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| - Kingo Bowl's motto is "Healthier, tastier, faster". The meat they offer is cooked in a sous vide then sliced and packaged to order. The actual shop is located where a crepe shop/bakery used to be, before the food court.
They offer two sizes of bowls and currently have beef, pork and chicken protein options with a limited time beef tongue bowl ($5.99 base price for small). Since it was offered for a short time I figured why not? It was sliced thinly, and you have your choice of rice, salad or both, mix ins, and sauce. Note that the beef tongue doesn't come with sauce and is lightly seasoned. I had it with brown rice ($2 extra), pickles and fried onion.
For the most part the beef tongue was tender, although there were some pieces that were a little hard/tough. The seasoning was spot on for me, just enough to highlight the flavor of the beef. The pickles were a crunchy punch of savory salty flavor and the fried onions were the kind you can get at the Asian grocery store. The brown rice base was a little overcooked and mushy for my tastes, not worth the extra $2 in my opinion. The bowl itself tasted OK but for the price I paid I would have liked some fresh vegetables or more variety of toppings to choose from. I suppose part of the cost factors in the sous vide style of cooking but for the price I paid I could make something similar at home (I'm a food nerd and have a sous vide).
I also got an Earl Gray milk tea. It was refreshing and lightly sweet. It comes premade with no mix ins.
The shop has very limited seating, maybe 2 tables so getting your order to go and either taking it home or eating it at the food court is most likely your best bet.
Overall it was a decent meal but I wasn't so impressed that I'd go out of my way to try another bowl.
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