Kyoto Lab: Round Two. Earlier entry: June 18, 2012.
Tuna sashimi "nouveau," all dressed up for a salty kick.
Crudo tartare, featuring salmon and avocado, the perfect partnership.
Tuna and mango roll. An acquired taste, but nicely prepared, with a generous stuffing of ripely juicy fruit and pink-seared fish.
Cheesy rice "dango" _ a cross between croquettes and dumplings. Carb-lovers will adore these mushy marvels.
Sesame-grilled scallops. Almost succulent. And almost does count, sometimes.
Beef-wrapped asparagus. Predictably tasty, though not terrifically so.
Beef bacon and cheese, for a savory protein punch.
Hiyashi chuka ramen, served chilled. A wholesome but nevertheless welcome alternative to all the soupy, porky ramen elsewhere in town.
Desserts display a deranged deliciousness: sake-poached pear with green tea ice cream.
Japanese tofu custard, thickly surrounded with butterscotch sauce.
Kyoto Lab's customers can dive downstairs to The Pool for post-dinner cocktails.
Main entry on The Pool: April 4, 2012.
The Fish Bowl (white wine, blackthorn cider, peach liquor, peach-infused tea, fruits and spices).
Skittles Bomb (Red Bull, Cointreau, soda and Skittles candy).
Kyoto Lab,
Jalan Ampang, Kuala Lumpur.
Open for dinner, except Mondays and Tuesdays.
Kyoto Lab,
Gimme a bowl of Hiyashi Chuka ramen and the Tuna and Mango maki anytime! =)
ReplyDeleteQuite a unique dessert in the sake-poached pear...hehe =)
Ulric: good choices, i think! :D and yeah, western restaurants like to offer wine-poached pears sometimes, so it's a nice change to visit a japanese place and find sake-poached pear =)
DeleteOooo I thought the sake poached pear was sashimi! Hehe.
ReplyDeleteBaby Sumo: heheh, now that you mentioned it, i can see the resemblance! :D
Deleteinteresting! mango in a sushi roll!! but wouldn't that over-power the taste of the tuna?? HAHA and same with baby sumo! i thought that they were slices of sashimi!! :P
ReplyDeleteVien: that's a good point. i think tuna has a flavor that's strong and distinctive enough to withstand the force of the mango, so i felt that they both complemented each other. though in the wrong hands, with poor-quality tuna and bad mangoes, this could have been a disaster! :D
DeleteThe food looks interesting and yummy, must go and try soon!
ReplyDeleteCK: they try to create a different kind of menu here. i like the maki rolls here especially :D
DeleteDeranged delicious desserts, eh? You have a marvellous way with words! Looks like a nice spread. How are the prices?
ReplyDeleteYouHadYourLunch: thanks! yikes, i've misplaced the receipt, but the prices were pretty average for a japanese restaurant. customers could definitely get away with a filling meal that costs under RM80 per person without booze =)
Deletevery nice & difference..
ReplyDeleteit is not something that i eat in a japanese restaurant...
I will definitely try it..
Simple Person: ya, even the ambiance here is quite different from other japanese restaurants. though i'm not sure if everyone will like it, heheh :D
Deletewoah...your food looks so colorful and attractive!
ReplyDeleteMelissa: the presentation of the food here is quite nice =)
Deletesalmon & avocado's always a good combination :D
ReplyDeleteKY: heheh, it's like coffee and coffeemate! :D
DeleteI was looking for a Japanese restaurant ytd ard town area.. Should have come here. =( Any favourite dishes?
ReplyDeleteSmitten: there are some salads here that are quite inventive. a salad with four test tubes of sauces _ miso, sesame, wafu and tomato basil _ and also salmon sashimi and potato salad with a tangible taste of truffle oil :D
DeleteSmitten by the awesome colours of the beef bacon and more so the tuna sashimi!
ReplyDeleteMissyblurkit: japanese food is so vibrant and vivid, yeah! :D
DeleteNot kidding, this is already in my list.. still trynna squeeze some time to try this! ;D What's recommended?
ReplyDeleteEunice: the salads, the maki rolls and the desserts here are nice :D
Deletewah sesame-grilled scallops. I am so craving for some now!!
ReplyDeleteEiling: the sesame definitely adds a nice flavor to the scallops, heh :D
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