Yayoiken Restaurant

Yayoiken Restaurant

Date visited:  Sunday 24 Jun 12 11.15am

Read about this value for money Japanese restaurant from the internet. So on a hot Sunday morning, drove down to Liang Court and found the restaurant more than half filled, with a good portion of clients japanese.

Shima Hokke Set $12.90   Rating: 4/5

The Shima Hokke or grilled Aka Mackerel was huge, but as with this type of fish, there are plenty of bones. Apparently this is one of their signature dishes. Took a walk later at the Meidi-ya supermarket and noticed the same fish frozen selling for $10 plus! So this dish is definite a steal.

Buta Shogayaki Set $9.90   Rating: 4/5

Buta in japanese means pig and the Stirfried Sliced Pork With Ginger here comes with plenty of bean sprout. Smoky, coupled with smoky with a tart, sweet sauce, this dish really shines with a bowl of rice.

Mix Toji Set $13.90   Rating: 4/5

The Mix Toji consist of sliced beef, fried prawn and port cutlet smothered with egg. This is another delicious dish although the layer of batter was soggy due to the eggy sauce.

Their set comes with a miso soup, appetizer and rice. The miso soup is excellent, definitely a grade above those you find in food court. The rice, although good, is however a shade below Ootoya. Do note that the rice is free flow and you can help yourself to it somewhere in the middle of the restaurant.

The food here is really value for money and great tasting as well. So we will be back to try their other dishes. They have since opened their second outlet in Bugis.

Yayoiken Restaurant
#B1-50 Meidi-Ya Supermarket
Liang Court Shopping Centre
Singapore179030
Opening hours: 10am to 10pm

Ramen Championship

Date visited: 27 May 12 Sunday

There has been a proliferation of Ramen shops in Singapore in the last couple of years. One of the more well know one is the Ramen Championship at the Iluma which opened in July 2011.

Since we have not visited the place, decided to drop by this place during lunch. Even at 12 noon on a Sunday, there was not much of a crowd. This could be attributed to the location.

There were a total of 6 ramen stores and after much deliberation, we decided to order from Bario and Tetsu.

From Barrio, we ordered the Char Shu Men.

It's huge and comes with lots of bean sprout, which my wife loves. The soup base is rather porky and we added about a tablespoon of garlic, which is free flow to the broth.

From Testsu, we ordered their specialty which is Tsukemen. Also added a side order of their All Star toppings.

You can opt for hot or cold noodles, only difference is that in hot like the picture above comes soaked in hot water. The dipping sauce is rather thick and fishy as it contains seafood, so do refrain from ordering this if you tend to shy away from anything fishy.

 

The total bill came to $40.15 inclusive of a drink and gst.

Overall, we rather like the ramen and the environment here and intend to visit again so as to try the other ramen stores.