Makiya Sushi

HEY YOU!!! It's a brand new week with a brand new review! YES, starting the week off with another review on Japanese cuisine! :D This restaurant is called Makiya Sushi, located at SetiaWalk @ Puchong. Alright, let's go straight to the foooooooddd!

Ebi Tempura Udon/soba/cha soba RM16.80

-So you can choose any type of noodle to pair with the Ebi Tempura available at Makiya Sushi. The Udon tasted really fresh when eaten with the soup! It doesn't taste super salty or blend in anyway. I thought the portion as well as the price was pretty decent and reasonable. The Ebi Tempura was golden brown: crispy and crunchy! 

If you prefer only the Ebi Tempura, they also sell it separately at RM15 for 5 pieces.

I noticed that some sushi restaurants in PJ loves putting the fried shrimps into the soup--which clearly sucks because it turns soggy...so what's the point of frying it to perfection eh? HAHA Separation of the Ebi Tempura was something we appreciated.

Salmon Mentaiyaki-Grilled salmon with cod roe RM16

-Ermmm....HELLO? Salmon AND Cod roe? DELICIOUS. The price was sooooo reasonable! If I'm not mistaken, this was the lunch set: Rice, soup, salad and tea. Pretty worth it!!! Salmon tasted so fresh and every bite leaves you wanting more!!!! The salad? Every piece of vegetable tasted fresh and crunchy.

Tako (baby octopus)

-Not sure how much this was but it was REALLY huge compared to the ones I've tried in PJ. Yummy!!!!

Snow Crab wrapped with Salmon Sashimi RM12

-This tasted niceeeeeee! Both of my favorite ingredients together! However, I got to say...RM12 is pretty pricey for only 2 pieces of this...no? Anyways, the meats were thick, sweet and delicious!

Chirashi Don RM28

-Omgee!! This dish is so colorfulllllllllllllll and pretttyyyy! It taste so so good although the sashimi looks small. The sashimi was pretty thick and sweet and fresh. This set comes with miso soup and drink. I'm speechless!!!! I loved this dish the most! :D

Kaki Mayo Yaki RM15

-RM15 only for the oysters only...I think there's about 4-5 pieces of it? I'm not quite sure. An additional RM10 will give you: Rice, Soup, Salad, Chawanmushi and Green Tea which is pretty worth it and filling. I love oysters so I thought this was pretty okay. Not super fantastic but it's a different style of eating the oysters, I guess! HAHA

FREE SAKE!

-The sake was on the house! :D WOOHOO. I think because we spent over RM150 or something like that? So we got it for free! The taste was....not what I expected? It tasted blend but with lots of alcohol taste...does sake taste like that? AHAHH

Overall, 8.5/10!

This restaurant has great service and food. Feels very authentic-ish? Just wish that they had better promotions on nigiri sushi and more variety/choices for set lunch menu

Address: 

Makiya Sushi, 

H-3A-G, Setiawalk, Puchong.

Open lunch & dinner. Facing the main road of Jalan Puchong

p.s. Gaiisss, please do remember to read our reviews before ordering something you will REGRET later on! One of my friends went to a restaurant and she was so disappointed! See, the consequences of NOT reading our reviews :P HEHEHE

Do let us know which restaurants/food you want us to review! You know how we do it; honest and no lies.

Stay tuned and have a great week!
xx

Yama & J Fusion Sushi Buffet

This place is located at  Jaya One (above Starbucks). We bought the vouchers from Living Social...so this deal was SUPER (thank God) worth it. If i'm not mistaken, the deal was RM88++ for 2 person? The total bill was RM100. But we only paid RM2...for the refillable green tea. LOL

Appetizer: They only gave one dish for the appetizers.

-Some kind of seaweed. I LOVE THIS! Reasonable seasoning. (Y)

Edamame RM6

-This was pretty salty....but it was okay. It was inclusive of the deal anyway.

Miso Soup (RM5)

-Too much pepper. TOO MUCH. Taste like chinese soup but with a lot of pepper. Taste and flavor is there but....I didn't finish it. Only finished what's inside the soup and not the soup. LOLOLOL

Sashimi basket.

-THE ONLY WORTH IT DISH (from the deal) TO EAT IN THIS RESTAURANT. SO GOOD. I'm sorry, too excited about this particular dish. All the sashimi tasted so fressssshhhhhh and delicious! The butterfish....GOSH. so smooth and tasty. The salmon...THICK and FRESH. Juicy. Everything in this basket is SO delicious.

