The Original Nasi Lemak

Location: Sembawang Road

Country of origin: Malaysia

Rating

Taste: 4/5 (so, it is the original. try the sweet and sour super crispy chicken!)

Price: 5/5 (very good price for the taste! only 3SGD)
Presentation: 1/5 (same "put everything on top" technique)

Ambiance: 1/5 (not located near any hawker and beside a pet store, read review)

Accessibility: 1/5 (very far from the hawker centers. you need to find it)

Recommended for: those who like nasi lemak

Review

Masarap ba ang mga putaheng ito? Nasi Lemak as I remember, is known as fatty rice. Rice soaked in Coconut Cream or "gata" as we call it in the Philippines. I am a fan of flavored rice so I went looking for this hidden restaurant which they say has the best Nasi Lemak in Yishun. It is located somewhere near the landed areas of Sembawang. It is near the pet shops and other service shops like bikes, computers and billiards. It is very hard to notice that it is there. Anyway, as I eat the rice with my super delicious sweet and sour crispy chicken, I asked the waitress what was the restaurant's name. She said it was "the original" and truly enough when I looked at the sign board, it said "the original." They haven't move for decades and so they were stuck in that place far away from other hawkers.

Ishi Mura Black Pepper Pork Omelette Rice

Location: North Point mall, Yishun, Singapore

Country of origin: Japan

Rating

Taste: 3/5 (too spicy for the normal tongue)

Price: 4/5 (a 5.50SGD meal in a clean air-conditioned mall)

Presentation: 1/5 (looks like vomit. they just place the omelet rice on the plate and splat the viand all over it)

Ambiance: 4/5 (ishi mura is composed of several japanese inspired restaurants with japanese inspired design)

Accessibility: 5/5 (located at the top level of a mall connected to Yishun MRT)

Review

Masarap ba ang putaheng ito? A medium sized meal perfect for late lunches. A bit too saucy and the pepper taste is highly noticeable which is not good if you don't like pepper much. A bit spicy too and you can't separate the spice because it is within the sauce itself scattered all over the dish. The pork is medium rare and I think it would be better if they grilled it a bit more but that is just my opinion. I always like thinly sliced crunchy and fatty pork, like bacon. All in all a great japanese dish in a japanese inspired environment. Perfect for those who doesn't eat the raw japanese delicacies like sashimi.