Sushi Kitchen - Kota Damansara — Restaurant in Petaling Jaya

Read a lot about this place, being a vegetarian Japanese restaurant. It might seem like a novelty at first, and I was eager to try.

Getting there was quite easy, but parking can be a bit on the tough side as there is a row of parking spots in front and to the side which is a little too dark for comfort.

The restaurant is located on the first floor and you have to ring the doorbell in order to gain access.

Inside is cosily arranged, with a tatami seating area to the back and regular tables in front. Nothing fancy, except for the menu which is beautifully bedecked with glossy pictures. With the lights down a little low, I must say the dark coloured menu was a little hard to read.

The ordered food arrived not too long after. There were hits and misses, sadly, more of the latter than the former.

The tempura mushrooms were good. Juicy and sweet with just the right crunchiness. The sushi set (RM40) was not quite up to expectations. It was beautifully arranged, but I had expected more in terms of variety in tastes and textures.

The spicy ramen left us trying to figure out what the soup reminded us of until someone remarked - it’s got hints of Assam laksa!

The potato wedges were also a let down. For that price, you are served some wedges with mayonnaise on it.

The popular edamame fried rice was tasty, but lacked that little bit of richness to push it off the edge to make it really good.

All-in-all, for about RM120, it seemed a little pricey for a vegetarian meal, but I guess novelty...

The first impression is that this place is pricey. But a browse through the menu will reveal that proves are quite affordable. Do check on their hours though because I winged it and it was my third time before I actually came when they openend. 😁 The oat coffee is great, for starters. I had the lunch set meal with spicy happy noodle which comes with a side dish, four pieces of sushi and coffee. The set was RM27 and I had to add RM4 for the coffee. The Chuka Wakame was good. The side dish came in a healthy looking heap. The taste is great but just before you think that this is a portion big enough to share, you find an equally healthy thick bed of chopped lettuce. But worth the taste and the price. The edamame was served cold, don't know whether that was deliberate but I imagine it would have tasted better slightly warmed. It was also a little undercooked. However, just like the wakame, it is good and worth the price they charged. The Happy Spicy Noodle was a slight let down though. I had the impression that it would taste like a spicy Asian fusion of a carbonara... 😅 But it tasted like Yee mee boiled in Maggi Kari soup with egg stirred in. I did find some pieces of ginger and galangal inside but it did not do the noodle much justice. I am still giving it a 5 star review because overall it is a good place to eat and food is generally good. I am just being a critique because I was famished and got a little let...

It is truly a hidden gem for Japanese vegetarian! Starting from the menu, it has a variety of choices to choose from, all of them are very special and it makes me want to try them all!

Their sushi blown us away cause they basically use very basic ingredients (based on what they write on the menu), but the combination of those ingredients taste amazing! We had the Couple Happiness Sushi where there are few types of sushi on one plate, each of them has its own unique taste. But the one that I liked the most was the Global Warming Sushi. The seaweed was deep fried, making the outer part of the sushi crispy.

Next is the Miso Udon. The texture of the udon is not as Q as some other shop but the soup is sooooo addictive, and it feels just like something that we have at home.

Happy spicy noodle was also one of the most recommended dishes which we then ordered. It tastes like tomyam at first, maybe because of the lemongrass and some other herbs, but it was equally addictive. Not as spicy, I think the spicy level is just nice. The noodles are yee mee, something that I didn't expect it to be at a Japanese Vegetarian restaurant, but the noodles and the soup surprisingly complements each other quite well.

Overall a satisfying experience as the the shop has a relaxing atmosphere, price was reasonale, service was good and food was of course top notch. Just wondering why there were just a few tables on a...