$5 Ramen - Hiro

On a budget but craving for delicious, authentic ramen? Hiro is the place for you! Situated in a small little coffeeshop at Kovan, Hiro serves authentic ramen at only $5 per bowl! Apart from ramen, they also have other Japanese food available such as Japanese curry rice and gyoza! They are definitely different from the usual kopitiam/food court Japanese store ramen and much more authentic.

Photo credits to hungrygowhere.com

I ordered the Tonkatsu ramen on their signboard. Despite being only $5, they were generous with their servings which included one full half-boiled egg and several peaces of meat. Serving is probably just a little less than those served at restaurants, but definitely worth the $5 and filling enough!

Mmmm~

They didn't have spicy ramen option available which was kind of disappointing for me, but they had the chili powder available which managed to spice up the ramen a bit. Hehe~ XD The meat was super delicious to me as it was salty enough which simply makes you crave for more of it. :x The half-boiled egg was not bad and was cooked just right, but I would say it is not as authentic as those found in Japan. I'm not too sure how to say it, but Japan's half-boiled egg is more orange, while the ones served at Hiro was the normal yellow yolk. The ones in Japan also had a salty kind of taste to it. 

Nonetheless, I'm very satisfied with the meal! Will definitely go back to try out different flavours next time!

Happy~!

Hiro is just a walking distance from Kovan MRT.

Address: 203 Hougang Street 21

Opening hours: 11.30am - 9pm daily, except for Tuesdays

Try it out ne~

Monster Curry! Rawr~

Had a long day at *SCAPE today for dance practice. Was super hungry after using -so much- energy from dancing... The group of us headed to have Monster Curry to satisfy my monster appetite! XD

Monster Curry is located at Food Republic at 313 Somerset. It's on the 5th floor. Lazy me usually take the lift up so once you exit from the lobby, it should be right in front of you haha. It's situated at the corner but the sign is pretty big so you should be able to see it!

Prices are pretty reasonable considering the portion they give. I am able to finish the whole plate by myself but some of my friends (girls with small stomachs) find it too much for them. So if you are one of those with a small stomach, I would recommend sharing one portion with a fellow friend.

The menu!

My standard order is the Cheese Chicken Katsu Curry. Haha yes, I do love curry and cheese. :x They have a pretty good variety available, which includes natto curry. ._.'' Personally I hate natto. The smell, the taste, the texture. Urghhh................ x.x But two of my natto crazy friends ordered it... According to my friend, the curry is a little thick, but despite that, you can still taste the natto. And yeah, of course they enjoyed their natto. Will never be able to understand their love for natto but... anyways! Here's my dinner!

Oh! You can choose the level of spiciness as well! Love it cos I love to go on spicy challenges. Hehe. Today I challenged myself with 3 Flame (Very Hot).

Which level would you dare challenge?

The level of spiciness is actually controlled by the amount of chili sauce they add into your curry. Depending on the person serving you, some of them would draw the sauce on your curry in nice cute flames. However, today I wasn't so lucky so the person serving me just swirled the chilli on. Hahaha.

3 Flame!!!

The combination of cheese and curry is really to die for. LOL. Now that I think of it, I really do love cheesexcurry. When I was in Japan, we visited the cup noodle museum and was able to create our own cup noodles. I chose curry base and added cheese as one of my toppings. XD Cheese and curry banzai~

Look at the cheeeeeeeeeeeeeeese!

Honestly, I was almost defeated by 3 flame. Probably because I was very full halfway through already. BUT! I still managed to finish it! Challenge completed! Will try 4 flame next time. XD I can still feel my stomach burning... after 3hrs. ^^''

Now I challenge YOU! ;D

Free Ice Cream?!

Yaaaaaahooooooooi~~~~!!!

Look of the day!

A week back after filming my Ai Kotoba dance cover, my friends and I were lucky to get a free ice cream voucher each! It was given out by some DJs. When I went up to take the free voucher, the DJ noticed my usa-chan stockings and literally announced to the whole world through the mic... I was so embarassed cos everyone was staring at my thighs. -_- Honestly I wasn't too sure what they were promoting... but it was the usa-chan that attracted me to them. XD

Usa-chan peace!

