Minato Yakitori — Restaurant in Subang Jaya

Food : 5 star. The menu offered a great variety of choices, with a myriad of set food combinations. Almost all the yakitori were scrumptious and well grilled, especially the chicken ball and pork belly. The rice was soft and authentic Japanese rice from short translucent grains. The broth of the miso soup was also tasty and well cooked.

Portion : 5 star. Very generous compared with other similar Japanese restaurants. The miso soup also was not just clear soup but came with considerable portion of seaweed, tofu, onion and other ingredients.

Ambience : 4 star. The restaurant was situated on first floor with indoor BBQ kitchen, but the ventilation was surprisingly good. Almost not smoky at all. The whole place gave great aesthetic pleasure and Japanese feel, with substantial decorations and adornments. It might not be spacious, but the arrangement of seating had nonetheless made it cosy and never felt congested.

Service : 5 star. The warm food was duly served within 15 min from time of order. The waiters and waitresses were pretty occupied during peak meal hours but never failed to attend to our requests. It was a full house weekend and there was a long queue of customers waiting outside the restaurant but the waitress in charge managed to get us and every customer in front of us seated within a short period of waiting time of about 15-20 min.

Price : 5 star. Amazing to learn that not only the owner did not increase the prices of the menu items after the MCO, the portions of the food also remained the same as the pre-MCO time. Kudos to the management of the restaurant. Most of the set food items were priced between RM15 and RM19, definitely so much competitive than many other Japanese restaurants offering the same type of food.

Location : 3 star. Surrounding area was very jammed, and parking a real hassle. However, there were ample parking lots around and a nearby parking could be secured by arriving early before peak meal...

Been here twice and I'm happy to say that this is a nice find in Bandar Puteri.

There's many affordable set options to choose from, many priced below RM 20. I had the curry katsu don set, which was filling and nice. The curry was on the sweeter side, even for Japanese curries. Personally I'd prefer my Japanese curry on the spicier side. On my second visit, I had the chashu rice set, and it was equally as nice.

The highlight on both visits were the fried oyster. The batter was light and crispy, and the osyters tasted fresh. We also had some yakitori items and they were pretty nice. We liked the grilled lamb skewers.

I wouldn't recommend the sashimi items though. It's fresh, but not great. Portion is lacking for the sashimi too.

Do note that it gets quite packed during peak hours. Coming alone or as a couple works best as you'll be able to find counter seats rather easily. Anything more than 2 pax will require you to wait for a table, which may take 30...

Minato yakitori is a great place for affordable Japanese food. The price ranges from rm10 to rm25 per set inclusive of a bowl of miso soup, size dish and a salad. To those who preferred a la carte items, they do serve as well. Minato yakitori is famous for their yakitori. If you are craving for sushi, unfortunately they do not serve it. My overall experience was a good one as the food and service there is good. I had the yakitori don set that day which sokes with grilled brinjal, chicken thigh meat with leek, chciken drumstick meat and bacon wrapped with cherry tomatoes. It was only rm16 inclusive of gst a set. Another item that I love at minato yakitori is their yakitori pork belly. The pork belly was tender and slightly salted which was crispy on the outside and soft on the inside. They serve alcohol as well. The environment there is family friendly and...