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2013-09-02
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Koh Grill & Sushi Bar has been getting a lot of hype (especially from bloggers) recently so I decided try it out myself for lunch. It was an impromptu decision and I was quite worried that I would have to queue really long, but surprisingly I got in about less than 10 mins of waiting. I had to take the counter seat, but hey, I'm there for the food so can't complain. However, you will have to expect a long wait for the food. It's not exactly very fast service, but the staff were efficient in topp
Here's the view from the counter seat. The man in this picture seems to be the one mainly dealing with the sushi, sashimi and maki orders. No wonder it takes a long time for food to come with only one shifu (master) at the deck. This spot is also a temptation zone - look at all those delectable raw fish! Drools!
Our first dish was a plate of Salmon Sashimi ($8) and it was divine! These thick succulent slices of salmon with gorgeous marbling are super meaty and fresh! It practically melted in my mouth. A very good start to the meal and you'll be fighting for that last slice on the plate.
I think this is called the Sake Aburi ($4.20) and it's basically torched or seared Salmon topped with small fish roes. This is really addictive! The salmon has a good fatty quality to it so the meat just melts in your mouth with an almost smooth buttery taste. The fish roe gives it that pop of saltiness and texture (as they literally will pop in your mouth) and I would definitely recommend this dish if you're heading here.
We had 2 makis for lunch. This one is the Crappy Maki ($18). Yes that really is the name, I'm not trying to be funny. Hehe! It's crispy soft-shell crab and seaweed wrapped with seared swordfish belly. I like this dish as the crunchy crab plays off nicely with the soft oily swordfish, however it does slightly overwhelm the taste of the swordfish as it is a pretty light flavour fish. The swordfish itself is really fresh and delicious when eaten by itself. It's hard to bite this in half as all the ingredients will start to fall apart so take it all in one bite people! You get the full melody of all the ingredients.
Now the main star of the show - The Shiok Maki ($16.80). I love the name because it's so Singapore-esque. There are 2 types of Shiok Maki - Generation 1 and Generation 2. I think Gen 1 uses eel whereas Gen 2 uses prawns. But since most of the reviews I've read recommended the Gen 1, that's what I ordered. When it first arrived, I stared at it in awe because look at all that gooey oozing cheese! And those sexy scorched marks. I'm a bigggg sucker for melted cheese like this. The inside of the maki consists of charcoal grilled eel wrapped with lightly roasted salmon and covered with that cheese. I believe I tasted mentaiko as well which makes everything taste 10x better! Okay, I know some people complain that the taste of the cheese overwhelms the taste of the eel and salmon. Partially, I do agree. Because the cheese is quite strong, you can lose the salmon and eel flavour especially for those portion that has more cheese on it. But hey, if you're a melted cheese fan like me, you'll overlook that. I savoured and enjoyed every bite and was sopping up the bits of "stray" cheese with the remaining rice.
But the downside is we had to wait nearly an hour for the Shiok Maki! That's pretty crazy considering if you are rushing for time! So go if you have time to spare and make a reservation in advance. Conveniently located at the level of Wisma Food Court, it's a good place to drop by for a bite after shopping!
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