Osaka Day 2 – Universal Studios Japan

For day 1: http://hungryinsingapore.wordpress.com/2013/05/22/osaka-day-1/

After knocking out the previous night, I was up early this morning. The sun rises at around 5am so even though it was really early, I didn’t really feel like it was when I woke up at around 6am. The plan was to have sushi for breakfast at Endo Sushi, which many reviews online claimed to be good.

This was another elusive place again and I really wished I printed a better map. To get here, I took the subway on the Sennichi line to Tamagawa station and had to walk for 15 minutes. It’s quite a risk to take given that I’ve not been to Japan before and had no mobile internet or compass (or even a proper, useful map) to guide me along. As anticipated, we got lost. When I was about to give up, I tried to search for Wi-Fi and lucky me, there was! I managed to search for directions on Google maps and realised that we have been going the opposite way.

Another word of advice is that when you search about a place, do print out what the shop front looks like as it can really help you identify if you are at the right place.

After what seemed like forever, we managed to find Endo Sushi. They are located near a wholesale market, which looks like their equivalent of Pasir Panjang Wholesale Centre in Singapore.

Endo Sushi operates from 5:00am and the early opening time makes it a good choice for breakfast.

This is their menu for now. All plates of 5 sushi costs ¥1000 ($12.50) and miso soup with clams cost ¥400 ($5).

All sets come with toro (fatty tuna) and although best grade ingredients wasn’t used here, it was still a steal. In Singapore you could probably only get 1 piece of toro sushi for that price.

 

Endo Sushi ゑんどう寿司

大阪市福島区野田1-1-86

Osaka-shi Fukushima-ku Noda 1-1-86

5:00am – 2:00pm (Closed on Sundays and Public Holidays)

 

Walking back is always easier. It took a 10 minutes’ walk to get us to Noda JR station, where we boarded the train to Universal City.

1 day passes to Universal Studios Japan costs ¥6600 ($82.40) and a 4 rides express pass cost additional ¥2300 ($28.75)

When I was there at 10:30am, there were lines for the tickets, so I guess it’s a good idea to buy it somewhere else in advance, to save 20 minutes of your life.

The park was a lot bigger than Singapore’s and given the non-humid weather, it was more fun. It was really hot that day but generally still bearable.

The only downside of this park for foreigners is that all shows and rides are delivered in Japanese. There’s no English translation at all. If you have not been to Universal Studios in another country before, and it’s your first time experiencing these rides or shows, you may not understand what’s going on.

In red are the attractions I visited.

★★★★★ – Must try

★★★★ – Should try

★★★ – Not bad

★★ – Once is enough

★ – A waste of time

New York:

  • The Amazing Adventures of Spider-Man [it was closed until July!]
  • Terminator 2:3-D – [★★]

Hollywood:

  • Shrek’s 4-D Adventure [watched this in Singapore!]
  • Universal Monsters Live Rock and Roll Show [watched this in Singapore!]
  • Sesame Street 4-D Movie Magic – this is catered for kids but it was still quite interesting since I knew Sesame Street as a kid too. The 4D effect was quite cool. They had this cookie smell when it was the cookie monster’s turn to appear. [★★★★]
  • Hollywood Dream – The Ride – This is the roller coaster of the park; the reason why some people are even here. I tried to escape from this but was made to go on it. It was scary and everyone was screaming mad. The specialty of this ride over other roller coasters is that it blasts really up beat songs while you are screaming away. The dips and turns are scary and will make you scream your lungs out. It isn’t my first time on a roller coaster (the last time was pretty long ago) and I think it’s one of the better ones around. The normal queue was around 1 hour but I used my express pass for it and was sent to my doom within 5 minutes. [★★★★★]
  • Space Fantasy – The Ride – this is an indoor roller coaster, and the car spins 360 degrees while you move. The queue for this was around 15 minutes only so I queued for it. I had no clue what this was about until I went on the ride and I was taken for a ride indeed. I always preferred indoor roller coasters and this was a good one, with very nice effects, but it wasn’t that scary. [★★★★★]

San Francisco:

  • Back to the Future – The Ride – this was stimulator ride. The effects were quite realistic at certain points. [★★★]
  • Backdraft - this was a special effects show and it was quite cool. [★★★★]

Jurassic Park:

  • Jurassic Park: The Ride – this ride was longer than the one we have in Singapore and was sort of like the one in USA. Getting splashed is inevitable so do come prepared with a poncho. [★★★★]

Snoopy Studios:

  • The Flying Snoopy – this was a small roller coaster for kids and it was quite a waste of time. There was a queue of about 25 minutes but the ride only lasted like 10 seconds (not sure actually, but it sure felt like). [★]

Water World:

  • Waterworld: A Live Sea War Spectacular [watched this in Singapore!]

