[CLOSED] The Tonic X by SMUAA

Bazooka's signature charsiew and sio bak donburis are now available at TonicX, the newly opened bar right below the School of Information Systems. The lighting of TonicX makes the place reminiscent of Neo Tokyo, not an environment you would expect to find yourself enjoying a bowl of donburi. Instagrammability of the food due to the poor lighting is also 0 (refer to picture above).
Pictured is the Caramel and Crackling Roast Pork Combination Donburi ($9.80). You need to pay an additional $1 if you want an onsen egg. If you ask me, I think this is just a slightly more refined version of char siew/sio bak rice. The skin of Bazooka's roast pork is rather thick and while it crackles, I found it lacking in flavour. Also, the sio bak here seems to be more "westernised", with a thicker skin and a firmer meat texture as compared to the usual Chinese stalls.
The texture and taste of the Char Siew were kind of inconsistent throughout the different pieces of meat placed in my bowl. I found some parts a little too dry and honestly, I would very much prefer a skin that has more caramelisation. This Char Siew felt more like it was only braised.
For a Donburi, the rice was disappointingly mushy and while the dried sambal (hae bee hiam) went well with the rice, the texture of the rice really ruined it for me.

The portion is rather small in my opinion and eating in a restaurant with food being placed in a plastic bowl with disposable utensils just lends a different eating experience altogether.
Well, on the bright side, there's something new to eat in school at least? Try it and let me know what you think! #burpple