Once seen as an incubator for new-age Hawker stalls, with the landmark Har Cheong Gai (Prawn Paste Chicken) selling Ah Tan Wings and other stalls featuring a younger group of stall owners tucked beside seasoned veterans. Kintaro Tendon & Japanese Curry offers up a selection of light-tasting assorted fried ingredients and curry.
Notes:
- Grab the top-up of curry sauce (S$1), it even has bites of vegetables within.
- Lightly fried Tempura with a generous serving for the Premium Tendon.
Details
Address: #01-3551 Yishun Avenue 11 #01-35 Singapore 768867
Opening Hours: Wednesday to Monday: 11.30am – 2pm; 5pm – 8.30pm
Closed on Tuesday
Price of mains: S$6.50 to $11.00
Experience at Kintaro – Tendon & Japanese Curry
There’s something warming about tucking into a warm Japanese curry, with a milder taste and thicker texture compared to its Indian and Chinese counterparts. And definitely served by a bed of plump, short-grain Japanese rice. The spiciness levels, of course, customised to each individual’s fancy.
Kintaro’s curry certainly delivers on that.
Leaving the bowl of curry on the side ensures that the fried Tempura does not go soggy, even if you take the time to feed the camera first.
I ordered the Premium Tendon which comes with Eel, Prawn, Chicken, and assorted vegetables. For the picky eaters, the vegetables included are: Sweet potato,Long beans, Shitake mushrooms, Eggplant, and Lotus root.
While my previous experience with Tempura fried Chicken was a disappointment, Kintaro’s own version was tender and had a subtle savouriness. Smaller cuts of Eel are tucked within and a joy whenever you stumble upon one.
While the Tempura were light to the taste and tender, the Pork Katsu had to be chewed through. I believe this is more to do with the actual cut itself as it was not dry at all. I would personally stick to the Tendon.
The stall itself has a clean, spartan look. A number of fryers for the Tempura and Katsu dishes lay flushed in the back with refrigerators and the stall counter rounding up the area. Service was prompt, but the food takes a while to be served. Easily forgiven seeing as everything is fried upon ordering. Yishun Park Hawker Centre itself has a number of seats available if you avoid the lunch and dinner crowds.
The menu itself is focused around, not surprisingly, Tendons and Curry rice dishes. This is certainly a spot I will return to.
