It does seem that there has been a little bit of something going on within Wilkie Edge of the late where many of the ground floor tenants had made their move out of the building — whilst there are tenants that had decided to make its move out of the area almost entirely, some of these establishments are still located within the vicinity. Oh Some Bowls had been in operation in Wilkie Edge for quite a long while, and it seems that these folks had revamped its concept now that they have moved into new premises at the second level of Sim Lim Square — Menya Saku by Oh Some Bowls can be found along the same row of shops as where the outlet of 3 Meals a Day 一日三餐 is, being situated between Angel Authentic Thai Restaurant and the outlet of Taste Good 好味小厨 at Sim Lim Square. The interior of the shop is simply decked in a way that is more for function than for form; the space largely feature the use of wooden fittings throughout the space — the dine-in furniture used being pretty basic to say the least which is less elaborate than the set-up at the now-defunct Oh Some Bowls. Japanese-style
cloth can be found draped from underneath the signboard — helps to add a bit of a Japanese vibe to the entire space. Pivoting themselves as a Japanese ramen specialty shop, the menu at Menya Saku is segmented into sections such as Saku Ramen, Niku Soba, Tonkotsu Ramen, Spicy Tonkotsu Ramen, Rice Bowl, and Ramen Salad — they also do offer a line-up of beverages which are limited to pretty much canned beverages.

Considering how the Saku Ramen line-up comprises of “Saku” in its namesake that is seemingly named after the namesake of the dining establishment itself, we found ourselves being more intrigued to give one of the items from the Saku Ramen section of the menu a go. The Special Saku Ramen can be described as the “full works” for the range of Saku Ramen that Menya Saku has to offer — the menu at Saku Ramen mentions that the dish does comprise of elements such as Chicken Chashu, Ajitama Egg, Seaweed, Japanese Leek, Spinach and Naruto Fish Cake; the social media accounts of Saku Ramen also mentions that the ramen also comes with chicken broth, and that the item is described to not come with pork nor lard. Going straight for the broth, it does seem that the Saku Ramen would appeal to those whom prefer lighter broth; the chicken broth with bonito presents a very light savouriness with a clean finish that is similar but not quite as heavy as the Japanese-ramen that features a Shoyu broth. Menya Saku has went with the use of broader noodles that does carry quite a good bite. Considering how the dish does come with Chicken Chashu, we did find it interesting how they had executed their Chicken Chashu — this is a pretty simple attempt as compared to the typical rolled Chashu where it features chicken breast that is flame-torched for a slightly smoky note. Whilst the flavours do come a little more plain, it still does match well with the entire dish given the lighter flavours at play here generally. The Ajitama Egg is also pretty well-executed here; marinated in soy sauce, the egg does come with a note of savouriness — all that while the egg yolk within still remains molten and creamy. We weren’t too into the Spinach that carried a rather strong hint of bitterness that overwhelmed the light flavours of the Special Saku Ramen, though it does provide the item with an element of crunch while the seaweed does add a slight crispness with a bit of umami-ness before it soaks up the broth. Other elements like the Japanese Leek and Naruto Fishcake are simply just good to have.