Lunch at Sushi-ya Robinson's Place Manila

Lunch was all by my lonesome today in Sushi-ya in Robinson's Place Manila. I had to go to the library of St. Paul University Manila to do some research for my class this semester. After getting what I came for, I went over to Robinson's Place for late lunch. No need for deciding where I wanted to eat, because whenever I'm at that side of the metro I really make it a point to eat at Sushi-ya.

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I've been a loyal patron of Sushi-ya since 2004. I would often visit their Robinson's Galleria and Tomas Morato branches. I really don't understand why they still don't open a branch here in Makati, I'm definitely going to be one of their loyal diners!

I already know what to order whenever I'm there. I love their Katsudon, and at PhP 150.00, it's quite affordable. Of course, several years back, they started off the Katsudon at PhP 95.00 if I'm not mistaken.

One of my favorites is their Tofu Furai, so I ordered the 4-piece Furai at PhP 60.00.

And of course, my Japanese meal will not be complete without Uni Sashimi, which is priced at PhP 185.00.

Sushi-ya's Uni is not as fresh as other Japanese restaurants, and the serving is definitely for one avid lover only. Not everybody likes Uni, but I absolutely love it! It is definitely an acquired taste, and I admit I didn't really start off loving it immediately. I almost stopped eating Uni for a while, especially after I saw how they actually get the Uni. They are, by the way, made out of fresh sea urchins.

Keep you guys posted on more adventures!

Sakura Yakiniku Dinner

Dinner last night was in Sakura Yakiniku along Pasay Road. It's the nice Japanese restaurant under CD-R King.

We had actually wanted to eat there a week ago, but the parking was pretty full, so we ended up in Isshin instead. Last night, we were headed for Gyumon along Amorsolo Street, but seeing that there was an available slot in Sakura, made a beeline for it instead.

The restaurant had set meals, so Danny and I ordered the Original Ume Karubi set meal, composed of thinly sliced US Prime Rib Karubi beef, rice, soup, and appetizers for 2. The beansprouts and kimchi were the appetizer:

And the server also brought the sauces that we were to use for the yakiniku:

The food arrived quickly since we were supposed to grill the meat ourselves via the smokeless grill built into the table. The beef arrived, and we realized they had an ample amount of serving:

The Original Ume Karube set meal was PhP 998.00 good for two

We ordered additional Chicken Yakiniku to add variety to the dinner, and since we had worked up a mean appetite from the horrible traffic in Makati that night:

The Chicken Yakiniku was only PhP 189.00 per plate

Of course we ended up eating an extra bowl of rice! Danny and I enjoy Yakiniku restaurants. He especially loves to grill:

And while leafing through the menu, I found my favorite sashimi reasonably priced at PhP 160.00 so I could not resist but order a plate:

Uni is absolutely divine!

All in all our bill was PhP 1,543.51, which is roughly the same amount we would spend in Gyumon. It's a bit more compared to eating in Yakimix, but if you hate waiting to be seated, and want really prime-grade meat, then you really wouldn't talk so highly of Yakimix.

Will keep everyone posted of our next adventure!

For everyone's reference:

Sakura Yakiniku Restaurant
1020 A. Arnaiz Avenue,
Makati
tel. no. 844.4489