Donburico | 丼不离口

There has been much talk about the new tenants that had recently moved into the food centre situated at the top level of Beauty World Plaza for quite a while such as the likes of Basil King, Xiang Xiang Ji and Berempah Bros — that being said, there had been little talk about a stall named Donburico. Donburico is neighbours with the outlet of KOPIFELLAS and Berempah Bros there — these folks are not new to the local F&B scene however; they were previously located within the Broadway Food Centre coffeeshop in an industrial building in Woodlands named E9 Premium previously. Being a stall that serves up Japanese fare, the menu at Donburico maintains the same with its move to Beauty World — the menu featuring categories dedicated to the likes of Udon, Sets, Sides, Rice Bowls and Curry.

We went with the Tori Karaage Curry during our visit to Donburico and found that the portion size of the dish is actually fairly generous here — the Tori Karaage Curry does feature deep-fried chicken chunks, Japanese curry gravy, and shredded cabbage served with Japanese short-grain rice. For those whom want more helpings of the Japanese curry gravy, Donburico does make it available as an option for one to return to the stall to ask for more mid-meal. The chunks of fried chicken here are especially well-sized; these does provide a good chunky and meaty bite, while the meat itself comes tender and juicy — we liked how Donburico’s Tori Karaage chunks also does come with chicken skin on for an extra element of crunch. The Japanese Curry here is also especially flavoursome; we liked how they are pretty generous with the curry gravy where there was definitely more than enough to go with the rice and shredded cabbage while it also came with root vegetables such as potatoes and carrots that were stewed to a soft consistency. Was also pretty surprised by how the dish came with a hard-boiled egg with a deep-fried batter; a bit of a difference from the usual as well. A pretty well-executed version of a Tori Karaage Curry from a stall in the hawker centre setting that is affordably-priced at $7.80 that is pretty much worth going for!