Man Man Japanese Unagi Restaurant & Potato Head

Alright, as promised, this post is a food review about the 2 restaurants that I patronised.
Everything written here is based on my own opinions & therefore no bias between the two.

31 October 2017: Man Man Japanese Unagi
Okay, before I start, going about the food, let me just say 3 words: IT'S WORTH IT.
I saw that my colleague went there before so I asked him for his opinion, & he said be prepared to queue. He also told me the average damage per person.
True enough, when I was reaching the restaurant, I could already see the long ass queue.
The entrance of the restaurant is rather not the common standing-outside-the-dining-area-please-wait-to-be-seated style, but rather there is a flight of stairs leading up the door & the waitress will be opening the door every now & then calling for any '2 pax'.
Even though there was a number of people in front of me, it didn't took as long as I thought would be to be served inside, but their policy is that everyone must be present before they can lead us in...

Both Ong & I like unagi (she loving it more than I do) & therefore she wanted to try the best unagi in town, so I brought her there to try.
There were a lot of reviews online so we settled for that.

Here is the menu (click to zoom in):

Both of us got the Medium. If you're wondering what is the difference between Medium & Kimo don, I helped you save the trouble asking the waitress because - Medium is all unagi but Kimo don consist of unagi & innards (I think is liver).
Our order did not take long to be served, & I shit you not - THE AROMA OF THE GRILLED UNAGI IS NOSTRIL-FLARING WORTHY.

Look at her and her portable fan

You can watch the eel being properly sliced (bob haired girl gat to go)

The portion of unagi is generous too!

First of all - the unagi meat is so TENDER my eyes rolled back & saw my brain.
Second of all - the skin is not the slimy kind (read: cheap unagi) but crispy.
Third of all - put that together in your month, all your salivary glands received the uncommon alert to produce a lot more saliva to savour that eel goodness. I absolutely love the burnt/charred taste it brings.
I recommend the unagi sauce - there are 3 sauces on the table for you to use in total - to be drizzled on your unagi & rice before you enjoy.

For 2 pax, I spent about $66-ish.

Aftermath:

Food: 5/5
Vibe: 4.5/5
How worth it: Worth the queue. 2 pax get table faster. Will go back again.

Man Man Japanese Unagi Restaurant
1 Keong Saik Road, #01-01
Singapore 089109
6222 0678
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1 November 2017: Potato Head

Now this is one food house that is distinctly unique that the other cafes you see popping out here & there.
Why? Because Potato Head houses a kitchen (Level 1), burger joint (Level 2), cocktail bar (Level 3) & rooftop bar (Level 4 rooftop).
My Jie brought Huimin to Three Buns, which is the burger joint at level 2, to treat her a birthday meal.
I must say, when we were taking the stairs up, I was awed by the art inside.
It definitely puts me on a good mood!

The wall

Sorry it's a bit blur

The burger joint is dimly lit but it sets the ambiance.
It has music & customers were chatty, which I like!

The menu (I actually took pictures of the menu but then I found out they have it online LOL):

Credits
Click to zoom in.
They have Happy Hour too, so why not??

The girls ordered the same cocktail while I had beer. The cocktail is pretty sweet!

Oh my gosh, guys. GUYS! This Corny Fries is BOMB as fuck. It's not the typical shoestring fries but cut from real potatoes & cooked twice to give its crispy texture.
The sauce & corn really complement the potatoes. We all can't stop eating this.
MUST ORDER!

The individual pictures of burgers that I took looks really bad (read: lighting) so here's one full one:

I didn't expect it to be served wrapped in paper but more like on a cutting board or a fancy plate at least, kinda like Fat Boys.

Huimin ordered Honky-Tonk, Jie ordered Four Floors & I ordered Kool Herc.
For Huimin, she couldn't finished her burger, probably because our mouths were busy talking instead of eating so it got cold of her stomach couldn't take in anymore.
Personally, I like my burger! I requested for the pickles to be taken out, hehehe.
It was a hearty dinner, over non-stop catch up! 😁

Food: Between 3.5 & 4/5
Vibe: 4.5/5
How worth it: Would go back to try their rooftop bar

Potato Head Singapore
36 Keong Saik Road
Singapore 089143
6327 1939
https://www.ptthead.com/restaurants-bars-in-singapore/

So there you have it! I certainly hope my reviews of these two eateries gives you some basis as to whether to visit or not. :)
More food reviews to write, I hope!

Gutetama Cafe, Hai Di Lao & OMOOMODON

He's so sleepy

I will be writing reviews of eateries that I have been last month, so here goes!

4 October 2017: Gutetama Cafe or CUTEtama Cafe??
I had a catch up session with Yonglin & we had our dinner at Gutetama Cafe.
Actually I dunno what was the hype about; just another themed cafe I suppose, so we decided to go there for the experience.

Restaurant vibe was kind of a cutesy vibe (duh it's Gutetama).

The ceiling

Look at their chairs hahahaha

Menu

Upon seating down, there were complementary boiled eggs for us to consume. I ate like 2... Then I regretted it because I'm going to eat egg later...

