Earlier we had got an inauguration invitation for YO!Sushi for 28th Mar 2010 by Ms. Marwa...
So B and i decided to give it a try and if your a regular reader you would know that this is our first Japanese Cuisine post on our blog :)
Introduction:
YO! Sushi started with its first branch setup in London in 1977 and since then it has grown into a major international restaurant chain. Its a beautiful restaurant with colorful interiors and a conveyor belt where the food is passed on around the table..
There is an open kitchen which i love!! i just love to see my food being prepared...
Once we all settled down they started off with the introduction followed by the Sushi making session with the Head Chef :
CEO : Sami K. Daud
COO : Antonio Bautista
Marketing Director: Marwa Kaabour
Head Chef ( from Dubai branch) : Francis Danganan
After the small speech by COO, CEO and MD it was time for the sushi session
It was a 15 mins session were the chef taught us how to make California rolls and prawn with wasabi ...i love cooking and this was my first sushi preparation experience that too live infront of the chef who must have made like a trillion sushi's in his lifetime...
There was an apron, hand gloves and a hair net on the table with the ingredients and the bamboo sushi roller...it was awesome..i love the feeling of being around chefs..as a kid i use to always be around Chefs coz my mum works in pastry kitchen..so this was different something out of pastry :)
My creation :) my sushi!!!!
The Chef was soo sweet to cut the roll for me and pack it for take away!!
All Set to Eat ...the table has everything like Tissue's, Soy Sauce, Wasabi and Chop sticks..
Their Paper placemat illustrated their 4 steps explaining their dining process :)
Drinks:
- Mango Juice
- Pineapple Juice
Highlights of the evening for us !! we loved these.. :)
- Chicken Gyoza: Pan Fired chicken and vegetable filled dumplings with a light soy- vinegar dipping sauce
- Prawn Katsu : Crispy fried prawns in Japanese bread crumbs with a fruity sauce
- Prawn : cooked Prawn and wasabi
- Spring Roll : Chicken and vegetables with a sweet and chili dipping and salad leaves
- Spicy Chicken Katsu: Cripy Chicken,Katsu sauce and Shichimi Powder.
- Vegetable Yakisoba: Pan fired Japanese noodles in a mildly spiced tangy sauce with vegetables.
I loved the dumplings..ate alot of them :)
Watermelons :) my favourite ..that too it was seedless ..hehe..
Our Least Favourites:
- Soba Wakame and Crabmeat Sticks : Buckweat noodles tossed in a slightly sweet harusame dressing with crabsticks, seaweed & sesame seeds.
- Salmon : 5 silces of scottish salmon with lemon
- Golden Roll : Fresh White crabmeat,cucumber,tamago(sweet egg), crispy lettuce wrapped in soya sheet with golden tobiko
These were nice but just not something that our taste buds liked :) the Soba wakame was too bland and the salmon's flavor was tooo strong and the golden roll had tamago which was something i didnt like...
Overall,
- Quality, Quantity, Taste and presentation of food was good
- Staff was friendly and informative- Quick service
- Colorful interiors -The concept of the conveyor belt was awesome :)
- Nice menu with a good selection of items to choose from
- Reasonable pricing - it was complimentry for us but estimating the price according to their color code it would have been less than KD. 20.000 coz the food alone touched upto KD 15.600.
Things to know:
- One must help them self to any dish of your choice off the conveyor belt
- Plates are color coded by price
- 2Unlimited offers - Miso soup KD 0.700 and Japanese Green tea KD 0.600
- Fancy a hot dish or hand roll ? you can order from any team member
- At the end of your meal they count up your empties for your bill and you then pay at the table or to a team member.
- Includes 10% Service Charge
Pricing :
Green : KD 0.700
Blue : KD 0.900
Navy Blue : KD 1.100
Orange: KD 1.300
Pink : KD 1.500
Grey : KD 1.700
Location: 360Mall beside Mango
We thank Marwa for inviting us for their inauguration..we had a great time and wishing you all the very best :)
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