I like most of the restaurants no matter what, as long as healthy good taste, I will take it

Restaurant Name: Kiku Zakura - Times Square
Dining Time: Dinner


Apart being given a hot towel for cleaning our hands. They served a love shaped tamago for each of us as appetizer too.


Sake Sashimi @RM49.00++
Outlook: 4/5
Creativity: 3/5
Taste: 4/5
Price: 2/5
Overall: 3/5 - At last I am here for their sashimi. It is not that I do not want to order my usual sashimi moriawase, it is just that they said they only have salmon, tuna and mackerel only. I do not wish to pay over RM200++ with only 3 kinds. So I rather pick the famous and always that delicious, Salmon Sashimi. The thickness of the meat is not like those I usually have.


Unagi Temaki @RM9.00++
Outlook: 4/5
Creativity: 3/5
Taste: 4/5
Price: 3/5
Overall: 3/5 - Taste good for me or maybe I am very hungry at that time.


California Roll @RM7.00++
Outlook: 3/5
Creativity: 3/5
Taste: 3/5
Price: 2/5
Overall: 2/5 - Most important for a temaki for me is the seaweed wrapper must not be stale and must have crunchy bits inside. As for this, it does not have.


Tencha Soba @RM25.00++
Outlook: 4/5
Creativity: 4/5
Taste: 4/5
Price: 3/5
Overall: 3/5 - They are still better with their noodles. Very deliciously done cha soba and well fried tempura. But my beloved Ailin spoiled the soba by soaking the whole noodle in for me to eat. Too salty.


Fresh Oyster @RM65.00++
Outlook: 3/5
Creativity: 3/5
Taste: 2/5
Price: 2/5
Overall: 2/5 - The waitress claimed that their seafood are supplied in daily basis but once I tasted this fresh oysters, I doubt it is supplied daily. Or it is really supply daily but the supplier's goods are not fresh. Furthermore, the meat is not that big for my teeth to enjoy chewing.

Ambiance: 5/5
Service: 4/5
Food Serving Speed: Moderate
Recommended?: Yes but no their sashimi
Full Review: Kiku Zakura

am plan to come to KL next month & my wife has been craving for sushi, but i wanna go to all you can eat either ala carte or buffet style,I am staying @ chinatown (sultan street) any suggestion?how about xenri?is it any good?in term of freshness since i know i couln't afford either Kampachi or Zipangu but shogun is pretty good from the photo eventhough i doubt bout the freshness...thank you

Xenri Buffet only available for lunch on Sunday at RM55++. If you are lookin for lunch, I think with that kind of price consider not cheap already.

well I am planning to go to their saturday dinner buffet @ menara hapseng @ 68++ I know it's not cheap but not as expensive as Zipangu @ 96++ & as long as the quality is better than the like of jogoya, shogun and the likes, I am consider ti give it a try, but you didn't mention it in your recomendation that's why I ask if its worth a try..once again thank you

Honestly, I really cannot keep up with so many Japanese restaurant around in just KL City. Furthermore , hotels are essential to open an "a-la carte" type of restaurant to add "one" star rating. Most of the hotels will choose between Chinese restaurant, Japanese restaurant, Middle East restaurant, Korean Restaurant and other infamous ones. Usually Western Restaurants are not included because they usually served in hotel's "buffet style". Unless, they open another restaurant which is meant for "ala-carte" only like what Le Meridien, KL Sentral did. Most of the hotels will think choosing another western restaurant is a waste of space and reduce the food choices. Therefore, among all the other selections, Japanese Restaurant will come out as the best choices after Chinese restaurants. So can you imagine how many Japanese Restaurants out there when include together with the hotel?

Anyway, I do hope anyone who have their experience in any Japanese restaurants to share together so we can gather all the information about Japanese Restaurant at the same time. This is teamwork.

@astahiem, I will be waiting for your review on Xenri ya?

u need to find out the main dishes you want to wallop in the buffet to help you decide. some buffets are good for variety, some have great sashimi etc
For me I choose the one with the freshest sashimi.

This post has been edited by vkeong.: Mar 18 2012, 09:32 PM

yes, I would definitely go with the one who have freshest sashimi, vkeong since you've been to xenri before, are they sashimi is any good?I can care less about variety since I like more nigiri sushi than fusion aka hand roll sushi..thank you

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Added on March 19, 2012, 12:41 pm@RazorVista I definitely will give the review here for sure after...

