Yoshinoya was one of my favourite joints back
when I was claiming per diem during business trip in Japan. It was fast,
delicious and not to mention cheap! 300 Yen would get you the gyudon (beef
bowl) for a satisfying meal with free water and condiments. Like Malaysian always
says: Where to find? =P
I was beyond excited when I saw the renovation
in Gurney Plaza and kept stalking the progress for its opening. It was finally
opened and I had the pleasure of queueing since Malaysian loved new restaurant.
New Jambam ma!! LOL!!! Anyway this Yoshinoya is tagged along with Hanamaru
which is specializing in udon.
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| Queuing Queuing Queuing... |
We ordered the original beef bowl with soft-boiled
egg, Ajitama tan tan udon with sausage tempura and Aburi Salmon Bowl. It’s a
self-service fast food restaurant thus you had to pick your choices, paid at
the counter before bringing your own food to your table. Oh, and there were
lots of condiments free of charges at a counter for your taking. Water is not
free in Malaysia’s Yoshinoya though – you need to pay to take a cup from the
counter to get free flow green tea. Still a good deals though. *wink*
The verdict? Frankly speaking I was quite disappointed
with the beef bowl as it was not as good as the Yoshinoya in Japan. I guess the
beef supplier was different then. I miss Japan’s beef bowl! *sob*
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| Beef Bowl with Soft-Boiled Egg |
I was not a big fan of udon – more of a soba
person so the Ajitama tan tan udon didn’t really allure me that much. It was
just okay. The sausage tempura was just mediocre as well. Perhaps we were
choosing the wrong tempura? =P
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| Ajitama tan tan Udon |
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| Sausage Tempura |
The Aburi Salmon Bowl was surprisingly good –
this was not available when I was in Yoshinoya Japan so I was not sure if this
was a local thing. Anyway, the combination of grilled salmon, mentai mayonnaise
and rice was perfect. The only complaint was the salmon slice was quite thin. This
kind of reminded me of Salmon Mentai Sushi but in a big bowl instead. =P
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| Aburi Salmon Bowl |
Will I come back? Well, perhaps when I have a reminiscence
of my past Japan Yoshinoya experience.
Yoshinoya|Hanamaru is located at LG Floor of
Gurney Plaza Penang, Malaysia.
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