Japanese style teppanyaki dinner at Osaka Kitchen @ J'S Gate Dining, Lot 10 Kuala Lumpur

Osaka Kitchen located at in J'S Dining section on 4th floor of Lot 10 shopping centre in the heart of Bukit Bintang. They serve authentic Japanese style teppanyaki meal such as okonomiyaki, teppanyaki, yakisoba and grilled meat. The food were cooked on an iron griddle in from of diners. They have ala carte and course set meal. Choose set meal if you would like to try multiple items at cheaper price. This restaurant is quite famous as its the only restaurant in J'S Gate dining which has long queue. Plus the open kitchen concept is another attraction as you can see how fast those chefs are cooking your meal.

Taste:9/10(Delicious. Food quality and taste is quite good and food preparation are done by two Japanese chefs. I like all the meal served. Salad were fresh with sesame dressing. I enjoy more of their grilled chicken dish compared to their grilled pork dish. The grilled chicken has more seasoning, softer, crispy skin and tender meat. The grilled avocado with melted cheese is awesome. Japanese omelette with chunks of pork belly is tasty as well. As for okonomiyaki is a bit lacking of ingredients as it only contains cabbage and batter. Dessert comes with 3 choices of vanilla, green tea and yuzu. The best choice would be yuzu as the taste is refreshing).
Price:6/10(Moderate. Price were quite reasonable as I ordered one chicken special course and one pork course set meal. Chicken special course at MYR51.00 and pork course at MYR42.00. Green tea at MYR6.00. The special course come with okonomiyaki, rice and soup).

I recommend to try this shop due to not many such good Japanese style teppanyaki restaurant around in Kuala Lumpur. And the price is quite reasonable.


Grilled chicken dish.

Grilled pork dish.

Grilled avocado with melted cheese.

Salad.

Japanese omelette with pork belly.

Koyaku Japanese Dining & Grill @ Tropicana Avenue, Petaling Jaya

Koyaku is a Doraemon themed Japanese restaurant. You can recognize it from the giant Doraemon figures that they placed at the entrance of the shop. The restaurant has two sections which sushi bar located outside the restaurant. The selection is good and extensive.

Taste:8/10(Good. Ordered chirashi sushi and the ingredient were good and fresh. The sashimi cut were thick and the portion is quite filling).
Price:6/10(Moderate. Chirashi sushi at MYR53.00. I rate it as moderate as it included a few premium sashimi cut/roe and quite good portion).


Chirashi sushi

Sushi chef at work.

Sashimi cut on display.

Doraemon characters figures.

GPS/Coordinate: 3.136838, 101.595154
Address: P-G-16, Tropicana Avenue, Persiaran Tropicana, Tropicana, 47410 Petaling Jaya, Selangor
Opening Hours: Daily 12.00pm to 3.00pm & 6.00pm to 10.30pm.

Japanese dinner set at Uroko Saujana @ Bandar Saujana, Shah Alam

Uroko located at Nova Saujana is a new Japanese restaurant in the area. Its quite crowded although it just open for around 2 weeks. They have quite a variety of dinner and lunch sets. Their lunch set are quite reasonable at less than MYR20.00. I took their sashimi and unagi rice set as it seems to be the best deals from the available dinner sets. They also have quite a number of ala carte menu and omasake.

Taste:7/10(Moderate. Food served were normal. Presentation wise on the sashimi were good and I like their sashimi cut. Although the sashimi cut is small but its thick).
Price:5/10(Near expensive. The sashimi and unagi set were priced quite reasonably at MYR58.00. Shitake mushroom grill at MYR3.00, asparagus wrapped with beef bacon at MYR7.00, chicken leek grill at MYR4.00 and refillable green tea at MYR1.00).


Unagi and sashimi set.

Sashimi consist of salmon belly, tuna, squid and amberjack.

Two pieces of unagi.

Decent Japanese sushi @ Sushi Azabu, 4th Floor, Isetan The Japan Store, Kuala Lumpur

Sushi Azabu just opened recently a few months ago and this add another decent place to have your favourite authentic Japanese sushi in Kuala Lumpur. The sushi here is well done with all the necessary ingredient on the sushi already add it for you. The recommended set here is of course their omakase set but of course will burn a big hole in your wallet. The sushi here are fresh and you can see the chef action of preparing your sushi as it a wide open concept type of kitchen bar.

Taste:9/10(Delicious. Fresh sushi with the right balance of taste as the chef know what to put and have the right temperature of the sushi. The rice for the sushi had the perfect consistency. The taste is almost like from the sushi that you get from Tsukiji market in Tokyo).
Price: 3/10(Expensive. I ordered the Koi course with an appetizer, 8 pieces of nigiri sushi and miso soup at MYR120.00. Also ordered their 3 kinds of sashimi with tuna, grouper and salmon at MYR52.00. Omakase meal here will cost you MYR420.00. Its worth it if you are thinking of trying similar calibre type of sushi as in Tsukiji market in Tokyo).