Mango Waikiki Roll RM29

>Fresh Salmon, avocado and crunch inside; topped with mango and red tobiko with chef signature mango sauce **uncooked

-This tasted pretty okay. Thankfully all the ingredients chosen tasted good together. A lot of rice though...sticky japanese rice. Super filling. 

Salmon Martini RM43

>Tuna, white tuna and salmon slice in martini glass with chef signature yuzu wasabi sauce **uncooked

-This was the first dish to arrive. I thought it was pretty pricey if you just order this alone...thankfully this is refillable (in the deal). But I didn't like the sauce; the dish was "hot" and not cold. It was pretty hard to swallow with the sauce. Sorry! Only the sashimi was good.

Can't remember what this is...but by the time we ate this...I couldn't stand it anymore...everything was full of rice. The fusion of sauces were kind of weird.

Happy Sumo Roll RM43

>Inside with shrimp tempura, cream cheese and snow crab; outside deep fried with potato strip around on top; topped with chef signature yuzu, homemade eel sauce and strawberry sauce *cooked

-Not worth trying at all. Didn't liked the strawberry sauce with it. It tasted too......no....not tasty at all. Everything was just....not good :(

Overall, 4/10 for the dishes. 8/10 for the service. 9.5/10 for the sashimi basket.

I wouldn't go for this again unless they have an offer. The sashimi basket was the only thing that was seriously good. Some might love the fusion taste, but for me...I'd prefer something more simple and less complicated.

Kiku Zakura

Nooooo, we're so sad that the week has come to an end! :( However, here's another awesome review to cheer you up before the new week starts! :D 

The branch I visited was located at the highest floor in Mid Valley. There's another branch in Tropicana City Mall too.

Appetizers

-They were on the house! :D So it was freeeeee!!!!! (Y) This was fried Salmon pieces soaked in some sour sauce (vinegar, perhaps) with onions and pickles (i think). Not too sure but IT TASTED SO DELICIOUS. You have to eat the salmon with the other stuff in it. SO SO GOOD. Addictive. But i guess each day they serve different type of appetizers...so...depends on your luck? haha 

Pitang Tofu RM15

-Doesn't sound like a japanese dish. hahah But look how gorgeous it is presented! To be honest, I'm not a huge fan of ordering tofu in Japanese restaurants...but...this was pretty delicious! The sauce complimented the cold tofu topped with garlic/onion was tasty!!!!! There are other options but this one was worth the try!

Sashimi Set RM27 (lunch) RM29 (dinner)

-My oh my oh my... My personal favorite of all time!!!!!!! It looks like a small portion...but for an average eater, it is so fulfilling and...JUST LOOK AT THE PIECES OF RAW SASHIMI!!!!! <3 How can you not want to order this?????? The butterfish/white tuna IS SO DANG DELICIOUS. It melts in your mouth...each bite leaves you that 'taste'; SUPER ADDICTIVE. Gahh everything was good; couldn't decide which to leave the last to eat (I love the taste that lingers in my mouth, lol, i'm weird like that haha) The rice portion was reasonable as well. Some restaurants serves too much rice and we tend to waste them because we can't finish them. But the portions served at Kiku Zakura were good (Y) 

Chicken Teriyaki Set RM23/RM24

**All set meals are served with rice, miso soup, salad and fruits

-WOW. Surprisingly delicious (compared to other restaurants that serve similar with this)...The sauce has a sweet taste and it taste really good with the meat. The chicken skin was crunchy and the meat was super tender. So much flavor in the meat itself! Worth trying (:

Chicken Teppanyaki Set RM23/RM24

-Similar price with the other dish mentioned above. This dish has a very strong ginger taste. For those who love ginger, you will definitely like it. The meat is very tender and the vegetables were seasoned well. But i still prefer the Teriyaki one because i'm not a fan of ginger. It really kind of tasted like a typical chinese chicken dish.

Tempura Udon RM18

-The Udon noodles tasted SOOOOOOOOOOO good; smooth and silky. Each strand melts so easily in your mouth. The soup was delicious especially when eaten with the noodles. C'est parfait! (Y) However, the fried tempura were...a little disappointing. It was crispy but lacked seasoning; didn't really taste good on its own (just add own soy sauce according to preference). Nevertheless, would recommend it anyway!

