pimp my salad, pasarbella suntec, 2.0.
needed some food at suntec, and so, where else but pasarbella? it's come a long way since the first time i was there (so empty i was worried for its survival). it was super crowded when i was there- had a hard time looking for a seat even though i was alone. i only managed to get a seat by hovering around a woman who was almost done with her food (she was eating so slowly i was getting antsy, and yet i didn't want to seem rude by looking at her the whole time). patience paid off eventually, though! seems like pasarbella suntec is really not a place to linger during mealtimes- after getting my table, i was also annoyed by the korean couple seated beside me, who insisted on putting their bags on MY table- why?! i was half tempted to ask them to remove it, but oh well.
but i digress. i was deciding between trying something new (grillo's truffle short rib bowl, which i have been meaning to try for a while) and going back for pimp my salad. i eyed other people's truffle short rib bowls before deciding that i wanted the salad more- especially the smashed sweet potato.
ordering was a breeze, and i watched them build my bowl, ladling huge scoops of food onto my plate. (being the glutton i am, i was secretly egging them on to put more.) i got smashed sweet potato ($2), garam masala chickpeas ($1.50) and shimeji & button mushrooms ($2) with roast lamb shoulder ($6) for protein. i usually go without dressing, but the ginger & mirin dressing sounded interesting, so i went with that, requesting for it to be served on the side.
the smashed sweet potato was just as good as the previous time! i was expecting the same juicy, tender lamb shoulder like what i had during my previous visit, but it was a letdown. it was slightly overcooked, making it on the dry side. dipping it in the ginger & mirin dressing helped somewhat, so i didn't mind that much. luckily the rest of the plate was delicious, more than making up for the lamb. the thing about roasts is that if you get the outer part of the roast, it's more likely to be overcooked, so sometimes it's really about luck. i really miss what i had previously, so i'll give them another try before writing off the lamb shoulder.
$11.50 for that plate was pretty worth it, given the portion sizes and how delicious and clean the food was. i can see myself coming back again soon.
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