Click on the picture to zoom in 

My drink

His - looks like diabetes

Tater tots can be bought in supermarkets by the way.

I ordered "I'm cold" Smoked Salmon Eggs Benedict while he ordered Rib-"I" Don't Care.
Well, I thought it was just like a thick piece of salmon but it was actually like a sandwich, with bread as the base...
The salad is very sour, it's actually bad.
I didn't read the full description of the food because it has mashed avocado in it, & that explains the weird taste...
In the end I did not finished everything on my pan.
I think I spent about $35?

Food: 2.5/5
Vibe: 3.5/5
How worth it: Not really; wouldn't go back again

Gudetama Café Singapore
3 Temasek Boulevard, Suntec City Mall #01-361
Singapore
6677 6195
https://www.facebook.com/gudetamacafesg/

17 October 2017: Virgin Trip To Hai Di Lao

The reason why I never been to Hai Di Lao (HDL) is because every time I walked past it in 313 Somerset, it is ALWAYS long queue.
Plus, it is pricey.
My Jie, Minyu (who is also like a sister to me), & me planned to go HDL for our next meet up so here we are!
I went there to take the queue first since I ended work early, because if we were to meet up first then queue, God knows how long we have to wait.
Something about HDL that stands out from other hotpot restaurants: their service is out-of-their-way excellent!
They have complementary manicure services, snacks like popcorn & cherry tomatoes for you to snack on + games for you to play while waiting.

As we enter the restaurant, it is HUGE. It feels like I am in some different country, no joke.
I took a good 360 look around & above - the more I scan, the more foreign it looks to me.
Before ordering, they provide: apron, hair tie, clear plastic bag for your phone, warm towel (regularly given), charging cable for Apple & Android smartphones,
If this isn't excellent, I dunno what is.

This is what we ordered:

We ordered the Tomato & Ma La soup base. I didn't like the Ma La one but that's okay because the tomato soup is delicious!
There is this, like prawn paste (?) that is being squeezed out (think piping a cake) then cut into small pieces.
Oh my goodness that is damn tasty!!!!
Our server is a constant server, who helped us shell the prawns from the Seafood Platter we ordered, scooped out the oil from the soups & constantly check with us if we need any assistance.

How could you not order their signature dish when you're at HDL? Which is the 'Noodle Performance' - I call it that because I dunno what is it called HAHA.
The chef will play with one long strand of noodle with music on. I absolutely love dine-in entertainment!
But wait - there's MORE!
There was a Chinese Face Change performance at our lane - ARE WE LUCKY OR ARE WE LUCKY???
Per pax we spent about $50.

Food: 5/5
Vibe: 5/5
How worth it: FUCK YES! The price per pax is worth it the dining experience.

Hai Di Lao @ 313 Somerset
313 Orchard Road #04-23/24
Singapore 238895
+65 6835 7227 / 6835 7337
http://www.haidilao.com/sg/

We then went to have a pint at a bar near the mall (I can't remember what bar LOL) & just talked the night away.
Only after we were about to finish our beer, then HDL called me to tell me the manicurist is ready to serve Minyu, so she went back to do her nails.
It was definitely a fucking good day 😋

19 October 2017: OMOOMODON
At first I thought it was pronounced as 'O-Moo-Mo-Don', but it actually is 'Omo-Omo-Don'
.....whut.
Met up with Partner for a short dinner!!!! Meeting her always end up in food coma & laughter.
It serves Korean-Japanese fusion food.
The eatery is Halal, so all my Muslim friend, y'all can try this place.

I ordered Ji-Ji Don - Spicy chicken, teriyaki chicken, soy garlic chicken winglets and onsen egg topped on Korean white rice.
The soy garlic chicken winglets is actually pretty good!

Partner ordered Yes Sir! Yes Sir! - Thinly sliced seasoned sirloin steak, topped on Korean multi grains rice and kimchi omelette + teriyaki sauce.
The price of their mains are affordable too! With mine being $10 & hers $12.
I absolutely love my food - yummylicious!!!
Partner's Korean multi grains rice is surprisingly good too! I got a little skeptical because of the colour of the rice.

You can even build your own Omoomodon!
They have like a variety of base:
Korean White Rice,
Multi-Grain Rice,
Mixed Greens,
Fried Glass Noodle,
Soba with Soy Based Soup,
Soba with Kimchi Soup,
Udon with Soy Based Soup,
Udon with Kimchi Soup.

I just found out that you can do delivery from their website???? WOW???

Food: 4/5
Vibe: 4/5
How worth it: Will definitely go back again!

OMOOMODON
1 Vista Exchange Green, #02-14/15, Singapore, 138617
67341863
https://omoomodon.oddle.me/

All the reviews here are honest & to my own opinions. Everything is all paid from my own pocket so there is no bias at all. :)
My next food review post will consist of Man Man Japanese Unagi Restaurant & Potato Head Folk, both restaurants with at least 4 stars rating 😀