It does seem like there has been quite a number of new dining establishments that can be found all across the Central Business District of the late — located at the lobby of 61 Robinson Road right across from the side if the building where an outlet of The Cupping Room is situated would be Moni Ika; these folks had taken over the former premises of the now-defunct Murger Han that has closed down some time back. Moni Ika is a concept by the same folks behind Cut Butchery — whilst being a butchery that operates several outlets across the island, Cut Butchery also operates other F&B concepts such as that of Grill by Cut and Gyushi as well. Moni Ika is a concept that focuses heavily on its salmon offerings — the dishes on its menu centres around the use of King Salmon and Scottish Salmon sourced from its harvest partners Regal and Loch Duart respectively; the menu features sections dedicated to Rice Bowl, Soba Bowl, and Salad Bowl, while they also do have an assortment of sushi kept in the display chiller that is available for both dine-in and takeaway as well.

The Teriyaki Salmon Rice Bowl is an item that features the Scottish Salmon from Loch Duart; other elements that are served in the same bowl being mentioned in the men’s description includes teriyaki sauce and an assortment of vegetables that are available for the day — the latter being edamame, cauliflower and pumpkin. The highlight of the Teriyaki Salmon Rice Bowl from Moni Ika is undoubtedly the salmon — the Loch Duart salmon is said to be used in some of the top Michelin-starred restaurants all around the world and is delivered chilled (i.e. not frozen). Despite being a cooked dish, the salmon does carry a medium rare consistency that comes with a soft centre — the fish being especially smooth inside but with the flesh being firm with a melt-in-the-mouth texture; it also does carry a mild sweetness of the fish which makes it quite different from the usual Teriyaki Salmon Rice Bowl one can get from a typical Japanese / grain bowl establishment. The salmon also does come with a crisp skin as well. The rice here does get drenched with a bit of the Teriyaki sauce as well; the Teriyaki sauce also does feel a little different from the typical Teriyaki sauce with a stronger emphasis on the savoury and earthier notes rather than the sweetness of the sauce, while the accompanying vegetables of the day adds varying dimensions of chew, bite and crunch to the Teriyaki Salmon Rice Bowl for a contrast of textures — all that whilst giving it a wholesome feel to balance things out as well.