - didn't expect to be a huge portion but it came to us as 4 big tempura style fried egg roll with mentaiko sauce and bonito flakes. A must order side dish. Rating: 4.2/5

4. Homemade gyoza ($4.80) - 5pcs of juicy meat gyoza with spicy vinegar as dipping sauce. Delicious but a tad oily. Rating: 4/5

All prices stated are GST inclusive already and the total is subjected to 10% service charge. We love it and will definitely be back if we missed their springy noodles.

A summary of what we had:

Spicy MazeSoba

Zenbu MazeSoba

Mentai tamagoyaki

Homemade gyoza

My overall ratings:

Food: 4.1/5

Price: 4/5

Service: 4/5

Ambience: 4/5

You can locate them here:

Menya Kokoro

100 Tras Street, 100AM Mall Tanjong Pagar, Singapore 079027

Restaurant - Japanese

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Spicy Rock at Capitol Piazza

Spicy Rock at Capitol Piazza specialises in Japanese fusion food and provides an extensive menu where spice lovers can get their fix of numbing heat. One can choose the different spicy level for dishes like ramen and curry rice. With offers on Eatigo, we were entitled 30% discount on all food items except drinks. 

The restaurant was decorated in spicy red, with retro music playing in the background. The ambience was very comfortable, with ample space around and served by friendly staff. With the 3 of us, we decided to go for 4 dishes:

1. Chicken and cheese nabe (hotpot) ($29.80) - this dish features hearty ingredients in spicy broth and topped with shredded mozzarella cheese. There are chicken pieces, enoki mushrooms, onions, beansprouts, vegetables, tau poks and spring onions. The broth was spicy and the ingredients fully absorbed the soup broth to the max. Fortunately we had the cheese to neutralise the spiciness a little. Rating: 4/5

2. Chicken katsu beef curry rice ($16.90) - we opted for the mild version. The beef curry was thick and delicious and with the crispy chicken katsu, the combination was heavenly. The rice was good grain Japanese rice mixed with other healthy grains like quinoa, carrots etc. So sweet and delicious. Rating: 4.1/5

3. Chicken karaage (fried with salted egg chilli sauce) ($9.80) - 5 large juicy chicken pcs drizzled with homemade salted egg chilli sauce. We love the dish lots and lots and it's so appetizing. Rating: 4.2/5

4. Salmon and mentaiko roll ($9.80) - The roll consists of sweet tamago, silky salmon sashimi, greens, crabmeat, cream cheese and a generous helping of creamy Mentaiko sauce. We love the cream cheese combination with the rice. Rating: 4/5

We were very pleased with the food quality and portion overall and will definitely return to try the rest of the dishes when opportunity comes. So do stay tuned to more reviews from paulin munchies.

A summary of what we had:

Chicken and cheese nabe

Chicken katsu beef curry rice

Chicken karaage

Salmon and mentaiko roll

My overall ratings:

Food: 4.1/5

Price: 4/5

Service: 4/5

Ambience: 4/5

You can locate them here:

Spicy Rock

13 Stamford Road B2, Capitol Piazza, 51, Singapore 178905

Restaurant - Japanese

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Essen at The Pinnacle at Cantonment Road

Essen @ The Pinnacle is an atas foodcourt which comprises of 6 different food stalls and 1 drink stall. It serves restaurant quality food at very much affordable prices and without the GST and service charge as all food gotta be self-ordered and collected. 

The food court comprises of both indoor and outdoor seating. There used to be the popular 2 Wings stall but unfortunately it had closed down. With just the 2 of us, we could only try 2 of the stalls, Burger Buddies and Quan Vietnamese cuisine. We ordered their highly recommended mushroom beef burger with fries ($15) and grilled pork with dry vermicelli and spring rolls ($12.90) respectively.

The mushroom beef burger was awesome! Tenderly grilled beef patty (medium well done) topped with creamy mushroom sauce and sandwiched with buttered fluffy sesame buns. The overall combination was heavenly and we loved it! The home cut fries that came along with it was delicious as well. Overall would rate it a 4.2/5 for burger. As for the grilled pork dry vermicelli, it was an average bowl of Vietnamese noodle with nothing to wow upon. Rating: 3.2/5

Besides delicious western food, Essen @ The Pinnacle offers a good gathering place for friends who can enjoy drinks at very affordable prices. We should be back to try the other stalls like The Grill Lab or at least be back for more burgers so do stay tuned for more review!

