Bukang Tuna

Sayang, Mao Mao and I went for dinner. At Mao Mao’s suggestion, we went to Tanjong Pagar where Mao Mao said there were a lot of small eateries that we could try. We walked around the area and looked at all the places before Mao Mao decided on a restaurant called Bukang Tuna. It called itself a Korean style Japanese restaurant. I’m not sure if there’s any difference if it’s the other way round, like a Japanese style Korean restaurant.

When we opened the menu, we were astonished that the prices of sashimi dishes were not cheap, especially flounder sashimi. There’s a tank near the entrance containing live flounder so you are guaranteed the freshness but still, we found the price too expensive. So we decided to do without any sashimi and go for the cooked food, which was cheaper.

It appeared at all the dishes on the menu came will a bowl of rice. We didn’t know that at first so it was a good thing we decided to stick with 3 dishes.

We were given some crab porridge as appetizer. The bowl was so small that it was more like a cup. The crab porridge was pretty tasty even though there was no crab meat in it and I found it a bit too thick and starchy.

As with all Korean meals, there were around 5-6 side dishes, containing kimchi, egg rolls, etc. We liked some of the sides and asked for extras after we finished them.

Bukang Tuna seemed to be famous for its tuna. We were not that fond of tuna sashimi so we ordered a tuna cutlet. The tuna cutlet came with a salad and potato wedges. Tomato sauce was poured over the tuna cutlet. In appearance, it looked similar to the Hainanese pork chop. Unlike the pork chop, which in the hands of the wrong cook, could turn out too dry and hard, the tuna cutlet was soft and moist. It was tasty and I felt that I could eat this whole dish on my own, even the salad and the peas.

We also had stir-fry beef with onions, carrots and cucumbers on a hot plate. I like the beef and the onions but I’m not sure about the carrots and cucumbers. But that’s just a personal preference. The portion is quite generous and the beef is tasty.

We also had spicy cod fish soup. Mao Mao and Sayang drank most of it. I can’t really take spicy food but I also tried a bit of the soup. It was tasty although I can’t take too much of it. There were also a lot of other ingredients in the soup besides cod fish.

We spent about $30+ each for this meal.

Bukang Tuna
28 Maxwell Road #01-06 Red Dot Traffic Building
Tel: 63274123

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