So wifey and I was able to complete a full promo card from Ichiban. We decided to try the other restaurants from this food chain and decided to go to NEX mall as they had most of their brands available in this mall. When we got to NEX mall, the RES restaurants occupied a good corner of the mall where they named the area Japanese Street Food.
We decided to have some ramen in Men-Ichi as the freebies in the promo also looked best with this chain.
Our Orders
Miso Ramen - $15.50 + 1.50 for extra egg.
I won't say that this is the best ramen but it is good enough. The ramen in Ukkokei (Philippines) and Men-tei (Robinsons Road) are still to beat for top spot for ramen.
Gyoza - free with promo
The gyoza was good but like others its also just gyoza. I still wait for the day to say "This is the bomb" to a gyoza. This gyoza though was cooked just right as the skin has some crispness and chewiness in it. The filling had a right proportion as well.
Kanitama - free with promo
This was unexpected. I'm not a big egg lover but I liked how they prepared this. Its basically a mushroom omelette that was based with light sweet teriyaki sauce. I loved the saltiness and sweetness that this dish had. It's simple but good.
Char Siew Don - free with promo
This was a disappointment. If I had to pay for this, I would immediately ask them to return it to the kitchen as this is not worth $1. Ok, it might not be that bad but just look at it. If you say that it looks dry and the char siew looks like its been massacred, well its because it was. I had to ask for extra sauce on this so that it became edible. Tip... don't order this here just stick with the ramen and you'll be fine.
Price and Value
All-in-all the bill amounted to SGD 22.36, which was to cover the ramen, extra egg, and 2 cold tea. I think Men-tei ramen is the same price but its still a lot better. However, $15 now seems to be a standard for ramen places whether its good or bad. I'll go back to this restaurant but since they also have a branch of Shimbashi Soba here, I might just as well eat there next time.
Rating:
Food - 3
Ambiance - 3
Value - 3
Service - 3
Overall 3 of 5
Repeat Factor (No!! No! Yes Yes! Yes!!):
Yes
Address: #B1-79 NEX, 23 Serangoon Central
Tel no: +65 6634 4638
Website: http://www.men-ichi.com.sg/
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