Yoshinoya - Bedok Mall

It can't make it. It used to be my favourite, but now it has deteriorated in quality a lot. Not only is the quantity poor, but the quality is also poor. The onsen egg is bad. The salad is worse, with ranch dressing instead of Japanese dressing. It no longer gives chilli pepper flakes, but gave me chilli powder—the kind used for cooking! And it's not cheap. Compared to Sukiya at Suntec, it loses.

The serving portion is so bad. I ordered a combo salmon. The salmon only had 2 pieces, and they were small slices! The portion size was so small. Malay people were doing the serving. You know it's a small portion for an adult; does your mom cook you such a small portion? Do you know how small the serving was!? $12! It should have been worth only $7! It's so small and stingy! Right away, I could see the portion was very small for adults, or even children. It's so expensive! You can't tell from my photo, but the salmon pieces were so small! I used to get 3 pieces of the round salmon. Now it's 2 pieces and more expensive. How can this be? Yoshinoya isn't stingy, okay? The serving portion is small. Come to think about it, it's not even 2 pieces because they cut them in half. How expensive is that when you buy in bulk? How expensive is that? A price increase also cannot be so ridiculous, right? It's not even 2 pieces; consider it only one piece because they sliced it in half. The other salmon was also very thinly sliced. Small portion, hello! Now I also don't know if I want to buy it or not. Are the vegetables $5 like that? You do business, not grocery shopping for individual packets. Your price must match the servings. Everything shrinking cannot be right, really. Yoshinoya is a Japanese brand; how can it be like this? Yoshinoya, I know their servings are accurate. But this one, I really don't understand. $12? No. For $12, salad has a lot of options. The plate was so nice, everything looked fine, but the serving... waliew. I finished eating, and I'm still not satisfied. I'm not satisfied.

It was my first visit at Bedok Mall, and I was served by an extraordinary staff member named JUNEN. He is such a great staff member as he is very patient attending to my queries. Though he was alone at that moment, he served with a full smile and professionally. I will definitely visit again. JUNEN deserves to be praised.

The food quality and service of this Yoshinoya branch are good for a fast-food restaurant. The food is consistently of good quality; service is adequate, considering they do not have many employees; and this particular outlet is spacious with many seats. I frequent this branch and even order food delivery from here. I've never had any problems and always return for good, consistent beef bowls.

Here's the lightly edited review: It took them a long while to convert their restaurant into a MUIS halal-certified one. I guess it’s a good thing they did, as it will likely boost their sales with more Muslims and consumers from the middle-to-lower income group (and anyone who is very frugal with their spending) patronizing their stalls. Prices are pretty average, but they are still far behind their strong competitor, Sukiya. Still, I'm grateful to have the option for a halal beef bowl in the Bedok central area. Taste-wise, I would say it’s less flavourful than Sukiya (beef gyudon; they also gave less beef 😞), but perhaps that's only isolated to this outlet. The chicken karaage curry rice was okay. Their regular portion would be just right for people who don't usually eat much for lunch. We also had a small bowl of miso soup, though we weren't sure which set meal it came from. The hot tea (ito en) is served in a small teacup. I didn't ask if refills were possible, though, but for $2 a cup, it's quite pricey. To be fair, I would give them 4.5 stars. Their service was quite good and fast. Lots of space was available for diners, even during lunchtime hours (around 1 PM on Sunday). The restaurant feels more like a fast-food chain when compared to the setting of Sukiya's interior, which feels more like dining in a Japanese beef bowl eatery.