You know nothing until you've tried Game of Cheese

We first saw Game of Cheese in HiWay 7 many months ago when they were still running soft opening operations. The logo/mascot looked really weird and the name felt like a spoof of our favorite George RR Martin series.  But cheese is cheese and is something the fam loves so I checked out their menu. It was so interesting we had to give it a try! We were super glad we did because we will be back again and again!

We got a couple of appetizers—Bulgogi (Korean marinated and grilled) Beef Gyoza and Koji (nonalcoholic fermented salt and rice mixture) fried chicken. Having Bulgogi beef in the gyoza was a wonderful change from the usual pork. 

Bulgogi Beef Gyoza @Game of Cheese

The Koji fried chicken was boneless and perfectly juicy and crispy. It also came with fries. The serving was decent. So far so good!

Koji Fried Chicken @Game of Cheese

Then, our orders arrived and we realized how excited we were to try each other’s dishes!

I got a Shrimp Tempura Pizza. It was such a great change to the usual pepperoni or even gourmet flavours. There was Japanese curry sauce underneath the gooey cheese. It was drizzled with Mentaiko mayo and sprinkled with Bonito flakes. It was on thin crust and absolutely delish!

Shrimp Tempura pizza @Game of Cheese

DD#2 got the more common (or so we thought!) Four Cheese pizza. Of course, it had Mozzarella, Gruyere, Parmesan, and Gorgonzola. But then the combination of fig jam, truffle honey, arugula and prosciutto took it to the next level!

Four Cheese pizza @Game of Cheese

Hubby and DD#1 both got pasta. Hubby got the Black Truffle Carbonara Tagiatelle with mushrooms, black truffle paste and bacon. The poached egg on top was cooked perfectly. It was wonderfully creamy and rich without cloying. The sauce was just beautiful. Hubby was actually tempted to ask for a spoon to scoop out the leftover sauce on the plate!

Black Truffle Carbonara Tagiatelle @Game of Cheese

The winning pasta for me, however, was DD#1’s Japanese Seafood Spaghetti. There was a decent quantity of shrimps, kani (crab meat), and roe but the sauce was killer. The Yuzu Miso cream sauce was so refreshing with the right sweetness and tang, quite unexpected from the cream sauce your taste buds were anticipating.

Japanese Seafood spaghetti @Game of Cheese

Now, after all of that, we were truly stuffed. But we couldn’t leave without trying out some of their desserts—bellies about to burst or not! We left the cheesecakes to try another day, but we were happy with what we did get.

We all shared a mango slush with lychee sorbet. It was a nice layered slush with the sorbet on top, then the slush, fruits and almond jelly. 

Mango Fruit Slush @Game of Cheese

We also got two scoops of sorbet—lychee and blueberry. Absolutely great palate cleansers!

Lychee and Blueberry sorbet @Game of Cheese

We will definitely be back to try their risotto, omurice and other pizzas and pastas. Or maybe just go for dessert to get a bite of the 3-hour slowly baked cheesecake. Is tomorrow too soon?