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Clem and I are Japanese food lovers so we were eager to try out Shokudo. There were long queues the couple of times we were there. So when we saw there was no crowd, we jumped at the opportunity.

What a mistake!

We roamed the whole place to check out the selection. Nothing really appealed to us. It was more of a high class food court pretending to be a Japanese place. The display were unattractive, unlike what Jap restaurants would usually have. Based on this, I already deduct points from Shokudo from the lack of presentation standards, something Japanese highly pride.

Food? Omigosh! How should I start? After going rounds and making the painful decision (not from the vast selection but from the lack of!), we half wanted to leave the place but decided to give it a chance (we should have left!). So we settled for the following:

Char siew ramen with spicy soup- terrible! The soup base had a strong ghee taste even though the noodles were not cooked in it. I couldn't make out what the soup base was cos it just tasted of chilli powder. And I saw chilli padi in the soup! Hello? This is Japanese-style, not Thai-style! It came with 2 miserable thin slices of meat. The whole thing was so blah that I didn't finish the ramen.

Omelette rice with teriyaki chicken- The chicken was normal (how wrong can you go with grilled teriyaki chicken?). The omurice... well, we were surprised that the rice was not wrapped in the egg at all. The egg (still a but runny) was just slapped on the tomato rice. There was too much ketchup on the rice and you can't taste anything else. Takashimaya food court serves better omurice.

Teppanyaki Mixed Mushroom and Veg Combo- consisting of asparagus, bean sprouts, mushrooms. Another terrible! This dish wins hands- down in being the 1st veg dish that caused people to feel jelat! So greasy! And there was no Japanese taste whatsoever!

Ebi and Bacon pizza with wasabi mayo- this was the only saving grace of the meal. Came with succulent prawns and nice crispy bacon with a tinge of wasabi. Thin crust so it was not too heavy.

After an unenjoyable meal, Clem asked if we should try the dessert. Of course not! We were not going to make more mistakes! Dessert? I'd rather take my money to the good and trusty Azabo Sabu.

We concluded this whole place is an insult to Japanese cuisine. There is no pride in presenting and cooking the food and to make them taste like Japanese food. We are better off spending our money elsewhere. This would be the 1st and last time we're here.

Should have just gone to Pasta de Waraku...