Amity Village:

  • Jaws – this ride was a boat ride with a fake shark lurking around the waters. It wasn’t as fun as Jurassic Park.[★★★]

This is the Hollywood : The Ride roller coaster. They have the backdrop version too using the same track, which comes at a more infrequent frequency, hence a longer queue. The express tickets can’t be used for that version though and I didn’t try it.

With the express passes, we didn’t need to queue more than 30 minutes for anything. I was out of the park by 4:30pm.

 

Universal Studios Japan

Sakurajima, Konohana Ward, Osaka, Osaka Prefecture 2-1-33

 

From Universal City we took the JR line to Nanba. It was a mistake, because the JR station was actually quite far from the main train or subway station, which was were we wanted to go to! After a long walk and getting lost, we managed to find Ippudo Ramen!

Unlike Ippudo in Singapore or New York, this Ippudo outlet was very simple looking and very much like any other ramen stall.

Gyoza – 10 for ¥400 ($5)

Akamaru Ramen – ¥800 ($10)

Shiromaru Ramen – ¥750 ($9.38)

Tamago – ¥80 ($1)

I had the Akamaru Ramen with egg, which comes additional. I normally order this in Singapore and I love it. In this Osaka Nanba outlet, it was even better! Somehow the broth was better and it costs half of Singapore’s. Among all the ramen I’ve tried in Osaka, Ippudo is my favourite and I highly recommend trying it. The gyozas served here was better than many others I’ve had in my life and is worth a try.

 

Ippudo Nanba

大阪市浪速区難波中3-1-17

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Osaka Day 1

Hi everyone! I’ve been very slow on updates lately because I’ve got too many pictures to sort out. I went to Japan for a good 8 days and had lots of fun (and food!)

I shall post my itinerary day by day, but will post on certain restaurants individually.

So on the night of 21st May, I took an overnight plane to Kansai Airport via Jetstar. I decided on this trip purely because I happened to spot really cheap tickets to Japan. Otherwise, Japan has never been a place which I intended to go during this period, because I always wanted to go only during the cherry blossom season! Nevertheless, it was too cheap to pass, the exchange rate was good (1 SGD = 80 Yen), and it’s a food and shopping paradise for me so I just bought the ticket anyway, out of impulse! The air tickets costs $318, inclusive of 20kg luggage ($40) and credit card booking fee ($20). The fare alone was just $258! I was initially looking for a short trip over the Vesak Day weekend and was intending to go somewhere near like maybe Thailand or Hong Kong with the airfare being around that price, but happened to find tickets to Osaka instead and was overjoyed.

It was my first time on Jetstar, and honestly I was apprehensive of taking it. However, I am glad to report that the seats are spacious enough, comparable to normal airlines like British Airways. The only truly budget part about it was the lack of inflight service and entertainment. This wasn’t much of a problem to me, because the flight was at 10:30pm and I wouldn’t be eating in the middle of the night anyway. I don’t normally use inflight entertainment so that’s fine with me too. I bought a fleece blanket from IKEA (only $3.90!) and that kept me warm.

The flight was around 6h 30 minutes and before we knew it we were in Japan. It was 6am there when we arrived!

Somehow I didn’t get to see any duty free shops at arrival and before I knew it I went through the customs.

Despite it being really early, some of the restaurants and shops at the public area were already open so there were plenty of options for breakfast.

My very first meal in Japan was at this soba restaurant at the airport.

This breakfast set cost ¥800 which is around $10. It’s pretty reasonable in my opinion. You can opt for either hot or cold soba. I had the hot option and the broth was very comforting after the tiring flight.

The next activity planned was shopping at Rinku premium outlets. Rinku Town is a shopping mall cluster near the airport. Other than the premium outlets there were other malls too. The airport itself is quite a distance away from the city so this was the only suitable day to visit Rinku Town, as my flight back would be early too. To get there from the airport, you can take a bus for ¥100, or the train for ¥300. Obviously the bus makes more sense and it goes straight to the outlet mall, while the train station at Rinku Town is a 10 minutes’ walk away from the premium outlets.

