Tamoya Udon

Tamoya Udon
3 Temasek Boulevard
#B1-148 Suntec City

10 Eunos Road 8
#01-149 SingPost Centre

https://tamoyaudonsg.com/

Sanuki Gyu Onsen Tamago Kitsune Udon (SGD $14.80)

Authentic Award-Winning Sanuki Udon

(Ratings: On a scale of 1 to 10, with 1 = Worst and 10 = Best)
Overall: 7
Ambience & Setting: 6
Food & Beverage: 7
Service: 7
Value for Money: 8
Spent about SGD $22 per person.

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Founded by Chef Tamotsu Kurokawa in Sanuki city, Kagawa prefecture, Shikoku region, Japan, in 1996, Tamoya Udon is a udon noodle speciality store. Arriving in Singapore in March 2013, Tamoya Udon delivers an authentic hand made udon noodle dining experience at affordable prices.

Ambience at Tamoya Udon is basic and functional. The warmly lit space is neatly lined with simple wooden furnishings, clean and casual to accommodate a steady stream of diners. The unfussy appeal, open view of the space and kitchen, and simplicity of decor exudes a straightforward eat-and-go vibe.

Service at Tamoya Udon is smooth and straightforward. The self-service model means diners order and make payment online, though staff will serve orders to your table. Fulfilment is quick, and I note staff clean up fast when diners leave. The short queues are cleared quickly, with staff seating guests promptly.

Food at Tamoya Udon is Japanese cuisine, focused on fresh hand made udon wheat flour noodles. They specialise in the Sanuki style from Kagawa prefecture, which has a distinct al-dente chewy springy texture. Meals are consistently tasty, and diners may opt to add on sides. Portions are nicely sized for individuals. Prices are reasonable, budget about SGD $22 per person.

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Tamoya Udon Facade

Tamoya Udon Story

Tamoya Udon Kitchen

The Green Tea (SGD $1.90), served warm (and sugar free), is thin with earthy grassy flavour. Nicely calming and refillable. Good!

Green Tea (SGD $1.90)

The Green Tea Ayataka (SGD $2.40), always served chilled (and sugar free), is thin with earthy sweet flavour. Healthy and wholesome. Good!

Green Tea Ayataka (SGD $2.40)

The Tamago Mentaiyaki (SGD $3) features bouncy spongy firm slabs of tamago / rolled egg omelette, dressed with lightly torched creamy mentaiko / spiced pollock fish roe. Has smoky eggy earthy sweet fishy salty savoury spice flavour. Worth ordering!

Tamago Mentaiyaki (SGD $3)

Tamago Mentaiyaki

The Tako Karaage (SGD $5.90) features seasoned and flour battered chunks of octopus, crunchy and bouncy in texture with savoury sweet spice flavour. Served with crisp shredded lettuce with vegetal sweet flavour, dressed with creamy sesame sauce that lends nutty earthy sweet savoury flavour. Nicely addictive. Highly recommended!

Tako Karaage (SGD $5.90)

Tako Karaage

Tako Karaage

The Gyoza (SGD $2.50) features crisp outside juicy inside gyoza / dumplings, filled with minced chicken and leeks. Satisfying crunch, then you get the lovely meaty sweet savoury vegetal salty flavour. Yum. Highly recommended!

Gyoza (SGD $2.50)

Gyoza

Gyoza

The Tempura Shiitake Mushroom (SGD $1.90) features whole caps of tender bouncy juicy shiitake mushrooms, coated in a light crisp tempura batter. With a grainy savoury vegetal earthy sweet flavour, this pairs well with the tempura dipping sauce which lends a salty savoury note. Highly recommended!

Tempura Shiitake Mushroom (SGD $1.90)

Tempura Shiitake Mushroom

The Sanuki Gyu Onsen Tamago Kitsune Udon (SGD $14.80) is the house signature dish. A base of thick chewy udon wheat flour noodles with grainy sweet flavour, freshly hand made in the day, is topped with tender simmered gyuniku / fatty beef slices with meaty savoury salty sweet flavour, a wobbly runny onsen tamago / soft boiled chicken egg with eggy sweet flavour, crunchy kombu kelp seaweed with vegetal earthy salty flavour, spongy kitsune-age / abura-age / deep-fried tofu bean curd pocket with grainy sweet savoury flavour, and crisp spring onions with vegetal sweet flavour. Filled with a light thin signature bonito / skipjack tuna fish soup stock which has pleasant sweet savoury flavour. Highly recommended!

Sanuki Gyu Onsen Tamago Kitsune Udon (SGD $14.80)

Sanuki Gyu Onsen Tamago Kitsune Udon

Sanuki Gyu Onsen Tamago Kitsune Udon

The Sanuki Buta Onsen Tamago Cha Shu Udon (SGD $14.20) is an alternative house signature dish. A base of thick chewy udon wheat flour noodles with grainy sweet flavour, freshly hand made in the day, is topped with tender fatty pork belly slices with meaty savoury sweet flavour, a wobbly runny onsen tamago / soft boiled chicken egg with eggy sweet flavour, crunchy kombu kelp seaweed with vegetal earthy salty flavour, tender pork cha shu slices with meaty savoury salty flavour, and crisp spring onions with vegetal sweet flavour. Filled with a light thin signature bonito / skipjack tuna fish soup stock which has pleasant sweet savoury flavour. Highly recommended!

Sanuki Buta Onsen Tamago Cha Shu Udon (SGD $14.20)

Sanuki Buta Onsen Tamago Cha Shu Udon

Sanuki Buta Onsen Tamago Cha Shu Udon

The Oden Sukiyaki Set (SGD $14.90) is a filling meal that is full-flavoured, due to the processed fish cake ingredients. There are 7 varieties of fish cake within the oden, all with bouncy springy textures and sweet salty savoury flavour, including the tube-shaped white and brown chikuwa grilled on bamboo skewers, the round-shaped brown and orange deep-fried satsuma‑age, the oblong-shaped white and grey steamed hanpen mixed with grated mashed yam / taro, the cylinder-shaped golden and brown deep-fried goboten mixed with grated mashed burdock root, and the golden and white 'money pouch' shaped kinchaku with kitsune-age / abura-age / deep-fried tofu bean curd pocket stuffed with mochi / glutinous rice cake. Filled with a light thin signature bonito / skipjack tuna fish soup stock which has pleasant sweet savoury flavour. Served with a thick chewy udon wheat flour noodles with grainy sweet flavour dry on the side, along with a chewy soft kani kamaboko / crab stick surimi with sweet savoury salty flavour. Highly recommended!