Sho Teppan - ION Orchard

Chanced upon Sho Teppan while we were looking for a casual lunch at ION Orchard.  Sho Teppan is a no-frills casual dinning with an interesting no-chef concept. They only need waiters and waiteresses to seat you at the bar counter, take your orders, pass you a non-stick pan and some pre-prepared food ingredients to cook-it-yourself over induction heaters. 

Bar Counters - Cooking & Dinning Area

To get the best of both world, we ordered a Stir-fried Wagyu Beef and Black Pig Steamboat (Kurobuta pork ShabuShabu).  The stir-fried Wagyu beef is simply yummy. The beef was thinly sliced, topped up with mushroom, carrots, onions and some sauce and you decide how u want your beef to be - medium rare or well done. Wagyu beef is juicy, tender and is a perfect match with the white rice.  One set of Stir-fry Wagyu Beef is around $20+.

Stir-fry Wagyu Beef
Rating : 4.5/5

The black pig steamboat is so-so only, totally over-shadowed by the stir-fry wagyu beef.  We started off with the stir-fry first as it get cooked much faster, maybe we could have requested the waiter to switch on the power for the stir-fry only after we are done with the steamboat.
We also find the soup a bit too sweet.

Black Pig Steamboat
Rating : 3/5

Will definitely go back for the stir-fry wagyu beef again :)

2 Orchard Turn
#B3-19 ION Orchard
Tel: +65 6509 9969
http://www.shoteppan.com.sg/

Itacho Sushi

Itacho Sushi （板長壽司）
We were attracted by its 50% discount for selected items, including salmon with skin sushi at only $0.40. There is a lot of variety on the menu, but it was quite disppointing when we get the repeated reply of non-availability.
Itacho Sushi is a member of the Taste of Japan Group in Hong Kong.

Salmon with Skin Sushi

The salmon slightly grilled (aburi). Quite nice with the onions.
Rating: 4/5

Lobster Salad - part of the set

Nice but a rather small portion.

Rating: 3.5/5

Mixed Sushi - part of the set

Nothing interesting. Can get better quality sushi at a cheaper price somewhere else

Rating: 3/5

Grill Fish - air flown from Japan

Can't recall what's the name of the fish, taste ok there is a strong fishy smell

Rating: 3/5


Itacho Sushi
2 Orchard Turn
#B2-18 Ion Orchard
Singapore 238801
Tel: (65) 6509 8911
Email: info@itacho.com.sg
website: http://www.itacho.com.hk/


 

Food @ ION Orchard

Went to ION Orchard Food Hall for lunch today.  Food Hall is at B4 while MRT exit is at B2.  Loved the food hall concept with wide variety for you to pick and choose. Almost very stall is backed up with media recommendations and the prices are generally steep as well.

GoGoCurry
Our first stop was Go Go Curry. Was attracted to it as it reminded me of Daikokuya(大黒屋)@Asakusa, deep fried tempura with dark sauce. According to the brochure, it is one of the best katsu curry in Japan, they even have photos showing the long queue in Shinjuku.   We ordered the Grand Slam (S$18.50) so that we can try everything - chicken katsu, port katsu, prawns and sausage. However, we were quite disappointed, maybe because of the high expectations. The curry sauce is a bit salty, pork katsu is quite dry.  (Rating 3/5)

Takoyaki from Tsukiji Gindaco
Joined the queue for Takoyaki (fried octopus dough balls) from Tsukiji Gindaco, selling at S$4.80 for 6.  They only sell the authentic Takoyaki and does not offer the usual bacon & cheese or prawn balls that we're familiar with.  The Takoyaki here are crispy on the outside and the black sauce is nice.  Although its not as good as those we had in Osaka, believe it should be one of the best in Singapore. (Rating 4.2/5)

Arinco King Cake Roll
Normal price was a bit steep, each roll selling at >S$15. Saw that its going for 50% off for Chinese New Year and they started to offer per slice as well.  After discount, it only cost S$1.75 for a slice of matcha. Wasn't really impressed with the matcha, should have tried the salted caramel roll instead. (Rating 3.5/5)