Monday, September 20, 2010

Sushi Tei



Another kaiten concept Japanese restaurant join in the crowd
trying to make a space in between the current competitors
Sushi King, Sushi Zanmai, Sakae Sushi and etc
Sushi Tei originated from Singapore had finally made their debut here
their first joint took place at Tropicana City Mall, since I didn't make a stop there
decided to try out two of their recently open joint but much to my amusement
i had two different kind of food quality
pictures followed were taken at the Mid Valley branch


this whole plate of sashimi consist of Maguro, Salmon and Yellow Tail only cost RM28 which is considered cheap..
it was thick slab of fish but only the yellow tail was fresh, firm and good
salmon was basically lack of freshness and tasteless
and maguro was on the down side also, it was mushy, and some sort of fishy which really turns us off
and since i got a good yellow tail, I reordered at Pavillion branch only for yellow tail but it was disappointing, the thickness was half of what i had previously, and they gave us two slice with skin and they were so tough and you just need to keep on munching


Next was the Mango, Prawn, Salmon and Avocado roll..this was the one that get Kimmie gobble everything down in seconds..she loves it a lot..of course i like it very much too although they took quite some time to actually serve it..initially i doubt about the combination, it seems to have too many ingredients in one roll, but it came perfectly fine. The taste of each ingredients seems to incorporate well enough
while in Pavillion, we had the Mini Avocado Prawn Roll but it was also a turn off. The appearance of it was already a disaster to me. I particular doesn't like it when my avocado came with spots on it indicating it was not cut freshly and what we call the chemistry term, oxidation and the prawn use was so thin with such a thick yellowish batter. We barely taste the prawn and it was not even properly rolled


next was the noodle, we had the soba with beef slices. It was alright to me, Kimmie loves the beef slices and the broth of it..but i think the soba was slightly overcooked, it was too soft for me..but we did slurp up to the very end of the bowl
and at another branch we had the chicken katsu udon. The chicken katsu was also tasteless. when it comes to sashimi, some might argue it was suppose to be tasteless unless dip into shoyu (i don't agree to this, because shoyu was suppose to be enhancing the freshness of it), but the katsu here, i need to dip into the shoyu too if i wan some taste to it. Frozen udon was used, they admitted that to me and you can imagine hows the noodle like without me explaining

kaki mentai

when i have my sushi from my conveyor belt, i expect the seaweed layer to be fresh, and i don't have to pull (if you understand what i meant), and the rice not to fall apart. The Ebiko sushi above live up to it. and it just doesn't seems so when it come for another branch. We even ordered a-la-carte for the salmon ikura roll, and my partner was having a hard time pulling the seaweed..besides, the sushi on the conveyor looks so dry and we were not tempted at all..and not to mention other a-la-carte sushi we ordered didn't fair well too

well, it was jus disappointing when two joint that carry the same brand fails to live up to the same level. but, at least I had one good meal at the first branch. this makes up to it

chao, Sinny

Sushi Tei
Lower Ground
Mid Valley (besides New Zealand Natural)

Pavillion (same row with Madam Kwan)

Friday, September 3, 2010

Funky Villa revisit

after queuing for so long to get my pairs of Crocs
came out empty handed cause i was too late
so needless to say a good meal is needed to satisfy the lost of my time
and of course i got a company that had given her shout out ' No Japanese Meal, No Western Meal'
so, Funky Villa it is since i totally forgotten about the Indonesian restaurant at Curve until now
its alright, another excuse to go for another outings then

Funky Villa was back with their set lunch but nothing seems to attract me compared to the previous set menu during my first visit
therefore, decided to choose from the a la carte instead


we had the refillable lemongrass drink and tamarind drink
i love the lemongrass drink, not too sweet for my liking and the fragrant of the lemongrass stalk
if you like lemongrass, u will favor this, if not, you will end up like Eve opting for the tamarind which was sourish with hints of tamarind taste..'air asam'
another refillable was the Roselle or some might call it the 'local ribena'

she don't like Mango, a big push away for my Mango Salad and savoring the same salad, Pomelo salad with prawns and cashews
it still didn't disappoint me this time, tartness from the pomelo combining with fresh prawns and roasted cashews makes a good kick start for the meal


next was the tom yam cooked using fresh coconut flesh. you can opt for a small or medium. this was a small serving.
since this was the second visit, i realize that their tomyam was just mild spicy but i guess you can always request for extra hot
its loaded with lots of fresh seafood and it was flavorful
the sourness and the mild spiciness was just nice for me

next was the tom yam with coconut milk version
it was almost similar with the previous one except with the adding of coconut milk
it makes the soup slightly creamier
but, i barely felt a significant difference (of course a clear difference of colour) in the taste
maybe it's not fresh santan and i'm pretty sure the amount added was just a little as it looks pretty diluted from near

the last dish which was the chef recommendation
green curry chicken
but, my first bite was the baby brinjal, it wasn't well cooked
it was still hard in the middle
and the gravy wasn't thick and flavorful enough for me
tasted better one before, it was a pretty disappointment to me though we finished up the food
never waste food right?!

ups and downs but we enjoyed the meal
and as usual Eve is always busy camwhoring and her addiction to her phone
oh, we watched a movie 'stool pigeon' and i still find the name funny till date
a pretty decent movie by Cheung Ka Fai and Nicholas Tse
i like the lady in the show, the one who acted in 不能说的秘密 , very stunning indeed


my first hand sew tissue pouched..okay i know its not a good piece of work..will trained more

see ya Eve, all the best in exams

sinny

Lot No G-03A, G-06 & EG-06,
GROUND FLOOR e@Curve (formerly Cineleisure)
No. 24 Jalan PJU7/3, Mutiara Damansara,
47810 Petaling Jaya, Selangor.
Tel: 03 7725 2308

Thursday, September 2, 2010

1st day of September

got up pretty early today
to do some shopping..i meant grocery shopping
all alone, but i had Starbucks banana chocolate chip muffin accompanying me
i would prefer their apple multigrain but it seems that they don't have it anymore
its alright, cause this tasted yummy too after it's been warmth
it was funny that I'm eating muffin when i need to do muffin later ^^
and i found most of the ingredients i need today in an organic shop, of course it would be slightly pricey but there's no other choice since i can't get it at Jusco and I'm lazy to travel further



my final work, multigrain cranberry walnut muffins
these were the easiest muffins i ever had
as my usual cupcake procedure was much more troublesome


i love the cranberries with chunks of walnuts
and i substituted the sugar with molasses sugar
since the one requesting preferred them to be less sweet

and also the 'tong sui' for the day

a beautiful start of the month

sinny