Ichiro Sushi Bar @ Isetan Consume Paradise, I Utama, Petaling Jaya

kaisenchirashi sushi 


Menya Musashi's ramen may convey grabbed all the headlines but for me, the truthful precious rock at Isetan's Eat Paradise is this tiny sushi bar tucked at the back. In fact, I'm rather ashamed to acknowledge that I've yet to fifty-fifty wander to the ramen place. Maybe it's the crowds jostling for a bowl of ramen that has lay me off.


Walk yesteryear the crowds in addition to expression for this pocket-sized spartan space. If yous unopen your eyes in addition to simply heed to the voices behind the sushi bar, it sounds similar yous convey been transported to Japan. This is because of the 4 Japanese immature sushi chefs that helm the narrow space. Every fourth dimension an lodge is placed, they chatter a dozen away inward Japanese to settle the order. Only the waitresses, cashier in addition to i kitchen helper are non Japanese.



tuna tataki (RM28)


The sushi bar is the best spot for the ultimate dining experience. Here yous sit down downwards in addition to run into the activeness behind each order. I dearest how yous house your lodge vide an iPad on a stand. For a really Japanese experience, yous tin fifty-fifty catch the card items inward kanji, the Japanese language. You tin fifty-fifty continue tabs on how much yous spend, so yous don't blow a hole inward your pocket. There is also a overnice ease betwixt the modern trend equally they yet stick the newspaper card all unopen to the bar. Got to dearest how they translated the gunkan sushi to "ship" though, which is kinda right since it resembles a battleship amongst its seaweed wind unopen to the rice.


The card is compact in addition to focuses on the fresh fish. Expect diverse sashimi items including carpaccio in addition to tataki, nigiri sushi, makis (including the mitt ones), gunkan sushi (battleship version amongst the seaweed), in addition to rice dishes that are topped amongst sashimi. The cooked nutrient items is limited to tempura, chawan mushi in addition to edamame. They also offering sets amongst sushi, sashimi, makis from RM28 to RM60.



beef tataki nigiri (RM5)


For those sitting on the sushi bar, in i trial yous house your lodge for nigiri sushi, they house a wooden plate inward front end of yous amongst a slice of leaf. Each time, your lodge is completed the sushi chef reaches from the bar to house a slice of sushi on the leafage for yous to savour. We bask the beef tataki nigiri (RM5) in addition to fifty-fifty a chuka wakame i (RM3) that are both good. However, those who were standouts for me, was the body of body of water urchin sushi (RM16) inward their soft orangish hues in addition to the ikura sushi (RM12), amongst huge popular inward your oral cavity eggs. My only complain would move the seaweed that encases the rice tends to move quite soft. Not certain if it was already soft or it is because I did hold off sometime to snap the pictures.


An unexpected honour was the body of body of water eel nigiri (RM9) amongst its sweetness flavours in addition to fragile flesh. We also bask the tuna tataki (RM28), soft tuna pieces amongst a sweetness thick sauce on the side. On some other occasion, nosotros also endeavour the chutoro, that is fresh in addition to silky soft. There's actually no demand to accomplish out for extra wasabi to dip equally each slice is beautifully crafted amongst simply the right sum of wasabi inward the rice. Just dip the fish side inward your soy sauce, house inward your oral cavity in addition to savour the flavours.



prawn tempura curl (RM15)


I'm e'er partial to chirashi sushi in addition to their Kaisenchirashi (RM38 amongst a bowl of ruby-red miso soup) is special since they give yous uni (sea urchin) in addition to ikura (salmon roe) inward the same bowl, something other Japanese restaurants don't commonly do. I also liked the generous part of kanpyo pickles on the side that goes good amongst each glistening rice grain. And, I'm so glad they did non add together sakura denbu, the bubblegum pinkish sweetness fish powder. In addition, the vinegared rice is topped amongst salmon, scallop, tamago, tuna, octopus, amaebi (sweet shrimp), sanma in addition to mirugai.


Unlike the atypical Japanese restaurants, they serve ruby-red miso soup hither versus the pale chocolate-brown version. This means, the soup has to a greater extent than depth amongst the rich night soybean paste. Sometimes this agency it tin move saltier equally good but this see seems to convey indicated they convey adjusted it to our local tastebuds equally it was non real salty.



sea urchin gunkan sushi (RM16)


I've read close the slightly trace of piece of occupation solid chawan mushi (RM6) but for me, I felt the texture was fine. It was a overnice ease betwixt smoothen in addition to those amongst equally good much liquid.


You volition also notice a departure inward the light-green tea served here. Instead of the brew sitting inward the teapot for a long time, it is brewed per loving cup thence yous larn a rigid tasting version. You larn a selection of hot or mutual depression temperature (RM2, amongst complimentary refill).



salmon roe gunkan maki (RM12)


The makis, may expression a piffling untidy or haphazard to some but I similar it's soft form equally it agency the rice tin unfurl inward my natural language better. Some sushi chefs tend to compress the rice equally good difficult that it ruins the texture for me since it becomes a lump. Here, fifty-fifty though the rice looks similar it's going to autumn apart on my chopsticks, it doesn't in addition to makes it safely into my oral cavity without an incident. So far, nosotros convey only tried ii types here: the prawn tempura (RM15) in addition to teriyaki chicken amongst avocado (RM12). I prefer the stronger tasting teriyaki chicken versus the prawn tempura version that seems a chip mild.




scenes from the sushi bar


In our instant see here, nosotros bump into an onetime friend. He is a novice to the house but he can't halt singing the praises of how fresh the fish is. It's heartening to know that there'll move an regular army of people willing to furnish hither in i trial again in addition to again.


For us, nosotros volition definitely furnish since this house feels similar piffling Nihon to me. In the crazy rat race life nosotros lead, I would prefer to chill out hither in addition to savour every slice of sushi prepared yesteryear the white hatted sushi chef in addition to country Itadakimasu.


Ichiro Sushi Bar
Eat Paradise
2nd Floor, Isetan
1 Utama Shopping Centre (Old Wing)
Bandar Utama
Petaling Jaya


Tel: 03-7726 5899


(Pork Free. Isetan members larn points when dining here. For the total laid of pictures, run into my Flickr set.)


*Disclaimer: The opinions expressed hither is solely based on my personal tastebuds in addition to may vary for others. This review is fourth dimension sensitive; changes may occur to the house afterward on that tin touching this opinion. The reviewer also declares that she has non received whatever monetary or non-monetary compensation from this house for writing the review.

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