Panko, Arab Street

Yet another venture from the Unlisted Collections (33 Arab Street, tel : +65 6291 3323) group. This one named after the breadcrumbs used on all the kushikatsu that the establishment makes. I suppose one could say that the place was aptly named.

asparagus, garlic mayo

The food was competent; just so with properly fried katsu that have ingredients of decent quality. Everything was served piping hot.

shishamo

That being said, I also didn't think that the food was outstanding as a whole. 

baby corn

While it was affordable compared to a place like Han, the fried skewers also felt less impressive. I suppose we do get what we pay for.

anago, nitsume

Well, sometimes we get what we pay for. Sometimes, the skewers just feel a little too small.

Brussels sprouts, tomato sauce

A few of the sticks we ordered were noteworthy.

Hokkaido scallop, uni, dashi foam

The scallop with uni and dashi foam was delicious. A no brainer combination that was executed well.

Scallop was wrapped in seaweed and retained moisture. Probably the first of the kushikatsu that left an impression after the shishamo which I also enjoyed.

satsuma

Their Japanese sweet potato was disappointingly dry and lacking of the sweetness that one would expect from them.

foie gras, saikyo miso, blueberry sauce

Certain ingredients like the foie gras simply sold themselves. Panko's rendition with the blueberry sauce thingy was nice, smaller portion than what Kazu serves grilled and costed more each stick. #justsaying

ika, ink sauce

There were also things sounded nice on the menu but felt underwhelming when they arrived. Like the squid with ink sauce. Not really getting much from that ink sauce; these flat parts of squid are also not the best parts for deep frying.

chicken stuffed shitake, truffle

The other memorable skewer which I enjoyed apart from the shishamo, scallops and foie gras was their shitake mushroom stuffed with chicken with shaven truffle.

While not much could be tasted from those shaven truffles, the meaty mushroom cap and chicken formed an umami and juicy combination that was pretty kickass tasty.

the score cup

That's about how much we ate.