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14 January 2025
Limoncello Spritz 4/5

Shukuu Izakaya’s Tochigi Wagyu A4 skewer is a must-try—super tender, buttery, and full of umami. The beef short rib skewer is just as impressive: juicy, flavourful, and grilled to perfection. Perfect spot for top-notch kushiyaki in town!

we enjoyed our dining experience here! they have a good selection of food and drinks and we had some unique dishes that we’ve never tried before! would recommend this place for a casual dinner and drinks

Thai twist to the buffet. Good taste and quite a lot of ingredients.

I took ladyfinger, melon and cookie. Like many of their stations, things don't quite go together.

Pineapple with minced meat, shrimp tanghoon, Japanese tofu, bread stick, bandung pastry, soba. Thai twist to the buffet. The pastry was better than expected.

This made a mess of aglio olio's ingredients.

Clams, crawfish, pad Thai, steamed fish. Thai twist to the buffet. I spammed the fish because so rare could eat so much. Clams were okay but the noodles and crawfish were bad.

At the live cooking station for pasta, carbonara was probably the best. This chowder also passable.

Bustling atmosphere at a very quiet industrial area with mostly tourists, but as a local I can say that the food here is really top tier. They do the classic zichar dishes, but the taste is really better than what you can find in your usual neighbourhood cofeeshops. These were what we got:
- Fried meesua ($8.80 for small). Portion is unexpectedly big and really filling, enough for 2 pax to share. They also don't skimp on the ingredients, and taste was good too.
- Fuyong Egg ($10.80 for small). Basically fried egg with sliced veges within (e.g., onions, cabbages, carrots). Pretty standard but was delicious too.
- Sliced fish soup ($10.80 for small). SO SO GOOD! Their fish soup leans towards the milky side with a strong huadiao wine flavour - damn slurpable! Fresh fish slices too but the star is really the soup. MUST TRY!
- Cereal prawns ($27.80 for small). 7 pieces of large prawns submerged in cereal bits. Prawns were fresh and had a nice bounce, and the cereal bits lent a nice, sweet crunch to every bite. But felt it was too dry after a few bites and nothing really special about it. Can skip.
- Three egg spinach ($15.80 for small). Their rendition of the classic chinese dish was surprisingly delicious, with the gravy leaning towards the stickier side. This was excellent. Recommended.

Service was quick and friendly, and some of the staff are able to speak in English to cater to tourists. However, a turn-off was the multitude of birds roaming around the outdoor area, as the disposal bins were placed right beside the tables. Perhaps the location of these bins could be looked into, so that diners would not be so bothered by those pests. Otherwise, great food and still at a largely-affordable price, perfect for gatherings!

Note: Don't forget to make a reservation in advance! We just strolled right to our tables. Don't just walk-in during peak dinner period, you'll have a higher likelihood of being told to wait for 30min or more.

Came on a Sunday evening and place wasn’t that crowded. The beef with potato stew was good - hearty and comforting. Highly recommend. Minced pork cutlet was also crispy and Black cod with miso from the seasonal menu was nicely seasoned, moist and tender.

Overall nice restaurant with attentive service. Good selection of alcohol as well.

Came across this hearty Japanese restaurant on a weekend evening.

Restaurant had a chill vibe, like those you would enjoy after a long day of work.

Ordered the Gindara Misoyaki, Tako Wasabi, Gyuniku Jaga, and some Pork skewers.

Special love to the Tako Wasabi with the rich, strong wasabi taste, as well as the skewers, which were super tender and flavourful!

Highly recommended to anyone that are looking for a nice japanese restaurant that serves skewers!