Ginza Bairin

Rating:	★★
Category:	Restaurants
Cuisine:	Japanese / Sushi
Location:	#B4-39/40/41/42, ION Orchard

Went there for dinner yesterday with my brother. I ordered the cheese-filled tonkatsu set, while my brother ordered the donburi set. The tonkatsu are absolutely fantastic! The succulence of the thick yet bite-sized pork that just crackles with the "kuri kuri" sounds... Coupled with the yellow wasabi with the BBQ sauce... I tell you, this shop really know how to make a good katsu!

Unfortunately, the rest of the meal fell below expectation. The soup wasn't the standard miso with seaweed soup; instead it was pork broth with think pork strips. Also, I suspect the japanese rice they used is a tad lower grade than those found on the market. The pickles the give is also not the usual yellow or pink ginger slices; rather it tastes like cabbage pickles. If you ask me to grade on the pork alone, I will give it at least 4 stars. However, with the rest of the elements thrown in, I'm forced to give it 2.5 stars out of 5.

Overseas Website:
http://www.pj-world.com/bairin/