DOCO (International Plaza)

Located at International Plaza, @docosg sets themselves apart from the usual Donburi bowls by adding crispy fish sprinkles to their bowls. Lightly seasoned, the fish sprinkles was crisp and adds a nice crunch to the dish.

Get the best of all worlds with their 𝐒𝐡-𝐦𝐞𝐠𝐚 𝐃𝐨𝐧𝐛𝐮𝐫𝐢 which comes with 3 choices of proteins along with 2 onsen eggs. For this bowl, I chose 𝙂𝙖𝙧𝙡𝙞𝙘 𝘽𝙪𝙩𝙩𝙚𝙧 𝙎𝙝𝙧𝙞𝙢𝙥, 𝙈𝙞𝙭𝙚𝙙 𝙏𝙧𝙪𝙛𝙛𝙡𝙚 𝙈𝙪𝙨𝙝𝙧𝙤𝙤𝙢 and 𝙃𝙤𝙣𝙚𝙮 𝙈𝙞𝙨𝙤 𝘾𝙝𝙞𝙘𝙠𝙚𝙣. As for 𝐒𝐡-𝐧𝐚𝐜𝐤 𝐃𝐨𝐧𝐛𝐮𝐫𝐢, it comes with a generous amount of 𝙂𝙧𝙞𝙡𝙡𝙚𝙙 𝘽𝙚𝙚𝙛 and an onsen egg. If you can’t decide which protein to go for, I highly recommend their Garlic Butter Shrimp as it’s very fresh and crunchy! Otherwise, their tender and thinly sliced Grilled Beef was delectable as well. If you’re not into meat, definitely go for their aromatic mixed truffle mushrooms.

If you’d like to pair your rice bowl with a bowl of warm soup or stew, head over to @hororoksg located just beside @docosg ! @hororoksg has recently launched a new korean stew - 𝐓𝐎𝐔-𝐖𝐇𝐎 𝐒𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐮𝐛𝐮 𝐉𝐣𝐢𝐠𝐚𝐞! Surprisingly, the stew goes very well with the rice bowl though I personally feel the stew could do with more flavor and ingredients.

As a no-frills and quick service small eatery, @docosg and @hororoksg are ideal for those who wish to grab a quick lunch in the CBD area.

At first glance, the food reminds me a lot of yoshinoya. They differentiate themselves with the fish skin. I love the different texture contrasts but I think I would have preferred it with some vegetables. It’s all very rich and umami, need vegetables to cut it. But overall, delicious!

Garlic butter prawn, original fish skin, onsen egg and Japanese rice.

The garlic butter prawns were crunchy and plump and I love the crispy fish skin but it was a little salty, best to have it together with rice. The portion looks small but it is actually hearty and filling. They have very limited space for dine-in and most would have to takeaway their meals.

Thanks to Burpple Beyond, we get to enjoy 2 Donburi Set for the price of 1 which includes a choice of donburi, miso soup and drink ✌(U.P $16.90)

Nothing fantastic about DOCO but I like their beef and chicken don. Love the portion of the meal.
If you want to get your lunch fix ASAP, come and grab Doco's don.

𝕊𝕙-𝕜𝕖𝕟 𝔻𝕠𝕟𝕓𝕦𝕣𝕚 🍯🐓🐟🥚🍚⠀⠀⠀
📝 honey miso chicken thigh, crispy fish skin, short-grain rice, onsen egg⠀⠀⠀
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Bought this 1-for-1 voucher during Chope’s birthday so is actually $8.45 per pax!! The store itself is really small, with only 6 seats so when I arrived (at lunch hour, no less 🤭) there was already a queue and I could not get any seats but I was able to seat at the establishment located beside it selling Korean stews (which actl looks 🤤)⠀⠀⠀
Anyway, I had to wait ~15-20min for the food and when it first came, the plating made the donburi look so appetising but I was doubtful of the portion. However my concerns were for naught. I couldn’t even finish the entire thing OMG it was sneakily so filling!! ⠀⠀
The donburi was intriguing— juicy and succulent chicken thighs smothered in honey miso sauce accompanied with a side of lightly spiced crispy fish skin (!) and topped with a perfect onsen egg on a generous serving of fluffy short-grain rice with some seaweed furikake. The chicken was amazing— every bite of the succulent thigh exploded with sweet and umami (thanks to the miso) notes which paired really well with the grassy, earthy seaweed rice. However, the crispy fish skin— even though amazing on its own— completely overwhelmed the entire dish and I could only taste the Cajun seasoning. If only it was less dominant, it would’ve been perfect. It’s crunchy and umami, providing a spectacular textural contrast to the creamy rice (cuz I mixed the onsen egg in hehe). ⠀⠀⠀
Honestly, even though it was not bad, I can’t justify paying $16.90 for this especially when my tastebuds got overwhelmed by the Cajun fish skin (the dealbreaker). However, if there was another BOGO (buy one get one) promotion, I would definitely visit again.⠀⠀⠀
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*EDIT: okay I found out the dish is actually $9.90 instead which I feel is not bad esp arnd the CBD area!!⠀
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ⓇⒶⓉⒾⓃⒼ: 𝟼.𝟿/𝟷𝟶

Place can only sit up to 6 dining pax. Only one lady was serving so there's waiting time. They ran out of rice so we topped up $1 for brown rice. I love the onsen egg, beef was well seasoned but prawns not as flavourful. Will be nice if they give choices for the flavours of the fish skin. Nice songs playing in store 😊