Read from online about Golden Brown Hambaga; a concept by the folks behind Akashi Japanese Restaurant that had started due to the dine-in restrictions imposed in-line with safety measures implemented due to COVID-19. Whilst being a delivery-only option previously, their operations has extended to include dine-in between 11:30am to 10:00pm — which got us pretty excited to do a walk-in visit to give their burgers a try since there were seemingly raving reviews on them. One may want to note that the burgers offered are not reflected in their usual menu — mention to the wait staff that you are in for the burgers and they will hand you a QR code that will lead to Golden Brown Hambaga’s Oddle webpage where one can refer to items offered and place their order with the wait staff.

There were just two of us but we got a little ambitious and went with three burgers during our visit — and that was because the Tamago Yaki Hambaga was listed as a “dessert burger” in their menu. Coming with elements such as Japanese Dashi Tamago Yaki which has been “lightly katsu-ed”, Nori (Seaweed), and Brioche Bun, the Tamago Yaki Hambaga was a burger that we found to be memorable due to the elements involved. Enjoyed how the brioche bun used here was fluffy and light; not particularly carb-y considering how the texture of the bread wasn’t too dense — the entire slab of Tamago Yaki sandwiched in between does come lightly fried around the edges with a crisp, golden brown batter whilst the Tamago Yaki was fluffy and sweet and sufficiently moist within, with one being able to still make up the layers of the folded egg. The Nori helps to add a umami, roasty note that gives the sweet omelette roll a flavour contrast — an item that was surprisingly suitable as an ending dish to the other savoury burgers we have had, and also seems to be fit as a breakfast item as well.

Akashi Japanese Restaurant is one of those places that we would least expect to serve a burger — and to have such good ones (including the Cheese Hambaga and Ebi Katsu Hambaga) from a place that seemingly specialises in sushi and sashimi, they have pretty much exceeded expectations with Golden Brown Hambaga. There is no doubt about how quality the burgers are at its price point — with most of the burgers being listed below $20 (the exception being the Wagyu Burger priced at $48.80), the burgers are indeed value-for-money and a hidden gem for those whom are in the know of their operations. There is no doubt that we have enjoyed the burgers we had tried; the lady at the counter also recommended us to give the Summer Unagi Bata Roll and SPAM Hambaga a try too — guess that shall be the items on the itinerary the next time I am here the !

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