Omurice with buta kakuni & pork yakiniku ($28.30) @ Omurice Keisuke!
Omurice Keisuke at Bugis+: two silky creamy-egg omurice, one topped with buta kakuni braised pork belly and one with pork yakiniku, $28.30 with miso soup and salad.
Two plates of silky omurice at Omurice Keisuke, one topped with buta kakuni and one with pork yakiniku, $28.30 for the meal. π³π·π
What we had ($28.30):
- Omurice with buta kakuni (braised pork belly)
- Omurice with pork yakiniku
- Miso soup and salad, included
Omurice Keisuke sits up on the fourth floor of Bugis+, one of the many restaurants under chef Keisuke Takedaβs group here. Where a lot of places do the firm tornado-swirl omelette, Keisuke goes the creamy route: the egg arrives as a loose, glossy blanket poured over the rice, more custardy than set, spreading out to the rim of those blue-and-red patterned plates. You build your own plate by picking the base and then a topping, and each set comes with miso soup and a little salad on the side.
The buta kakuni was the one to beat. A thick block of braised pork belly, dark and lacquered from its slow simmer, the fat rendered soft enough to give way with a spoon and the whole thing sweet-savoury from the braising liquid. Against the mild egg and rice it lands really well.
The pork yakiniku was the lighter, more everyday choice: thin slices of pork tumbled in a sweet-salty yakiniku sauce, the sauce running down into the egg so you get little pockets of it as you dig in. Not as rich as the kakuni, but easier to finish.
Underneath both, the rice soaks up whatever runs off the egg, and the miso soup is the palate-cleanser between rich bites.
At $28.30 for the two of us with soup and salad, it is decent value for a sit-down Japanese meal in town, and a nice change from the usual ramen. I would come back and try it with the cheese sauce next.
Overall: 4.1 / 5. πππΌ Lovely creamy egg, and that braised pork belly is the topping to order. Would re-visit.
