sushi zanmai @sunway pyramid

sushi zanmai entrance

minasan konnichi wa kyoo watashitachi 'ate' tabemasu nihonryoori.
(hello everyone, today we 'ate' japanese food.)

haha, direct eng-jap online translation. not bad huh.

open kitchen and conveyor belt laden with goodies

sushi zanmai has been on top of my 'PLACES TO EAT' ever since i read the many reviews of other floggers. plus the other day the star had a cut-out rm5 voucher in conjuction with the opening of the outlet in the gardens, mid valley. cant remember which day the newspaper was though.

ive been irritating/annoying/bugging my sisters to go with me but... [insert sad music, sobs, sniffs, sighs]

anyway! joining me in my makan quest are...

ms jill-ann :)
20, status undisclose.
walks fast and loves shopping. very very much.

mr param :)
22, status undisclose.
walks slow and wants to migrate to spain.

the menu was big!! big colorful pics!! omggg i like!! theres a picture and description of every single dish, so you know what you're ordering. veli guuuuud. (*ka-ching* add points)

the holy menu

yet so sinful desserts

we were spoilt for choice!! too many pictures of delicious japanese food. felt like ordering everything... but these are what we ordered:

stamina roll- rm12.80

omellete sushi roll topped with roasted eel

tempura moriawase- rm9.80

assorted tempura

soft shell crab maki- rm6.00
fried soft shell crab

salmon zanmai (8pcs +1 roll)- rm19.80
salmon, salmon belly, broiled salmon, smoked salmon, salmon roll

chicken gyoza- rm9.80
pan-seared chicken & vegetable dumpling

agadeshi tofu- rm6.80
fried beancurd

ika sugatayaki- rm12.80
grilled squid

(left and right) soft shell crab temaki- rm4.80
(center) salmon salad temaki- rm2.80

ocha- rm1
japanese green tea (free refills)

kuromitsu-iri macha monaka- rm6.80
green tea wafer ice cream with brown sugar

rm117.53

lets do alil' review on the food. tastewise, everything tasted good. of cos, lets not compare 'em with atasan japanese restaurants like Zipangu @Shangri-La Hotel or... erm actually i dunno any other atasan jap restaurant lah. they're not in the same league and are especially catered for atasan people with money nowhere else to spend.

we felt that the soft shell crab temaki was slightly too salty, but not salty enough to make us lose hair as you can see jill still has her long black lustrous curled hair intact after the meal :)

i love agadeshi tofu and its one of the dishes i HAVE to have for japanese meals but sushi zanmai's version of it was a tad disappointing for me. i thought asia cafe's jap stall bento sets has a better version of it.

i felt the dessert was great... though i expected a stronger green tea flavor. jill said she could taste vanilla in it while param who aint a big fan of green tea said it was acceptable. so i guess its all good...

price-wise, more pricey than sushi king and sakae sushi but definitely better sushi standards than the both sushi joints. good ambience and powerful air-cond! confirm wont sweat, even when you're paying the bill ;)

prices for dishes on conveyor belt according to color

jill and i with all the foooooooood

camwhore moment *click*

doomo arigatoo gozaimasu

there is also a little shop just outside sushi zanmai that sells all foodthings japanese. and another jap restaurant which has a more atasan façade then sushi zanmai by the name of 'ZEN'. will check both out next time.

our final verdict (out of 5):
jill- 3.96
param- 4.0
yiling- 3.8

¡vayamos siguiente mexicanos!
(let's go mexican next!)

sushi zanmai
lot ob2-f1, sunway pyramid (old wing),
no.3, jalan pjs 11/15,
46150 bandar sunway,
petaling jaya, selangor.
03-74923080

[disclaimer: the opinions expressed here are based on my personal views, tastebuds and preference and may vary for others. please dont sue me, i dont have money. kthxbye.]

vietnam kitchen

this is also a superrrrrrrr backdated post, about 2 months ago. just transferred the food pics from my laptop to the pc, been wanting to do that for a longgggg time. but not that you dont know i have the super special 'L' blood type. 'L' for LAZY.

that is the problem when you have 3 computers at home, just cant remember where the pics are.

anyway!

about 2 months ago, ive been craving for vietnamese food till it annoyed the hell outta calvin. hehe. i blame it on the vietnamese cuisine cookbook that mom bought.

we went to vietnam kitchen at taipan usj and these are what we ordered:
p/s: sorry cant remember the names and prices, seem to have digested with the food itself :)

i think its called 8 treasures taufoo fah (???)

with leng chi kang ingredients

fresh shrimp roll- rm5.90

braised stuffed squid

sliced beef with vermicelli- rm11.50

waterchestnut drink

golden banana mango shrimp roll- rm4.50

somehow i felt my first time there which was with eldest sister and her bf, the food tasted better. dont know if they changed chef or what cos somehow it tasted differently this time.

anyway, my fav would still be the golden banana mango shrimp roll. it has everything i love in it!! banana (cooked, not raw), mango, and shrimps!! with mayo sauce!! deep fried!! omggggggg. yummm.

overall, its a good place if you're like me... sudden cravings are very annoying!! it has a great setting for family dine-outs too. prices of main course ala carte dishes range from rm10-25. and everyone knows how filling (and healthy??) vietnamese food are!

we'll go japanese in the next post! stay tune!!

Vietnam Kitchen @USJ
39, 41 & 43 Jalan USJ 9/55,
Subang Business Centre UEP,
47610 Subang Jaya
03-8024 8475


[disclaimer: the opinions expressed here are based on my personal views, tastebuds and preference and may vary for others. please dont sue me, i dont have money. kthxbye.]

saturday's muses

and these sums up what ive been busybodying about:

my 35 pages assignment! *wipes big sweat, phew!*

first hanyu pinyin class :) not easy, ok!

watching new tvb series which are on astro on demand but im catching 'em through megavideo.
thank god for people who actually upload series online. if theres anything as brownie points, i'll give them one for every episode uploaded ;)

'the ultimate crime fighter'

'men don't cry'

and every Friday, ive been dutifully attending music practice with ms jane and ms ruby from socit (inti's school of computing & it) for our upcoming socit ball performance in nov. am doing music accompaniment for 'em. hope everything works out, if it does, hope to hook up another performance/ afew more performances with 'em next semester... my final semester, before leaving college...

last but not least, finals is coming, 11 more days. omg have to study. wish me luck!

have a great weekend peeps :)

filler post

herro! this is a filler post, random pictures of food... am too busy with studies at the moment. finals is about 2 weeks away! *shudders, sweats, panic!!*

dont worry, even when im not free to scout for yummy food, i will keep you guys' salivating through (quite) backdated photos of yummmmy food i took :)

keep the saliva drooling!

cheers mate!