Full review: http://nkikichua.blogspot.sg/2016/04/chir-chir-singapore-new-menu-highlight.htmlAs you know, Chir Chir is a chain restaurant originated in South Korea and it what better way to attract k-food lovers than to introduce the Honey Butter Chicken derived from the famous Korean honey butter chips. Even for those who haven’t tried the chips (it applies to me too), you can imagine it just by having this chicken because according to my fellow foodie who have tried the chips mentioned that the chicken seasoning were really similar to the chips.

Next off the list, Topokki & Cheese. I would say it’s a spin-off of mac & cheese. Instead of macaroni, it is replaced with topokki (Korean rice cakes) and topped with chicken ham and bacon bits in creamy cheese sauce.

Going for something wholesome? Chir Chir serves oven roasted chickens too and it comes in Rosemary, Spicy BBQ and Garlic. The whole roasted Rosemary Chicken went through 12hours of marinating and accompanied with salt-baked egg, baked potato and salsa. My pick among the three, which I have tried previously.

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Featuring the not so plain (and probably not so cheap) swiss rolls such as Earl Grey and Thai Milk Tea [$5.90 each]. The flavours were delicate yet instinctive and I love the texture of the rolls – soft, dense and compliments the cream within. Whereas, Matcha swiss roll turned out milky when I preferred mine slightly bitter or sweet hence this is not to my liking as compared to the other two. This would satisfy you milky matcha lovers though!

The rolls can be paired with a list of tea blend, and I got the Lychee Konnyaku. A great drink for palette cleansing if you are having more than one rolls and it’s also a great excuse to chill out in the cosy atmosphere. 

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GoroGoro Steamboat & Korean Buffet Restaurant is location in Orchard Gateway @ Emerald, accessible via the lift in Crate & Barrel to level 4.

They offer six soup broth to choose from, namely Ginseng Chicken, Beauty Collagen, Mala, Tomyum, Tomato and Vegetarian. It comes with two soup and my first pick would be Vegetarian as it is light and tasted like Japanese oden or rather white radish soup, followed by Beauty Collagen which also has a lighter taste as compared to those thick collagen soup. If you want an additional soup, you can top it up at $5++ per table. Looking for something spicier, go for Mala though it isn't very spicy in my opinion.Be spoilt for choice with over 70 choices for dinners and weekend dining. All the essential steamboat ingredients are there, as well as the Korean cooked food spread. I personally recommend the Korean Fried Chicken and the Korean Soy Chicken.

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Seasonal Tastes is an international cuisine buffet spread overlooking the city skyline, through the floor-to-ceiling windows at level 32 of The Westin Singapore.

I would say the highlight of the buffet spread lies in the grill section, with more than 6 selection to choose from. Some suggested ones would be the satay, moo ping, beef and leg of lamb. For the seafood section, oyster lovers can rejoice with the freshly shucked oysters.Don't forget to leave space for the dessert table! It consist of seven little parts such as Alfredo ice-cream, Nonya (Peranakan) kuehs and chocolate fondue fountain. Totally worth the price if you go on Mondays and Tuesdays!

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Xin Hao Ramen fortes lies in combing Japanese flavours with modern ingredients and offering them at affordable prices in a rustic setting. Even their ordering system is pretty straight forward with the self-service paperless innovation. Having the menu placed right at the entrance of the shop, choose your choice of ramen and proceed to the cashier with the wooden tags.

Besides the Salted, Miso, Spicy and Shoyu Ramen being the mainstays, I would prefer the Shoyu ramen more than the others. A downside is that the soup lacks the consistency as each bowl of ramen is made on the spot using the same base; tonkotsu soup, hence it may get a little too salty.However, I'm very pleased with the new item, Grilled Meat Don or Tempura Ebi Don. It's a bowl of Japanese rice topped with grilled meat or tempura ebi, runny egg and drizzled with spiced soya sauce. It also comes with deep fried enoki mushroom and Tonkotsu soup.