There are luggage lockers around the premises for you to keep your luggage. It cost ¥500 for the big locker. I realised that there were lockers at every train station we went to in Osaka and the neighbouring towns. Do visit the information center to obtain a discount booklet. It’ll come in handy.

Generally, the outlet mall was not very worth the time spent. If you have better things to do in Osaka, I’d say skip this and do something else.

Rinku Premium Outlets

3-28, Rinku Ourai Minami,

Izumisano-Shi, Osaka, Japan

598-8508

From the outlet mall, we had to walk 10 minutes to the train station. It seemed like quite a long walk since we weren’t certain of the way. The train ride to Nanba was about 30+minutes.

Once out of Nanba, we sort of got lost once again, looking for our hotel at Dotonbori. The thing about Japan is that the road signs are pretty useless, even if you do understand Japanese. It is best to have a compass or best, mobile internet, to guide you along.

Even though our hotel was only a 10minutes walk away, we took a long time to get there the first time. On the way there we bought our first Takoyaki! Osaka is well known for their takoyaki and it is literally everywhere.

This is a random stall somewhere between Nanba and Dotonbori, along the main shopping and food arcade.

After depositing our luggage at the hotel, we went for lunch (finally!). Our hotel was conveniently located where all the famous food was, at Dotonbori.

I did my research and Shi-ten-noh was named as one of the best ramen in Osaka.

They basically serve tonkotsu broth with soy sauce, salt or miso to flavour it.

To order, you got to buy a ticket from the vending machine and then pass the ticket to the chef.

Shio ramen with egg – ¥790 ($9.90)

Indeed, this was one good ramen; easily better than most in Singapore.

Shi-ten-noh 四天王

大阪市中央区道頓堀1-7-25 タカコ第五ビル

Osaka-shi Chuo-ku Dotonbori 1-7-25

The hotel I booked was Hotel Vista Grande Osaka. I paid around $95 a night for a double room. I booked it on Hotels.com and used a 10% discount code for this price. I had to pay upfront though. The bed size is 160cm, which is important because I realise that in Japanese hotels, most of the so called double rooms actually has beds 120cm – 140cm small. That’s smaller than a regular queen bed (150cm) and I don’t think that’ll be comfortable.

Every small detail was well thought of! They even had a torch light (for whatever reasons). For Japanese hotel standards, the room was pretty spacious and was more than just decent. For the first time in my life, I had good hair days holidaying, thanks to the Ionity hair dryer. Most hotels worldwide provide the lousiest hair dryers which is probably the cheapest they can find in the market, but you won’t get that here. Most hotels in Japan do not come with safety deposit boxes somehow, and one of the main deciding factors to choosing this hotel was that they do have it in every room. I was most thrilled to find a humidifier in the room, and that was quite a life saver. I don’t want to be dried out by the air-conditioning over night!

The daily house keeping service was well done too and the chamber maids (some were men) were friendly and would greet you every morning. The concierge staff can speak passable English and even Chinese, if you happen to catch him on duty. There’s free cable internet in every room, and Wi-Fi at the lobby for free. Tea bags and mineral water are provided daily. They also provided bath robes and room slippers, so basically there’s everything you’ll ever need for a hotel stay. The toiletries are of good quality and I am so glad I didn’t bother to bring my own. There’s a bath tub too, in case you want to soak in after a long tiring day of walking.

Location wise, it is around 3 minutes away from Nanba Subway (not the airport line) and it is in the heart of Dotonbori, the food paradise, so I’d say it’s pretty good. Shinsaibashi, the other popular shopping arcade, is in walking distance too.

Hotel Vista Grande Osaka

5-15, Soemon-cho, Chuo-ku, Osaka, Japan 542-0084

TEL.81-6-6212-7999

The next stop for the day was coffee.

The Link Coffee is located at Shinsaibashi and is within walking distance from our hotel. However, we had a hard time locating the shop, since there wasn’t many landmarks to look out for.

The owner of this place roasts his own beans and serves only hand brewed coffee. You won’t find any coffee machine here. He doesn’t speak much English but is still friendly and welcoming. However, do note that smoking is allowed here and on the 2 occasions we were here, we experienced it.