This post has been edited by astahiem: Mar 19 2012, 12:41 PM

You must've mistaken me with another blogger. I have never been to Xenri before

@vkeong sorry my mistake,I thought you've to xenri before...I hope it is as good as people said it is...

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doggjamessays , a leading food blogger says
" If you are a sake lover, you wouldn't wanna leave this place. With over 20 different kinds of imported sake, even I couldn't try everything here. Shishamo was fantastic. Perfectly grilled to perfection and filled with maximum amount of roe. Simply wonderful. "

joielim says
"Okay,... i have to admit that i dont normally like tempura coz they have lotsa flour and usually tasteless or not so much taste. This tempura......i LOVE it. Not too much flour and...i'm not sure it is the flavouring added to it or the freshness of the prawn -ICHIBAN !"

softbunny says
"Hunny ordered a Hokkai Sashimi Moriase Set which came with 3 slices of fresh salmon, fresh sweet succulent scallop and 2 roe rich prawns with sweeet sweeeet flesh...very yummy"

vey99 says
"superb hangout wif my japanese friends who alwiz come here for sake, oden and sushi"

http://www.zestpj.com/category/genji/

That is a place I use to work.

Still unbeatable in terms of authenticity.

Restaurant name: Marufuku
Dining Time: Lunch


Kakiage @RM2.00
Outlook: 4/5
Creativity: 3/5
Taste: 3/5
Price: 4/5
Overall: 3/5 - Kakiage is a type of tempura which is made from mixed vegetables strip such as onions, carrots and burdocks. Sometimes it contains prawns. But not for this one. My friend said it taste good but I never like a deep fried food so my comment on this will be bias.


House Special Udon (Cold) @RM6.00
Outlook: 4/5
Creativity: 2/5
Taste: 4/5
Price: 3/5
Overall: 3/5 - This is their signature udon which has the udon and egg only. Their noodle taste not bad at all. It is just too empty for a bowl like this.


Oyako Don @RM10.00
Outlook: 3/5
Creativity: 3/5
Taste: 4/5
Price: 3/5
Overall: 3/5 - Delicious chicken mixing with their Japanese rice!


Nabeyaki @RM10.00
Outlook: 4/5
Creativity: 3/5
Taste: 4/5
Price: 4/5
Overall: 3/5 - More ingredients inside the hot pot with delicious udon mee.


Oyako Udon (Hot) @RM10.00
Outlook: 3/5
Creativity: 3/5
Taste: 4/5
Price: 3/5
Overall: 3/5 - Same like Oyako Don. The difference is just udon and rice.

Ambiance: 3/5
Service: 3/5
Food Serving Speed: Fast
Recommended?: Yes, will try their yakitori if got the chance.
Full Review: Marufuku

Restaurant Name: Hanare Japanese Restaurant
Dining Time: Dinner


Sashimi Moriawase @RM80.00++
Outlook: 4/5
Creativity: 3/5
Taste: 4/5
Price: 4/5
Overall: 3/5 - As always, I prefer only fish for my Sashimi Moriawase. All very delicious but not as thick as I used to blog in other Japanese Restaurant such as Kampachi and Fukuya. The freshness and quality of the meat is just excellent! The best of all, this is the cheapest Sashimi Moriawase I ever had.


Grilled Salmon & Ikura Temaki @RM18.00++
Outlook: 4/5
Creativity: 4/5
Taste: 4/5
Price: 3/5
Overall: 3/5 - I just love the Ikura popping repeatedly inside my mouth! The salmon is well grilled to accompany with my crispy seaweed wrapper.


Natto Temaki @RM8.00++
Outlook: 3/5
Creativity: 3/5
Taste: 3/5
Price: 3/5
Overall: 3/5 - I do not why their Temaki is not in the standard size. This one is very obviously smaller than Grilled Salmon & Ikura Temaki. Nothing special about the taste. I am ordering this because they no longer have a soft-shell crab temaki.


Unagi Kabayaki @RM45.00++
Outlook: 4/5
Creativity: 4/5
Taste: 4/5
Price: 2/5
Overall: 3/5 - The unagi is simply delicious. The sauce for it is well blended because some of the restaurants' unagi sauce are salty. However, the price is quite scary.


