Japan

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Sanpoutei is one of my favourite haunts in Holland village. While they’re popular for their shoyu ramen, a mainstay of niigata, I really really enjoy enjoy their tonkutsu. Definitely one of the hard-core bowls in town, the noodles are thick and slithery and the broth has been reduced to such a consistency I wondered if its part of their mission to imbue as much pork as possible into the bowl.
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The eggs have the hue similar to a golden sun are flavorful and beautifully marinated. Served along thick slabs of pork, this definitely satisfies all kinds of cravings, and then some.
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It can get pretty warm inside due to poor ventilation but it’s worthwhile trade off for entry into tonkutsu heaven.

If you are ramen lover, you gotta try this lobster ramen ($15.90 for Spicy Miso, $14.90 for Non spicy or clear miso), the soup has a really thick and creamy texture to it and the richness of the taste is so comforting and addictive 😭the pork belly is just so tender and really love their prawn wontons. Worth the visit , not just once.

Very nice. They're having a promo till year end offer $1.00. Original price $11.80, Now only $10.90

Very filling, I couldn't even finish my rice. Tried my luck with the spicy version and it was surprisingly milder than I remembered.

Comes with yuzu-flavoured salmon, 2 prawns, and a whole load of mushrooms (yay)! Enjoyed the salmon, tho I wished the yuzu flavour was stronger. It remained moist and flaky and the batter was just right. Can't say the same for the mushrooms though. I love mushrooms, and I like how the different mushrooms give a different mouthfeel but sadly the batter of assorted tempura mushrooms was rather inconsistent - some had a slightly thicker batter, and my bowl of tempura seemed to be greasier and less crisp (some were actually soggy and nope I didn't leave it untouched for too long) than I recall from my last visit here.
Hoping it's just an off day!

Food is made when order is placed. Food sent via machine alike bullet train. They are pocket friendly.

This is a winner because of their generous portion and wide variety of marinated sashimi alone. I particularly liked the addition of the baby scallops which were really sweet and fresh. Also, plus points given to their freshly-grated wasabi!