On a fine afternoon me & my colleagues were invited to a nice lunch session at Sushi
Tei, Tropicana Mall by our advertising agency ( thank you Ms Ho :D ). Being a great fan of Japanese cuisine i couldn't say no. Its my first time trying this place out, as I had heard of the place before.
Sushi
Tei is an international Japanese restaurant franchise which originated from 1994 in Singapore. It now has outlets in Indonesia, Thailand, China, Australia & recently, Malaysia. The international reputation really had me on high hopes...so lets see what they are really like...shall we?
The entrance to the place is could only be summed up to one word: elegance. This is the typical classy Japanese restaurant outlook.grand yet simple...a sense of serenity in it.
frontviewThe interior is clean & tidy. With a sushi belt, which i really like (
noneed to wait for your food to arrive...
hahaha). We sat down and started to place our order and of course, some
japanese green tea.
interiorFirst things first, we started off with some sushi off the sushi belt. The usual salmon & tuna sushi, salmon rainbow rolls, tuna rolls, fried
ebi tempura sushi, & lightly charred salmon sushi. The taste was really really good, exquisite really. The fish slices were really fresh, comparable to some 5-star hotels out there.
sushi-ness!!!
rainbow sushi....mmm...We ordered quite a bit from the
ala carte menu as well. The first to arrive is the eel. yummy yummy eel with its yummy yummy sauce...yummy!!! Once thing which bothered me a little was the thousands of bones inside, something
i've never encounter before. The meat itself however was really fresh and the sauce, superb!
fresh juicy eelI've ordered something rather interesting, its like soup in a teapot. The soup contains pieces of chicken, spring onions, tofu and mushrooms with a
miso based soup. One word: HEAVENLY. If
miso soup is good, this is heaven. All the elements of the ingredients were all in the soup. This is a must try, they have other flavours such as clams & seafood as well.
goodness in a teapotMy 2 colleagues decided to order some noodles to go with everything. One was the Tempura
Udon & the other,
ramen with fried chicken slices. I tried them...not too bad. Springy noodles with quite a flavourful soup base. Would be perfect for a quick lunch I think.
tempura prawn udon
ramen with fried chickenThis is another one that I order, cant remember what is it called though. Its like those small fish with eggs in them, which are pan fried till golden brown. A squeeze of lemon and down the bad boy while its still piping hot, nice...
nice little fish....which i forgot the name...hahaWe had the
gyoza as well. Meaty & juicy inside, just the right seasoning, eating with its thing yet crunchy skin is just fabulous. This is
gyoza done just right I reckon.
gyoza goodnessIt was a really fulfilling meal...but its not done! we had desserts too
hahaha. They
recommended the ice balls to us (yes I swear that was what they called those...erm...ice balls) and we orders the ice cream fish, which they cut up in pieces for us...how nice!
The ice balls were
really uniquely good. Different flavours of melon, chocolate, vanilla &
strawberries with a surprise soft centre. Do try these balls the next time you dine here. The ice cream fish was good as well, with light vanilla scent & red bean paste fillings....thumbs up!
ice balls
ice cream fish head...hahaHeres a map for you readers. Sushi
Tei is located on the ground floor of Tropicana mall, just next to
kenny Rogers.
Sushi Tei Tropicana MallLot G-16, Ground Floor,
Jalan SS20/27,
Petaling Jaya 47400 MalaysiaTel: 03-
603 7728 9299web: http://www.sushitei.com/
Doggyjames says...Despite the numbers of Japanese restaurants out there, i somehow find this place a class above the others. Would
definitely recommend this place, suitable for all occasions.