自家焙煎珈琲専門店LINK

〒542-0083

大阪府大阪市中央区東心斎橋

1丁目13番地19 NTビル1F

Osaka-shi Chuo ku Higashi-Shinsaibashi 1-13-19, NT Bldg 1F

After coffee, we explored the Shinsaibashi shopping arcade a bit and I was excited to find Daiso.

In Japan, Daiso products costs ¥105 ($1.30) and they have a lot more things! Unlike Daiso in Singapore, the Daiso there was not perpetually crowded.

Daiso

フェリチタ心斎橋店

大阪府大阪市中央区心斎橋筋1丁目4番29号2F

Osaka-shi Chuo-ku Shinsaibashi Suji 1-4-29 2F

Soon enough, it was time for dinner. We decided to try Okonomiyaki, which is another of Osaka’s famous street food.

This particular store was located on one of the alleys, and not on the main shopping arcade. It could be quite elusive to find initially.

We took a set meal for 2 which cost ¥2050. ($25)

Mizuno

〒542-0071大阪府大阪市中央区道頓堀1-4-15

1-4-15 Dotonbori, Chuo-ku, Osaka

After the meal, it was time to knock out. That’s all for day 1!

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21 on Rajah – Lunch

This restaurant belongs to the new Days Hotel at Balestier. Honestly, if I am a tourist I wouldn’t want to stay there, and if I’m a local going out I wouldn’t want to go there, because it is simply an obscure location. It happened to be near work so I got the opporunity to have lunch there. For weekdays, they offer a 2 course set lunch with coffee or tea for just $20.00++. Desserts come at $4.00++ additional. What’s better is that there are about 4 options for each course, so you get to choose.

The food served here is mediterranean, with some local options (this is a hotel). Mediterranean food isn’t common in singapore, with the only other restaurant I know of being Medz (a Marche concept copycat) which is pretty bad.

The restaurant was very big, since they probably cater to buffet breakfast and brunch on weekends. This is the only restaurant of Days Hotel. I like the big and airy interior and the design of the restaurant was simply but pleasing. Most of the set up was blue and white – reminding me of Greece. All their crockery are matching too, with the sky blue and white theme.

The bread provided was sort of like those from italian restaurants and the tomato dip tasted just like pasta sauce.

Tuna Carpaccio with Lemon Vinaigrette

Shaved Sashimi Grade Tuna, Salmon Roe, Capers, Pearl Onion, Orange Segment, Fresh Salad, Lemon Vinaigrette

The portion of the starter was bigger than I expected from a $20 set lunch and it was refreshing and interesting. I found the pearl onions to be very cute.

Quail Ensalada

Pan Fried Quail on a Bed of Salad, Balsamico Shallot Sauce, Beet Root Consommé, Quail Egg, Truffle Oil

The quail was fried to slight crispiness and the flavours was good. However, the beet root consommé was kind of weird tasting. It tasted like a watered down chicken broth.

Grilled Sirlion Taliata

Grilled Sirloin Taliata Serves With Roasted Potato, Sautéed Vegetables, Tomato Confit and Country Mushroom Sauce

I honestly did not expect much from the steak here, since it was only a $20 set lunch and it’s sirloin – a cut I am not fond of. However, I was wrong. The portion was big and the marination of the beef was good, making it very tasty and tender! Generally the taliata style of cooking beef steak is Italian (since I’ve had them at Italian restaurants) and involves a lot of seasoning if I am not wrong and will give good flavours! The only problem was that the doneness was very off from what I ordered but they were very kind to rectify that. I also liked all the accompanying sides as it was very tasty. I like how every dish has a lot of vegetables.

Roasted Red Snapper with Green Pea Coulis

Pan-Roasted Red Snapper, Root Vegetable & Herb Salad, Raspberries Dressing, Grilled Enoki, Green Pea Coulis

The red snapper was good too. The fish was fresh and the skin was roasted to crispiness. Again there was a lot of vegetables so this is definitely a healthy and balanced dish without compromising on the taste!

Chocolate Fondant

Warm Chocolate Cake with Apple Sauce and Vanilla Ice Cream

Even though it was not mentioned in the description, they also served it with blackberries and blueberries, if you look closely at the picture. I like how the marshmallows melt onto the chocolate cake. Generally I always love warm chocolate cake and this was good enough for me. For $4 more, dessert is a steal. There were also other options like chocolate fondue which came in a super big portion, from what I saw.

