It was my first time being brought to Dempsey area outside PS cafe, and it's my cousin's favorite places to get his Indian fix. It was a little family gathering and I tagged along. Boy, was it packed on a Sunday night around 8PM! It was really full, so from there I felt like OK, this must be a really good place to eat!

Was excited cos of my hunger, and after a while, being a full house, it was hard to get the person to reach to your table and finally order. So my cousin ordered a variety from chicken, potato patties, vegetables... and the rice was a must, briyani.

I was surprise for them to only pass up banana leaves in front of me to each person then the spoon and fork that came along later.

Masala tea as my drink came after that, and it took a while for the rice-man, which was the guy who brought rice. Basically at an up to you buffet, he'll ask you is the rice enough? and Add more if not. It's not in a portion, but like you can ask for more and more. It took a long while until our orders are served, then the sauce man came along, asking if you want gravy and pickles, and "if it's enough?"

So, it was a new style of eating this Indian way of being served one by one. And you can have some more if you are not full enough. I had my big share cos my cous ordered too much main course oh goodness but the authentic taste was there.

Place is overly crowded and outdoors, and the stall looks like the usual little india kind of stall so hygiene-wise it's not restaurant ala dempsey standard just to say! Finally after the whole round I heard that the price is so ex - have they gone up, I don't know - for this dinner so gotta prepare quite a sum for an indian feast!

This new chain introduced by my cousin, Bibigo, is a franchise from Seoul itself and has preivously opened first in the States before finally arriving in our Raffles City basement!

Their signature dish was definitely the customize bibimbap (hot stone mixed rice) from the choice of rice, either barley white to black pearl rice, then the meat should it be chicken, beef or vegetarian.

It was a totally new way of eating and a presentation that you wouldn't find anywhere at any Korean store! The fresh vegetable is placed at an interesting packaging and the spice is then mixed to our own, and there was a dash of almonds on top of the rice!

Took the black pearl rice to give such experimental dish with gochujjang paste - the usual red paste. There are many other different types of sauce you can choose as well, that comes in a packet instead of a sauce dish.

The taste was different - it was more raw and clean since it was definitely less or even no grease than the usual - no half boiled egg as well. It has a clean finish to your tongue and you definitely have space to eat for dessert! The portion is slightly smaller than most place, it just sits nicely in your tum with the kimchi side dish as well and anchovy top.

I mean yes I prefer the greasy one... cos it has more taste... but as for the whole presentation this place is totally pretty and super health conscious that when you eat more you don't feel the guilt at all!

Service tends to be quite slow as when you come at a lunch hour its always, always fully packed.

TOPS!

Subway has been having their meal of the day promotion for $4.50 per 6-inch sub. On Monday which I came along with classmates across my school. I ordered it, it was roasted rhicken breast, with parmesan as the bread, and red wine vinegar. It gives a refreshing crunchy taste, tidbit of saltiness and a ckick of sourness from the vinegar based sauce, which you don't feel guilty compared to mayonaise dressing and its creamy base.

And did you know (or if I've read wrong) The sub is only like 240 calories for this 6 inch? Talk about healthy and guiltless. I'll top up to be a foot long to stay till dinner!

I arrived at the stall where my friend wanted the chicken murtabak. But alas, chicken was gone, so well, "Do you mutton murtabak" and we ordered.

It was about 9pm, half to closing time because it was weekday, so my cheeky attitude came out, " hey ,why don't you give me a discount? you didn't have chicken you know we wanted that. and it's close to closing time so we're like your last customers!" The cashierer replied me back in a cheeky way too but hey, who was he kidding me, I outwitted him (of course it was all as a joke... half jokingly) and gave me back 50c! So it was like 10% off

Who knew that you can do that in a foodcourt stall?

Like to point out that their service was truly friendly and I was engaging a convo with the Indo or Malay chef, and he was really nice as well. I was asking like, "hey, could i have a pack of the indian keropok?" and he headed up his other colleague to give one to me. So nice!

For all the $4.50 with the thick murtabak and great service, it was worth it in the nice Wisma overlooking Orchard. (originally for murtabak it's $5)

Tip though, as I saw him cooking that he dipped his cooking utensil to the oil and was spreading, maybe to let him know to lessen the oil next time.

Place was clean and well, I'm sure he didn't cut off any mutton portion so it was really thick and dense in the murtabak - two slices of them is a big case for me. Had to tapao!

Japanese fans, prepare to glorify - a japanese restaurant that's not in the hotel serving real japanese rice with all the delectable choices of FLAVORS the rice you want with your meal!

The best thing ever, we wanted to try like Baikohken but it was full house so we were so hungry at 2PM on a saturday and so we decided to try this new stall.

I was peering over looking at each before deciding. You choose the set which comes with the salad, miso, pickles, vegetables, the meat (unagi, beef, etc.) and the rice. Now the rice, is the signature of this store.

From different colors and taste, say vegetable taste like taro? The purple greyish one or so to salmon (most popular and the nicest bit of salty taste), which I recommend!

About $17 as I took the unagi set! Although portion is still like 3/5 full for me, its Japanese hello serving an adequate portion for a meal I'm just monstrous, ahhhh, the real japanese rice sits on my tongue, ever so chewy, flavorful and delicate. The wonderful gohan from nippon!