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Monday 17 November 2008

Visit to Shin Kushiya ( Japanese food)

The below is a review of the Shin Kushiya outlet at Vivocity.
It is supposed to specialised in the grilled style of cooking but they also offered a whole range of other selection such as tempura/ramen/sushi.

Screenshot of the menu

We decided to order a mixture of their offering and of course we also ordered some of their grilled items to try out.

The below is the salmon sushi and a wasabi octopus salad.
For the salmon sushi, the salmon was fresh and the sushi was just prepared as the rice was a bit warm so the combination of the salmon and the rice went very well.
For the wasabi salad, it was quite spicy till it cause a numbing effect but it combined surprising well with the chewy octopus bits and the cool vege which was mixed together.

The next item is the soft shell crab temaki. It is very well prepared and freshly served once it is done as the rice is still warm and the soft shell crab was very crisp. The combination of the crisp from the soft shell crab and the dried seaweed with the warm and soft rice in the center is a delight.

The below is the salmon sashimi. It is raw salmon with an accompaniment of wasaba.
The below is a sample of the grilled items.
We had the grilled squid, prawn, mushroom and the chicken.
I liked the grilled squid the most and the most disappointing is the grilled mushroom as I had tried better ones at another Japanese stall.
The below is the tempura prawn. It was good but nothing outstanding to stand out from its competitors.
The chicken teriyaki below was one of the best we had. It was very tender and the seasoning was very yummy. Thinking about it is making me hungry.
The below is the BBQ squid in Japanese style. It takes about 20 mins to prepare it. It was chewy and very full of flavour. I liked this dish a lot.
The last item was some noodle dish with tempura prawn.
In conclusion, the dishes in general are very nice with some outstanding items. The only downside is the pricing as it is more on the expensive side comparable to sushi tei. Therefore cannot go often as it is a bit pricy :)

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