Wasabi @ Compass Point
The both of us have been vehicle-less for several days now. Our car got hit from behind last Friday by a van at a junction; apparently the fellow behind us accidentally pressed the accelerator pedal instead of the brake. The damage has been pretty superficial – the repair job will involve some repainting and some hammering to even out the dents in the bumper. But since the insurance companies will be handing out $50-$60 a day to cover our transportation expenses while the car is in repair, we can’t complain.:)
In any case, not having a vehicle has forced us to plan well in advance where to have our meals. Having dined at Hougang Mall on Monday, Ling suggested Compass Point yesterday night. Arriving earlier, she scouted the premises and just before I arrived at close to 6:30 p.m., she called, squealing in delight at her discovery of a Japanese restaurant at level 2 with an offer: buy your second bowl of Ramen at 50% discount.
As it turned out, there was some fine print she’d missed: and unfortunately, we only realized this after we’d sat down and ordered. The discount is only for diners between 11 and 5:30 p.m. Ling looked especially mortified when the waitress cheerily informed us of that; and not so much from that our dinner was going to be more expensive than intended, but rather she realized she was going to get teased about her habit of not reading “fine print” for the rest of the evening! 
Still, dinner wasn’t too bad; Ling chose a char siew Ramen, myself a chicken katsu variant, and we added a dried salmon skin side. The salmon side was especially delicious: it had not been too deeply fried, and had been liberally topped with mayonnaise. Each piece was crispy, and that was a nice appetiser before the two main Ramen courses.
The Ramen itself was a mixed bag. Ling’s serving had loads of fat in the char siew, which – as usual – were meticulously removed by her. The soup base used in both our bowls was slightly salty, and while pleasant enough didn’t quite give me the sense that rick stock had been used. The chicken katsu piece was excellent though: it was a sizable and thick piece, and its breaded crumbs had not been burnt.
The bill including taxes came to just about $25, with the two Ramen bowls costing just nearly $10 each.
- Food: 6 / 10
- Value: 2.5 / 5
- Overall: 2.8 / 5. If we’d dined here just an hour earlier, the bill would had been under $20; and I’d rate the value 4 / 5 – easily.
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