One of my corporate gift vendors recently recommended me to a Japanese restaurant at Cuppage Plaza and I decided to head over to check out the restaurant until I spotted this small Japanese style Chinese food eatery at the side entrance area that was full house. While stealing a glance at the dishes that these customers had ordered, the smell of good old fried rice, gyozas and ramen in the air had deeply captivated me.

It looks like a very normal home-made type of salad but this is much better than I expected. There is a tinge of shoyu taste in the thousand island dressing, making it sweet, sour and salty at the same time. The potato mash is lovely; greens are crunchy. Definitely a good appetizer to start your meal with.

This is the pan-fried version of pot stickers. Plenty of juicy meat filling in them. Dip them in the chilli-vinegar dressing that the shop provides – simply yummy!

This deep fried version strongly surpasses the pan-fried ones in taste. I thought these would taste super oily and greasy but they turned out to be light and really crispy. A must-order!

This is similar to our local mui fan i.e. seafood and vegetables with gravy poured over rice. Very hearty portion I must say and it was served piping hot which I like. Taste wise, it’s similar to what you get from most tze-char stalls so nothing amazing to rave about.

To enjoy wholesome Jap-style Chinese food at a lower fraction of the price in the heart of Orchard Road, this could be the next big thing in town. Try their gyozas, salad and fried rice. Simply yummy!