Koh Grill & Sushi Bar

So last week I posted about Itacho Sushi, and this week I've got more awesome Japanese food to share with you and it's located right at the heart of Orchard Road!

Located at Wisma Atria (same level as Food Republic), Koh Grill and Sushi Bar is known for their Shiok Maki, and it is indeed very SHIOK! Don't be fooled by the fact that it is located in a food court and would probably just serve out ordinary Japanese fare. This place is a great hidden find!

We tried their Grilled Foie Gras, and I really wasn't expecting much, but this was pure goodness. We would have ordered more except for the fact that we would have to wait super long again for it to arrive, and we all know that "waiting" and "baby" don't get along at all.

Daddy Li also ordered a bowl of ramen. Didn't snap a picture of it cos he was hungry and I told him to just get started on it. It wasn't anything fancy, just your typical bowl of ramen. I suggest you skip that and try their other unique dishes like their Pitan (Century Egg) Maki and Foie Gras Scallop Nigiri.

We also ordered the Crappy Maki to try! Contrary to it's name, this is one of the best soft shell crab maki we've ever tasted. It's a great combination of crispy soft shell crab and seaweed, topped with layers of swordfish belly and a generous serving of tobiko on top.

Of course, we also ordered the well-known Shiok Maki. Note: You can't not order this! Right in the middle, you can find unagi and avocado wrapped with sushi rice and then slices of aburi salmon. This delightful combination is then topped with mentai mayonaise and the oh-so-awesome tobiko. All that is blowtorched to perfection and all I can say is "yum yum in my tum tum!"

Just look at how generous they are with their tobiko! It's liked it rained tobiko in their kitchen or something. Plus how can you fault the combination of unagi x salmon x avocado?! They've also got a generation two version of their Shiok Maki. We've yet to try that out, but when we do I'll be sure to post about it!

Food aside, I must point out that the service is quite bad. The place is basically overcrowded and understaffed in my opinion. I also think they might have a small kitchen thus the long waiting time. It was quite hard for us, or well any other customer for that matter to get the attention of the waitresses cos they were always so busy. Do also expect long lines during peak hours, and a minimum waiting time of about 20 minutes for your food to arrive.

The place isn't very child friendly due to the small space and they do not have high chairs. We made do by letting Kaitlin sit on our laps. Knowing that Kaitlin can't sit still for long periods, I brought her for a walk with me while I ran some errands, and Daddy Li stayed behind to wait for the food to arrive.

If you aren't pro at handling the kids while at the dining table (which many of us aren't!), I recommend going at non-peak hours or perhaps when they babies/kids are asleep in their prams/not tagging along.  Otherwise, it might get quite tricky dining there.

Despite all the downsides, I still think that it's worth it to head down to Koh Grill & Sushi Bar to give their delectable makis a try!

Here are the details if you are interested:

Koh Grill & Sushi Bar

Add: 435 Orchard Road #04-21, Wisma Atria Shopping Centre

Tel: 9180 3805

Opening Hours: Daily 11:30am - 10.30pm

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Itacho Sushi

If you are a fan of Japanese food, you would have mostly likely dined at Itacho Sushi and know how yummy their sushi is. Since it's conveniently located at ION Orchard, we've become frequent diners there whenever we need a sushi fix.

On our most recent visit, we decided to skip our usual orders and try the other items and we were really glad we did.

Roasted Duck Breast Sushi / Smoked Duck Croquette / Baked Crab / Wagyu Sushi

All of the above we ordered were great! That's quite good if all the dishes we ordered are great cos usually there would be one or two that aren't to our liking but not this time. If you're not really into raw meat you might want to skip the Wagyu Beef Sushi as the taste and smell of the beef might put you off . Nevertheless, the food was still great and we like that they have unique items on their menu. It can get quite boring if every Japanese restaurant out there is serving the same old soba/udon/don and sushi.

Here are some other items we ordered during our other visits to Itacho:

Salmon with Soy Sauce Sushi / Salmon Lobster Salad Roll / Smoked Duck Breast Sushi

The Salmon with Soy Sauce Sushi is a must order for us. It's really affordable and so good. Do note that the Smoked Duck Breast Sushi and Roasted Duck Breast Sushi taste slightly different. I'm not a fan of the Salmon Lobster Salad Roll, but Daddy Li loves it.

Another must-try is the Salmon and Scallop Tofu. How can you not order this?! Well, I couldn't resist ordering this cos it had three of my favourite foods in one dish!!

Other dishes that I recommend trying are the Smoked Salmon with Black Pepper, Grilled Eel with Rice and Roasted Wagyu Beef Sushi. Oh yes! Don't forget to try the Whole Sea Eel. It's really good!!

If heading down to ION Orchard is a little out of your way, don't worry cos Itacho has several outlets all around the island. You can check here for a list of their outlets.

Itacho Sushi 

Add: 2 Orchard Turn, ION Orchard #B2-18

Tel: 6509 8911

Opening Hours: Sun - Thurs: 11am - 10pm, Fri - Sat: 11am - 11pm


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