I do have a craving for grilled food for quite a while and have searching up on grilled food restaurants. But who could have known that my craving is totally sated by the grilled pork in this humble little kitchen that I visit due to curiosity instead of craving for grilled meat. This restaurant is one pleasant surprise find that proves to be kind to the wallet too. Icon Village does look so much more exciting with so many unique choices of restaurants and bakeries.
As said, this is a humble little kitchen, so everything is self-service, including payment. The good news is this in turn makes it possible to maintain the price at super wallet-friendly range, so I sure don't mind the self-service in this case.
The set meal consisting of grilled meat, 2 sides and a soup, with the option of adding various sides. All these makes for a very hearty and sumptuous meal.
The Grilled Pork comes in amazingly thin, smooth, juicy slices, where the sweetness of grilled meat is accentuated by a thin line of char at the rim. It taste so good on its own, and also awesome after dipped with the special sauce.
The 16 grains rice is a good and healthy accompaniment to the grilled meat.
The seaweed with pickled cucumber is refreshing and tangy in taste. I like the potato salad, which is unique in taste due to the peppery goodness in it. The Tonjiru is nourishing and has the extra herbal taste due to a good variety of vegetables added into it. I enjoy munching on the Japanese yam in it due to the springy texture.
The Grilled Squid is so delicious, being briny sweet and have the aroma of grilled seafood.
Yakitori is nice and juicy, but the aroma of char is not as distinct as compared to the grilled pork and squid.
I totally enjoy my meal here. It is so satisfying on so many levels. It's one of the great choices to just enjoy delicious food at a budget.
Thoughts: Humble little place that totally impresses!
#01-16 Icon Village
Nearest MRT: Tanjong Pagar
