I always love handrolls. There is simply something satisfying about chomping down on a roll of starchy sushi rice wrapped in seaweed with various toppings. So when I hear about Toku Nori, promising done unique creations, I jump right onto the bandwagon. And I said bandwagon because this place is so popular, being full-house on a Saturday night.
What I love about the handrolls here is that all feature different profiles with the fluffy, starchy, well-seasoned sushi rice as base and delicious, tempting toppings. The premium handrolls are highly recommended.
The place is like cool bar where patrons dine at the kitchen counter or the bar counter. I have to admit that the seats are placed pretty close to each other. So it feels pretty crowded when full house.
The service here is good, being friendly, polite and professional. I enjoy my time here.
Uni Stack is luxurious creamy umami, topped with gold leaf. There are so many bafun uni stacked on top of the fluffy starchy rice, and lots of caviar added too for pops of briny excitement. This is so sinfully good.
Complimentary miso soup is full of flavours due to the clams added. Clam Soup never disappoints 😉
Hotate is one of the surprise of the day due to unexpected but brilliant pairing tangy yuzu kosho, lime, clean tasting chives with the briny hotate. I’m absolutely impressed.
Engawa with ahiro miso and roasted garlic is another surprise since it is unbelievably creamy and smooth. Love this too.
Wagyu & Uni is rich luxurious marriage of creamy umami with meaty goodness. And it works perfectly.
Foie gras is earthy, creamy with hints of excitement from the garlic soy glaze and spicy leeks.
Buta Kakuni Skewers is meaty and fatty. It goes very well with the shiro negi to cut through the richness.
Maguro, not part of the premium set menu, is interesting in taste due to the smoked onion cream and crispy shallots. But it is plain in comparison to the premium rolls. Maybe I will be more impressed if I start with this roll instead. It’s like once you go premium, you can’t turn back.
Warabi Mochi sprinkled with kinako, goma, matcha powder. These are so refreshing and feature the perfect balance of chewiness and easy to bite texture.
Thoughts: Satisfying and Interesting, with hints of Excitement
200A Telok Ayer Street