There's been some disturbance in the force about 88 Pocha (26A Lorong Mambong) lately. Likely it's because they've struck gold in their social media game. Food's not bad. A bit expensive for the quality that they are serving because it's pocha styled food which is kinda similar to what zhi char (煮炒) is locally or what dai pai dong (大牌档) is to Hong Kong for context. They're meant to be affordable, fuss free and basic. But we're paying restaurant prices here.
Sausage and cheese gimbap was good munching. Like the toasted sesame seeds which outshone the sesame oil in the rolls. Sausage was smokey.
Their mentaiko udon was a passable rendition. It's mostly creamy and garlicky and on those accounts, pretty tasty. Not that much mentaiko flavour.
We were curious about their mackerel and kimchi stew because we've never had a mackerel and kimchi stew before. The actual thing looked nothing like the picture in the menu.
I was intensely curious about how they could get mackerels so tiny. You know...batang/saba/godeungeo (고등어). Then I realized that what was described as mackerel were sardines. Canned ones. Sardine kimchi stew was undeniably more-ish from the tangy spicy umami. 👍🏼 Also kinda pricey considering the small portion and the cheap ingredients it was made with.
Chikin's not bad. Crispy and not excessively greasy at all with tender moist meat underneath.
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