Mr. Kurosawa

Mr. Kurosawa

G/F Eastwood Mall Veranda, Eastwood City, Libis Quezon City

901-0825

It was a Friday night and the girls and I decided to keep it chill, so no partying..just dinner and life talks. :) Since Joh and Cat had work until around 7 and their offices are near Eastwood, we decided to have dinner there. I couldn't pass up the chance of being near a Happy Lemon branch and not buy, so I bought my favorite drink before seeing the girls. 

We decided to eat at Mr. Kurosawa since Tracy's Japanese food addiction just started. I first discovered this place in Resorts World. They have a really good interior designer - eye-catching.

Their menu is sooo heavy.

Here is what we ordered. It was a night full of sushi. :) The classic California Roll. It would have been normal if not for the crab stick salad on top of the sushi and the salad on the side.

Crunchy tuna roll. This is my least favorite of all the sushi. It didn't taste like anything special. The crunchiness added edge to it though.

Favorite sushi is the Monte Carlo! It had cheese on it. Must try. :) I can never get enough of cheese!

I decided to order something not of the sushi menu and the thing that caught my eye is the Bacon wrapped Dory. Taste did not disappoint. Dory was very soft, bacon added saltiness to it, and the sauce matched the whole dish.

Since Cat and I felt hungry, we also ordered Japanese Fried Rice to eat with the Dory. YUM! My yang chow of Japanese food. :)

Enjoyed with my girls. :)

And our fashion poses. :))

Verdict:

- Japanese food with a twist

- Felt their menu is the same as it's other sister restaurants, but with a different name

- Price is a bit on the high side. So go here with a full wallet or else you'll end up not ordering the food you really want to try.

- Hoping that it will serve something not with the same food group as it's other sister restaurants

- Overall, a good food experience. :)

Zaifu

Zaifu

Level P1, Power Plant Mall, Rockwell Drive cor. Estrella Street, Makati

898-1331 to 32

During the second day of the IMMAP seminar, my officemates and I chose Zaifu for lunch to try something different. If you didn't see my blog on Burgoo (where we ate the first day of the seminar), go check it out at http://reservedfortwo.blogspot.com/2011/08/burgoo.html. :) 

It's a cute Japanese restaurant where you can eat on the floor. I personally love going to restaurants like these. Very comfortable. Anyway, here is their menu......

I had the Zaifu Special Ramen. I ordered this for body heat because it's just too cold in the Cinema and in Rockwell in general. haha but.....hmmmm.. nothing special for me. I expected more from this dish. Less ingredients and more soup. That's how it is. I personally love Ramen from Ukkokei near Greenbelt. Will blog about it soon!

Luanne ordered tempura. She said it didn't taste great as well. She can name other restaurants that serve better tempura.Sorry about the picture, forgot to take a photo of it when it got served. We were so hungry because we had a very late lunch during the seminar to avoid the crowd of people who work nearby and eat at Rockwell for lunch.

Jhec ordered the Tamago soup. He said it's okay. Maybe he said that because it gave him body heat as well. haha

He also ordered California Maki. Tasted like normal maki. 

For our drinks, we ordered calamansi juice and lemonade. Looks the same in the picture. haha

To make my tummy happy, I ordered ice cream even though I needed heat. I knew the ice cream they have are good because I tried the brand in Makati golf. I tried something new here: Encho = HEAVEN. It's like Pinipig with vanila inside and more chocolate!!!

See the chocolate in the inside part? Double Whammy!!!

My office mates ordered Melon and Strawberry ice cream bars. This is Jhec with his strawberry!

Enjoying their ice creams. :)

Verdict:
- I won't go back to this place anymore. There are other Japanese Restaurants that serve better food.
- Price is okay. Normal Japanese food price.

Tell me your thoughts. You may have had a better experience than I did. :)