the tuckerbox lunch, far east square.

was tempted by the prices, to be honest. i'm used to paying at least $20 for chirashi, so this price point was infinitely alluring. of course, i came with lower expectations, but this still didn't meet them.


for cbd area, i expected quicker service, for one. i came thinking that it would be a quick lunch. i ordered the deluxe bara chirashi ($15.80) and was told that i would have to wait for five minutes as they were going to make it on the spot. that was alright. what was not alright was that the wait stretched to twenty minutes. i was watching the counter like a hawk, wondering why my food was taking so long (let's be honest here, there's no cooking involved, just assembling), and realised that the reason was that they were serving takeaways first, regardless of the order they came. so people who came after me who ordered takeaways got their food much much earlier. this gave me a pretty bad impression already- i was ready to ask for my money back and leave (only didn't because i was hungry).

so my food finally came, a little while after i went back to the counter to ask. the chirashi that i got wasn't bad per se (i've had worse, but it was a way cheaper priced one), but i realised i would rather pay slightly more to get chirashi at teppei. at least the sashimi cuts would be more generous and fresher. the sashimi i got didn't taste fresh. it looked better than it tasted.