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2012-09-21
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Brought my sister to Umaiya, her favourite restaurant as an occasional treat today! We went down to 101 boulevard branch but therein lies one problem: Parking. It was really a hassle to find empty parking spots as the area around it is just jam 24/7. In the end, we parked at a further spot near the banks. Environment: Umaiya overall environment is similiar to all the usual japanese sushi chains such as sushi king, sakae sushi etc. There is the usual conveyor belt with tables around it and other
Environment: Umaiya overall environment is similiar to all the usual japanese sushi chains such as sushi king, sakae sushi etc. There is the usual conveyor belt with tables around it and other independent seats. Chef was making sushi and showing off his mad seafood-cutting skills just as usual in front of the belt. However, since its a weekday night, they dim certain areas where there is no customers.
Cleanliness:
No complains on my side.
Service: Waiters were very helpful and polite. They smiled and say thank you a lot, which was a pleasant experience. Although being foreigners, they english skills were not that good. Such as they didnt get my request for desserts to be brought out first etc. But that is not such huge of an issue anyhow.
Price: Umaiya errs on being on the more expensive side. Their noodles and sushis is priced around RM20++ range. Quite spicy considering that other japanese restaurants chain charge only RM10++ for this 2 items.
Food:
Sushi Roll wrapped with Unagi and Avocado (RM 25) It was GOOD. Unaqi was wrapped neatly outside and the avocado taste just blends well with it. The unagi was good, soft, juicy and tender. Beneath the layers was crabmeat and this crispy thing which i could not guess. Sauce was just right as well, not too littlee and not too much till covering the taste of other ingredients. Overall the flavour of the sushi is textured and really delicious.
Chicken Floss Sushi (RM 6) While it doesnt look appetising on the front, this was actually a really good sushi as well. The chicken floss on the exterior actualy blends well with the ingredients (eg cucumber, egg pieces) inside. I initially thought it would just taste plain weird but its not at all haha. Kudos to the highly skilled chef for a good dish though.
Red bean dessert (RM7) This was just ordered on impulse due to cravings for red bean haha. The dessert was thick and there are 2 "tang yuan" / glutinious ball inside. Inside the ball, to my delight, is oozing out sesame paste which was just plain delicious. My only complain would be that there is too little tang yuan haha. They should have at least 4 of em!
Overall, Umaiya was a good experience and the hefty price tag in my opinion was justifiable
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