Small Potatoes Make The Steak Look Bigger

I think this is one of those places (33, Mohd Sultan Road #01-03, S23897, tel : 6836 1039) that has been around for a while. One of the many that I've seen or passed by but never gotten myself to step in. Until today that is after a tip off about the Kyushu based food that they serve and a chance for me to try their tonkotsu ramen which ironically for me, did not turn out to be one of those that I had thought were the better rendition. A word of advice is, don't pick the seats at the bar. The counter radiates heat from the refrigeration unit and it could get uncomfortably warm after a while.

I was quite attracted to the idea of the uni to ama ebi don, but the uni was quite disappointing. It was a little less chilled than I would have liked and a little too stiff as well. The light aroma of the sea urchin didn't really quite get through. In short, it was a failed uni test for me and I didn't think was encouraging for me to actually want to try the gunkans. The sweetish ama ebi was fortunately quite decent, but wasn't good enough enough to be a salvation of any kind to the don.

The tonkotsu ramen was actually decent and I like these straight noodles that they use, as opposed to the curly ones. Since this was a sort of specialty at this place, it throws in some questions on my part as to why it tasted more peppery than what I've has before. The sliced chashu was small and definitely not the ones that will dissolve its fat in your mouth. In fact, it tasted like sliced pork in lor mee. At $10, it was also one of the better priced bowls around, considering that we're talking about Mohd Sultan here.

I like them potato no mentai yakis. They're basically sliced of potatoes coated with a layer of mentaiko and grilled (or baked?). We were informed that these things took a while to prepare and that we might have to wait a little, but it was actually served before the other items arrived. Now this wasn't just a flavoring if you're wondering. The potato slices were covered with enough mentaiko that you could taste the fish eggs.

All in all, the food wasn't too bad despite the poor show of the uni. And there was quite a variety on menu that kept me interested to the point that I can see myself coming back.