Curry Udon @RM30.00++
Outlook: 3/5
Creativity: 4/5
Taste: 2/5
Price: 2/5
Overall: 2/5 - Suddenly feel like having a Japanese curry. When I had the first bite, I really enjoyed it until I finished. After that, I felt so thirsty and drink a lot of green tea. The reason is not because it is spicy but it is just too much MSG in it!!! Gosh!!! RM30.00++ for a mee some more...not worth.


Inaniwa Tsuke Udon (cold) @RM30.00++


It comes together with a chicken soup.
Outlook: 4/5
Creativity: 4/5
Taste: 3/5
Price: 3/5
Overall: 3/5 - Unlike other cold noodles like soba which you will be given a sauce. But this one you are given a chicken soup to dip your noodle. The Inaniwa noodle is very delicious indeed. Smooth and tangy noodles. Splendid! However, as for the chicken soup...haihhhh....they just love to have MSG in their soup...miso style

Ambiance: 4/5
Service: 4/5
Food Serving Speed: Slow
Recommended?: You may try at least once but will not want to revisit
Full Review: Hanare

hey sifus here

looking for a buffet jap dinner this coming weekend , any suggestions ?

KL or PJ also can , most probably on Sunday ...

TQTQ

just read the thread here...we have been sharing alot already. Your question is not new.

My reviews, All in Tokyo, not Malaysia haha.. For those going there and looking for cheap Japanese food

wow... look nice..

how it taste like . fantastic ?

Unker Stimix really post Sukiya everywhere.....

Farmers in contaminated areas in Fukushima, Miyagi, Iwate, Tochigi, Ibaraki, Gunma, and Chiba continue to farm, and the government is busy setting up one PR campaign after another to appeal safety of things produced in Japan. The media do report, but unless your information comes from the net only, the news gets buried in the cacophony of mind-numbing small news of no significance on TV and print media.

Here's the list of food items that I found which exceeded the new safety limit of 100 becquerels/kg of radioactive cesium:

Shiitake mushrooms: 350 becquerels/kg from Murata-cho, Miyagi Prefecture

Bamboo shoots: 120 becquerels/kg from Kisarazu City, Chiba Prefecture; 110 becquerels/kg from Ichihara City, Chiba Prefecture

Bamboo shoots: 130 becquerels/kg from Sakae-cho, Chiba Prefecture; 170 becquerels/kg from Abiko City, Chiba Prefecture

"Komon Kasube" (common skete): 640 becquerels/kg, test fishing off the coast of Iwaki City, Fukushima

Beef: 106 becquerels/kg from Shibukawa City, Gunma Prefecture (the cattle had to eat the feed (rye) with 772 becquerels/kg of cesium...)

"Suzuki" (sea bass): 104 becquerels/kg in Sendai Bay, Miyagi Prefecture

Shiitake mushrooms: 146 becquerels/kg from Shirosato-machi, Ibaraki Prefecture; 131 becquerels/kg from Sakuragawa City, Ibaraki Prefecture

"Wakasagi" (pond smelt): 426 becquerels/kg from Akagi Onuma in Gunma Prefecture

Source:
1, 2, 4: Nikkei Shinbun (4/4/2012)
3: Chiba Prefecture press release (4/5/2012)
5: Yomiuri Shinbun (4/5/2012), Gunma Prefecture press release (4/5/2012) for meat, and for feed
6: Miyagi Prefecture press release (4/4/2012)
7: Ibaraki Prefecture press release (4/2/2012)
8: Kyodo News (4/3/2012)

All these food items (except for No. 4) would have been freely sold and bought, as "safe", under the old, provisional safety limit that was in effect up till April 1, 2012. Checking the prefectures' press releases, there are many other whose cesium levels are barely under 100 becquerels/kg.

In case of Gunma Prefecture, they use NaI scintillation survey meter with detection limit of about 30 becquerels/kg. Only when the meat is found with cesium exceeding the rather high detection limit, they use their germanium semiconductor detector.

This happened last month in March, but a kindergarten in Okazaki City in Aichi Prefecture (whose governor is pushing Toyota to become the final disposal site for disaster debris ashes) served lunch to kindergarteners using dried shiitake with 1,400 becquerels/kg of radioactive cesium from Ibaraki Prefecture. 30 kilograms of these shiitake are either in the markets or have already been purchased by customers in Okazaki City. (NHK News, 4/5/2012)