Hotate Katsunabe Set RM29/RM30 

-I usually save the best for last but according to a friend who ordered this...it was...disappointing. But I personally felt that it tasted OK. She hated it because the sauce was TOO sweet (i know--katsunabe are the 'sweet' type of dishes) It was unpleasant in her throat and overall the experience was bad. However, the fried scallops (5-6 pieces) were really big and tasty! Unfortunately it is hiding under the layer of raw egg and vege in this picture. If you're going to order this, you will definitely need to eat this with the rice in order to eliminate the sweetness of the sauce. The rice given is not enough to finish the sauce. 

Overall, 9/10!!!
I LOVE this restaurant. They have reallllyyyyy good service! They serve you hot towels BEFORE and AFTER your meal (which is super cool because not all the restaurants I know have provide hot towels). The waiters/waitresses are friendly and helpful (in terms of cleaning/ordering the dishes)
Would definitely recommend this place as it is serene and the food is fresh and delicious!!!!!

Have a great new week foodiesss! :D

Till then,
xx

Inaho

Yes...it's Japanese again!!!!!!!!!
This is a new place called Inaho @ Curve. Towards e@curve, right next to the Garden (restaurant).

Apparently it's been opened for 6-7 months... Didn't know the existent of this restaurant!

Set lunch menu poster.

As you can see, there weren't many customers.

Rainbow Roll RM22

>They have 3 types of sashimi: Salmon, Tuna and Hamachi. So colorful and delicious!!! One piece in your mouth is so...orgasmic and addictive! Very thick slices topped with avocado and roe.

Sushi Yakiniku Set (Lamb/Beef) RM33.

Salad, 5 types of sushi, yakiniku, chawanmushi, miso soup

> This one was lamb. The lamb was seasoned well although it was slightly overcooked in my opinion. 

>Nigiri sushi was reaaaaaaaalllllyyy good!!!! Each slice is super duper thick and fresh!

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Garlic Rice RM7.

> Price was pretty expensive and it tasted a little bitter. But yet again, it depends on one's preference...

Chahan RM10

>Pan fried rice. Tasted better than the garlic rice. Worth trying though...

Salmon Sashimi Yakizakana (Sanma/Saba/Salmon) set RM33

>Salmon sashimi was super fresh and thick. REALLY good. For this set, we chose Sanma. This fish tasted nice-that saltiness and the fish blends really well. HOWEVER, there are a lot of tiny bones. If you're not a fan with bones or too lazy to take out those bones, i really don't recommend ordering this one then.

Grilled Beef Steak 150g RM23

> When the dish came, we were quite...confused because it looked really raw. But when we tasted it, oh man...ADDICTIVE. You can't stop eating it! The meat was so tendered and the sauce was good. wow! Delicious

Overall, 9.2/10

The service was good! We felt like royals eating in this restaurant (maybe because they didn't have any customer? lol) But people started coming around 7pm++. The food came relatively fast as well. The Ocha was one of the best i've ever tasted; thick and fragrant! You get RM1 OFF the OCHA (RM3 to RM2) when you order any set.

All their INAHO SPECIAL SETS are RM33 except for unagi set rm45

            Inaho sets are all RM22

            Otsumami sets (Happy hour 6-10pm) Price range: RM38-48 served with beer/sake

The total bill without GST and service tax: RM138++ (with: RM160) Pretty pricey with the taxes. But, I really LOVED this restaurant...Everything was good! hope it stays this way!

Till then,

xx

Dontaku

Konichiwa! Yes. It's time for Japanese...AGAIN! I've always passed by this shop: Dontaku @ One Utama but never once step foot in it (because all the pictures posted outside their restaurant are donburi and udon...not REALLY a fan since i'm into more raw stuff). Anyways, we gave it a try (twice)!

So we ordered the 'Share Menu for 2 pax' that costed RM68++ which includes:

1) 2 Rice/Udon (did not take a picture of it. But i love the idea that you can choose udon too!)

2) 2 Ice Honey Ocha (yummy)/Ice Lemon Tea

3) Hokkai Nabe

4) Crispy Kani Salad

5) Kinko Geso Butter Foilyaki

6) Salmon Negiri & Salmon Flake Mayo Maki

7) Santen Carpaccio

8) Potato Salad Tempura

9) Tontama

Ice Honey Ocha 

#seriously yummy. must order!

Hokkai Nabe

#pretty delicious with all the different kinds of seafood. The soup....kind of sweet though. Looked ALMOST the same as what it was shown on the menu (80.88%???)

