It’s Full Blast Authentic Japanese Cuisine!
Sushi Tei
is well-known to many for its array of scrumptious Japanese cuisine in
Malaysia. This Japanese chain is not new to us here and is consistently mushrooming
all over the country serving up quality and premium Japanese dishes at an affordable
price. The latest outlet to open recently is located at the newly renovated
Cheras Sentral Mall.
A recent invite
to the new Sushi Tei outlet had us
savoring their menu filled with lots of Japanese dishes. The new outlet is
design in theme with lots of light wood like their other outlets. We love their
clean and bright interior design that allows one to enjoy a meal of Japanese
cuisine in comfort. One can simply choose to seat at the sushi bar to catch
some kitchen action or dine at the tables at various sections that allow guests
more privacy.
Since there were
quite a few of us dining that evening, be prepared for lots of food photos to
come as we literally ordered a lot of dishes to share and try the menu items. Sushi Tei’s menu is filled with lots of
choices from House Specialty, Sashimi,
Sushi and Rolls to Yakimono, Agemono, Tempura, Wanmono and
Desserts. The restaurant chain also
boasts a decent list of sake, sochu, beer and other beverages.
Since the list is
long, I will let the photos do most of the talking…
SASHIMI & SUSHI
Glorious cuts of
fresh Sashimi are enough to tantalize everyone, especially Sashimi lovers! I
was tempted, yes… very tempted in fact just by looking at the bowl of ice
filled with six different cuts of raw fish. Our Shiretoko platter
(RM88.80), featuring 6
kinds of raw fish, that evening had Tuna Belly, Yellow Tail, Sea Bream, Salmon,
Butterfish and Scallop. What a treat! Thick luscious cuts of sweet fresh fish
dipped in soy sauce and a tinge of wasabi is enough to put me on cloud nine…
Scallops or Nama Hotate (RM18.80) were so good, we
had to reorder!
Sushi Rolls are
another signature of Sushi Tei. More
than 20 choices make our decisions difficult that evening as every roll is
describe with much tempting ingredients. In the end, we settled for Golden Dragon Roll, Dynamite Roll and Special Unagi Roll. All three was
certainly a great choice as they all showcased different flavours that are
beautifully paired and balanced with each ingredient.
HOUSE SPECIALTY
We had six house specialties
which feature dishes more unsual to those in other Japanese restaurants. First
up, Wagyu Wafuu Tataki (RM58.80) showcase
luscious seared wagyu beef sliced and served with ponzu sauce. Beautifully
marbled flavours that jived with the citrus soy sauce, scallion and grated
radish. Duck Aburi Wafuu Carpaccio (RM16.80)
has Japanese style smoked duck served with pickled onions, alfalfa sprout
and ponzu sauce. Simply delish!
Ankimo Ponzu (RM26.80) was the fear of many that night but I love
it. The monkfish liver reminds me of foie gras and was once known as a poor man’s
foie gras from the sea. Chilled and served with ponzu sauce, the rich and silky
liver is lusciously creamy with a taste of the sea.
Ayu Tempura (RM24.80) is not served in many Japanese restaurants
here. The fish is a medium firm and sweet white fish which is very enjoyable
when its fresh.
Everyone enjoyed
the beautifully presented Wagyu
Houbayaki (RM58.80). Gorgeous cuts of well-marbled wagyu beef is served on
a bed of Eringi mushroom on a big leave and place on a grill hot plate with
burner. One gets to cook the wagyu to one’s liking gently and savor this with a
pungent miso sauce. I had mine very lightly cooked and enjoyed the melting
tender rich beef thoroughly.
The Ni Anago (RM16.80) was mediocre at best
simply because it was dry.
YAKIMONO
Showing off the
best of Japanese grilled items topped with savory or sweet tare, mentaiko sauce
and miso mayo sauce, our list of dishes include Ebi Mentaiyaki (RM22.80), Hotate Mentaiyaki (RM16.80), Salmon
Mentaiyaki (RM17.80), Salmon Misomayo (RM17.80), Saba Shio (RM14.80), Saba
Teriyaki (RM14.80) and Homemade
Gyoza (RM10.80).
All dishes are beautifully grilled and laced with yummy sauces. Sushi Tei’s mentaiko sauce and miso mayo sauce are very delicious and utterly addictive.
AGEMONO & TEMPURA
Translated as
deep fried dishes, our Agemono choices were Golden Soft Shell Crab (RM13.80), Kaki Fried (RM21.80) and Kaki Agedashi (RM17.80). Golden Soft Shell Crab is sinfully
yummy as the crispy deep fried soft shell crab is smothered in sinful salted
egg sauce and topped with fish roes. It’s very aromatic from the curry leaves
used in the dish.
I also love fried oysters and both dishes of Kaki Fried and Kaki Agedashi are individually battered with Japanese breadcrumb and light Tempura batter. One is served with a side of tonkatsu sauce while the other is soaked in a light savory Agedashi sauce.
Tempura is simply
a must in any Japanese meal as it is the testament to the skill of the Japanese
for perfecting the crispy light and fluffy deep fried meat, seafood and
vegetable in tempura batter and served with warm tempura sauce. Our orders were
Tempura Moriawase (RM13.80), Ebi Tempura
(RM16.80) and Hanasaki Ika Tempura
(RM14.80).
WANMONO
Wanmono simply
means dishes served in a bowl and the most popular one would have to be
Chawanmushi. There are three choices at Sushi Tei and needless to say, we all
enjoyed all three very much. Chawanmushi
(RM5.60), Zuwai Gani Chawanmushi (RM9.80) and Ikura Chawanmushi (RM13.80) each denotes a soft wobbly and savory
egg custard steamed to perfection and topped with crab or salmon roe.
Other Wanmono
dishes we tried are Asari Sakamushi
(RM19.80) which is Asari clams steamed in sake and piping hot Nameko Mishoshiru (RM5.80).
DESSERT
Now normally
desserts are an afterthought when dining Japanese but not at Sushi Tei. The
restaurant features two full pages of desserts that you must simply save some
room for enjoyment. We were bowled over by our choices of desserts that night
from Yuzu Ice Cream (RM7.00), Matcha Ice
Cream (RM7.00) and Black Sesame Ice Cream (RM7.00) to Konnyaku Mochi (RM8.50), Pino Bitter (RM8.00), Nama Matcha Ice Cream
(RM12.50) and Nama Chocolate Ice
Cream (RM12.50).
Highly
recommended for sinful satisfaction are Pino
Bitter, Nama Matcha Ice Cream and Nama
Chocolate Ice Cream all which tasted like truffles!!
Besides this Sushi Tei new outlet, there are over 10 other outlets in Malaysia.
Check out their details and locations at their website and Facebook.
SUSHI TEI CHERAS
SENTRAL
Cheras Sentral Mall
Jalan
2/142a, Taman Len Seng,
56000
Kuala Lumpur,
Wilayah
Persekutuan Kuala Lumpur
Website:
www.sushitei.com
Facebook: www.facebook.com/sushiteimalaysia
*More photos
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