Ichiban Boshi
Sushi and so much more.
- Esplanade Mall #02-14

Because of a loyalty reward card system, this became my family's usual dining place for Japanese Cuisine.Being fond of Japanese food as a family, we always have a particular restaurant in which we frequent regularly for a period of time. This used to be it, but now it seems to be alternating between here and Sushi Tei.

Opened by the same management of Fiesta, Kuishin-Bo and Kuriya, you can expect good quality food here, plus a range of interesting choices not found elsewhere. The ambience of the restaurant is cool, with a modern classy presentation and nice cushion seats. I liked the plates and bowls used here, and they even have their own specially designed sushi plates.

Shall introduce some of the dishes we had during our latest visit;

Crispy Lobster Salad Roll ($1.90)

This is my sister's all-time favourite. A plain maki deepfried in tempura batter, then topped with fresh lobster salad and spring onions.

Unagi Nigiri ($1.90)

Cold unagi lightly smeared with unagi sauce on sushi rice.

Unatama Crepe ($1.90)

Something really unique, with crepe replacing the usual seaweed used. The crepe gives it an entirely different feeling, wrapped around sushi rice, unagi, carrots and japanese egg.

Nama Hotate Avocado ($1.90)

Fresh raw scallops, avocado bits and fish roe in light Japanese mayo.

California Temaki ($1.90)

A basic dish served in almost every Japanese restaurant, but the ingredients used here are in generously big slabs.

Chawanmushi ($3.90)

This was dad's order so i did not try it, but it seemed to be quite watery.

Mini Cha Soba ($1.90)

The portion is just right for me to get my soba-fix, alongside with all my other sushi orders. The soba used to be good, but this time round it was too hard and unbitable.

Agedashi Tofu ($4.90)

Another really basic dish in Japanese food, but their crust is able to maintain its crispiness, and without the oily aftertaste. well fried.

Saba Shioyaki ($8.90)

Me and mum's favourite fish. We eat in plain and simple, in shio style and a squueze of lemon juice, no extra sauces needed for us to gobble up this fish (:

Salmon Shioyaki ($9.90)

It was listed as Salmon Teriyaki on the menu, but dad made a special request to have it in shio style instead. Served with a small side salad with a light and tasty sesame dressing.

Overall: I was rather disappointed with the Cha Soba actually. Nevertheless, i have to commend them for the general consistent standard, plus the constant creativity of adding new items into the menu. Set Lunches and dinner are also available, but are all periodical and varies from branch to branch. The sushis here are seriously a steal and a must-have!

5 outlets in Singapore;
Novena Square #02-13/14
Esplanade Mall #02-14
Suntec City Mall #B1-062
Great World City #B1-07
Wisma Atria #03-15