QUEENS OF SUSHI

(This is a long overdue post sitting in my draft since 2 weeks ago. I know some of you guys are already trolling around food blogs as early as 2 pm so here's a little something for you guys to work with your buka puasa appetite)

I have a close friend who can go totally crazy on Japanese food. Before this, jap food wasn't really my cup of tea and if I'm dining out, a japanese restaurant would be out of the question. Until I met Zara earlier this year, who has now become my best makan buddy and introduced me to new heights of culinary adventure. We MUST meet up at least once a week for a lunch date, be it over a simple rice dish or some mamak fare, but we go for Jap for a better treat.

We were disappointed that our favourite restaurant in Seberang Jaya has closed down and were planning to relocate, so one day we decided to try out a new place in the newly opened Aeon Seberang Prai City Mall. So Sushi Queen it was, and we're hooked! The dishes are cheaper compared to the 'husband's place' and it has quite a good range. They don't serve teppanyaki though, my favourite, but that's more reasons for me to sample other dishes instead of the same old boring thing that I like to stick to.

Now, I don't usually take food pics in restaurants coz I'm plainly embarrassed, (and the outcome's usually horrible) but these are worth mentioning.


Takoyaki - <> RM5.00 for a plate of 4 balls

I've heard of this dish before from Fid and but when recently Sarah featured some yummy looking pics at her blog plus a rave review, I thought it's worth a try, and grabbed a plate from the belt. I mean, I can eat raw fish, but octopus balls is just insane. So I took a bite, and holy guacamole, gobbled 2 more in a matter of minutes. I grudgingly offered Zara to eat the last one although every inch of my being didn't really want her to.


Miso naru (RM 6.99 for 4 large slices) . Two thumbs up!

This eggplant-slash-aubergine-slash-brinjal in miso sauce was very tasty! After having these I've been dreaming about it day in day out! I thought it looked a bit oily at first but it's actually glistening from the sweet sauce. But I'm a big fan of eggplant anyway so maybe I'm biased like that. I even attempted to try the recipe using soy sauce and honey, but of course it didn't taste as yummy. Just enough to satiate my craving.

Zara is a sushi-sashimi person and she usually goes for the set meal to get her money's worth. This set includes a slew of raw fish & other seafood cuts, two huge piles of noodles and soup, silky smooth chawamushi (our favourite, hands down) and some fruits. I think the cost is around RM49.90. I'm not so sure coz we went dutch, but definitely worth it.

And this was my main course, ramen soup with pan fried chicken and a generous helping of seaweed. Absolutely fantastic. The soup did wonders for my sore throat and helped decongested my stuffy nose. Yummo.



We had this meal a few day before Ramadhan and since then we haven't been able to set a date to have our regular japanese food fix. But I've been having cravings again, and I guess it has something to do with the Law of Attraction, that I suddenly got a visit from a sharply dressed pixie-boy this morning in the office offering some really irresistable vouchers from another sushi eatery.

So, Sake Room it is for iftar later, eh Zara?

Addendum: We decided not to have iftar at Sake Room after all coz we've discovered that the place was obviously non-halal and serves alcoholic drinks. Tak sesuai.