A summary of what we had:

Mushroom beef burger with fries

Grilled pork with dry vermicelli and spring rolls

My overall ratings:

Food: 4/5

Price: 3.8/5

Service: NA

Ambience: 4/5

You can locate them here:

Essen

1 Cantonment Rd, The Pinnacle, #01-01, Singapore 080001

FoodCourt - Western

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Meng Meng Roasted Duck at City Square Mall JB

Meng Meng Roasted Duck started since 2003, with owner Ah Meng opening his first stall in Johor Jaya. As of current, he has several other stalls all over Johor, including one of the latest one in City Square Mall. 

Ah Meng's duck are marinated with with herbs such as dang gui but never uses artificial colouring or flavourings. Besides the duck, Meng Meng is also known for other roasted meat dishes like char siew and shao rou. 

We were welcomed by friendly staff into the restaurant during dinner time. The ambience of the restaurant is very comfortable and clean. We ordered 4 of their highly recommended dishes:

1. Dumpling noodle with roasted honey pork (RM14.80) - noodles cooked to the right texture tossed in dark sauce. Love the springiness. The roasted honey pork was tender and very well roasted. Love the juicy shrimp dumpling as well. Rating: 4.2/5

2. Roast duck (RM28.80) - tender meat with a thin layer of fat underneath the roasted skin. The fat melts into your mouth and it tasted awesomely delicious!! We ordered at 1/4 portion and its huge. Seriously it is the best roast duck eaten! Rating: 4.5/5

3. Sambal mixed vegetables (RM18.80) - fragrantly fried 4 different kinds of vegetables with homemade sambal. Brinjal, ladies finger, petai and long beans. Thumbs up! Rating: 4.2/5

4. Braised chicken feet with mushroom (RM18.80) - 6 huge nicely braised chicken feet with mushrooms and broccoli. One of the nicest braised chicken feet eaten! Rating: 4.5/5

We definitely love all the dishes we had above and we definitely will be back for more. Meng Meng is definitely highly recommended for roast meat lovers.

A summary of what we had:

Dumpling noodle with roasted honey pork

Roast duck

Sambal mixed vegetables

Braised chicken feet with mushroom

My overall ratings:

Food: 4.3/5

Price: 4/5

Service: 3.8/5

Ambience: 3.9/5

You can locate them here:

Meng Meng Roasted Duck

106, 108, Johor Bahru City Square, Jalan Wong Ah Fook, Bandar Johor Bahru, 80000 Johor Bahru, Johor, Malaysia

Restaurant - Chinese

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Nam Heong Ipoh at Mid-Valley Southkey Johor

With 60 years of rich history, Nam Heong Ipoh stands renowned for preserving the timeless flavours of Ipoh’s culinary heritage. Through the years, Nam Heong has continually spread it's awesome dishes across many parts of Malaysia, with their latest franchise outlet opened at Mid-Valley Southkey Johor Bahru. 

Located on the 3rd floor of the huge and newly opened Mid-Valley Southkey, Nam Heong Ipoh offers a very a good breakfast choice to many Singaporeans and locals. Opened as early as 9am, the restaurant offers not only the highly recommended Ipoh chicken horfun, but also a wide variety of breakfast toasts and dim sums.

The ambience of the restaurant is very cosy and well decorated. Ordering is done via iPad but strangely, orders are still being messed up. We realised that the orders still need to be processed manually by the service staff thus causing mistakes in the orders. Food and drink services are slow but fortunately it was made up by the good food.

We ordered all their highly recommended dishes.

1. President toast (RM6.50) - it's actually kaya butter toast. But why President because it uses President butter together with its homemade kaya. The toast was very well done to the right crispness. 2 thumbs up and it's the best kaya toast that I have tasted so far!! Rating: 4.5/5

2. Ipoh white coffee (RM4.60) - strong and nicely brewed white coffee that wakes us up with the awesome aroma. A must order drink for coffee lovers. But do ask for less sweet version. Rating: 4/5

3. Chicken horfun (RM11.50) - smooth silky horfun in soup with shredded chicken and prawn. The soup was a little too strong in fried shallot taste. Rating: 3.8/5

4. Chicken char siew su (RM3.80) - freshly baked pastry with char siew filling. The crust was buttery and flaky and tasted so good when it's hot. Rating: 4/5

5. Egg tart (RM3.30) - this is a must try snack!! Flaky crust with smooth and silky egg filling. Goes so well with the white coffee. Rating: 4.2/5

Overall, we love the food but the food service will need to be improved. Hopefully operations will be smoother during our next visit.

A summary of what we had:

Ipoh white coffee

President toast

Chicken horfun

Chicken char siew su

Egg tart

My overall ratings:

Food: 4.2/5

Price: 3.8/5

Service: 2.8/5

Ambience: 4/5

You can locate them here:

Nam Heong Ipoh

T-040, Level 3, The Mall Mid Valley Southkey, No 1, Persiaran Southkey 1, 80150 Johor Bahru, Johor, Malaysia

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Kei Kaisendon at Square 2 Novena

Kei Kaisendon is a Japanese restaurant that serves delicious rice bowls topped with fresh sashimi from Japan. For non sashimi eaters, there are other cooked food dons available. There are many other sides to choose from the menu as add-ons. 