Two chefs busy preparing sushi for their customers.

Seaweed appetizer.

Utensil for eating sushi.

Grouper sushi. The chef already added soy sauce and wasabi into the sushi. No additional ingredient needed.

Kanpachi sushi.

Tongkol sushi.

Tuna sushi.

Scallop with some lime peel and salt. Taste great.

Aburi salmon.

Boiled shrimp sushi.

Fresh water eel sushi.

Miso soup.

Three kinds of sashimi set.

Find this signboard when you reach 4th floor of Isetan The Japan Store in Kuala Lumpur.

GPS/Coordinate: 3.146175, 101.711958
Address: 4th Floor, Lot 10 @ Isetan The Japan Store, 50, Jalan Sultan Ismail, Bukit Bintang, 50250 Kuala Lumpur, Wilayah Persekutuan Kuala Lumpur.
Opening hours: 11.00am to 3.00pm and 6.00pm to 11.00pm. Closed on Monday.

Pork Fillet @ Tonkatsu Anzu, Isetan The Japan Store, Kuala Lumpur

Tonkatsu Anzu is the first tonkatsu outlet in Malaysia which used premium aged black pork from Fukuoka. The pork fillets are aged for seven days to help tenderise the meat. They are then breaded and deep fried at high temperature to keep the outside crisp without losing the meat juiciness.

Taste:8/10(The pork loin was delicate and mostly lean meat with the right amount of fat. I like the completeness of the meal comes with fresh sesame, tonkatsu sauce and refillable cabbage. I opt for their pork loin over fillet as I prefer leaner meat due to healthy option but lack of melt in your mouth effect. Do sprinkle some salt, dip into tonkatsu sauce mixed with grinded sesame and with some mustard to get a nice complex taste).
Price:4/10(Near expensive. The Gin-jo pork loin katsu set shown below at MYR48.00. With 6% GST its at MYR50.90. High price but you get quality stuff here).


Gin-jo pork loin katsu set.

Large piece of pork.

Succulent meat with adequate fat.

You can choose either white rice or brown rice. I opt for brown rice.

As for soup, you can choose seaweed soup or bean soup. I opt for bean soup. Usually bean soup or miso soup is without beans. But here, you can chew the beans. Great.

Not sure what pickles is this. Taste good with the pork.

Sesame.

The ingredients for you to eat with your tonkatsu.

Shredded cabbage. Its refillable.

The environment in the restaurant.

Fourth floor dining area of Isetan The Japan Store looks grand.

GPS/Coordinate: 3.146462, 101.712433
Address: 4th Floor, Lot 10, 50, Jalan Bukit Bintang, Bukit Bintang, 55100 Kuala Lumpur, Wilayah Persekutuan Kuala Lumpur.

Awesome Hokkaido Pork Don @ Senya Izakaya, Publika, Kuala Lumpur

This is a Japanese restaurant with an authentic izakaya feel and a huge menu selection. The location is at the end of a secluded corner of Solaris Dutamas. The restaurant has colourful lights and lively decor. I get a seat in front grilling area which I can watch all the cooking action. The Hokkaido pork rice is a must try dish here. Since here is izakaya, its wise if you order more of their grill stuff here since this is their specialities.

Taste:9/10(Delicious. Hokkaido pork don is their speciality and its delicious. However, this dish is so sinful. Almost half portion of pork is burned fatty part. The taste of this dish really enhanced with the spiciness and garlic flavour).
Price:5/10(Near expensive. For Japanese izakaya restaurant, the price here is quite reasonable with the quality and the food that they serve. They have huge variety of food and Japanese wines to choose from. Hokkaido pork don at MYR24.80, kokuto umeshu on the rock at MYR16.00, pork belly with mushroom at MYR6.80, shime saba sushi at MYR14.50, pork belly with lady finger at MYR6.80 and oden konnyaku at MYR5.00).



Hokkaido pork don set with chili garlic.

The pork don set comes with soup.

The staff here busy grilling food.

Good electronic ordering system using Apple ipad.

Variety of sake bottles.

Kokuto umeshu. Blend with brown sugar, black rum and black vinegar to make its taste rich, sweet and even a bit smoky.

Hokkaido pork don from near.

Grilled pork belly with mushroom.

Shime saba sushi or blue mackerel is quite rare in Malaysia Japanese restaurant. So must try it here.

Grilled pork belly with lady fingers.

Oden konnyaku. Its made from a type of potato.

Very Japanese decoration.

Nice interior.

The total damage.

This restaurant located at the end of Solaris Dutamas. If you walk from Publika, it will be a bit of distance.

Coordinate/GPS: 3.171425, 101.667607
Address: D5-G3-1, Solaris Dutamas No. 1, Jalan Dutamas 1, 50480 Kuala Lumpur.
Opening hours: Closed on Monday. 12.00pm to 3.00pm and 5.00pm to 12.00am.