Umaiya II, Damansara Utama

Tell me it's just that one time..

Else I'll be sorely disappointed..

Since Umaiya opened a branch in Uptown and we were nearby, we decided to pop over..

Interior decor was rather cozy, comfortable ambiance for a meal..We were famished, but we took rather long to choose what to have for lunch..

SL decided to have Fried Rice Set with fried Kushiyaki. The fried rice looks good, the colouring looks like it has lots of wok hei. But alas, dont judge a book by it's cover..the fried rice, no doubt, had good wok hei, it was also heavily laced with soy sauce and salt. SL could not even finish her bowl of rice..

Her order also consists of 2 large skewers of fried kushiyaki..This is basically skewered chunks of meat and seafood, battered and deep fried..I took a bite of it, it was ok. But for SL who had to finished the 2 skewers, she said it was very salty..

I ordered the Umaiya Special Set as I wanted to try a bit of everything..There were 6 items in my order. I had the soba (buckwheat noodles) which tasted pretty good. The noodles were springy and the sauce was just nice.

I could not wait to dig into the sashimi as it looks mouthwatering.. Thickly cut slices of sashimi, everything tasted wonderful. Would have tasted better if it was more chilled..The pan fried salmon was rather ordinary; again, skewed towards the salty side.

The cubed tuna was served in a martini glass....Topped with blanched, sliced ladies finger and tossed with a light sauce, I find this dish just, mediocre.

Luckily, the salad; with it's tangy dressing, fresh, crispy vegetables and sweet itako (baby octopus) tasted delightful..

The last of my 6 dish was some fried stuff which I cant even recall it's name. One word. Salty. SF had Sashimi Udon Set..

As per the name, she had Udon..served with lots of sliced mushrooms..The soup base was fine, not salty at all..

And of course, her sashimi..More selections compared to mine; she too, would have preferred it to be more chilled..Total bill was RM109

So tell me, it's just this one time I tried, that the food in Umaiya is salty. Right? Have you tried? Should I return again (maybe just for the sashimi)? Oh by the way, their toilet is not very 'short people' friendly. Their mirror was placed way too high, short people (no I'm not a midget and stop laughing!) like me cant use the mirror (yes, it's their interior design..but could have just have it lowered a lil..)..phooey

Umaiya II is located at 49G, 49A & 47A, Jalan SS21/37, Damansara Utama, 47400 PJ. Tel: 03-77264410