As of today, Kei Kaisendon has 5 branches in all, with Raffles Place being their 1st outlet. We were at their Square 2 outlet today for dinner. The restaurant could house about 20 people and it's best to make reservation via online or call before going down to avoid the queue. We ordered 2 of their mains and several other add-ons.

1. Unagi Kaisendon ($19.90) - a medium size bowl topped generously with sashimi bits, including salmon, scallops and swordfish with green seaweed and roasted unagi. There are actually 4 ways of eating the Kaisendon, with the most basic of eating it with wasabi. The sashimi were very fresh and sweet and goes so well with the bowl of rice. Rating: 4.2/5

2. Salmon mentaiyaki don ($13.90) - lightly torched mentaiko salmon fillet with tamago mentaiyaki and onsen egg on rice. Love the mentaiko sauce and it's really a very delicious mentaiko don to savour on for mentaiko lovers. Rating: 4/5

3. Sides - corn ($1.50), miso soup ($2), tamago mentaiyaki ($4.90) and chicken drumlet ($2.50) - all the sides are simply delicious and worth the try, especially for the tamago mentaiyaki which goes extremely well with the unagi kaisendon. Would highly recommend it as a must try add-on. Rating: 4/5

Overall, we are definitely very pleased with the food and will definitely be back if we have any craving for fresh Japanese rice bowl. Yummy!

A summary of what we had:

Unagi Kaisendon

Salmon mentaiyaki don

Tamago mentaiyaki

Miso soup

Chicken drumlet

Sides – corn

My overall ratings:

Food: 4.1/5

Price: 4/5

Service: 3.5/5

Ambience: 3.5/5

You can locate them here:

Kei Kaisendon

10 Sinaran Dr, 2, Square 2 Novena, #02-95, Singapore 307506

Restaurant - Japanese

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Burger+ at Wisma Atria

Burger+ is a premium Korean fast food restaurant opened by Daniel Koh and Lee Mihyun. All the food are made-to-order, thus ensuring the finest quality being served to the customers always. Self-service ordering is done at the counter and a food buzzer will be provided upon payment. Customers are to place the buzzer at a specific located buzzer spot on the table for food to be served after ordering. 

We love the comfortable trendy neon ambience of the restaurant. For just the 2 of us, we were spoilt for choices as all the burgers looked so good. We decided to go for all their signature items:

1. Avacado bacon cheeseburger ($17.20) - soft and fluffy potato bun with butter stuffed with 130g of tender beef patty, avacado, bacon, seared onion and cheddar cheese. 2 thumbs up for this burger. A must try! Rating: 4.3/5

2. Truffle fries ($9.80) - potato fries with truffle oil, truffle mayo, truffle powder and cheddar cheese. It's basically truffle overload and a must must order for truffle fries lover. Rating: 4.4/5

3. Honey chicken ($9.80) - we ordered their 6pcs drumlett and Wingette. Tenderly fried chicken so crispy on the outside and tossed with their signature honey sauce. Not overly sweet and very evenly coated. One of the best chicken that we have eaten so far. Rating: 4.4/5

We are very very happy with our dinner and we would highly recommend Burger+ to all! Do come early to avoid the crowd during dinner time and do stay tuned for my review on the rest of the menu which includes their all-day breakfast.

A summary of what we had:

Avacado bacon cheeseburger

Truffle fries

Honey chicken

My overall ratings:

Food: 4.3/5

Price: 4/5
Service: 4/5

Ambience: 4/5

You can locate them here:

Burger+

435 Orchard Road, #01-37/38, Wisma Atria Shopping Centre, Singapore 238877

Opening hours: Daily 10am to 10pm, Tel: 6694 1226

Restaurant - Korean

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Zheng Yi Hainanese Beef Noodles at Thai Thong Cres

This humble looking stall is located in Kin Seng Coffeeshop at Thai Thong Cres and started in the 1990s by Mdm Hong Siew Fong and her son. The beef broth, soup and gravy are all prepared way beforehand but the ingredients are freshly cooked on the spot upon ordering. There are only 2 prices to the noodles, $7 for small bowl and $10 for big bowl of dry or soup noodles. 

