I heard about
this place from a friend in F&B business telling us how good was
his Omasake dining experience in a Japanese restaurant. When he told
us, it was in Jubilee, Ang Mo Kio, it was to my disbelief. So when
the opportunity arises, I decided to give this place a try.
Located
on the 2nd
floor of Jubilee Square, we thought the place will be packed on a
Friday night, to our surprise, it was the opposite. It seems the
closure of the cinema on the upper floor, depleted the human traffic
going to the building except to the Popular book store.
We arrived at
the restaurant on time for our reservations and was seated
immediately. This time around we (group of 4) decided to order from
the menu instead of Omasake.
Appetizer of
Grilled Stingray Fin ($8.8), Tatami Iwashi (Tatami Style Slices of
White Bait) and Ika Mentaiko Ae (Squid with spicy cod roe –
$4.80). The squid is fresh and combined nicely with the spicy cod
roe. The white bait is crispy and appetizing, can be considered as
white bait crackers. While the grill stingray fin has a slightly
chewy texture which was nice to bite on but not fishy. Similar taste
to dried sotong, but without the fishy smell. It is actually a good
dish to have when you are drinking sake or beer.
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| Grilled Stingray Fin |
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| Ika Mentaiko Ae (Squid with spicy cod roe) |
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| Tatami Iwashi (Tatami Style Slices of White Bait) |
Our sashimi
adventure begin with half of Aji (House mackerel), 3 kinds of sashimi
(salmon, swordfish and sweet prawns – $15.80), and Sake to Shiromi
no Karupatcho (Salmon and white Fish carpaccio – 13.80). This is
our first experience with Aji. As it come from a smaller fish, the
cuts are smaller and it has a clean, firm and resilient texture.
Unlike swordfish, where it is more firm and taste buttery. The salmon
sashimi and swordfish cuts are thick and generous. The carpaccio
combines the soft texture of the sashimi, with the crispiness of the
vegetables and well balance sauce. Yummy.
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| Aji (House mackerel) |
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| 3 kinds of sashimi (salmon, swordfish and sweet prawns |
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| Sake to Shiromi no Karupatcho (Salmon and white Fish carpaccio) |
Moving
to the maki, we had Sanshoku Dragon Roll (Fried King Prawn Rolled
topped with Avocado, Mango and flying fish roe - $12.80) and Soft
Shell Crab Roll (fried soft shell crab roll topped with flying fish
roe – $7.80). The prawns and soft shell crab are well fried.
However it was let down with the sushi rice which was slightly loose,
a little under cooked and not well season with the rice vinegar.
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| Sanshoku Dragon Roll |
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| Soft Shell Crab Roll |
From
the debacle of the maki, we proceed to the perfectly executed
tepanyaki dishes. Kinoko Sarada (Assorted Mushroom salad –
$5.80), Wakadori Teriyaki (Grilled chicken with teriyaki sauce), Gyu
Tataki (Thinly sliced surfaced grilled beef – $12.80), Saba Shio
Yaki (Grilled mackerel with salt) and Ebi
Mentai Mayo Yaki (Grilled Prawn with cod roe mayonnaise). The
mushroom salad are crunchy and refreshing. The chicken teriyaki has a
slight crispiness texture on the outside, with well marinated, juicy,
tender and succulent.
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| Kinoko Sarada (Assorted Mushroom salad) |
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| Wakadori Teriyaki (Grilled chicken with teriyaki sauce) |
The beef
tataki is done medium rare, where you can see the pinkish side of the
beef in the centre. Combine well with the tangy dipping sauce. The
saba fish has firm but juicy meat on it. While the grilled prawn is
immaculate with a well balance cod roe mayonnaise. It was flawless.
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| Gyu Tataki (Thinly sliced surfaced grilled beef ) |
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| Saba Shio Yaki (Grilled mackerel with salt) |
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| Ebi Mentai Mayo Yaki (Grilled Prawn with cod roe mayonnaise) |
To end the
meal we had zaru soba and su udon (plain udon). The texture of both
are al dente.
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| Zaru Soba |
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| Su Udon (Plain Udon) |
The service
here is very attentive and caring. However, the food come out from
the kitchen is in an irregular order. Such as maki – grill –
sashimi – appetizer – grill, so it kind of become slightly
confusing for the palate. For the décor, it is very Zen like, but
more towards modern Japanese restaurant. Can't really comment much on
the inside, as we are seated on the facing the escalator and can't
see the activity in the sushi counter.
Overall, it
is not very common you can find a good quality Japanese food in the
heartland other than the bigger Japanese Restaurant operator. The
best part of the restaurant is that they have different range of
pricing in their menu to accommodate different range of customers. We
hope they continue to thrive and we should be back for more. Cheers!!
Food
& Drink: 7.5/10
Value:
7.5/10
Service:
7.5/10
Ambiance:
7.5/10.
#02-03/3A Jubilee Square
Singapore 569814
Tel: 6452 1798
Website: http://www.kinsasushi.com/
Op Hours: Daily 11.30 – 22.00
For Menu, click here: http://bit.ly/13K0I2l
Note: Apologies for some missing price, as we lost the actual bill and we can only rely on our photos.
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