YakiniQuest is a yakiniku restaurant in the Mandarin Gallery along Orchard Road in Singapore. Owned by Suguru and Tomoko Ishida, the restaurant opened in 2014.

YakiniQuest
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Restaurant information
Head chefSuguru Ishida
Food typeYakiniku
Street address333A Orchard Road, #04-08/09/10 Mandarin Gallery
Postal/ZIP Code238897
CountrySingapore
Coordinates1°18′07″N 103°50′12″E / 1.3020°N 103.8366°E / 1.3020; 103.8366
Seating capacity64
Website

History edit

The restaurant was initially founded on 48 Boat Quay in January 2014 by Suguru Ishida and his wife Tomoko, who were previously food bloggers who reviewed yakiniku restaurants, owning the YakiniQuest.com blog.[1][2] The restaurant moved from Boat Quay to the Mandarin Gallery in January 2022.[3]

Reception edit

Jaime Ee of The Business Times gave the restaurant a score of 7 out of 10 in her review of the restaurant, stating, "For the price, quality and service, Yakiniquest acquits itself well, so you're assured of a minimum standard here."[4] Tan Hseuh Yun of The Straits Times gave the restaurant a positive review, and recommended the Special Omakase course.[5] The restaurant was included in The Straits Times' list of the 6 best yakiniku restaurants in Singapore in 2016.[6]

References edit

  1. ^ Tan, Dawson (18 March 2022). "Meet the couple behind Yakiniquest who also conquered over 2,000 yakiniku spots in Japan". Time Out. Retrieved 1 May 2022.
  2. ^ Ma, Grace (13 April 2022). "The Japanese who loved yakiniku so much he opened a restaurant in Singapore with no F&B experience". CNA. Singapore. Retrieved 1 May 2022.
  3. ^ Wong, Ah Yoke (24 February 2022). "Food Picks: Prawn noodle and lok lok at White Restaurant's new Fei Lou Fatt". The Straits Times. Singapore. Retrieved 1 May 2022.
  4. ^ Ee, Jamie (31 March 2022). "All beefed up at Yakiniquest". The Business Times. Singapore.
  5. ^ Tan, Hsueh Yun (4 December 2015). "Yakiniquest, Creatures, Bird Bird, Bao Makers". The Straits Times. Singapore. Retrieved 1 May 2022.
  6. ^ "6 great yakiniku restaurants in Singapore, picked by ST's food critics". The Straits Times. Singapore. 1 October 2016. Retrieved 1 May 2022.