Nijumaru Japanese Restaurant.

The Nijumaru Japanese Restaurant is quite upscale with 2 private rooms and a large colorful menu of all Japanese cuisine style.

The large poster on the restaurant's front facade is pure eye catching.

The moment we walked into the restaurant all eyes was on us as the wait staff chorused in unison "irashaimase" which means welcome.

The decor is simple with a play of soft lighting on dark wood walls.

Service was friendly and attentive.

Parking is OK.

Front facade of the restaurant.

Two woven rice bags.

Chef at work.

Full scale Bento sets like Tori Katsu Miso set (grilled chicken cutlet with miso)-Rm17, Unagi set (Eel)-Rm21, Unagi/Tempura set-Rm25- were favorites of the young guys-full filling.

Edamame (green snow bean) was overcooked and mushy-Rm6.

Ebi Miso Yaki-Cheese baked Tiger prawn-fresh, cheesy and succulent-Rm19.

Sanma Shioyaki-Grilled Pacfic Saury fish with salt-salty, rough textured and tasted like Kembong fish-Rm11.

Grilled Yellowtail fish head with salt and luster-very fine textured and smooth-balanced beautifully with the Soy sauce-Rm19.

Tempura prawn-lightly batter-crispy, fresh and juicy.

Domori -Sashimi fish/Octopus served on ice (to keep it fresh) with a big green dollop of potent Wasabi-star of the night-Rm90.

Surume Ika-Grilled Squid-soft and slightly chewy with rich matching sauce-Rm16.

Unagi Ura Maki -Eel roll with rice, avocado, cucumber and topped with fish roe-Rm15.

Beef Koro-Koro-beef with rice set-tender with delicious gravy to go with the rice-Rm21 .

Kawa Mentaiko Maki-Fish roe roll-rich and special -Rm19.

Nameko Chawan with soft earthy Autumn mushroom on steamed egg-smooth and melt in the mouth sensation-Rm8.

Ninniku Chahan-Garlic fried rice-fragrant and whole grained.

Sake Salmon-Salmon rolled with rice and a piece of Nori (seaweed)-full of carbo-Rm5.

Okosama Teisyoku-Children set-pasta, french fries, watermelon and a bottle of Vitagen for Siew An An, the youngest in the group-Rm10.

Free flow Green tea to round off the great meal.

We enjoyed the meal on a sunken rectangular dining table in a private room while the rest of the group dined outside.

Total bill:Rm850/
Location: 24, Jalan Permas 10/5,
Bandar Baru Permas Jaya,
Johor Bahru, Johor.
Tel:07-388-9818.

SAKAE SUSHI

A cute green frog as a mascot-what a brilliant idea! Sakea Sushi is a Singapore sushi chain with branches in almost all the top shopping malls in Malaysia. What I like about Sakae Sushi, is ordering food on an interactive menu via a LCD screen. They even have a water spigot on each table to facilitate the filling of hot water on Green Tea (best selling beverage) cup. The sushi on the conveyor belt are colored coded plates- according to price. The skill and presentation of the numerous dishes was a sight to behold-most of it are vinegared rice with various toppings-my favorite are smoked unagi and salmon sashimi.The service was slow and bad, as it was a public holiday.

The LCD screen.

Edamame-Green soyabeans-nutty-good appetizer.

Chawan mushi-steamed egg-was smooth.

Tamago-omelette sushi.

Beef Bento set-with rice, miso soup-beef was tough and salty.

Salmon Bento set-with rice, miso soup amd tempura vegetables-fish was chunky with sweet sauce flavored.

Tempura prawns-well battered, big and succulent.

Sushi crepe-crispy with generous fillings.

Smoked unagi sushi with spear of green asparagus-smokey flavored.

A bit of chit-chatting after the satisfying meal.

Total bill:rm238/
Location: SUNWAY PYRAMID.
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