read that chef peter teo has opened a new place at 313 somerset, and of course, i wanted to go, being a fan of the thickly sliced sashimi that he's famous for. strangely enough, this place was located at food republic. haven't been to 313's food republic in ages and i was surprised to find that there were quite a few interesting looking stalls.

anyway, there were only counter seats, and was located right next to the teppanyaki place. 

they mainly offered set meals, with various sides. 

i was briefly tempted by the gyuniku foie gras set, because beef and foie gras!!! but logic persevered in the end- the restaurant is called chirashi tei, after all. 

X and i both got the chirashi set ($23). we requested to replace tuna, and the waitress obliged, suggesting white tuna with no extra charge. awesome. the set came with appetizers of a small salad with wafu dressing, another unidentifiable (i'm guessing dried fish) but tasty dish, and miso soup. tea was provided at $1. 

the chirashi came with salmon, mekajiki, white tuna, fish roe and japanese omelette, on a bed of japanese rice. the fish was fresh, but not nearly as thickly sliced as i'd expected it to be. the white tuna was especially good though- buttery, succulent and just plain delicious. the japanese rice was also competent- i almost finished all of mine. 

wanted some sides, so we got a grilled mackerel ($6) to share. it came with a crackly, slightly charred skin and was grilled just right. X also got a chawanmushi ($5) but said that the texture was slightly too soft and runny. 

sure, it was nothing mindblowingly spectacular, but it was a good meal, and for the price, value for money. there's no service charge and gst- all prices on the menu are nett; but service was efficient anyway. on top of that, they were having an opening promotion with 20% discount off all items, until the end of april. i left satisfied- will be back if i need a quick chirashi fix (which is, come to think of it, pretty often).

chirashi tei

food republic, 313 somerset level 5