Recently opened, Kai Kai Sushi & Grill is named after the Singaporean slang term gai gai, which means ‘to go out’ and the first concept located in wisma atria food court. It is owned by Japanese sushi chef by training Teppei Yamashita, who also runs popular eateries like Unagi Tei (formerly known as Man Man Japanese Unagi) and eponymous wallet-friendly omakase restaurant Teppei in Tanjong Pagar. It will also have a teppanyaki counter layout similar to its predecessor, and offer “restaurant-quality food at affordable prices in a casual dining izakaya-style setting”. Kai Kai’s seafood and ingredients, like abalone, squid and cod, are “imported directly from Japan”.
The menu includes sushi and grilled dishes as well as hotpot, skewers and a la carte appetisers. Such as Wagyu Beef Sukiyaki, where you can sample the uncommon but premium Hitachi wagyu beef air-flown from Ibaraki prefecture in Japan. There is also a quirky Kai Kai Castle Bento, served in a multi-tiered bento box shaped like a Japanese castle. It comes with rice and toppings like mixed sashimi, chopped tuna belly, tempura, flying fish roe and salmon roe.