Misato (Centrepoint)

Exemplary. Misato is utterly formidable at its best, I haven't seen this anywhere else in singapore despite going to Japanese restaurants fairly frequently.

The diff between this and the matcha one is that this is larger with 1 more piece of mochi, obviously with no matcha. But matcha is omnipresent, grilled mochi is not. So for the same price the choice should be obvious

The mochi was sticky and the crust was perfectly crunchy, as good as it gets. Red bean soup was quite light and not v sweet but you can tell the beans were gourmet. It goes well with the mochi which isn't sweet at all

I think many people know I hardly go back to restaurants, and I was impressed enough the first time by only the matcha pudding that I came back for a second time and absolutely loved the food, from then misato became my No1 recommendation for reasonably priced and super authentic jap. It's a miracle how good they were while they were struggling financially, unfortunately now that they gained popularity their standards have slipped.

The egg was overcooked, the ikura wasn't fresh. The other roes were good though. I heard the boss chewing them out for the yakitori sauce, as well as the teriyaki chicken glaze.

I don't personally believe they will bounce back but I hope they do.

Had the Misato Oyakodon Set ($17.90), Sudachi Cha ($17.90), Matcha Bavarois ($9.90) & Sanshoku Warabi Mochi ($10.90).

The Oyakodon was eggy and has the rice used is short grain rice which is delicious.

Sudachi Cha is lime soba with a bunny radish on top. It is a creative idea which my friend liked it. I am not a person who eat cold dish as a main so not my cup of tea.

Matcha Bavarois is like a pudding which is delicious.

Lastly, had the Mochi which they made it themselves. The Mochi is like clear whitish and quite slippery to eat with the utensils provided. Would suggested they provide metal work instead. The matcha was my favourite with the bitterness of the matcha taste.

Spent a total of $66.62 which I find it worth for the quality of the food.

Tried this jap place after reading good reviews! Ordered the highly rated okonomiyaki ($17.90++). Quite tasty but recommend to share it with 2-3 pax as it is pretty filling. Love the charred and crispy bits at the bottom of the pancake.

Reached about 6pm which is the time the restaurant opens for the evening, and there is already a long queue forming. Managed to get the first seating. The food and service never disappoint. I particularly love the exquisite tableware which served the food.

This teriyaki chicken is tender and not too salty with the sauce drizzled on top. The Japanese leek is pleasantly sweet and crunchy.

Lives up to the hype. The coating were super legit too(matcha is bitter and not at all sweet, sesame was very strong).

Mochi itself was so damn soft(it doesn't hold its shape and is quite a pain to scoop w the fork haha) and has the slightest chew

Overall: there's a damn good reason why they were in debt lol. Their stuff is truly quality, from the utensils and bowls to the raw ingredients. I mean a lot of places try to make haute cuisine available to the masses but they literally serve such dishes at centrepoint(with limited crowd flow) at very affordable prices, it's a wonder they're able to sustain without being full house everyday. Fortunately it seems they've been raising their prices lately, which at least helps them to survive and continue to offer such great authentic food