01.01.2012 Lunch @ Watami, 1U Shopping

Every time I passed by this restaurant, there always a que, and I don't really que for food. But today, 01.01.2012, surprisingly there isn't any que @ 12.30pm, without further a do, I walked in. I was lucky as the que start about 1.00pm.

As the restaurant name suggested "japanese casual restaurant", the menu is simple with a number of categories and selected choices within each category. The food photos looks tempting, but there is only 4 of us, and we tried the below.
We start our meal with "Salmon Harumaki" - fresh salmon, fresh vegetable & cheese wrap with vietnamese paper and serve with in-house dipping sauce. If you eat without dipping the sauce, it give you a very freshy feeling. If you dip it with the sauce, it taste great. Then it follow with "Hotate Yaki" - pan-seared Bunashimeji (type of Japanese mushroom) and scallop with butter and serve with fresh lemon. This is my favorite and they simply do it just right for me.

I didn't got a chance to try this ramen - Shio Ramen. Judging from the picture, I suppose all of you can roughly make judgement on your own. My friends are actually finished the whole thing without a single drip of soup left.

Come to sushi, we tried "Tokujo Irodori" - consist of 2 pieces Salmon, Eel, & Tuna each. While "Anago Maki" is tempura eel sushi roll. I would say the sushi rice is kind of too soft and you can tell the different compare to proper Japanese restaurant, but it is value for money with the freshness, good taste and size of the sushi.

"Okonomi Satsuma" - type of Japanese savoury pancake containing of variety of ingredients. This is quite a common dish that you may find it in selected Japanese restaurant, and most of them are doing comparatively good.
Last but not least, Gyuniku Sukiyaki. I suppose most of us tried this before, and the important of this pot is basically the soup. Unfortunately again, I didn't tried this and you may try it on your own one of this day.
Lastly, "Motcha Parfait" dessert. I'm not so satisfied as the motcha ice-cream is too little, and the bottom is all the cereal. So I ended up, order separately another scoop of motcha ice cream.In conclusion, I would say I don't mind to dine again in this restaurant.