Kihana

Last Saturday, I went out to Plaza Indonesia (again haha :p) and had Japanese for dinner.  I'll never thought of 'Kihana' if weren't for my friends who brought up the suggestion. We nearly didn't have our food there because they were 10 of us and the only big table to fit all us has a minimum charge of Rp 2 million (dua juta). I thought to myself the restaurant's rule was quite stupid; the place wasn't packed at all and yet put a minimal charge for that 'special table'. Anyways in the end we stayed and split into 2 tables. Luckily, the food was not shitty (not crazily good either) and the service was alright. Thus, I forgave 'that rule'.

Menu  : Tom and Jerry
Price : Rp 73,000++
Score : 7.5 / 10

» Tom and Jerry is definitely the recommended sushi dish by the restaurant and didn't let me down! Even though the fillings were pretty much standard; Unagi eel, cucumber, seaweed, salmon roe, I felt the spicy mayonnaise generously sauced on top really brought the dish alive!

Menu  : D.I.G Roll
Price : Rp 73,000++
Score : 6.0 / 10

» The fillings were standard, the sauce was standard mayonnaise, the garnishes were standard! Basically just a standard tasting sushi roll. This didn't taste awful but even though the presentation was very similar to 'Tom & Jerry', the taste surely lost when compared.

Menu : Gindara Teriyaki
Price : Rp 100,000++
Score : 5.8 / 10

» The fish was slightly too mushy for me. I'm not sure whether it's because of the fish itself or it wasn't well cooked. The teriyaki sauce was okay, wasn't digusting but didn't blew me either. Nevertheless, for the quite pricey price tag, I felt the portion was slightly too small and didn't even include in the steam rice.

Menu : Gindara Teriyaki
Price : Rp 100,000++
Score : 5.8 / 10

» The fish was slightly too mushy for me. I'm not sure whether it's because of the fish itself or it wasn't well cooked. The teriyaki sauce was okay, wasn't disgusting but didn't blew me either. Nevertheless, for the quite pricey price tag, I felt the portion was slightly too small and didn't even include in the steam rice.

Below are some dishes that my friend ordered but I didn't get a chance to taste it. The price was not noted by me either. I'm sorry for the lack of info. Nevertheless, you still get to 'feed your eyes'. Enjoy !!

Beef Teriyaki

Yellow Tail Sashimi

Tori Katsu Curry Don

KIHANA JAPANESE RESTAURANT
PLAZA INDONESIA GROUND FLOOR MAIN LOBBY (ACROSS STARBUCKS)

Kiyadon

I'm going to Sydney, Australia tomorrow and this will be the last post before my trip. I'm pretty much very excited to be going down under, I definitely will bring along my camera and will do share my culinary experience there after I come back from there. Can't wait to spill !!

Anyways, I had dinner with my girlfriend at Kiyadon, Emporium Pluit Mall. Kiyadon has a few branch all over Jakarta and I must say the decor the have in Emporium Mall is very unique. They have this 'jungle' theme. Very green, garden, back to nature style. Look at the front cover of the menu. Go Green!

Menu : Spicy Salmon Salad
Price : Rp 60,000++
Score : 7 / 10

>> Big portion, enough to share for 2 person. But if you're on a diet just like me, you can have this as one main dish. Very healthy ingredients, spicy salmon, carrots, lettuce, cucumber and wonderful zesty yummy dressing. The spicy kick taste from the salmon balances the sourness from the dressing very very well. Definitely a good change from the normal chicken salad!

Menu : Chicken Teriyaki Temaki

Price : Rp 18,000++
Score : 7.0 / 10

>> Generous cut of chicken stuffed inside Japanese rice and wrapped with seaweed. The chicken were well cooked, crispy skin and well seasoned. If you ask teriyaki sauce from the waiter and dip this into the sauce will be even more satisfying!

Menu : Tori Karaage Set
Price : Rp 32,000 ++ (Just the chicken)
Score : 6.5 / 10

>>Deep fried boneless chicken is always yummy! The crispy skin is very light and fluffy. I like the texture of the chicken, it wasn't overcooked and thus NOT rubber like. The rice and miso soup is an additional side that I ordered to make this a complete meal.

 

Menu : Shiratama Zenzai
Price : Rp 35,000 ++
Score : 6 / 10

>> Even though I'm not a big fan of mochi but this warm mochi is very chewable and pleasant to eat. I love the strong vanilla infused ice cream, I must say it is more fragrant than usual and the asuki beans were sooo yumy, definitely the star of the dessert!