Customers can opt for mix or just pure sliced beef. The mix can be brisket, innards, tendons with sliced beef. Beef balls can also be ordered at $1 for 2 balls. We went for a bowl of dry version with brisket and sliced beef and another pure slice beef with beef balls. The gravy was thick and glossy and topped with fried shallots, salted vegetables and crushed peanuts. Unlike the usual beef noodle chain, the gravy of the noodles is simply awesome together with the soup.

The ingredients are simply generous and the beef slices and brisket are cooked to the right texture. The beef balls are simply bouncy and crunchy as well. Though the noodles are little pricey, I would still think it's worth it. For a bowl of authentic Hainanese beef noodle, I would strongly reccomend Zheng Yi. Do note it closes at 4pm daily.

My overall ratings:

Food: 4.1/5

Price: 3.5/5

Service: NA

Ambience: 3/5

You can locate them here:

Zheng Yi Hainanese Beef Noodles

2 Tai Thong Cres, Singapore 347838

Food Stall - Chinese

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Seiwwa Okonomiyaki & Teppanyaki Restaurant at Dunlop Street

Seiwwa Okonomiyaki & Teppanyaki Restaurant is tucked away along Dunlop Street in Little India. Serving a wide range of Japanese grills whereby you can choose to cook by yourself or by the server, Seiwwa is popular more for their okonomiyaki series. 

We were shown to the 2nd floor of the restaurant which only housed 3 tables for larger crowd. There are abt 2 staffs on the 2nd floor serving us. We ordered 3 okonomiyaki (pork, seafood and mixed) of which the seafood tasted the best.

We found the batter rather thick and tasteless. It had to be mixed with lots of mayo and sauce in order to get the taste of it. However we do love the bonito flakes accompanying it. Prices range from $12 to $25 depending on the what flavor were ordered.

Besides the main okonomiyaki, we ordered a few other sides like chicken karaage ($6), gyoza ($6), salad ($12), nagoya chicken ($6), squid leg ($8), yaki soba ($12), curry chicken katsu rice ($12) and seafood makinomoyaki ($16).

Amongst the above sides, we definitely preferred the chicken karaage best. It was tenderly fried and goes real well with the mayo. We actually found the yaki soba tasting nicer than the okonomiyaki.

The food can be oily thus would be good not to order too much. The food can be overly tasty. Thus, would be better to come in larger crowd. Another thing to note is that customers will really smell like okonomiyaki after that, thus do bring along more perfume for both hair and clothes!!

My overall ratings:

Food: 3.2/5

Price: 3.2/5

Service: 3.8/5

Ambience: 3.2/5

You can locate them here:

Seiwaa Okonomiyaki & Teppanyaki Restaurant

72 Dunlop Street, Singapore 209400 | Tel: +65 6291 6084 | Opening Hours: 11am – 3pm, 5pm – 11pm (Closed on Sundays)

Restaurant - Japanese

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Q-Wa Izakaya at Beach Road

Located at the corner of Beach Road along the same stretch of restaurants as Ah Loy Thai opposite Bugis Junction, this small cosy restaurant offers yakitori cuisine and some other Japanese sides. The interior of the restaurant could only house about 20 people at most with a few al-fresco dining outside. It's rather popular with the working class on a Fri evening whereby many would gather for drinks and sticks. 

Via Eatigo, there was 50% discount on all ala-carte menu. We were there at 6:30pm and there weren't many customers at the moment. The staff were friendly and lively. Below is what that had been ordered:

1. Yaki udon ($10.90) - stir fried yaki udon with some shredded cabbage and sprouts. A very simple dish that don't deserve any wow factor. Rating: 3.2/5

2. Yakitori sticks ($2.50 to $4.90) - we ordered chicken glizzard, chicken with cheese, chicken meatballs and beef with golden mushroom. We found the yakitori sticks on a little salty though the meat was tender. I enjoyed the chicken with cheese the most. Rating: 3.5/5

3. Fried salmon katsu ($14.90) - one of the best dishes we had. Lightly battered salmon fillet deep fried and accompanied with mentaiko sauce and shredded cabbage as side. The salmon was fresh and very well done. Rating: 4/5

4. Squid ika ($15.90) - tenderly grilled whole squid with teriyaki sauce. I like the texture of the squid but the marination wasn't well done. The ika was a little plain when savored slowly. Rating: 3.6/5

Overall, the dishes portion were small and we found it more worth while with Eatigo. For good yakitori sticks, would definitely still prefer Yakitori House at Far East Plaza.

A summary of what we had:

Yaki udon

Yakitori sticks

Fried salmon katsu

Squid ika

Chicken glizzard

My overall ratings:

Food: 3.5/5

Price: 3.2/5

Service: 3.8/5

Ambience: 3.8/5

You can locate them here:

Q-Wa Izakaya

103 Beach Rd, #01-02, Singapore 189704

Restaurant - Japanese

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