After a lonnggg period of absence due to the horrendous amount of work piling up on me, i finally can squeeze in sometime to post something again. I only got to know about this place when i bought a voucher from Groupon (which is probably very famous these days) which allows me to purchase a Kurobuta Shabu Shabu set (which is supposed to feed 2 people) for half price. Located amidst a short row of shophouses next to a condominium walking distance from Paragon Shopping Centre, its actually relatively convenient if you know how to go there, just that the nearest parking space is in Paragon, because there isnt any parking lots near there.

While waiting for the shabu shabu to arrive, we decided to try their salmon sashimi, which we felt its not too bad, just a little pricey ($10 for 5 slices). However, the meat is fresh and soft, so no complaints.

Kurobuta...

Shabu shabu!

When the Shabu Shabu set came, i wasnt too impressed with it as the portions do not look very sufficient for 2 hungry eaters, and rice is not provided in the set (bearing in mind that 1 set costs $40+?). But honestly speaking, the pork slices were not too bad, with some having more fat, some less fat and some just the right proportion of fat. Maybe because it is very thinly sliced, the meat is pretty tender. The soup however, is pretty tasteless. The standard broth is seaweed broth, but if you want to change it to a more flavourful one like tonkotsu or kimchi broth, you have to pay an additional $10, which we didnt want to. That aside, they do provide a variety of condiments like shoyu, vinegar and a vinegar-based concoction with ginger & sesame for you to add into your food. Overall, a very healthy pot, but i will not pay that price for that portion. (On a side note, i saw another table eating the ramen which looks not too bad and it is moderately priced, hmmz..)

Just when we were about to finish our meal, it started pouring very heavily. So in order to wait for the rain to subside, we decided to finish our dinner the Jap way, beer and fried food! They only have 2 kinds of beer, Asahi & Tiger, so my choice is obvious. They do have a range of other alcoholic drinks like sake, umeshu, cocktails, wines, etc, and pricing is reasonable.

Some fried grub to go with beer - Vegetable tempura (the sauce is delicious!)

and chicken kaarage

Both dishes were average tasting, but they are only paying a supporting role to my beer, so am not too bothered by them. Overall, its worth a try only if you are either looking for a new Jap place to have ramen or don, or to have some drinks, grub and relax the Japanese Izakaya way.

Eno-Oka Japanese Restaurant

56 Cairnhill Road

6887 5527