If you happen to come in a group of 4, one set would be free, and this is sure a good deal! It would make it $15 per pax.

Other than good food and ambiance, the service was very polite too and they will try to serve your dishes at the same time for each course. As with most other hotel restaurants, you can get complimentary parking if you dine there. Overall I am pretty impressed by this place and would recommend everyone who happens to work at Balestier to go try this for lunch.

Moreover, considering this is a restaurant in a hotel (despite the hotel being just 3 stars, but that’s not the point), the prices are pretty wallet friendly with their ala carte mains being around $25.

*****

Ambiance: 8/10

Food: 8/10

Value: 9/10 (lunch)

Overall: If you happen to work nearby or live nearby, you can give it a try.

*****

21 on Rajah

1 Jalan Rajah Road

Singapore 329133

 

Tel: 6808 6868

*****

Monday – Friday

Breakfast: 6 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.

Lunch: 12 p.m. – 2:30 p.m (last orders)

Dinner: 6 p.m. – 10:30 p.m (last orders)

 

Saturdays & Sundays (Including Eve of and Public Holidays)

Breakfast: 6 a.m. – 11 a.m.

Lunch: 12 p.m. – 3 p.m (last orders)

Dinner: 6 p.m. – 11 p.m (last orders)

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Au Chocolat – Dinner

I’ve wanted to try this place for the longest time and today’s finally the day. I think among all restaurants in Marina Bay Sands, this should be the most wallet friendly, non-chain restaurant. The set up was quite cutesy and I feel that this is more like a girly place than a place to go on a date.

Pan seared foie gras – $5.00++

For Monday to Wednesday they are having a foie gras promotion where a piece of pan seared foie gras costs only $5.00++ if you order any main course. The quality (it should be duck) was alight but the cooking technique could be improved as the doneness was not even, especially if it was a thinner piece.

Steak Frites – $42.00++

I ordered the steak frites which is angus ribeye served with truffle fries, salad and chocolate red wine sauce. They could have advised on the portion because I don’t see how one person can finish this. The beef itself was alright in terms of quality, but for cooking technique they could really improve on that as the doneness was badly executed.

As for the fries, I personally liked it. It is skin on fries and very crispy. The truffle flavour was not tossed evenly but that didn’t really matter to me. At least they got the fries right.

Overall, I would return again but if I do get steak I’ll definitely share it. Perhaps the duck confit would be a better choice.

*****

Ambiance: 7.5/10

Food: 7.5/10

Value: 7.5/10

Overall: not the best French bistro but due to the variety they offer I think I would return.

*****

Au Chocolat

2 Bayfront Avenue

#01-03

The Shoppes at Marina Bay Sands

 

Tel: 66887227

*****

 

 

 

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Xin Cuisine – Lunch

I don’t think many have heard of this restaurant which is in Holiday Inn Atrium but I think the dim sum here is pretty good. For most dishes, they make it innovative (and succeeded) and I like that.

Scallop dumpling with dragonfruit in salted egg yolk sauce – $6.00++/ 3pieces

This is an example of the unusual dim sum I’ve mentioned and I like this!

Prawn and cabbage dumpling in “Zheng Jiang” sauce – $4.50++/3 pieces

Truffle and fresh mushroom Xiao Long Bao – $6.00++/ 3 pieces

This one wasn’t that fantastic compared to the above two.

Xin’s crispy roast pork with mustard dip – $10.00++

This is one of the best roast pork in Singapore! I think it is comparable to my favourite from Imperial Treasure Teochew Cuisine.

Ha Kau

Their version of Ha Kau was one of the better ones in Singapore. They had some fish roe in it. The skin was perfect and so was the texture of the prawn filling.

Siew Mai

On the other hand, the siew mai was not as spectacular in comparison to how the Ha Kau excelled. Still, it is one of the better ones in Singapore.

Chee Cheong Fun

BBQ Pork Bun

Baked Abalone Tart

This was supposed to be one of their specialities and I did like it because the sesame pastry was nice but I didn’t find it outstanding.

Chicken feet

Traditional dumpling

As dumpling festival is around the corner, they offered this for a limited time.

