Japanese Buffet - A wonderful experience.

I am not a Japanese food enthusiastic. Maybe I have eaten Japanese food in a few restaurants. In fact I had a very bad experience eating Japanese cuisine in one of the leading hotel in Petaling Jaya. The food does not go well with my weak stomach.

About two weeks ago I had the opportunity to eat in Japanese restaurant in Wisma UOA, buffet style. I had eaten before in a Japanese restaurant beside Menara Telekom. At RM 19.90 on a Tuesday of the week if I am not mistaken and buffet style, it was a bargain. The food was comparatively ok to my standard.

So when I went to eat at Wisma UOA I was expecting about the same experience, even though the price was about RM 39 ++ for the lunch buffet. Lunch begins at 12 noon, ends at 2 30 pm, if I am not mistaken.

(By now, I think some of you readers have realized that I am very bad when it comes to names. Even peoples’ name, I tend to forget easily. So it is not surprising that I cannot even remember streets name. Imagine me trying to show the way to a certain location, “ You go three blocks, then you will see a fire station, turn left, and go another half a kilometer, then you will see a junction, then you look for a mosque on your right….. Ermm anyone out there just like me??)

Back to the Japanese food story. This place (hehehe… yes I forgot its name!) the ambience was just ok. And the patrons were mostly Japanese! At least it was, when I was there a few weeks ago. I do feel that I was not in Malaysia when I entered the restaurant. Even had a tough time communicating with the waiters there. That is a minus point.

As usual I browsed thru the foods first. I find the choices are amazing. As I am not a fan of those raw Japanese foods, I went for more that is familiar to my taste bud. One can find lamb, crabs, prawns, fish, duck and of course chicken. So I took a small portion of each to sample. It tasted different but palatable to me. Surprisingly most of it was very tasty.

There were too many dishes that I did not even get to sample those so called Japanese food. Of course they have fruits. Locals unfortunately, or are our fruits the same as the Japanese? As I am an ice cream lover…. It just made my day, when they have a selection of ice cream, but they do not have toppings! Ermm….

Overall, I would recommend that you should at least try it out once. Me, I have to avoid that “green” thing. That can cause a major upset to my weak stomach. Don’t ask me the names of the Japanese foods. I can only remember “California Roll”…….

P/S: Went surfing and got the name…. Saisaki Japanese Buffet Restaurant.