Yabu: House of Katsu (again)

Rosu Set 120g 

Crazy Katsu

First tried Crazy Katsu in Maginhawa. Recently discovered their 2nd branch at Lilac St., Marikina. Paid a visit :)

 Chicken Katsu

 Chicken Katsu with Rice

 Interiors

 Mixed Tempura: Fish, Okra, Sweet Potato, Eggplant

 Chicken Katsu Salad

 Pork Tonkatsu with rice and unlimited cabagge

 Miso Soup

Crazy Katsu Menu

 Crazy Katsu in Lilac St.

CRAZY KATSU
#48 Lilac St. Hacienda Heights, Concepcion II, Marikina City
Operating hours: Mon-Thurs 11am to10pm,  Fri & Sat 11am to 11pm, and  Sundays 11am to 10pm

Will Travel For Food: Watami Japanese Casual Dining

23 -28 October 2010

Watami Japanese Casual Dining. John's dinner treat! yey!


It was Saturday night, and ION was helluva place, like gateway mall on a rush-hour-friday. The queue for every restaurant in ION was soooo long, even dunkin' donuts. Thinking that my mom would be shocked to eat other Asian cuisine other than Chinese, Japanese or Thai, it was safe to eat in a Japanese restaurant on our first night in SG.

Watami's menu was quite complex, where dishes span from the traditional Japanese, going on to the more modern 'Omakase" style dishes. Since they (not me) were tired from the day's activities, they decided to pick the set menu instead.

The Watami Grand Menu

Watami Set Menu (from Watami site)


We then chose the set menu "Four pax for 95$SG". The set includes 4 single serve iced tea (or green tea) aside from the and various dishes:


Edamame (3.8) as appetizer (on foreground).
These soybeans are steamed-and-served-in-the-pods with a light sprinkling of sea salt.


Caesars Salad (8.8), topped with crisp bacon strips


Tompeiyaki which was omelette with sliced pork and raw cabbage (7.8)


Potato Mochi - chewy deep fried mashed potato served with slivers of butter (5.8)


Sashimi Mori (25.8) This consists of assorted sashimi: Salmon, tuna, shirmp, clams, scallop, octopus, and squid served in a bowl of shredded ice. What a nice presentation!


Sukiyaki Nabe (13.8) cooked on your tabletop using a portable stove


Salmon Stone Pot with rice (10.8)


Hire Katsu Tamago Toji (8.8) - Pork Fillet Cutlet with Scambled Egg Sauce, which is also cooked on your table using a portable stove.


Ps. Sorry for the photos, it was very hard to shoot under uber dimly-lit restaurants, like this one.


Watami Japanese Casual Dining
ION Orchard #B3-23
2 Orchard Turn, Singapore
(65) 6509 9366
11.30am to 10pm

Shinjuku & Hana

11 Sept

Shinjuku Ramen House
&
Hana located inside Little Tokyo
along Chino Roces st. (formerly Pasong Tamo) in Makati


Shinjuku is well-known for their authentic tasting ramen and most especially their gyoza


Inside the restaurant


Spicy Tuna Maki


Chicken Teppanyaki


Gekikara Ramen (Regular bowl) Spicy!


Chicken Ramen (forgot the exact name) (Regular bowl)


Gyoza (8pcs)


Gyoza in the dipping sauce


Ebi Tempura (6 pcs)


Hana in Little Tokyo


Outside


Cooking takoyaki


At last, 6 pcs of Takoyaki (P100)

I must say that this is the best tasting takoyaki in Manila, somewhat close to Gindaco's. The difference is that they scrimped on putting various ingredients such as the octopus bits, red ginger, and katsuobushi flakes. It was quite dry and it didn't taste fresh as i expected, even though they cooked it upon order.


Gindaco's Takoyaki Boat with Egg Salad (SG$8)

Hana is the only Japanese restaurant in Little Tokyo which offers cook-as-you-order takoyaki balls, almost close to Gindaco's. Price is pegged at 100Php for 6 medium sized balls.



Shinjuku Ramen House
2277 Don Chino Roces Avenue (formerly Pasong Tamo), Makati City
(beside Makati Cinema Square)
(02) 8191242
Open from 10am – 8pm

Hana
Little Tokyo, Don Chino Roces Avenue, Makati
(02) 339-3855
Open from 10am to 11pm