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Thanks to 24seven‘s partnership with Standard Chartered Bank, I was at a new sushi haunt that Twitterers were buzzing about lately. Yup, Standing Sushi Bar has been attracting lotsa attention lately from sushi lovers! Glad that I finally had the chance to drop by for the Japanese omakase experience with a few foodies!

Also present at Standing Sushi that evening was Barry and Fin. We had so much fun dining at this cosy sushi bar! By the way it was dinner time so there were chairs for us to sit on. However, expect no chairs during lunch time! This is a standing sushi bar remember?

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Before I get on to the food, I must introduce Howard! He owns this unique bar! Does he look familiar? Recall and tell me where you saw him before! You must had if you’ve watched Channel 5 years ago. Heh

OK Howards’s recommendation. First dish is the Chef’s Special (Sashimi platter) $25.00. It’s very fresh! And the thick chucky slices of shashimi spells H-E-A-V-E-N.

Look at the juicy orange balls of goodness!!! Is your tummy growling now?

Wait wait. There’s many more coming! Here’s the Nigiri platter that has Maguro $2, Sake Toro $2, Hamachi (a type of yellowtail) $4, Aburi Hotate $4 and Shime Saba (Mackerel) $3.

Out of the five, I like the Saba (Mackerel) best! Special instructions from the chef to eat from the lighter taste to the stronger taste fish and not to dip the Aburi Hotate (Scallops)/the one with pinky paste on top of it on soy sauce. It was very useful to have the chef checking on us all the time to see if we are treating the sushi right.

Hey I’m sure you’ve tried Unagi, freshwater eels. Behold here’s the Anago $6! Salt-water eels that are slightly less rich and oily than the unagi!

The anago was simmered to perfection! I fell in love with this exquisite eel sushi at first sight. The problem was how to chomp it down in just one bite. Well, we’re suppose to eat sushi in just 1 bite right?

The deep-fried chicken nuggets, Tori Karaage $6 had a good crispiness to it. I thought that this would make a great snack for pa to enjoy with a can of beer over a golf programme on TV.

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At first glance, the Salmon Yuzu Yama-mayo yaki $15 looked like a Hong Kong-style fried toast with condensed milk drizzled on it. Haha. No this is a big piece of flaky and moist grilled salmon! Yummy.

Are you a fan of tofu? If yes, you’ll be pleased to know that the Agedashi Tofu $5 had a slight crispiness before giving way to a sogginess as it absorbed the Dashi Broth which had light notes of the Kombu (Kelp) and Shoyu (Soy Sauce).

One of my favourite! The Mix Kinoko Foil Yaki $10 was AWESOME! Mushrooms lovers alert! A good mix of Shitake, Enoki and Shimeji mushrooms glazed in a secret special sauce which the chef won’t tell and we just can’t figured out what is it. This is a must-try.

I’ve always been a fan of smelt fish. But most of the time, I would order komochi shishamo (grilled smelts with roe) instead of the fried version which was what we had this evening, Shishamo age $8. The fish was coated with a layer of fried batter so unlike its grilled brethens, this fried fish can’t greet me with its mouth gaping open.

Yes it’s very tasty. Mmmm MMM the stomach is so stuffed with fish eggs! Another reason why I love Shishamo is that it is one of those fishes where you can eat them from head to tail! DIEEE fish BONESSS

A dining experience at the Standing Sushi Bar calls for the appearance of the standing sushi, Tamago Nigiri $6. Cute,standing, chubby fellas! haha.

Now that’s alot of food right? Check out how full our table was! Haha But no worries we did not waste any food!

Howard recommended a few of the Sake brands they have here and we’ve tried a few too. You can catch the culprit that made Claudia a little woozy here. Hey do you know that technically one doesn’t drink sake with sushi before or after the meal. Well apparently since they are both rice based, they do not complement each other and therefore should not be consumed together. Which is why green tea is a great option with sushi or sashimi. Anyway my vote for drink of the day goes to the cool and smooth Asahi beer! SLurps Aaaaaaah. Goes really well with the California roll $6.

Kampai!

Thanks Barry and Fin from Standard Chartered for the dinner! Good deal for Standard Chartered cardholders because you guys get to enjoy the 15% cashback everywhere you dine in Singapore!

Now, how to enjoy this deal? Just register via SMS “GET15 16-Digit Card Number” to 78722 before 31 December 2009. For example GET15 4508128456789000. You just need to spend at least $500 per month on anything, not just dining, to be entitled the 15% cashback on your dining expenses.

Sigh. My visit was barely a week ago and I miss Standing Sushi Bar already! :/

Standing Sushi Bar
1 Raffles Place
#B1-02B OUB Centre
Singapore 048616
Monday – Saturday
11:30am – 10:00pm

Disclaimer:
Standard Chartered Bank is a client of 24seven. Although Barry and Fin paid for the dinner, this post is not an advertorial by Standing Sushi nor Standard Chartered Bank. I wrote this post because I loveeeeee everything I ate that evening and I know I’ll get killed by my readers if I don’t share about the 15% cashback. You guys gonna like ‘WHY NEVER TELL US?’ Pss do note that this promotion is only valid in Singapore. Lol. Don’t go asking for cashback in Malaysia k?

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