During
27th
March - 25th
April 2014, HungryGoWhere in collaboration with American Express
offered 30licious S$30++ deal ($35++ with other mode of payment).
With 40 restaurants participating and offering a tailored lunch
menu that are pocket friendly.
To
begin with this journey, I made the reservation online through
HungryGoWhere (TableDB) website. Pick the date, time, menu option and
fill in my contact details. Shortly I received OTP (One Time
Password) through SMS in which I must enter into the system to
finalise the reservation. Woo pee doo, my appointment is confirmed.
Sweet and Easy.
Gyu-Kaku
is one of the leading Yakiniku (grill meat) type restaurant in Japan,
United States and South East Asia. Gyu-Kaku @ Anchorpoint is located
in a separate tiny building outside Anchorpoint main block facing
IKEA Alexandra. Reaching the front of the building you are face with
daunting task to choose to go up or down the stairs. Luckily we
choose to go down and went to the right place. I think they should
add more signs as there is another establishment occupying the upper
floor.
The
$30++ menu focused on the Wagyu theme menu which consist of wagyu
rump cap, wagyu nakaochi (meat between the ribs) and wagyu brisket.
However, while Little Devil ('LD') and I were browsing through the
menu, we decided to add Wagyu tongue (Small $27.90) and beef
intestines with miso dressing ($14.90) to our order.
We
started with cucumber pickle and salad. The pickle is very refreshing
and really entice your appetite. The salad is fresh and light dressed
with yuzu vinaigrette.
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| Cucumber Pickle & Salad |
The
yakiniku at Gyu-Kaku uses charcoal and the modern smokeless grill
technology from Japan. The Wagyu tongue is the first to hit the
grill. It is sliced very thin therefore cooking time is short. I ate
it with lemon and Himalayan sea salt and the taste is tender and
packed with flavour.
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| Modern Japanese Charcoal Grill with suction fan |
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| Wagyu Beef Tongue (Raw) w Lemon |
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| Wagyu Beef Tongue (Cooked) |
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| Himalayan Sea Salt |
Next
on the grill is the beef intestines. This is the first time we ever
tried it. At first sight, it looks like brain. It takes a lot of time
on the grill and you have to make sure it is cooked. It tasted chewy
and fatty. Lets just say we won't order it again any time soon.
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| Beef Intestines (Raw) |
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| Beef Intestines (cooked) |
We
proceed to the set meat selection. All type of the meat on the plate
has a nice marbling on it. However, we know that they are different
cuts so we expect different texture to the meat. Rice was provided to
accompany the meat.
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| Wagyu Rump Cap, Wagyu Nakoichi & Wagyu Brisket (Raw) |
The Wagyu Rump Cap looks a bit like mini steak. The meat is tender, but
as a rump cut, it can be slightly resilient compare to rib eye. There
is two dipping sauce to choose from, the tangy version on the left
and the tsuke sauce on the right. I personally still go with lemon
and salt.
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| Wagyu Rump Cap (Cooked) |
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| Dipping Sauce |
The Wagyu Nakoichi are cut in cubes. Supposedly it is a meat between the
ribs. On a certain cut, when it has lots of marbling, it just melts
in your mouth when you eat it. However, there are a certain part with
less fats, which LD ate, she said it is though. However, it flavour
is just awesome.
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| Wagyu Brisket & Wagyu Nakoichi (Cooked) |
Wagyu Brisket almost has a similar outlook as the pork belly. Therefore the
fat content is high and easily catch fire on the grill. The meat is
tender and full of fatty goodness.
To
end the set meal, we got green tea ice cream. The ice cream is
smooth, with a good balance of green tea and sweetness.
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| Matcha Ice Cream |
Service
takes a while before it warms up. As it progress, the service staff
become more friendly and attentive. They were patient when taking our
order, double check and change the wire for the grill when its dirty.
Ambiance
is quite good. We were seated at the window, where there is lots of
natural lights. Although it is a bbq place, there is no hit of oily
smell in the air. We can honestly say, when we walk out, we did not
smell like grill meat. Nicely done.
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| The exhaust suck up the smoke and smell |
Overall,
the quality of the meat is very good. If we dine in under normal
circumstances, we will probably go for the ribeye. Portion for the
set meal was quite small and we are fortunate enough to order the tongue
and intestines, otherwise we won't be full. Cheers!!
Food
& Drink: 8/10
Value:
6/10
Service:
7/10
Ambiance:
8/10
Budget
per Person: $51 - $80
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