Shiraishi has such a high reputation for being one of the best Jap restaurant in Singapore so naturally I have to go verfiy that myself.

After consultation, I ordered the sushi lunch set (S$30) for 8 pieces of sushi and two types of maki.

I must admit, the sushi was decent - tasted fresh and good (not mindblowingly good). Sushi rice went well with the toppings. Each piece was 1-mouth-sized plus raw fish had no nasty snewy leftovers.

But I was honestly quite disappointed by the selection of toppings. I much prefer Sushi Yoshida's lunch sets as this was boring and lacked variety.

And salmon?? Not once in my many times at Sushi Yoshida and Kaisan was I served salmon unless I specifically requested for it.

The tamago is another issue. The texture can be slightly disturbing. It was like eating Japanese sponge cheesecake. Definitely not my cup of tea.

Oh, after ordering, we were served a small appetizer of simmered daikon carrot dish and I was like, "Oooh, I like amuse bouches".

But no, Shiraishi had to burst my bubble by charging me $3 for that, that, thing. It is not so much the money but I think it is unethical to make people pay for something they did not choose to order.

The soup was a special tuna belly soup, with leeks, mushroom and a piece of toro. I had something similar at Kaisan. While the flavor was strong, it can borderline being artificially sweet. I prefered Kaisan's light-tasting version.

Overall, decent Japanese food with some quality but nothing so impressive die-die must come back.