Posted by: alkanphel on: November 30, 2010
The Standing Sushi Bar recently opened a new outlet at Queen Street, now known as their “8Q” outlet. Contrary to its name, this SSB outlet has seats! And a much larger floor space to boot as well. Their dinner omakase operations have now shifted to 8Q, which allows them to provide a greater variety of dishes due [...]
Posted by: alkanphel on: July 27, 2010
This is probably going to be my last omakase at the UOB Standing Sushi Bar as they are opening a new branch at 8QSAM which is where they’ll handle the omakase dinners as the kitchen will be bigger. Aperitif: Black soybean wine This is a pretty rare drink – black soybeans fermented with alcohol. It is like a [...]
Posted by: alkanphel on: May 25, 2010
1st course: Hokkigai sashimi salad Hokkigai is known as surf clam and it is one of the most identifiable sashimi due to its bright red colouring on one side. It has a clean and crisp texture, moreso than the other shellfish I’ve had for sashimi. The crunchy texture provide a good contrast with the Japanese [...]
Posted by: alkanphel on: April 18, 2010
It’s been some time since I got my omakase fix at the Standing Sushi Bar so I trotted down in the middle of a sweltering April to get it! My friend joined me on this one and the photos are taken using his DSLR. Huge difference from my usual photos!! 1st course: Japanese fish cake [...]
Posted by: alkanphel on: March 1, 2010
1st course: Japanese salad This warm appetizer is built on a base of Mizuno greens which looks very similar to rocket but has a milder taste. Rounding it up is a mix of toppings – tomatoes, tofu, avocado, pan-fried shiitake mushrooms and sesame seeds.
Posted by: alkanphel on: January 21, 2010
The first omakase of 2010 at the Standing Sushi Bar! 1st course: Zensai Ikura in cucumber cup, lobster wasabi salad, and mixed greens.
Posted by: alkanphel on: December 24, 2009
Time for the last omakase of the year at the Standing Sushi Bar, an early one for Christmas! This time they had these cute sawagani (small river crabs) in a jar on the counter.
Posted by: alkanphel on: November 26, 2009
It’s time for another omakase in the month of November at the Standing Sushi Bar! Appetizer: Tamago sushi Love the tamago sushi that Kawa-san makes! Chunky but still light and tasty!
Posted by: alkanphel on: October 21, 2009
Aperitif: Yuzu umeshu This is an umeshu on the rocks that includes the juice of the yuzu fruit, which makes it more sour and have a dash of bitterness. Quite refreshing actually.
Posted by: alkanphel on: September 19, 2009
I went for a more powerful omakase dinner at the Standing Sushi Bar this time round! 1st course: Vermicelli with spicy sesame oil dressing I thought this was chuuka kurage (jellyfish) at first since this dressing is usually used with jellyfish for an appetizer.
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