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After the long haul meeting, my dear client took us to Oakwood Kuningan for a supposedly nice lunch.

The place itself, nice.
We agreed it's Little Singapore in Oakwood hahahahaha.
There weren't many eateries to choose from. Ranch Market al fresco dining seemed like something very popular in demand. And since we're not in any mood for table queue, so off we go elevating upstairs. And for a minute we thought we're in Scotts Road.

We opted for Yo! Tokyo, Chopstix' Japanese sister.
Both are joined to the hip.
Both are crowded.
They managed to fit us in a small table at the back.

As with Chopstix, the menu were displayed with photogenic photographs (yes, owned by a renowned photographer, I know).
I was drooling over a lunch bento containing of squid head stick, shrimp croquette, Japanese rice and miso soup.
For the drink, couldn't think of anything else from teh tarik.

Now the moment of truth.
After a suitable interval (yes the joint was packed), our meal arrived.
My bento looked like a glorified Hoka Hoka Bento.
And when my eyes told me so, my tastebuds couldn't help but agree.
Okay, correction, the squid head on a stick tasted similar like Old Chang Kee, but still... similarly close.
It's crispy and not as greasy as Old Chang Kee, and it felt like chewing on a rubbery concoction up there. Mmmhh... my mind kept on telling my tastebuds that it's a tasty treat.
While the miso soup and the Japanese rice wasn't any better than Hoka Hoka Bento (yes believe me), the shrimp croquette was actually delightful.
It was fluffy, nice, not greasy at all. Flavor was light and easy to the tongue. The texture of the mashed potato was nice, more like a hash brown. But hey, dude, where's the shrimp? (still managed to complain!).

All in all, that was it for the quick lunch I didn't expect a lot of.
Although I think it was a bit pricey for that expectation.

At least the establishment is somewhat refreshing to the sore eye.
On the other hand it indicated that we 're desperate for holiday. That bad.