We were not hungry that day so we decided to have the free ice cream today after we filmed another upcoming dance cover! The feeling of having free ice cream after a tiring day of dancing/filming is simply awesome.

Yay!!

The free ice cream is by Marble Slab Creamery. They have a wide variety of flavours and mix-ins available! We were literally spoilt for choices.

 So many flavours!!

Look at all the nuts. Just look.

And yes, they do their magic on a frozen marble slab! Their add-ons are called "mix-ins" instead of "toppings" because they mix them into the ice cream instead of just sprinkling it on top!

"Once your desired flavor has been selected, the magic begins. We scoop the ice cream onto a frozen marble slab, where your choice of fruits, nuts and candies, known as Marble Slab Creamery "mixins," will be skillfully blended in with the ice cream, then finally piled high on the delectable waffle cone of your choosing."

 After staring at all the different choices available, here is our choices!

Left, Salted Caramel. Middle, Double Dark Chocolate. Right, Thai Milk Tea.

Mine was the dbl dark chocolate with sliced almonds!

Love the combination of the dark chocolate with almonds! ^_^ Nomnomnom~

                                            

After the free ice cream treat, we headed to Hoshino Cafe! Yes, we are weird people who eat our dessert before our main meal. LOL. Don't judge! :x I've gone to Hoshino Cafe 3 times so far and all 3 times I ordered the same thing... Curry Baked Rice!

The curry baked rice had CHEESE in it too!! Which made it doubly awesome. :3 Hehe.

Yummy!

Oh and one thing I like about Hoshino Cafe is that they provide baskets for you to put your bags in! How thoughtful right? Every other F&B outlet should learn from them!!

Just throw in all your barang barang!

My legs are aching from today's filming for our new dance cover. T_T Hopefully can get the editing done soon! Lazy me does things too slowly. x.x Gomen....

Well, till my next food adventure! ;D

Standing Sushi Bar

In Japan, standing bars are popular, whereby customers go in, order their food and consume them while standing. That is probably where Standing Sushi Bar got their name from. However, don't worry! Seats are still provided at the restaurant where you can enjoy your food comfortably.

What attracted to me to the small little branch situated at Queen Street? Their weeknight promotions!

  Extracted from standingsushibar.com

They offer different promotions on different nights so choose the one that is most suitable for you! Not really a sashimi lover myself, I decided to go on Wednesday night!

Wednesday promotion: 50% off rolls and handrolls!

Here's what I had for the night!

Kappa Maki for $2 after discount!

Spicy Tuna for $4! I originally thought it was cooked... but it came raw. T_T

I orderd TWO softshell crab handrolls! Each handroll is only $3.

Of course, not forgetting desserts! Since I didn't get to eat -much- non-raw food, I decided it was okay for me to pamper myself a bit with some desserts. Hehe. Look at the pretty presentation!

Matcha Cheesecake, $7.90. It was still pretty frozen, which made it taste like ice cream! Yumm~

Regarding the waiting time to be seated, I didn't have to wait at all. There was a crowd, but not much of a queue. On other days where their sashimi is on discount, though, a queue is expected. So if you're going down on a sashimi discount day, try to go earlier!

I believe I would enjoy the place better if I loved sashimi. Nonetheless, I still enjoyed the discounts haha! Left the place saving $16! Oh the discount thrills~

My review:
Food 3/5
Service 3/5
Price 4/5 (can be a bit pricey without discount)

Standing Sushi Bar is actually located conveniently outside Exit A of Bras Basah MRT. However, I got pretty lost because the address stated "Singapore Art Museum". So I was wondering like a lost dog around the main building of the musuem... until I realized it was at the 8Q@SAM side. Do take note if you are not very good at directions like me... OTL

Check them out!
Website: http://standingsushibar.com/
Address:
8 Queen Street
#01-03, Singapore Art Museum
Singapore 188535
Operating hours:
Lunch 12pm-2pm
Dinner 6pm-10pm