miCasa Kitchen & Bar

mi Casa is actually an upgrade from a nearby hawker stall in Bukit Timah market and food Centre. They have transformed from a kitchen into kitchen and bar now. On top of that, the upper level of miCasa provides a different type of ambiance.

miCasa

While waiting for the food, we had some Australian Juices to accompany us. They are cranberry and lime juice.

Juices - $7

Ciabatta was lightly toasted and served warm with mushrooms.

Ciabatta with Mushroom - $9

Mushrooms

Glistering top layer of pork cheek is crispy and definitely addictive with its melting texture. Put the cube into your mouth and gently press it down with your tongue and enjoy it. It may look the our Chinese version of "Sio Bak" but this is way healthier as these cheeks are less fatty, tender and richer in flavor. Try and you may like it!

Pork Cheek - $16

Live clams in white wine sauce was their Local Fresh Catch and nicely done up consisting buttery flavours of wine with garnishing like garlic, spring onions and cut chilli.

Live Clams in White Wine - $18

With the natural sweetness from the clams, the stock was made delicious and I cant stop at the first helping.

Close up of the Clams

It must be crazy to order Clam Pasta after ordering the live clams but the love of having clam just didnt stop us. Pasta was cooked to Al Dente perfection and in light stock. However we would prefer the stock of the pasta from the white wine above. Perhaps so, the dish will be made perfect.

Clam Pasta - $16

The thing about ordering striplion here is base strictly on its weight. If not for the wait on Tomahawks that will take about 45 minutes, we would have skipped the striploin. Nonetheless, having striploin also means that we may be back for the 1kg of Tomahawks. With the good crowd at night, if you want to order Tomahawks, it would be best to order in advance.

Striplion - $42.84

Striploin in medium rare doneness as requested was pretty well prepared as seen from the pinkish layer of meat in between, acommpanied by mashed potatoes and some garden greens. Meat was tender and awesomely done.

Striploin

This is not the usual carbonara that get soaked in a pool of cream (even though I prefer that style). One of the perks of this dish is the generous use of sausage as well as pork meat.

Carbonara - $14

Given the homely ambiance and relaxing environment, its hard not to be back again. Food might not be the most authentic Spanish or Italian ones but at least it somewhere we know that will not hurt your pocket in terms of such cuisine.

Rating: 3.25 / 5

Mi Casa Kitchen & Bar

Location: 102C Jalan Jurong Kechil Singapore 598602

Mamacitas Costa Rican Cuisine

You will never run short of eating options in Singapore, besides the usual cuisines we had in what a normal food court can find, Chinese, Western, Thai, Viet etc. And right now we get to enjoy cuisine from North America, Costa Rican in Telok Ayer Food Centre aka Lau Pa Sat and commuters now are more spoilt for choices!

Besides seeing the long queues lined up,the curiosity in me would want to have a try of what does South American cuisine taste like.

Mamacitas Costa Rican Cuisine

Having ordered the Krunchy chalupas, it was a deep fried tortilla wrap shaped into a bowl like containing salad in mixture of lettuce, capsicum, and a choice of beef or chicken topped with salsa.And finally drizzle with savoury sweet sauce and tomato ketchup. Kind of unique!

Krunchy Chalupas - $7.90 (excluding toppings)

It was kind of creamy I thought but was delicious and I can never think of such cuisine being the main course. To make it more interesting, it was upgraded with cheese and avocado.

Can you spot the avocado Piece?

Look at the close up of the fried tortilla, it was crispy and well fried.

Closed Up of Krunchy Chalupas

It was paired with white rice and fragrant whipped potato. Still, looking amazing and interesting meal for me.

Rice & Whipped Potato

If you want a change on the daily meals, this is a good experience to try out!

Rating: 4 / 5

Mamacitas Costa Rican Cuisine
Location: Lau Pa Sat Festival Market, 18 Raffles Quay Singapore 048582