Kushiyaki @ Shin Kushiya

17th February 2011. Written by Xin Li I have always wanted to give Shin Kushiya a try. So one day I finally went to the Shin Kushiya at Vivo to feast on their kushiyaki items together with a friend of mine.

We had the Kushiyaki Moriawase (S, 22.80++ SGD) which consisted of 2 skewers of each of the following item: Shitake mushrooms, pork belly, yakitori, homemade meatballs, capelin fish and golden mushrooms wrapped with pork.

We also had some Cha Soba (9-10 SGD) and the Gyu Kushiyaki(around 3-4 SGD). What we enjoyed at Shin Kushiya is definitely the number of seasoning and dips that you can use together with the kushiyaki items, as it gives it a different kind of flavor with each seasoning. The Cha Soba and its dipping sauce was only ordinary at best.

The Gyu Kushiyaki was okay, the meat is slightly chewy but the accompanying sauce was rather delectable with a peppery tinge.

The signature items, the kushiyaki were decent if not delicious. Thumbs up for the shitake mushrooms. The pork belly skewer was quite good too with nicely charred meat, I love the saltish tinge from the seasoning and a rather tender texture.

The homemade meatballs were very tender and yummy. The yakitori was only ordinary, I could get better ones elsewhere.

Overall, my friend and I enjoyed the kushiyaki cuisine served by Shin Kushiya. Service was decent and accommodating. Pricewise, I cannot deny that it is pricey especially for kushiyaki cuisine.

Shin Kushiya (Vivo City) #02-120, 1 HarbourFront Centre Walk S(098585), VivoCity Tel: 6275 8766 http://www.shinkushiya.com/