It was this BLACK thingy that attracted us to this place. Compare to other restaurant, I found this restaurant was rather small. And yet the decoration of this restaurant was not weak at all. Located just opposite to Maggie T and Kim Gary at Gurney, you will find this restaurant hiding silently with a touch of mystery colors, black.
The menu itself was black too. LOL…
We served a cup of Ocha with a set of culinary. A pair of metal chopstick, a serviette with the logo on it and a small square sized of plate.
I was so eager to try on the Chawanmushi, but unfortunately, there were no more to be served. How sad!! Hence, we opt for a few snack.1st to serve, was this Enoki Bacon. By the name itself, then you can guess what was it about. Some Enoki mushroom was wrapped up with a big piece of bacon and grilled perfectly. A plate of this cost about RM5. I like the saltiness within the bacon. YUMM!!!
Next was this Asparagus Bacon…yup..you are right..bacon again.. hahahaha!! The difference of this round is the bacon is wrapping around the asparagus. Same price as the Enoki Bacon.
And here comes the main course. My beloved Japanese Curry Rice set. It comes with a plate of white steam rice with the thick gravy of curry of pork with potato and carrot, a bowl of miso soup, 2piece of watermelon and a small plate of Japanese salad. Only RM20!! But I found this dish quite salty.
Then was this Agedashi Tofu. RM5 for 4pieces of Tofu. This tofu was coated with cornstarch and deep fried and served with some bits of Bonito flakes. Served with some soy sauce and Hoi Sin sauce. I can eat THEM ALL by myself…. Holy….
Next was this Ham and cheese Sushi sandwich. RM8 per plate. Instead of using bread as sandwich, they used sushi rice as the replacement. Layered with a thin layer of egg, spread with some mayo and topped with the cheese and ham, adding some fresh cucumber and tomatoes… and here goes… Wa-la……
Overall, this place served so-so food. I envy their creativity in making the Japanese food more variety and fusion them with style and a touch of healthiness. You are most welcome, but be aware of saltiness. Well…a couple of Ocha can help then.. LOLKozue Japanese Restaurant
170-03-59A/60, Gurney Plaza
Persiaran Gurney
10250, Penang
Tel: 04-2269336
Fax: 04-2285009
The food were all indeed within the range of RM20, unless for those salmon dishes, it can exceed RM20++. I ordered the Bombay Chicken, RM13.9. And hubbies ordered Jumbo sausage for RM9.9, and guess what, adding only RM4.9 and you will have a glass of Iced Lemon tea, a soup and a dessert. Why not??
1st to come was this soup of the house come with with a soft roll of bun. The mushroom soup was indeed a bowl of simple mushroom soup and nothing particular about it…
Here comes the Bombay Chicken. The boneless chicken drumstick were grilled till tender and served with generous portion of the special Bombay sauce. It was like eating the curry chicken ala western style. The curry itself was fragrantly cooked and blended with lots of herbs and flavor. Served with a scoop of Coleslaw and some green broccoli as well as some deep fried wedges, and this only served for RM13.9??
Then was this Jumbo sausage. Big sausage were fried and served with 2 scoops of smashed potato and thicken with some home made gravy. Taste excellent with some grilled corn and some green broccoli. Yumyum!!
At last, they served ice cream as the dessert and you can choose either, vanilla, chocolate or strawberry as you wish. Crested with some chocolate sauce and some colorful chocolate rice and here you go….
Overall this place is just too cool for the food and the price as well. Pick a day and visit them. Just a note for the day, do not choose lunch time to go there as it will be jam-packed with people…
The most weird was we brought to our table and we were seated on the cocoon-alike chair. *hahhahhaha* sorry..din manage to take any photo. Sorry..the quality of the photo was very bad.. I know.... Sigh...
Next to come was my Minestrone. To me, this soup was so alike like my favorite Borsch soup. Just that this soup was not really sour enough as it looks. With bits of vege such as the carrot, potato and some onion, this soup is about RM6+.
We were suggested this dish of the house, the BBQ Pork Ribs. Big chunk of the pork rib was marinated with the special home made BBQ sauce and barbequed for good.
Oops….sorry…the quality of the picture was really awful… I knew….
Served with a baked potato with tartar sauce and a piece of grilled corn, this dish indeed was perfecto. How I wish they are more generous on the sauce as I found the saucy ribs was not saucy enough.
When asked for recommendation for desserts, the waitress had suggested the Tiramisu, the home made cake. But I want something lighter…(yeahhh….tonight’s theme is LIGHT) hence, I called for Orange Sorbet. This Sorbet was special in a way that the Sorbet was served in the orange skin. Somehow, they spooned out the orange flesh and puffed back the Sorbet into the skin for decoration purpose. It was sooooo smooth...and I can’t barely taste any cubes of ice as well. Definitely a YES for RM8+ only…
Overall, the place is a COOL place. Just imagine…fine dining in the creepy forest and sitting on the cocoon alike chair…who would have dreamt of that??
