It does seem that establishments serving up a combination of egg with rice would always be something that does seem to come by every now and then — Omu Omu is a new concept that had opened its doors fairly recently in the coffeeshop situated at the foot of Blk 206 Toa Payoh North; these folks had taken over the former premises of the now-defunct location of Liu San Jie Mee Hoon Kueh (they can be found in a new location within a Happy Hawkers coffeeshop at Blk 267 Compassvale Link). Whilst the establishment does sound like a new entrant into the FB scene, we did notice that the SG QR used for payment at the counter is the same one previously used by Liu San Jie Mee Hoon Kueh as well. Omu Omu has its menu focused on its omurice offerings, serving up a variety of sauce and protein option for patrons to pair up to create their preferred omurice dish.

For our order of the Omurice at Omu Omu, we went with the Green Curry for the sauce option whilst picking the Handmade Menchi Katsu for our choice of protein. The folks behind the counter did mention that the Handmade Menchi Katsu features a mix of both beef and pork, and we did observe that each piece is only battered and deep-fried upon order to ensure freshness when it os being served. Conceptually, the dish did remind us a little bit of our favourite offering from the now-defunct Ryotai that was probably the closest to the Green Curry with Handmade Menchi Katsu that Omu Omu serves up. With that being said, it is noted that the green curry doesn’t come with root vegetables — the green curry still carries a creamy, rich and slightly sweet note without being particularly heavy; pairs very well with the short-grain rice that comes beneath the Japanese omelette that comes atop. The omelette does come with a slightly runny texture that makes it soft, fluffy and a little creamy on its own, all that whilst the Handmade Menchi Katsu does come in a batter that strangely felt more crunchy than it was crisp — not particularly greasy while some of the juices from the meat are still being locked in; the minced meat adding a meatiness with a consistent texture that wasn’t too tough to chew through. The addition of beef does add a slight gaminess that provided a good contrast of flavours for the Handmade Menchi Katsu.