Wrap & Roll [Closed]

Having Wrap & Roll has been a thought in my mind a while ever since I visited Star Vista in Bouna Vista. Whenever I enter a vietnamese cuisine restaurant, I can't do without a bowl of their noodle soup for I'm so in love with their Pho.

Environment

Thus, I order their Phở bò, Beef Noodle Soup. The broth was decent and clear with subtle herb taste but it did not have the grabbing taste that I'm looking for.

Beef Noodle Soup - $12.90

Unlike the usual sweetened lemon grass drink I had, Wrap & Roll's had hints of bitterness but its complemented by the sugar sweetness as well as the sour taste from the little lemon wedge.

Lemon Grass Tea

Another not to miss in a Vietnamese dining place will be their dripping coffee. You can order it with or without milk.

One thing I like about Wrap & Roll is its availability of vegetarian food and it makes it easier to dine out with my vegetarian friend. Phở xào rau nấm was vegetarian friendly with Pho being stirred fried and added with ingredients like mushroom and tofu. Portion was alright and was not too oily.

Stir Fried Pho Noodles with Mushrooms and Tofu - $10.90

Replacing the summer rolls will be Cuốn rối, another vegetarian starter that you can share with your friends. Crunchy and fresh with ingredients wrapped securely by rice paper, being a non-vegetarian, I'm pretty happy with the taste. However there is a strong herb smell from the vegetables used in the roll which my vegetarian pal was not totally in favour of that.

Vegetarian Steamed Rice Crepe Rolls - $7.90

Individual Piece

Overall, dining at Wrap & Roll gives you a good introduction to Vietnamese Cuisine and a decent filling meal.

Rating: 3 / 5

Wrap & Roll
Location: The Star Vista, 1 Vista Exchange Green #B1-11 Singapore 138617
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Chabuton

Chabuton offers a varities of signature ramen ranging from Tonkotsu, Tonkotsu Shio, Tonkotsu Miso, Shoyu to Shoyu Zaru Ramen. They are of high quality and superior in taste. In fact, these high quality ramen using the same recipes created by first Michelin starred ramen chef.

Chabuton

Crunchy golden fried squid was a good start. Served with shredded cabbages, the battered squid was rather tender and went well with the Japanese style of Mayonnaise. 

Ika Karaage (Fried Squid) - $5

For the brave soul who had took up the challenge on LEVEL 5 without much consideration. There were 5 levels available where Level 1 is most suitable for low tolerance for spicy food and Level 5 the nose-watering and tongue burning aftermath.

The Challenge

Unveil the Yoruton Ramen! It has a spicy taste with chilli paste featuring Chabuton's signature tonkotsu soup. Bamboo shoot, Japanese leek as well as Char Siew had topped the bowl of ramen loaded with good smelling amount of roasted sesame seeds. To those who can take spicy stuff, Level 5 is no kick. :)

Yoruton Ramen - $12.90

With additional item like the Nori Seaweed, it enlightened our meal. Pieces of Seaweed were crunchy without being spicy.

Seaweed - $1.50

 One of the recommended style will be Chabuton's Tonkotsu Ramen where the medium noodle texture was soaked in rich and creamy pork bone broth, topped with char siew, bamboo shoot and Japanese leek. To me it is the downgraded version of the Yoruton Ramen without the spice. This comes in 2 sizes, the Junior and the Large size.

Junior Tonkotsu Ramen - $8.80

Overall, I find that there is nothing to rave about. Taste of the ramen were pretty standard and with a limitation in the items in the menu, it's hardly I will make a return any sooner.

Rating: 3 / 5

Chabuton
Location: The Star Vista, 1 Vista Exchange Green #01-41 Singapore 138617

Imakatsu

April treats had started and special thanks to my pals / colleagues for treating me to sumptuous meals celebrating my birthday.

I have suggested a convenience place for meal which is Imakatsu located at 1st floor of Star Vista. Imaktasu looked pretty new to me as I never know of their existence till one day I pass them by.

Imakatsu

Can you read? "Imakatsu"

Environment was calm and quiet, featuring an authentic modern Japanese dining atmosphere with lanterns lamp and wooden grids fore ceiling above. While service staff remains smiley and friendly, leaving us a very comfortable and professional impression.

Dining Ambiance

Imakatsu special set menu comes with the main course, a drink and a dessert. There are only 6 drinks to choose from: Coca-Cola, Coca-cola(Light), Orange Juice, Brown Tea(Free Flow), Green Tea and Oolong Tea.  Since it mentioned that Orange Juice was 100%, we gave it a try. The juice was quite fresh and tasted like those you can buy off the chillers on the super marts.

Orange Juice

Such place reminded me of Saboten and Tonkatsu Ma Maison which has similar practice of unlimited serving of sides like rice and cabbages with your own serving of sauce.

Sauce for the meal and sesame dressing for the cabbages

Cabbages are best to go with roasted sesame in the white pot and for those who likes vegetables, the cabbages are of unlimited refill if you have ordered their set meal.

Cabbages (Unlimited filling)

The name PIYO PIYO had prompted me further into my childhood memories which I can vividly recall that a cute cartoon character which has the same name. It was a plump lovely duck if you can recalled.

PIYOPIYO is as large as the size of an XL egg, deep fried with crispy crumps on its exterior and what's lie underneath is a layer of minced meat to be revealed later on. Although it might be a tad expensive at $9.80, i would say it required few processes in order to get it done.

PIYOPIYO Minced Meat Cutlet - $9.80

This appetizer came along with some Japanese Soya Sauce. It was presented in a black dish with a bed of shredded cabbages.

Close up on PIYO PIYO

Look what's in its core! Onsen Egg! To think about it, it was quite tedious to have its layer of minced meat deep fried without getting the egg cooked entirely. At least now I can relate the dish to the PIYO PIYO character.

Look what's inside!

Breaded deep fried pork dish has always been my comfort food when it comes to Japanese Cuisine.  This special pork set includes Premium Lion, Pork Fillet, Minced meat, pumpkin, sweet potato that was fried to golden perfection.

Special Pork Set - $29.80

Though by nature, biting pork are on a tougher side for the teeth, I would say that the quality of Tonkatsu from Imakatsu was good with the meat being tender.

Close up on the Pork

We had the Special Chicken Set too which consist of assorted chicken parts like chicken fillet, chicken thigh and chicken breast.

Special Chicken Set - $25.80

Just like the Special Pork Set, we were given a spat of mustard sauce on the side of the plate. Personally I felt "shiok" dabbing those Tonkatsu onto them as it gave a sudden spike on the tongue. Surprisingly, chicken was tender too.

Close up on the Chicken

For those who has smaller appetite, you can go for those non-set meal which excludes the drink and the dessert. If you prefer chicken and tender meat, you can go for their chicken culet ZEN (thigh).

Chicken Cutlet ZEN (Thigh) - $14.80

Chicken Thigh

Rounding up the meal, we had our cups of Matcha Ice Cream with Azuki beans as our desserts. Such refreshing treat was sweet with the savoury azuki bean paste.

Green Tea Ice Cream

If you enjoy Tonkatsu as much as I do, I believe you will like Imakatsu too. Head down to Imakatsu and have a try :).


Rating: 3.25 / 5

Imakatsu
Location: The Star Vista, 1 Vista Exchange Green #01-17 Singapore 138617