A4-G2-02, Publika, Solaris Dutamas,
No.1 Jalan Dutamas, 50480 Kuala Lumpur, Wilayah Persekutuan, Malaysia
Opening Hours:
Daily, 10am - 11pm.
Time Visited:
Monday (Selangor Public Holiday), 6pm
Attire worn:
Casual
Item(s) Ordered (Photos taken as inconspicuous as possible with my phone):
Katsu Curry Chicken and Hot Chocolate
As I entered into this restaurant, there were only 2 tables of customers. It's no surprise there since it's very early anyway for dinner anyway. Longing for the taste of Okonomiyaki, unfortunately, this restaurant does not serve that despite the name having the same first 4 syllables. So I chose the next Japanese dish that I crave and long for and that is Japanese curry. To go with the dish, I unusually ordered a cup of hot chocolate for beverage.
It took quite a long time before I ever saw any of my orders coming to my table but I didn't mind it because I find that the quality of their dishes are better than a lot of restaurants that I know.
This establishment is ran by all foreign workers during my visit but that didn't deter on the quality of the food nor the quality of the service. They may be slow to react, but will acknowledge you and will eventually head towards you to serve you as soon as they've finished what they're doing. Just that they react slower. I wouldn't blame them. It is after all the slow off-peak hours and should there be shift work, this would most likely be the changing of the shift session. But they are courteous enough to get to you without you telling them twice. Even when I called for the bill, the off-duty worker signaled to one of his fellow colleagues to assist me.
And so came the main dish to my table. Presentation wise, it's pretty impressive. It screams out eat me to me and makes my mouth water as I see it's perfectly arranged dish. The Katsu Chicken being laid out all pretty in a row on top of the curry neatly filling atop of the plate with potatoes and carrots soaked in in the mix. The rice forming a round bowl shape with some seasoning on top for taste. And finally, a side of spring onions at the side for even more taste. This certainly shouts out Japanese to me. Definitely how Japanese usually arranged a Katsu Curry Chicken dish. As a person who like to mix everything in to eat it, that's exactly what I did. The intermingling taste of everything together were just wonderful as if a match made in heaven. All of the components of this dish played it's part well. The rice was the authentic Japanese rice that I so love and had not eaten for such a long time. The potatoes and carrots were fresh and just made me love eating it. The curry was served hot and kept at that ideal temperature throughout my ordeal of munching through the meal. The spring onion provided a bit of a kick to the eccentric dish and pops out the flavors even more.
The chicken is sufficient in satisfying my taste buds. The curry though, took me back in time and tasted very much of the Japanese curry I crave and very similar to how my Japanese friend made it for me. The only difference to this curry is that it's tuned to be more spicy than sweet which is a little odd for me as far as Japanese curry goes but am loving this unique twist as if it's specifically catered more towards the Malaysian tongue. Worked very well for me.
The place may seemed a little cramp in nature but the mellow lighting has a calming effect and with the rain pouring outdoors, it relaxes me even further.
Total Wallet Damage:
All in total RM32.25. Hot Chocolate costs RM8.90, Katsu Curry Chicken costs RM18.90, 10% service charge amount to RM2.78 and a 6% GST tax of RM1.67.
Final Verdict:
7/10. The service is just above average and the ambiance is too. But what I most like about this place, is the authenticity of the Japanese Curry dish that I had which very much took me back to the time I was in Japan. I quite like the cup that came with a cover to retain the hot beverage too. Though with it's scalding temperature, I hardly see the need to retain it that way.
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