This wasn't a flattering picture of my satisfying ice cream hangout. I haven't had ice cream on waffles for the longest time and coincidentally, i haven't had dinner.

What else could be a perfect reason right?a double scoop of matcha and double chocolate on waffles please and i'd like chocolate sauce on the side.

The matcha was full on green tea fragrance and taste. Not too strong that it's bitter. Not too creamy that makes it lose it's taste. Loving the double chocolate too. The waffle was yummy hot but it's not dense enough to have enough bite.

That's a lot of indulgence in one night.

there's hardly a queue at this branch of MOF unlike the outlet in bugis junction. i guess between ichiban and this, it's more value for money to be dining at ichiban which also offers a wider variety of food choices.

but here I am for dessert with my girlfriends. it's a post ichiban dinner dessert time!

as if on cue, we both decided on the matcha imo. $8.80 ++

vanilla soft serve ice cream drizzled with matcha syrup accompanied with a side of azuki and fried sweet potato that I can never get enough of. $8.80 ++

and because another one of us wanted some sesame ice cream, we made an order for a sesame sundae with kanten jelly in brown sugar syrup and erm. cornflakes? that was a lil weird if you ask me. where are my strawberries? it was strange to see my jap dessert served with watermelon slices. Thankfully, their ice cream saved the day. black sesame had the distinct fragrance of sesame and their vanilla soft serve was drizzled with a thick sesame sauce that had the gritty taste of sesame seeds.

They are now having promotions with standard chartered cards for ten per cent off ala carte orders if you aren't yet an MOF member.

But no soy sauce forty cents sushi either. That's alright though. We headed straight for what we wanted.An order for 6 wagyu sashimi sushi. The kagoshimi roasted wagyu had a good marbling appearance. Now all that's left was the taste test. At $4 a pop, this was not cheap. but boy it was good!

It melts in your mouth and there was a slightly smoky aftertaste. It didn't have a gamey taste during or after and the garlic and negi were awesome accompaniments to this. Just a spot of wasabi and I was good to go. the salmon sashimi was a bright pretty pink and was fresh. melting omega lines. these oils must be good for me.

I love this new spacious offering of theirs even if it means travelling a little bit more distance for Itacho. Rather the distance then the queue correct? And another half dozen of salmon sashimi.

He's back from Cordon Bleu in Paris and was craving for some Thai Mookata which couldn't just wait till his Bangkok trip the next day.

So us being the ever accomodating girl pals, we went along with him to Tom Yum Kungfu.

A reservation at 8pm got us seats in 15 minutes while a group of two girls waited for just slightly longer before they got a seat. Apparently from 6-8pm, people wait for up to an hour for seats without reservations. Not that I wanted to ever try. Food made simple. You choose from set meals if you're having Mookata. Otherwise, there's a whole host of Thai dishes to choose from their ala carte menu. So this was it. Our best deal set for 3-4pax for $49. No Mama noodles, more veggies please. And we added on a side of pork and pork belly. This was some oink loving going on. And by recommendation, we got their signature fish paste on bamboo too. But this was a downer. Lacking in taste and bite, this was too expensive to take up stomach space. I'd rather much have my pigs thank you very much.The art of mookata, soup the soupy ingredients and grill those meats well, crisp the edges and leave the middle tender with the help of their generous lard cubes of course. Ingenious. And takes some skill. Or actually, discipline.

I'm happy just cooking my meats. Who cares about the browned edges or grill marks... until he fed me one done just right. Mmm.

And if you love chilli, their sauce packs a right punch! It left me wanting.

For all that and two rounds of drinks each, it totalled to $99 for us three. Which was a satisfyingly filling dinner for a decent price.

It's a quaint and quiet restaurant with Japanese chatter around.

Must be good if the natives are dining here.

It's one of the restaurants under the RE&S group. Yup, the people behind Ichiban chain of dining and also Men-Ichi next door and The Green Pumpkin just opposite. Of course, there was also Ichiban further up from here. They basically monopolized the Japanese food street in Nex. I'm not complaining with all these dining options made available by my favourite Japanese family store.

Let's get some starters shall we?Just my brother and I, we decided to share a breaded squid balls topped with cheese. It was a pretty sight. But these caps of cheese, if they could just be a bit more melty, I'd have given it higher marks.

The salad was a good palate cleanser but I did wish they had some salad dressing on the side...We shared a kurobuta pork slice set. Tender slices of pork left to boil on a hotplate with cabbage and savoury sauce. This was a delight to go with rice. Might be a tad too salty on its own.

A couple of slices of sashimi, smooth chawanmushi and orange slices to end off the meal.

It was a good meal, although their menu items might seem a little more expensive than the ones offered at Ichiban outlets, I gladly paid for their quiet surroundings and generous servings.

Time to come back with the parents soon!