Craft’B Review: Hawker Stall Serving Legit Steak Rice Bowls At Amoy Street Food Centre

At Craft’B , rump and flank steak are served up as the main attractions in their beef bowls. After graduating from the Culinary Institute of America in 2015, the couple started up their first concept: making burgers from scratch.

They’ve since moved on to serving steak rice bowls, but held on to the belief that they should be involved in making every part of the dish. The flank and rump are recommended, but you can go for the classic ribeye option at $2 more. Each dish is served with a generous portion of seasonal vegetables, a sauce of your choice, and a creamy 62-degree egg.

There are no side dishes here, but you could always opt for an additional egg ($0.80) or extra bits of steak ($2 to 3) . The first thing we tried was the Rump Craft’ Bowl ($6.90) , which was drizzled with miso sauce and sprinkled with bits of crunchy furikake. There wasn’t much miso to be found when I popped the slice of rump into my mouth.

There was little marbling on the inside of the cut, and it was a solid shade of reddish-pink. Next up was the Flank Craft’ Bowl ($7.90) , which was served with soba and soy sauce and plated just as beautiful as its predecessor.

The flank steak was superior to the rump, far more tender and sliced into neat slabs. With the soy sauce drizzled generously onto it, I found the meat itself to be a bit too sweet. The meaty flavour was almost lost to the overly-sweet sauce, and I could tell it had the same problem of the steak being a tad underseasoned.

The noodles didn’t absorb the dipping sauce well enough, and even the creamy yellow yolk was unable to stick on for long. It was too soft and mushy to be enjoyed with the crunchy beans and sweet pumpkin.

Finally, I eagerly turned my eyes to the Ribeye Craft’ Bowl ($8.90) , served on a bed of chopped iceberg lettuce. The ribeye came with the familiar and bold taste that earns it its place as a classic cut.

After tasting the flank earlier, I found its texture to be more enticing than that of the ribeye. The Verdict Skip the other bases and go right for the classic: beef on rice.

The mentaiko sauce was my top pick, and I imagine that a bowl of flank steak drizzled with it would be the best thing on the menu. At just $6.90 for a full steak and its base, you’d be hard-pressed to find better value for steak rice bowls.