Tenkaichi Japanese Restaurant @ Beach Road

Ala carte buffet with unlimited servicing of wagyu beef. This sounds like a steal is it? Tenkaichi Japanese Restaurant at City Gate, Beach Road which specializes in wagyu beef offers exactly that. The Japanese BBQ (Yakiniku) restaurant which used to be Yakiniku Daidomon has been renamed as Tenkaichi Japanese Restaurant when Mr Naing Ye Guang, took a leap of faith in 2012 to start on his own. Mr Naing is a story himself. He started in Japan as a dishwasher, working his way up the ladder. He worked as a chef in several popular yakiniku restaurants in Japan before returning to Singapore in 2004.

Sashimi 3/5

Basically the Ala Carte BBQ Buffet comes with two choices, Deluxe Buffet and Premium Wagyu Beef Buffet. The Deluxe Buffet comes with free flow sashimi, premium beef, pork, seafood and many other cooked food (tempura, fried rice, noodles, sushi etc) at $$39.80+ (Mon-Thu) and $44.80+ (Fri-Sun).

Ebi Fry 3/5

For a more premium selection, the Premium Wagyu Beef Buffet comes with free flow wagyu beef, giant scallop and also the spread of cooked food inclusive of the ala carte items in deluxe buffet at $64.80+ (Mon-Thu) and $69.80+ (Fri-Sun)

Wagyu Karubi, Wagyu Rosu, Wagyu Nakaochi Karubi 4.2/5

I personally think the premium wagyu beef buffet is really worth it. The restaurant uses marble +7 wagyu beef from Australia and these are all free flow. I tried the Wagyu Karubi, Wagyu Rosu and Wagyu Nakaochi Karubi and they all really good. I like the fact that the meat were only lightly seasoned or marinated not overpowering the natural flavour of the wagyu beef.

Wagyu Beef Yukke 3.5/5

Wagyu Tan 4.5/5

For the more adventurous, you may want to try the Wagyu Beef Yukke and Wagyu Tan. The wagyu beef yukke, similar to beef tartar is eaten raw. Break the egg yolk and give it a good mix. It can be challenging for those that do not eat raw. The Wagyu Tan which is actually the beef ox tongue, may sound scary but this is actually a delicacy. If you manage to overcome the mental block, this is probably one of the best cut I like for yakiniku as it has a nice crunchy texture after BBQ.

Pork Belly and Pork Collar 4.2/5

Pork Cheek Fillet 4/5

Need not worry if you are not a beef person or you can't take beef due to religious reason. The buffet also have a good selection of pork, chicken as well as seafood. I tried the pork belly, pork collar and the pork cheek fillet. Once again they were all lightly marinated retaining the natural flavour. I also like the fact all the dishes are served in small plates allowing one to try as many items as possible that is available on the huge menu.

Scallop 4/5

Tenkaichi Japanese Restaurant is confident of their value for money premium Japanese BBQ buffet with quality ingredients that it proudly declare a Lowest Price Guarantee for the buffet. If there is another restaurant with a lower price that fulfills the conditions (refer to their website), Tenkaichi will beat it by 10%.


Tenkaichi Japanese Restaurant
City Gate (Keypoint)
371 Beach Road
#01-18/19
Singapore 199597
Tel: +65 62934498
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TenkaichiRestaurant
Website: http://www.tenkaichi.com.sg/
Nearest MRT: Nicoll Highway (CC Line)

Opening Hours:
Daily: 1130am - 230pm, 6pm - 1030pm

Direction:
1) Alight at Nicoll Highway MRT station. Take Exit A. Take the overhead bridge and cross over to beach road. Walk to destination. Journey time about 5 minutes.  [Map]

Fishball Story @ Golden Mile Food Centre

I got to know Douglas, the young hawker that runs Fishball Story when he agreed to take part in the Ulitmate Hawker Fest 2014 curated by Maureen, Ian and me. Douglas who will be turning 24 years old this year, handmade the fishballs and fishcakes freshly at his stall starting as early as 4am. He even prepared the sambal chilli and pork lard at the stall all by himself. This is not an easy task. Who at his age will want to do it. Most of us will prefer to be in the comfort of an air conditioned office.

Fishball Noodle Dry 4.5/5

Douglas learnt the fishball recipe from his grandma using only pure yellow tail fish with no flour. The result is a firm texture with the natural sweetness of the fish. It may not be as bouncy compared to many other places but you are getting the real deal here.

Fishball Noodle Dry 4.5/5

What makes this bowl of Fishball Noodle ($3.50) so delicious is not just all about the fishball. The sambal, shallots and pork lard all plays a part in making in it. Douglas has stroke the right formula allowing all the ingredients to come together in harmony, making a simple dish extraordinary yummy.

Overall I have to admire Douglas hard work and dedication to provide the best quality in the fishball. It is hard to find or even name such stalls nowadays with factory made fishball readily availability and even at a lower cost. The fishball noodle at Fishball Story is definitely worthy for a visit and we have to give these young hawkers the due encouragement or we will slowly lose the hawker heritage in Singapore.


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Fishball Story
Golden Mile Food Centre
505 Beach Road
#01-85
Singapore 199583
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/fishballstory
Nearest MRT: Nicoll Highway (CC Line)

Opening Hours:
Mon-Fri: 9am - 5pm
Sat: 9am - 7pm
Sun: 9am - 3pm

Direction:
1) Alight at Nicoll Highway MRT station. Take Exit A. Take the overhead bridge and cross over to Beach Road. Walk down Beach Road along the flow of traffic. Walk to destination. Journey time about 10 minutes. [Map]