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Japanese Yakitori at Golden Mile Tower

8/23/2014

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The most exciting discovery greeted me when I walked up the carpark ramp to level one of Golden Mile Tower - a cosy homely Japanese Yakitori joint, Yorimichi Yakitori. Sake casks greet you at the entrance, giving you a small hint of what is to come. They have a comprehensive list of Sake, with seasonal offerings in limited numbers from time to time. I had to grab a bottle - that was $18 for a lovely floral sake with slight bubbles, perfect with the food that I was about the encounter.
This sake I chose was pretty low in alcohol content, but the taste and smell of it was very lovely. 

Among all the Thai food at Golden Mile Tower and coaches going to Malaysia, I was really surprised to find this homely Japanese Yakitori place. It is small but can expand at will! The most number of people they managed to fit into the restaurant is 40!

Everyone seems to be ordering the chicken skin, so I did the same, and it was amazingly delicious. I asked how it was made so crispy and yet not a tad bit oily, and the answer was surprising!

"Our chef removes the chicken skin, scrapes off all the fat, then dries it. After it is well dried, it is fried and then the oil is left to dry off on the baking paper." 

Wow. All that to make a dish of chicken skin! You have to take a look at how yummy and crispy it is!
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Crispy Chicken Skin @ #Yorimichi Yakitori
Always eat Sashimi before starting on the Yakitori, so that you are able to appreciate fully the delicate taste of the fresh fish with its wasabi and soy sauce combination.
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Before tucking into the yummy chicken skin, my Sashimi came and it was super fresh with good cuts. I loved how thick each slice was, and even though I normally don't like tuna as it is usually overly strong tasting, the tuna that Yorimichi Yakitori serves is especially fresh and mild. Perhaps it was due to the fact that the fishes only arrived in the afternoon that day I was there. Tuna, Maguro is not always available, so do call ahead if you are there for the Tuna!
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Tuna and Salmon Sashimi @ #Yorimichi Yakitori
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Japanese Cucumber with chef's homemade miso honey sauce @ #Yorimichi Yakitori
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Fried Mini Crabs @ #Yorimichi Yakitori
Another tasty appetiser would be the cucumber with the chef's homemade miso and honey sauce, also known as Kyuri. The pairing of fresh crunchy cucumber with the slightly salty miso sauce was simply heavenly. I also especially liked the crunchy mini crabs, fried to absolutely crispness, as it made it easy to eat up the entire crab.
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Ochadzuke with Salmon bits @ #Yorimichi Yakitori
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Lovely presentation of the sake - in its own mini ice bucket - lovely touch that keeps the sake nice and cold!
After trying so many dishes, I was already a little full, and when the Ochadsuke came, topped with salmon bits, I was astounded at the enormous portion. The rice in tea was tasty and the addition of salmon gave it an extra bite - one bowl is enough for two to share!

In fact, it is a good idea to order and share with all the Yakitori that is to follow! The food so far was well paired with the sparking Hana Sake that I ordered, and I wondered if the flavour of the delicate sake would be lost when drunk with Yakitori.
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Yakitori Set
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Yakitori
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BBQ Lamb
Some hits that are especially memorable:
  • BBQ Lamb
  • Uzura Tamago (Quail's Eggs)
  • Butabara Miso
  • Tomato Maki
  • Enoki Maki

The tomato Maki has cherry tomato that bursts in your mouth, sweet and flavourful, while the Pork with Miso sauce kind of reminds me the Mentaiko sauce for some strange reason. Super yummy even though I've had so much food already. MUST Try the Quail's Eggs if you are into eggs, and the best deal would be their Yakitori set where you are able to choose any 5 favourites for just $13! Enoki Maki is an all time crowd pleaser, and here at Yorimichi, they make really big pork rolls with enoki mushroom.

I will definitely be back again for more lovely Japanese food on the way home, and this place is named really aptly - Yorimichi ( A Stop on the way home). Here you can walk in alone and come out having gotten to know someone - people here are really friendly and they love sharing stories. Some come by to work on their computers, but do be informed that they do not have Wifi available as of yet. Everyone seems to be asking the staff to charge their phones, and the Yorimichi seems equipped with every kind of phone charger! Do check out the photos of the place and menu photos below!
Their entrance just in front of the carpark ramp
What big CASKS of SAKE!
People working on their laptops
Do you know the cloth curtains are stitched by one of the partner's mother? What a lovely touch of love!
Beer and Sake, name your poison
The chef never stops cooking!
Still couldn't get his photo, he was too busy moving around!
Look at their Sake Collection
Japanese touches everywhere - the partners came up with this idea at a small Yorimichi in Japan, hence the name!
I really like the Japanese looking curtains on top!
A funny, witty sign down by a partner as people kept turning their air coolers to face them.
One of the many air coolers they have to keep customers nice and cool while eating and drinking!

Yorimichi Yakitori - Japanese Food at Golden Mile (Menu)

Yorimichi Yakitori
Tel: 62995812
6001 Beach Road, #01-02, Golden Mile Tower
Singapore 199589
2 Comments
MollyMia link
8/25/2014 04:10:05 pm

everything sounds so yummy! I'm definitely dropping by for the mini crabs and tomato maki. :)

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Vivien Goh link
8/25/2014 06:23:31 pm

It really was!!! I LOVED the mini crabs! To die for crunchy!

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