Ichi Umai (Junction Nine)

I hear many people rave about this place for their decent Japanese foods. And decided to make my way to Yishun for this.

Located at Junction Nine, which you still need to take a bus from Yishun Bus Interchange; or you don’t mind burning some calories by foot.

I’m actually surprised with the size of their deep-fried panko breaded chestnut pork. It is so tender.

The curry also very delicious that I finish the whole thing, thankfully they don’t mind providing me another bowl of curry to go with.

It should come as no surprise that we are big fans and frequent customers of Ichi Umai.

In the spirit of adventure, we have started to venture into non-signature dishes on their fairly extensive menu. The spicy bulgogi beef with cheese don will suit those who like a fiery kick. The cheese does help to ameliorate the fiery kick but it is a little too spicy for our liking.

The Unagi Fried Rice tasted pretty good, though we wished there was a more generous portion of unagi.

Surprisingly, our favourite dish was the 𝗕𝘂𝘁𝗮 𝗞𝗮𝗸𝘂𝗻𝗶 𝗗𝗼𝗻. Supremely tender and flavourful, the pork belly was impeccable.

Not to be outdone, the 𝗠𝗲𝗸𝗮𝗷𝗶𝗸𝗶 𝗬𝘂𝘇𝘂 𝗧𝗿𝘂𝗳𝗳𝗹𝗲 𝗖𝗮𝗿𝗽𝗮𝗰𝗰𝗶𝗼 mesmerised us with the tangy yuzu dressing over sweet swordfish slices.

We were won over by the super flavourful broth in the 𝗞𝗮𝗶𝘀𝗲𝗻 𝗥𝗮𝗺𝗲𝗻.