Affordable Japanese fare tucked away in Lor 4 Toa Payoh featuring set meals and Okinawan dishes.
Details
Address: Blk 92 Lor 4 Toa Payoh, #01-264, Singapore 310092
Opening Hours:
Wednesday – Monday: 10:30 am to 3 pm, 4:30 pm to 8 pm
Price: Around $7.50 – $10 for a set.
Service can be a little slow as delivery orders pile in, so be patient. Do check out the neighbouring Hokkien Noodles stall as well!
Overview
Its extensive menu lists several different sets, from $7.50 to the pricier Unagi set at $11. As the chef used to work at Nirai-Kanai, an Okinawan diner that has since shifted from Liang Court to Great World City, K. K. Kitchen offers Okinawan dishes such as bitter gourd.
Bitter gourd ($5.50), lightly stir-fried with eggs, tofu, and pork belly. Contrary to its name, the bitter gourd was hardly bitter. Instead, a light savoury flavour was had, punctuated with cubes of salty pork that lent a stronger note balancing out the dish nicely.
The Agadashi Tofu ($2.50) has soft tofu lightly dusted with starch and fried. Topped with grated radish and spring onions nestled in a pool of soy sauce blended with dashi. Despite being fried, there was nary a hint of greasiness. The daikon provides a burst of freshness as a palate cleanser that went unneeded.
Salmon Shioyaki set ($8.50). I was given a larger portion of salad (which I had requested in place of the standard rice) for the delay in service. The tender salmon had a hint of salt letting the robust, buttery taste of salmon shine through. A wedge of lemon sits there, ready if you require a hit of citrus to cut through the slices of fish.
The salad is brightened up with a rich dressing that has my fitness trainer frowning in disapproval. Alongside the mains is a halved soy sauce marinated runny-yolk egg, some pickles, and a bowl of miso soup.