Idaten Udon (NEX)

really really solid udon one of my favourite places to cure my udon cravings! free tempura bits and dipping sauce at the side (although the slightest bit oily)

we tried this new (i think) hamburg steak curry udon! it was quite pricey at $15.90 nett but we wanted to give it a go c: not sure how much the tempura was

… as much as i would like to say i haven’t wasted my dollars, i think i have 😭 imo the udon was kinda mid for the price, the curry udon was nice but the hamburg was quite tough and kinda dry for some reason?? which was quite saddening bc we were really looking forward to the hamburg steak

maybe it’s just because i’m not much of a udon person (?) but this was a failed venture! will be going back to mapo tofu don or kitsune udon for future idaten visits

- kitsune udon
- meat free mapo tofu don with seaweed tempura
we got extra servings of tempura bits along with our orders!
mapo tofu don was actually unbelievably good. like i went back to idaten and got it 2 more times good. a tad oily but i think it’s worth the grease
kitsune udon was nice but i’m not really a udon person 🫨
seaweed tempura was SO CRUNCHY but it became quite stale after a while so eat ur tempura early
already went back 😋

My wife really loves her Udon, so for her to give her thumbs up, this surely is very good.

Udon was cooked well and was so slurpy with every bite.

The tempura was also rather good, especially the Kakiage. Avoid the crab stick, it was not that good.

1) Pork Udon - $9.80
2)Crispy chicken Curry Udon - $10.50
3) Kikiage - $2.60
4) Giant crabstick tempura- $2.60
5) Ebi katsu- $3
6) Cream Corquette- $3

This is like a canteen concept, u place your order, pick up whichever tempura u like thats on display and then pay at the counter at the end.

Overall: 8.5/10

Pleasantly surprised by these two Udon from Idaten. The Garlic chicken was superbly coated with the spice and mixing everything together provided for a balance of spicy and savoury flavours that I really enjoyed. But the star was the mentai carbonara. I did not expect this to work. But the ebi was fresh, the carbonara and mentai complementing one another with their sweet and savoury flavours. A rich udon that did not feel surfeiting at all. The enoki and chicken fillet were separate additions that were standard but still great.

A quaint place with many outlets! I'm sure to head back for a casual lunch or dinner.

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Overall: 8.5/10

Pleasantly surprised by these two Udon from Idaten. The Garlic chicken was superbly coated with the spice and mixing everything together provided for a balance of spicy and savoury flavours that I really enjoyed. But the star was the mentai carbonara. I did not expect this to work. But the ebi was fresh, the carbonara and mentai complementing one another with their sweet and savoury flavours. A rich udon that did not feel surfeiting at all. The enoki and chicken fillet were separate additions that were standard but still great.

A quaint place with many outlets! I'm sure to head back for a casual lunch or dinner.

#food #foodporn #lesgomakan #sgfoodie #sgfood #japanese #udon #mentai #carbonara #hawker #nex