Fusion Eateries

Went to joo bar for the first time tonight & it was actually fully booked for the night, so had no choice but to sit at the bar counter. Ordered the 딲간쩡 (sweet & spicy chicken) & the kimchi pork stew! Both dishes were very appetizing & up to standard. Tasted quite authentic & went well with our makgeolli (Korean rice wine). Joo bar is known for their makgeolli & sure enough, it did not disappoint. Would definitely head back for more makgeolli & drinking snacks!

Had a group outing to watami casual dining & as I have eaten here many times, I know that the standard of the food is not bad. Tried their beef rice bowl set which came with the main dish, a miserable small bowl of cold tofu, chawanmushi & miso soup. I also topped up $1 for the yuzu soda. The beef rice bowl was good & it was not as dry as I expected it to be due to the sauce at the bottom of the bowl. The beef slices were thin & also very delicious. There wasn't enough egg yolk (not that I am one to like egg yolks) but I felt that egg yolks play a big part in rice bowls. Overall good rice bowl! However, the chawanmushi was pretty bad. Tasted almost like the Chinese tze char steamed egg but probably with lesser flavoring. Mushrooms and fish cake in the chawanmushi didn't help to make the egg any better too. It was just too bland. Would order this rice bowl again but without the set!

Went to tanuki raw for the first time & i had a very pleasant experience. The food came fast & so did the drinks. I had the angus beef donburi set (with an onsen egg on top). The donburi had truffle rice in it & gave the dish a very aromatic smell due to truffle. The set also came with a salad & miso soup. My dad had the salted egg pork belly rice bowl which sadly, did not outshine the beef rice bowl that I had. The pork belly was crackled & fatty just the way I liked it though. To top it off, I ordered the shiso smooth drink which was extremely refreshing, and it managed to complement my dish.