Ookii Ki, Main Place USJ 21

This is a tiny stall-like eatery located on the lower ground floor of Main Place in USJ21. I was hungry and ordered some food for snacks. Overall, I’ll say the service was efficient and the food is alright.

KungFu Paradise, Paradigm Mall

With a name that doesn’t appeal to me, walking  into KungFu Paradise was definitely a huge gamble. The simple menu displayed at the exterior showed that it served what I call simple dishes.

Refreshing drinks!

 My son was dying to try the seafood udon (RM18.90) and insisted that we went in.  First came the ‘stove’ and then the huge ‘pot’ of udon which was filled with awesomeness – al-dente udon served with eggs and some condiments.

Dry noodles(RM10.90) -  with 2 sausages, an egg and a stalk of vegetable, this perfectly done noodles was yummy.

Japanese curry (RM14.90) – I frankly think that this does not look like Japanese curry , at least the colour wasn’t right to me, but the thick curry was very delicious. I also like the fact that they took the effort to put some black sesame as toppings on the rice.

Seafood tomato fried rice (RM13.90) – the rice was a little soggy, but the taste was pretty alright.

 Address: Lot 2F-21 Level 2

Paradigm Mall

No 1 Jalan SS7/26A

47301 Kelana Jaya

Tel : +603 7887 5055

Inaho Sushi, One City

One City prides itself as having the largest rooftop area attributed to dining. In fact it is recorded in the Malaysia Book of Records as having the Biggest Rooftop F&B area. With that knowledge, we decided to check out the place. I must say that the ample parking at One City coupled with the fact that parking is FOC is certainly a pull factor.

We chose to dine at Inaho Sushi as the prices looked pretty decent.  As we walked in at half past 6, we were spoilt for choice as far as seating was concerned. We decided to sit outside…and I’ll show you why.

From my table, I could see the Main Place (a condo just down the road) and part of the highway.  We could also see the sun slowly going down the horizon. Oh, what a sight to behold!

We had some communication problems with the waiter as his English was rather incomprehensible to me. Well, what we ended up to doing was pointing to pictures in the menu.

Edamame (RM6) –loaded with healthy nutrients, these beans were very well prepared – neither too salty nor tasteless.

Shoyu ikura sashimi (RM15) – slightly pricey, but as these were yummy…I won’t complain.

Chahan (RM10) – Japanese style fried rice – well, the flavour and aroma were just  alright.

Garlic rice (RM7) – with a generous amount of garlic, this dish was simply very, very garlicky, just the way I like it…AWESOME!

Niku udon (RM22) –  this is udon topped with beef.  The smooth chewy textured udon was extremely delicious as the broth which had a tinge of sweetness in it complemented the udon very well.

Salmon don (RM33) –  this simply translates to salmon rice…..hmmm…and that was what this dish was all about. When it was served, you couldn’t even find a grain of rice as they were all covered with very thinly sliced salmon .

For the record, ocha here is RM3 per head.

Address :  RF04 Roof Top

Skypark One City

Jalan USJ 25/1

47640 Subang Jaya

Amex, Visa & Mastercard accepted

Ippudo, Pavilion

When I walked into Ippudo alone, I was greeted in Japanese and I find this rather annoying, not because I don’t understand Japanese but because it somehow announces my arrival and I can see many heads turning. In fact the staff here are trained to greet everyone who comes in and also everyone who has finished eating & is about to leave. I find this a little ‘noisy’.

I decided to give the Ramen Combo set which was on promotion a try. For RM29.90++ I was given the choice of 1 ramen + 1 side dish or dessert + 1 green tea.

I decided on the shiromaru motoaji and a sake mentai rice. The waitress actually asked how I wanted the noodles done – soft, normal or hard. I chose normal and what I got was al dente noodles in broth. I love the ultra thin noodles which were smooth and slippery.

This is the sake mentai rice which is rice topped with grilled minced salmon and cod fish roe.  I love the fragrance of the rice and found this side dish very appetising.

These promotional sets are only available on weekdays from 11 am to 3 pm.

Address : Lot C4.07.00

Connection, Level 4

Pavilion KL

Credit cards accepted

Opening hours: 11am to 11pm

Fukuya, Jalan Delima

A beautiful mansion with  decent parking houses Fukuya. All you need to do is to leave your car with the jockey (for FREE!!) and walk into Fukuya for an out-of- this-world dining experience. You may dine in what I would call the common area or book a room for more privacy. Alternatively if you were bold  (and extremely lucky)like me you could just walk in and try your luck at getting a table or even a room! For the record, I got a room looking out into the beautiful garden and I was told by the friendly waiter John that I was indeed very lucky as it is normally full house here at Fukuya!

I tried the Fuku-Fuku Lunch which was priced at RM40++. It came with appetiser, salad, chawan mushi, rice, miso soup, pickles and dessert. The difficult part was to make 2 selections out of a list of 15 items – cod fish teriyaki, fried scallop, cube cut beef steak, salmon steak with butter sauce, grilled chicken with salt seasoning, tuna & salmon sashimi, salmon sashimi,  grilled saba mackerel, prawn & fish tempura, fried white fish, chicken teriyaki, butter sautéed scallop, beef teriyaki & grilled salmon with salt seasoning.

It took the glutton in me some time to make a decision as  all of the 15 items appealed to me! I finally chose the salmon sashimi and grilled saba mackerel. I must say that the way the food was presented gave my eyes a visual feast and the extremely delicious and satisfying food made me vow to come back soon!

Address : 9 Jalan Delima,

 55100 Kuala Lumpur

Tel :  +603-2144 1022 

Amex, Visa and Mastercard accepted

Mr. Teppanyaki, Summit USJ

I remember the days when Summit USJ was spanking new and  Mr. Teppanyaki was a very popular eatery. Many years have since gone by and today, for old times sake, we decided to have a meal at Mr. Teppanyaki.

This is beef teppanyaki set (RM14.90) –this bento comes with rice, cucumbers and 2 slices of watermelon. I personally felt that the  morsels of meat were  a little too few and too tiny.

Salmon bento (RM18.90)

Chicken teriyaki bento RM17.90

California roll (RM3.90 each)

  

Our drinks : - double trouble (RM5.90), fusion cendol (RM4.50) and iced black jelly (RM5)

Address : :Lot 76A1-3, Lower Ground

The Summit USJ

Cash terms only

Don Kaiten, Klang Parade

Made my way to Don Kaiten again today. Yes, all the way to Klang Parade as I just cannot resist their mouth watering Japanese food:-

Unagi chawan mushi RM29.90

Chicken chawan mushi RM20.90

Sashimi sushi bento 'B' RM39.90

Sumo, MBK Shopping Centre ,Bangkok

MBK has been described as a legendary shopping complex. Here you can find loads of stuff from clothes to accessories, handbags, clothes and even  furniture. It takes hours to shop here as there are over 2,000 shops span over eight floors for an endless shopping experience! When your feet get too tired, why not head to the cinema located on the top floor!

Well, after hours of shopping we decided to have an early dinner at Sumo. You can easily tell that this place serves a combo of Japanese-Thai food.

The tom yam was very appetising – sourish yet full of flavour, we ordered extra rice just to polish off all the soup!

Stir fried kai lan – what I found interesting was the pieces of mushrooms in this dish. Tastewise, it was alright.

This is another soupy dish with meat slices and meat balls. I love the tasty broth and the tender meat.

Steamed fish – served in a fish-shaped plate. The sourish sauce was very appealing and we all agreed that it was simply awesome.