Crispy Kani Salad

#this was QUITE pathetic. Small tiny bowl. Barely tasted any crab in it!

Kiniko Geso Butter Foilyaki

#YUMMY. Quite a number of baby octopus in it! Super delicious...

Salmon Negiri & Salmon Flake Mayo Maki

#Just the normal negiri. Nothing really special though. I think Dontaku serves better donburi/udon/ramen sets than these negiri. I don't think they even sell negiri (i think)

Santen Carpaccio

#This one was NOT as good as the one served at Watami with the set. Watami serves onions and all some other sauces with it that compliments the thin slices of salmon and tuna (Y)(Y)(Y)

Potato Salad Tempura

#This dish came the last. We were all like (??????) What was it. Looked pathetic, but tasted good!

Tontama

#Wrapped egg with a stick? LOL idk, but it looks....okay. tasted...okay as well! haha

Takoyaki

#NOT included with the set. Just something extra we ordered. Really tiny ones. I think i'd go for the ones sold in Pasar Malam (night market) = size and quantity and price matters for this dish LOL

The second time we visited:

Yee Sang (RM32++)

#loved their sauces and ingredients. super yums. They had jelly fish, scallops, salmons, veges and some nuts that really blend well together. Portion&Price: Great (compared to Sushi King)

Salmon Teriyaki Set (RM22)

#Salmon was quite boneless. I think the price is pretty decent. However, their chawanmushi wasn't that great. It wasn't smooth and was pretty salty. eek.

Saba Shioyaki Set (RM22)

#These sets come almost with the same side dishes. Saba tasted tooooo fishy. Didn't really taste fresh to me. 

Salmon Sashimi Set (RM22)

#Among all the sets...This one was the MOST worth it one. Rice was different compared to the rest (maybe because this one was just raw salmon pieces-5pcs only). But it was SUPER THICK and yummy and juicy (Y) 

Tempura Udon (RM12.80)

#Quite big portion for the price. However, I still don't really get why would they put the crispy tasty tempura prawns into the hot boiling soup and make it super soggy. Not sure if it's a culture... But... It definitely ruined the crispiness for sure.

Overall, 8.9/10
Would definitely go here if you're bored with the other Japanese restaurants in One Utama. I think their prices are quite reasonable. Service was quite bad the second time we visited; super slow- maybe it's because they had a lot of customers? The restaurant is pretty spacious, fits a lot of customers. Air conditioning ain't that great either.
Wouldn't recommend this place for a first date. HHAHAAH

Stay tuned for more juicier reviews ;)

xx

Sushi Tei (part 2)

Merry Christmasssssssss!!!!!! I love how Japanese restaurants have different kind of special menus each month!!! SO EXCITING (especially in the month of December)!!!! Anyway, this is part 2... if you haven't check out part 1, you can check it here :)

Salmon Mental (RM6.50). Kaisen Cheese Salad (seafood) (RM5.80). Tamago (RM2.00). 

>They serve the best & tastiest salmon mentai (according to friend).

Garlic fried rice (RM10++)

> Apparently not as good as Sakae sushi's. Doesn't have enough garlic taste. Expensive for a plate like this.

Kani Avocado Salad (RM14.80)

>Crab meat, avocado and fresh vegetables. The salad is just...okay. Vegetable tasted reallllyyy bitter.

Spider Salad Roll (RM11.80)

>Soft shell crab and lettuce roll. It's actually spicy (**for those who don't eat chili)... tasted okay... If you love soft shell crab, you probably would like this dish

Ebi Don (RM14.80)

>the prawn looked.. soggy after the sauce and egg that was topped on the prawn. But if you're a 'fan tong' , you can try ordering the other types of donburi available 

Sawara Crunchy Roll (RM16.80)

-Spanish Mackerel Crunchy Roll

> I personally didn't really like it... too fishy taste. But other people loved it... it's on the special menu! Go try it?

Dai Dai Roll (RM15.80)

> I thought this dish was pretty good. Although they SHOULD write the other ingredients in the dish on the menu. My friend ate and she had to drink lotsa water to get rid of the 'spicy' taste. You see that green sauce there? yeah, it's wasabi. HOWEVER, it wasn't that super strong wasabi taste. It actually tasted really good. No wonder they call it 'dai dai roll'= die die (hot dish) LOL

Overall, 7/10

The quality is not too bad. But i feel like their standards have dropped a little. 

Merry Christmas, 

and have a great week guys!

xx