Beef dumpling

Custard Bun

The custard bun here was so-so, or probably a fail if you put it through the test. Some of the filling showed through the skin, and the custard was not evenly cooked – some parts were cooked through (turned hard) and some parts were too liquid. The condition varies from bun to bun and consistency isn’t there. I know custard bun is not easy to make, and taste wise it was alright, but it sure isn’t the best in town.

Peking Duck

Their version is quite good, but nothing outstanding.

Sesame glutinous rice balls with chocolate and liquor filling

This was highly raved and I was looking forward to try this. I must say it is very interesting! The filling was molten and sinfully good. Do give this a try.

*****

Ambiance: 7.5/10

Food: 8/10

Value: 7.5/10

Overall: I do like this restaurant and would recommend it if you want some dim sum away from the crowded places!

*****

Xin Cuisine

Holiday Inn Atrium

Outram Rd

Singapore 169075

 

Tel: 6731 7173

*****

Mon – Fri: 12:00 – 15:00

Mon – Fri: 18:30 – 23:00

Sat & Sun: 11:30 – 15:00

Sat & Sun: 18:30 – 23:00

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Bitters & Love – Drinks

Ever since I read about the Häagen-Dazs cocktail from this place, I was itching to try it out.

If you don’t already know, Häagen-Dazs is the best ice cream and I don’t know why Ben & Jerry’s even exist.

So I made my way here on a Monday night and was happy to find the place almost empty.

All cocktails are not listed in the menu and you have to order from the bartender or mixologist, whichever you prefer referring them as. They’ll custom make a cocktail for you with the weirdest ingredients you’ll ever imagine. I even spotted Johnson’s Baby Powder among the lot. It’s actually just icing sugar in disguise. Or maybe it is Johnson’s Baby Powder – you’ll never know!

I couldn’t remember what goes into this, except for the new salted caramel ice cream. We all know how expensive Häagen-Dazs is in Singapore and they actually added quite a lot of ice cream into this. I absolutely love this! If you like Bailey’s, you would love this. I’m not saying it tastes the same, but the idea is there.

The presentation for this one was interesting but it gets annoying when the ice starts falling all over the table. This one has honeydew and Chinese parseley. I did not expect them to have parsley and I didn’t tell them I hate parsley but still it was quite alright for me.

If you want something refreshing they’ll make this ginger cocktail for you. It tastes like ginger tea, but better. Very refreshing indeed.

The cocktails costs around $19 – $22 and the prices are nett.

*****

Bitters & Love

36 North Canal Road

Singapore 059292

 

Tel: 6438 1836

*****

Mon – Thu: 18:00 – 00:00

Fri – Sat: 18:00 – 02:00

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Communal – Dinner

This is a relatively new restaurant at North Canal Road I decided to try it since I was looking to settle dinner around North Canal Road. On a Monday night, I managed to get a seat at 7pm without reservation. The restaurant was quite busy at the time we arrived, but by 8pm it was quite empty when the first batch of diners left.

They had 1-for-1 house pour wines for happy hour promotion so we got 2 glasses of red wine for $12.00++. The house pour wine was nothing spectacular, just in case you wanted to know.

Cornbread with Honey Butter

This was given complimentary but they do sell it on their menu too. From this small portion, I really liked it, but I’m not sure how’ll it be if the portion was bigger, since the honey butter can get a bit too sweet and oily if taken in larger quantities.

Mac and Cheese – $8.00++

We had this as a side and the portion was definitely quite substantial. For a side, you should share this, but I feel it can be eaten alone as a main too. I am not big on mac and cheese but it was definitely satisfactory and I like how the macaroni was rather al dente.

The C.B.D Communal Burger Deluxe – $25.00++

The CBD burger features double patty, melted gruyere cheese, bacons, fried egg, fries and lettuce and tomato. I added pan seared foie gras (30g) for $8.00++ additional. I felt that the foie gras was a steal, even though it wasn’t the best executed one.

Overall, the food here is pretty good, and reasonably priced. The above amount was shared by 2 and it left us feeling very full. As the name suggests, do share your food if you intend to order a variety.

*****

Ambiance: 7.5/10

Food: 7.5/10

Value: 7.5/10

Overall: So far my impression of this place is positive so if you want some American food you can check this place out!

*****

Communal

12 North Canal Road #01-01,

Singapore 048825

 

Tel: 6221 7790

*****

Monday to Saturday

11.30am to 2.30pm

6pm to 10pm

(Except Public Holidays)

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