Koh Grill & Sushi Bar Shiok Maki

Caution: This post contains multiple appearances of the word "shiok" and may cause involuntary stomach growling and salivation. Viewers are advised to read on a full stomach. :P

Hweecat meow.

Cat and I love salmon aburi sushi tremendously since the first time we tried it at Sushi Express. The melt-in-the-mouth sensation of raw salmon seared at the top...it just feels sooooo shiok! :P

(For non-Singaporean readers who don't know what "shiok" means, the Coxford Singlish Dictionary provides a pretty good definition.)

So, how shiok is the Shiok Maki at Koh Grill & Sushi Bar? We decided to order one plate of Shiok!!! Maki (S$16.80) (1st gen) each to see if this local sushi creation lives up to its name and hype.

Shiok...Maki!

Our plates of Shiok Maki look sinfully delectable when served from the counter bar. Imagine avocado and grilled unagi rolled into seaweed and round sushi rice, topped with thin slices of aburi salmon, drenched with some form of cheesy mentai dressing and piled with loads of tobiko roe. That's Shiok Maki for you. :P

Advantage of sitting at the counter bar: You see how your sushi is being prepared.

The moment the Shiok Maki entered our mouths, we could feel the shiok feeling of the salmon aburi as the maki disintegrated and melted in our mouths. It wasn't exactly consistently melt-in-the-mouth for the aburi salmon - we could still feel the salmon texture for some pieces of maki - but still decent. What wins me over is the addition of avocado to the maki, which contributed to the shiok taste of the maki without being fatty in an unhealthy way. (:

Overall, I would say that the Shiok Maki at Koh Grill & Sushi Bar isn't as shiok as we thought (we have tried better aburi salmon in Sushi Express, though not all the time), but the combination is indeed delicious and the maki is fairly consistent. Is it worth the price? Surprisingly yes, considering the quality. ;)

Koh Grill & Sushi Bar
435 Orchard Road
#04-21
Wisma Atria Food Republic

Opening Hours: Daily 11.30am - 10.30pm

P.S. As the 2nd gen Shiok Maki contains shrimp and Cat does not like shrimp, we only tried the 1st gen Shiok Maki for this visit.