Comments on: Singapore Sedap! Sometimes. (2nd of 3 Parts)

By: gus hansen

gus hansen — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 17:05:13 +0000

Hey Lori. I’m going off to Singapore as well and your review of Jumbo (as well as the reviews on the Internet) has pretty much sold me to the place. My question is: How much was that order of crab? Just so I can prepare my budget. Thanks!

Hi Gus,
Enjoy! Each order of crab (per kilo) is approx $32-$40 Sing.

–lori

By: anonymous paul

anonymous paul — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 04:56:54 +0000

while the chili crab gets the most press i have to say i find white pepper crab and black pepper crab way better.

By: Joanne

Joanne — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 05:02:08 +0000

When I go to Tokyo for business trips, my favorite tonkatsu restaurant there is Saboten.
Tonkichi’s tonkatsu looks the same as the ones I gobble up in Saboten. I think even the plate looks the same!
Saboten also has unlimited cabbage and lets you grind/ground your sesame seeds for the dipping sauce.
So I don’t know which resto came first or if they’re actually the same, just different names (or management?).

By: Rico

Rico — Sat, 23 Jan 2010 06:39:39 +0000

Perfect timing! My wife and I, together with a couple of friends, are headed to Singapore on Monday. If possible, can you please indicate or privately email me the prices of the food featured here (most esp the chili crab)?
I’ve read that No Signboard’s quality of food has declined over the past months/years. Pricey too! So it’s Jumbo Seafood for us then.

By: Katrina

Katrina — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 17:57:38 +0000

I didn’t try their chili crab, but I very much enjoyed No Signboard’s white pepper crab. It was a taste I’d never had with crab before, and I all but licked the sauce off the plate. I hear the black pepper crab is delicious, too. And their cereal prawns were similarly memorable.

Have you been to Tao Yuan, Lori? I’ve been twice and left stuffed and smiling both times. Apart from their famous Hainanese chicken, they have good chili crab, also served with the fried bread. The white pepper crab was allright, but not half as exciting as No Signboard’s. HOWEVER, their cereal prawns — at an eye-widening price of P150/prawn — was eye-rollingly good! HUGE prawns coated in crispy cereal and lots of butter…Next time I go, I will happily pay P300 for TWO prawns!

By: jay p

jay p — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 08:48:23 +0000

at no signboard you should get the “white pepper crab” which is what they are more known for.

wonderful write ups as usual Lori

have you tried Jalapeno in ortigas home depot? been back three times in as many weeks i think hehehee. wonderful stuff.

By: chrip

chrip — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 07:28:08 +0000

I’m glad you’re up and blogging again Lori! That must’ve been a helluva tonkatsu! =)

By: Ragamuffin girl

Ragamuffin girl — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 05:54:05 +0000

Hi Lori,

Tonkichi is also the tonkatsu place to go to here in HK. There’s an outlet at the World Trade Center in CWB. But HK being in love with all things Japanese, it wasn’t difficult to discover another CWB Tonkastu place: Butagumi Tonkatsu, it’s similar to Tonkichi sans the long lines.

Crystal Jade is another favorite here, but for Shanghainese la mian noodles and xiao long bao. I’ve always been impressed with their food quality despite being a huge chain.