Fat Spoon, Damansara Utama

What's new? Let's go somewhere new.

WF requested after our yoga class.

I was bushed, hungry and cant wait too long for my lunch. Too lazy to think of somewhere far to try exotic food, I thought of Damansara Utama, just a stone's throw away from my place and plenty of eateries that I can bet WF have never tried yet.

I chose Fat Spoon, and I hit jackpot, she didn't even realised it's existence..

Fat Spoon's entrance was easy to miss- the rustic look makes it hidden amongst the loud coloured counterparts.

The interior was an even interesting, slightly quintessential with different pieces of furniture that somehow fit well together.

We were warped back to 70s, but comfortably so.

Our menu was presented in the form of children books, which I thought was cute, but WF beg to differ. She'd rather look at the large board for the menu instead. Oh well.

Fat Spoon serves a selection of local dishes, with a mix of nyonya dishes and western snacks too. It was easy peasy choice for me- I went straight for Ulam Fried rice (RM11.90).

And I am glad I did. The rice was simply aromatic with the fresh herbs, rice was fluffy and encased with wok hei. I felt that the fried kunyit chicken was rather unnecessary (which incidentally was rather bland), the rice itself (and the sambal) was sufficient to satisfy me.

WF, who wanted noodles and something soupy, opted for Fat Spoon Noodles (RM8.90)

Not exactly the way we envisioned it to be, but WF enjoyed it nonetheless. The flat noodles were smooth, the broth sweet and it's generously laden with mince meat and prawns. Though she liked this dish, we both felt that the Ulam fried rice was nicer :p

Ended lunch with red velvet cake (RM9.90)

The cake was moist, the cream cheese was silky smooth- I wished there was more of those cheese frosting! Wonderful way to end the meal :)

Feeling smug that I managed to solve lunch in such a short and sweet way, WF brought me back to reality with " Where's next week's lunch? ". darn.

Fat Spoon is located at 73, Jalan SS21/1A, Damansara Utama, 47400 Petaling Jaya.

Edo Ichi, Solaris Dutamas

Gong Hei Fatt Choy!
We're are already half way through the Lunar New Year, brother Hare definitely took a giant leap into this brand new year :)

While most of us are feasting one yee sang after another, there's also another group whose so overdosed with chinese cuisine that they're seeking solace with another cuisine to whet their appetite.

What?! Another cuisine but you still want to lou?

Well, think Japanese would be a good alternative then.

Although I didn't order the Sashimi yee sang served at Edo Ichi, we did went ahead for our Japanese meal.

We started with the Gyu Niku Amayaki, RM18 (or more like they served this dish first, was not the order i was hoping for..haha).

Thinly sliced beef grilled so beautifully, I had to remind myself that this was to be shared. The beef was tender, the edges- slightly burnt, giving a lovely smoky flavour and crisp texture. The sweet sauce grilled with the beef was a good match to it.

The Shake Harasu (salmon belly) Sashimi, RM38.

Absolutely divine. Extremely fresh, springy slivers of salmon belly that glides down the throat.

After 2 smashing dishes, we were looking forward to the Unagi Cheese Roll, RM28.

Maybe my expectations was a tad high, this roll just tasted fine. It was nice, but not superb.

And the salad finally made it's appearance..our Salmon Skin Salad(RM18)..

Refreshing with the tangy dressing, sweetness from the vegetables and crunchiness of the salmon skin. One of the more enjoyable salmon skin- this was really skinned down to, well, the skin :p. No bits of salmon meat sticking to it, which I'm glad.

The only pizza in the menu, the Edo Ichi Pizza (RM30)..

And what's the diff? It's rice based pizza, a rather pleasant twist to this italian favourite. The rice was compressed, deep fried and topped with salmon and unagi. A scrumptious combination of flavours and texture, I liked the feel of the soft, sticky rice when I sink my teeth into its crunchy coat.

Stuffed but hey, there's still one more dish!

Kaisen Saikoro Don (RM38)..
Obviously an enjoyable dish as all the mix of sashimi were very fresh. Yums.

Edo Ichi gets rather packed, do try to make reservations.

Edo Ichi Japanese Restaurant is located at A4-G-1, Solaris Dutamas, Kuala Lumpur. Tel: 03-6205 5228