Sushi Shiki Hanamaru - Awesome Chirashi and Crab Gratin

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Losing an opportunity here may lead to finding a new opportunity elsewhere. This is what happened to us when we found out that our regular haunt, Misato is full house and we decided to walk through the tunnel to get to Orchard Central. That led us to Don Don Donki, where Sushi Shiki Hanamaru is also located, so we figured that no harm checking out what this restaurant is all about. And it is a good choice that we made since this restaurant is exactly what I need to fill up the void left by Kuroson—I seldom to go this place after my favourite dishes were scrapped off the menu.

My favourite got to be the Minced Tuna Rice Bowl. It is so sumptuous: smooth, starchy rice being topped with my favourite negitoro, which is minced tuna by the way, generous number of ama ebi that I love so much for its sweetness, flying fish roe that gives pops of surprise and variation to the texture, and surfer clam. This is oh so good. The seafood is so fresh. To top it off, this rice bowl is priced at an unbelievable price of fifteen dollars! If you are into raw seafood, do your tastebuds and wallet a favour to make it a must to order this rice bowl.

Crab Gratin is another must order. The umami of sweet succulent real crab meat, enveloped by butter and soft, fluffy, stretchy cheese, topped off with a thin layer of charred cheese hits all the right notes on the tastebuds. It is not often that we get to see Crab Gratin in most menus, so it is definitely worth it to try this when dining at this restaurant.

My companion’s comment on the platter of sushi is that the fishes and seafood are fresh.

Chicken Karaage is pretty good since the chicken is succulent. And actually, I like the accompanying salad a lot lol

The interior is pretty nice and cosy with hints of izakaya bar style despite the place being sort of open concept. It is a nice place to lounge at. Service is okay.

I am totally digging this place because of the rare items in the menu, fresh seafood, variety and totally value-for-money rice bowls. Though I have only been here once, I am putting this restaurant under “My Favourite Haunts” category already since I know I will be back often. It is good to know that I have one more good choice to choose from when I am at Orchard.

Thoughts: 👍🏻

This restaurant is no longer in operation.

Chirashi King Kong - Affordable and Simple but Somewhat Sumptuous Rice Bowls

Judging by the bombastic shop name and quirky inferior featuring pink and blue floodlights, pictures of sea monsters depicted in Japanese's ukiyo e style, orange chairs and Astro Boy figurines, one can guess that this place offers something different. And the difference lies in the truffle-infused Japanese rice and the wide selection of toppings available.

Each grain of the starchy rice has a pearl-like sheen, indicating that it is quality Japanese rice well-cooked. And with a bit of truffle oil added, chopped mushrooms, tobiko and furikake, which is a kind of Japanese seasoning of seaweed, sesame, bonito powder, mixed in, we have a bowl of wholesome, flavourful rice that can be eaten on its own. I recommend to add on the rice since this restaurant is pretty generous with the raw fishes, so need more rice to go with them.

There is a great variety of rice bowls available for choosing, from the very value-for-money $10.90 Salmon to the $22.90 decadent Uni Negitoro Ikura. I like the great number of choices, and I go for the somewhat value-for-money and somewhat sumptuous option of King Kong Chirashi—well, being a fan of negitoro, I cannot resist choosing this. Quite a lot of ingredients, such as negitoro, ikura, aburi otoro, wakame, pickles and jellyfish, are added on top of the truffle-infused rice. The negitoro is pretty good, with no hint of the fishy smell, and the melt-in-your-mouth texture of the otoro is accentuated by contrasting texture of its seared surface. The other ingredients are nice, flavourful additions to the rice bowl.

As for the Assorted Fish Chirashi, I like it that raw, plump scallops are added to it and the price is pretty reasonable.

If I am looking for a fuss-free, quick, wholesome meal, this place definitely comes to my mind.

Note: The photos of the rice bowls have a nice but distracting blue tint due to the lighting there.

My Thoughts: Think I'm going to visit this place often!

Nearest car park: Millenia Walk's car park
Nearest MRT: Promenade

Millenia Walk #02-17
9 Raffles Boulevard
Singapore
Contact No: 8733 5537