Yummy saturday

23 Jan 2010, Saturday.

[Lunch]
Just had lunch at Suju Japanese Restaurnt @ Mandarin Gallery. They were having a soft lunch so the options were limited to 2 sets, 2 bentos and 2 desserts. I ordered the most expensive item - a premium set $68. It consisted of 4 appetisers, a sashimi set, a teriyaki sauce grilled black cod, rice, miso soup and a dessert.
I liked one of the appetisers - medium rare beef with mashed potato, served cold. The sashimi had pretty good tasting tuna. The scallop had a soft texture but was too tasted too "fishy" for me. The cod fish and rice were decently good and enjoyable. The dessert was a tiny slice of ice cream cake coated with toasted caramel on top, accompanied with strawberry, mango and pineapple.
Overall a nice surprise though I wondered if I'll get the same quality if I ordered a "normal set". As other netizens pointed out, the current standards can largely be due to the Japanese chefs they currently have on board. I hope they can retain it in time to come.

[Dinner]
Dinner was at T.G.I.Friday @ Heren. I ordered a black-Angus New York Strip at $39.90 while ST ordered a Chicken Fajitas. Food was pretty slow in arriving, about 30 minutes or so. Upon arrival, the staff asked me to cut my steak into half; I verified that the done-ness was on the mark. The wild mushroom sauce, combined with the fats from the steak made a good sinful combination. The meat was soft was tasty and I made a note to ask for medium-rare in future.
ST's chicken was tastefully grilled. However, the wraps provided tasted like over-thick cooked flour. That's as unflattering as I could go as they certainly killed any enjoyment by sticking to the roof of my mouth. If you're eating Fajitas, please go for Cafe Iguana.
I lost the toss to ST, so she paid for dinner. Thanks dear. =)