Hokkaido Ichiba @ The Garden Mall.

 Guest post by Michelle.

Had lunch with my grandma at the Hokkaido Ichiba @ The Garden Mall on my off day.

It is a nice Japanese restaurant with a nice exterior and well layout wood interior.

The servers are quick and friendly during the off peak hours.


We will come back for their ice cream but not their sushi, as yet (radiation scare).

Miso Hotate Ramen-is basically a Chinese noodle dish with a Japanese twist-served with kelp,, scallop, corn bits,beansprout, half a hard boiled egg in a miso broth- smooth and chewy noodle-healthy-Rm16.80/

Chicken Gyoza-5 pieces-served piping hot-pan fried until crisp on one side with a thin smooth skin on the other side-tender and moist meat-Rm12/

 Tantamen Ramen-served with similar ingredients with no scallop-Rm15.80/

Total bill:Rm52/
Location:LotT-201, Third Floor, 
The Garden Mall, Mid Valley City,
Lingkaran Syed Putra, Kuala Lumpur.
Tel:03-2283-1060.

SUSHI ZANMAI -1 UTAMA-2nd VISIT.

Sushi Zanmai tag line-"A genuine conveyor sushi restaurant with 100 assortments of sushi and 100 varieties of cooked food that are authentically Japanese."

I have an affinity with this restaurant and the food served here-just cannot get enough of it.
My niece Iris came over for a holiday and we decided Sushi Zanmai was a good place to treat her for dinner.

As there were six of us, we did not get to sit near the snaking food conveyor.
Anyway, the sofa seating were a better alternative, more comfortable albeit a bit warmer, with a full view of the open kitchen.

Iris was too shy for a photo- one of her beautiful brown eye.

Caterpillar roll-sandwiched between toasted Unagi plus Tomago- rolled with rice and topped with slices of Avocado with toasted Black Sesame seeds on a bed of Mayonnaise and thick brown sauce-visually pleasing to the eyes and palates- Rm12.80/

Chicken Gy0za-crisp, well marinated and pan fried till golden brown-dip with black Vinegar and ate with pickled Ginger for extra flavors-Rm9.80/

Tendon-with assorted Tempura vegetables like Brinjal (Aubergine), French bean, Tempura Prawns, green Seaweed and preserved crunchy red Radish-served with short, plump Calrose rice with tasty sauce-for health conscious eater and those who are calorie conscious-Rm8.80/

Ebi-Prawn Sushi-a good starter-Rm3.80/

Kitsune Udon-with smooth Wheat noodle, tasty Miso soup, green Seaweed, Shimeiji Mushroom, Spring onion and spongy Bean curd-like sheet-elegant in both flavor and appearance-Rm6.80/

Edamane-young tender green Soy bean-appetizing-Rm3.80/

Kakiage Don-the photo on the menu looks nicer-lightly battered Prawns topped with dried green Seaweed and preserved red Radish with short plump Calrose rice and thick brown gravy-fulfilling-Rm8.80/

Sukiyaki Beef set-came piping hot on a casserole filled with Miso soup, assorted vegetables like Shiitake mushroom, Enoki mushroom, long white Cabbage and fired with a mini gas cooker-whisked raw egg into the soup while the thinly sliced fresh Beef are quickly dipped/ cooked to get a melt in the mouth sensation-Rm15.80/

Cha Soba-with delicate, nutty and delicious cold green Buckwheat/Wheatflour noodle mixed with the white radish, green Seaweed and chopped Spring onion and dipped into the soup and slurped it up loudly with your mouth-Heavenly!-Rm8.80/

Stamina roll-rice rolled with Tomago and topped with toasted Unagi and white Sesame seeds-delicious and toasted to perfection-Rm12.80/

Total bill:Rm105/.
Location:SK 9A, 2nd Floor,
High Street, 1 Utama Shopping Centre,
Tel:037734-2030.