Aoki Omakase Lunch

This was from December last year. It was my first time to Aoki and we tried their Omakase lunch. There were definitely more dishes than I have down below. A couple of them would not be my choice, but sometimes that happens when you chose to have Omakase. Sushi was excellent, fried stuff would not be my pick, neither would soup. Desserts were great!

 

Sumire, Jakarta

Sumire is one of the more frequented Japanese restaurants by DH in Jakarta, often by no choice. Don't get it wrong, he is alright with the food and he wanted me to try them. I probably had been there just once or twice over the past many years. I had high expectations, but overall, I think my expectations were a tiny bit too high. The food was alright, the service was good, but I have tried better Japanese food elsewhere.

We had sushi, sashimi, tempura, kakiage and futomaki as well as miso cod. 

Mikaku, San Francisco

This is another Japanese restaurant that we frequent each time we visit San Francisco. Years ago,  Mikaku was recommended by a concierge at Grand Hyatt Hotel, where we stayed at that time. Its location is really nearby Union Square, just a couple of blocks from Grand Hyatt and right by the China Town gate. Very convenient. And the food is good too. 

We had two visits during our trip last August and here are most of the dishes we had. 

Sansada Lunch, Asakusa

Sansada is a tempura place by Asakusa that DH refuses to skip when he is in Tokyo. I do not find the food to be particularly fantastic, but I do not want him to be disappointed for not having it, so we always have it. He did say, after finished the meal that he was done with this place. We shall see.

These are pictures of my bento and a shared Kakiage. DH had tempura but I did not take pictures of his food. The food was a bit below our expectation. The tempura that we had earlier in Tokyo tasted a lot better. 

Roka Akor, San Francisco

With our forthcoming trip back to San Francisco, I feel the need to post these "old" pictures from our trip back in August last year. I was so busy and somehow never posted these beautiful looking and delicious Japanese food we had. It was DH's and my first meal in that restaurant and certainly won't be our last. In fact, this is on top of my "to eat" list. L & V recommended the place and joined us for the meal. With four of us being there, we had a nice spread and got to try many dishes.

I can't quite pick which of these as my favorite as all of there were very fine. I was particularly impressed with the beef and hope to order the same one, should we have enough eaters on the table. Their scallops (above) were good and the sashimi was heavenly. Now I am getting excited about this long trip.

Tenkuni, Shinjuku Takashimaya

It was our day 2 in Tokyo. We arrived in the evening, but DH was unwell and I just had to settle with Joel Robuchon pastries for "dinner" in the hotel. The next day, we all felt fresher and we took train to Shinjuku. First stop after Tokyo Hands, was Takashimaya for lunch.  I had tendon below and DH happily chose Tempura, above. We then began our "mini" adventure in Tokyo.

Lunch At Tatsuya

We made it to Tatsuya, Goodwood Park Hotel, for lunch for the first time last month. Without reservation, the two of us got a seat outside. Fortunately  it was quite a cool day. We ordered their bento box as it is just a lot easier to choose and to try their food. The food was really good.

Shin Kushiya Lunch

It had been a while since we had a meal at Shin Kushiya and just recently we went back there. I actually enjoyed the food and the service there. We had a bowl of Salmon Salad with mango that I liked so much. It was fresh and the dressing was delicious, just the way I like it.

We also ordered Salmon Sashimi, kushiyaki and a few others. The bill came to more than $94 for just the two of us.

Tempura Lunch in Sapporo

We arrived in Sapporo from Niseko after lunch time. Naturally we were very hungry as we did not have a bite to eat since we left in the morning.  For once, we knew ahead of time, way ahead of time, where we (DH) wanted to have lunch. There is this restaurant up on the 8th floor  (if I remember correctly) of the Daimaru building in Sapporo station that specilizes in Tempura which DH loves so dearly. We always have a meal or two whenever we visit Sapporo.

Just like before, they did not have any English menu. We picked our meals by matching the display on the window and the price listed on their menu. Genius! DH loves to order extra fish and kakiage. Always. He was now a happier man!

Unagi Don At Ten

Ten Tempura at Central is one of the places that we like to dine in. DH and I had lunch there yesterday and for a change, I had Unagi Don. DH had his usual Ten Don.  We also ordered eight pieces of Tempura Maki.  We love their Tempura Maki. We were quite happy with what we had, the dishes were reasonably tasty and reasonablly priced.