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the RED XP-rience
After four productive days in the office I finally get to escape and did something that I always love to do... FOOD TRIP!
Together with my friend Shara we hit the Red Kimono at the Terraces in Ayala Center. Just right on time for dinner when we got in. Since it is our first time to try out the restaurant we took our time looking at their menu. Everything looks tasty and the pictures on the menu makes my mouth water as I read through from one page to the next.
Just like any Japanese restaurant they serve sushi, stir fried vegies, noodles and rice rolls, best known as maki.
We settled for the crunchy ebi maki (rice rolled in crisy tempura flakes then stuffed and topped with ebi with ebiko and Japanese mayo), pork teriyaki (pork grilled in a sweet soy sauce marinade), and mixed Kamameshi (authentic Japanese kettle cooked rice with seafood, shitake mushroom and mixed vegetables).
15 minutes of wait time is not bad. While waiting we took a few pictures and I played with the chop sticks. The maki was served first and it was delicious. The rice was sticky enough to hold the roll together when you pick it up with a chop stick, the crunchy tempura flakes adds the texture and the sweet 'n sour taste of the ebi mixed with the Japanese mayo is splendid.
The pork teriyaki as expected is sweet and good, though I can't find any distict taste from the teriyaki that I've tasted before.
When I saw the waiter bringing in the kettle, I was amused. The Kamameshi was ambrosial. Vegetables are crisp enough to complement with the rice, the shitake mushroom and shrimp gave it a sweet and delightful taste.
Shara and I agreed that it was indeed a hearty dinner. The bill? oh well we got it 50% off. Thanks to our friends from Smart Concept who sold me the discount card for 299 PHP.
We paid 325 PHP for dinner which is extremely worth every cent!
Looking forward to another dining XP-rience.
July 11, 2010 at 10:38 PM
Hi! wer can we buy the Smart Concept card? thanks!
July 12, 2010 at 2:39 PM
hi there.. thanks for reading.
You can call them at (032) 345-6748 for their Cebu Office. They are open 8:30am to 5:30pm Mondays to Fridays.
or you can email them at smartconceptinc@gmail.com