Fans of udon, this one's for you: Freshly made renditions of these wheat-flour noodles reign supreme at Arata, a Japanese-run restaurant from which ramen & soba are strangely banished.
Arata's house-manufactured udon is very nice indeed, firm but not chewy, entirely enjoyable with accompaniments like five-vegetable tempura.
Dip them hot or cold into pork-filled sauce; Arata serves a something-for-everyone variety.
Bukkake udon (RM18 before taxes), splashed with dashi-broth brewed by chef Yukihiro Arakawa, topped with plump prawns, fried mochi rice cakes & crisp veggies.
Mentaiko cod roe udon (RM16), savory & slurp-worthy. Could Arata be the Klang Valley's best udon restaurant? Potentially.
Side dishes of juicy pork cha-siu, eggs & miso soup are available too.
Our sole lament: Sake is absent. The best we can do here is Asahi beer.
Arata Japanese Noodles,
72, Jalan SS21/35, Damansara Uptown.
Tel: 03-7732-4088
Open for lunch & dinner, except Mondays.
72, Jalan SS21/35, Damansara Uptown.
Tel: 03-7732-4088
Open for lunch & dinner, except Mondays.
