Scrumptious $4.80 Muslim-friendly sushi tacos and Japanese oysters at Northpoint City

In a time the place you will get gourmand pizza and restaurant-quality Western meals at hawker centres, I actually shouldn’t be stunned by the distinctive stalls that may be discovered within the espresso store and hawker centre scene. However, Kenji Taco Sushi positioned in Northpoint City has managed to astonish me with its seemingly random taco and sushi mixtures. 

Kenji Taco Sushi is open day by day from 10.30am to 9pm. Interestingly, it has 2 retailers that are each positioned at Northpoint City.

The first is on the basement’s Kopitiam outlet conjoined with the drink and dessert stall. The different outlet is at Bagus, positioned on the second flooring of Northpoint City beside the Monster Chilli Grilled Fish & Mala Hotpot stall.

Whilst not halal licensed, Kenji Taco Sushi makes use of the identical substances from Monster Chilli Grilled Fish & Mala Hotpot that operates at an all-halal Bagus meals courtroom, making it Muslim-friendly.

What I attempted at Kenji Taco Sushi

Kenji Taco Sushi taco-rised most Japanese flavours that we’re aware of. You have your California (S$4.80), Ebi Furai (S$4.80), Chuka Wakame (seaweed) (S$4.80) and Spicy Salmon (S$6.80). 

Should the curated flavours not curiosity you, you possibly can craft your sushi taco beginning at S$7.80 for two toppings. These characteristic extra various substances corresponding to Snow Crab Leg and Smoked Duck, and you’ll decide from sauces like Nacho Cheese and Garlic Butter. 

There had been additionally Japanese Hyogo Oysters at S$3.90 per piece and even Chirashi bowls with choices like Chicken Teriyaki (S$8.80) and Scallop Truffle (S$10.80). I opted for the Spicy Salmon, Chicken Teriyaki (S$4.80) and Ebi Mentai (S$5.80) taco sushis.

Just visually, with the beneficiant quantity of hen cubes, Chicken Teriyaki was all the time going to be a messy affair regardless of the way you chunk it. But with the satisfying crunch of the taco shell and well-marinated hen, I didn’t thoughts it one bit. 

I’m glad the shell was fried with some flour and wasn’t simply straight-up seaweed, because it was key to not solely holding the shell form, however it additionally added a crispy texture that was a carbon copy of precise taco shells. Despite the watery-looking sauce, it was a very good illustration of what teriyaki tasted like.

The mushy and barely vinegary sushi rice labored surprisingly properly with the brittle exterior. It was seemingly drizzled with mayo and had cucumber slices and corn bits. The coldness of the substances additionally made it an unexpectedly refreshing dish.

Next was the Spicy Salmon. It had the identical crispiness from the shell, however I felt the batter had a contact of spiciness which labored properly with the umami-ness of the seaweed. 

It’s price noting that the spicy mayo and ample salmon cubes had been blowtorched flippantly earlier than being served. It wasn’t only for theatrics both, because it added a pleasant pure smoky flavour to the dish. Easily the most effective sushi taco out of the three.

Lastly was the Ebi Mentai. Similar to the Spicy Salmon, it too was torched earlier than being served, although I felt the smokiness wasn’t as obvious. Also, the prawns had been overly bland which made it the weakest tasting sushi taco out of the three, even with the addition of mentaiko sauce, which tasted faultless.

Final ideas 

I loved my sushi taco expertise and I believed it was undoubtedly a extra attention-grabbing means of consuming sushi. Though the costs are undoubtedly on the excessive aspect, for my part, it’s priced pretty when bearing in mind the substances which can be used. Not to say, they tasted actually good and I felt like I received my cash’s price.

Having stated that, in the event you’re in search of one thing that’ll fill your abdomen, this definitely isn’t it. I had 3 items by myself however was again to ravenous lower than an hour later. I’d say hold this in thoughts as a aspect dish or a powerful candidate for a novel sushi date evening expertise, although you would possibly wish to have yours on the go for someplace extra scenic.

Expected harm: S$4.80 – S$6.80 per pax

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