Umm Hi guys... So this is my first post of being a food blogger, I started a food instagram during summer but I never thought about blogging until recently! Being a food blogger requires more skills than just being a food instagrammer (aka a good photographer for food), and I suck a describing food, but I will try my best to develop this blog! :)
Anyways, lets get to today's restaurant! ---> Sekai Udon Bar at Metrotown
(restaurant pictures found on http://sekaiudonbar.com/ and Urbanspoon)
This place used to be an all you can eat sushi restaurant, I didn't know it changed till yesterday! According to my mom's friends, it is decent so we decided to try it out after our mini black friday shopping!
Japoutine+Chicken Katsu $8 4/5
The first thing that caught my attention was the word "Japoutine" , I know Japadog is extremely famous here in Vancouver, but I've never heard of Japoutine, so of course I had to try it out!
Basically it's tempera fries topped with cheese, gravy and some seaweed flakes. You can also add chicken katsu for $1.50. I like the tempera fries, but other than that it's just a normal poutine with a hint of eastern flavours? If you have never had Japoutine, I think it's worth trying, but i don't know if i would order it again, maybe at a different restaurant. The aroma of this dish is enticing though, well for most poutines it is haha.
Tonkatsu Udon $11 4/5
Since it's an UDON BAR, you can't leave this place without a taste of its handmade udon.. I tried the Tonkatsu Udon, Tonkatsu (According to my aunt, who speaks fluent Japanese) is a broth made out of chicken bones. I expected it to be rich and creamy, and I was 100% right, I like how this soup base isn't overly salty, and the two slices of chashu are solid 5/5, tender, juicy, and full of flavours. But it's udon didn't surprise me, it wasn't chewy enough, I didn't like the texture.
Philadelphia Roll $6.8 4/5
I'm sure everyone knows what philly rolls taste like. (hint: cream cheese) It's like an above average sushi roll but for its price I think it should be better and more gourmet?
Mochi Ice Cream (mango,green tea & black sesame) $5.20 4.5/5
I love love love mochi, so if you like sticky rice, sticky pastries, Ice cream or well, mochi then you will definitely like this dessert. However, I don't know if this is handmade, according to some other foodies, you can get these from T&T, therefore I thought it was kind of a ripoff. But other than that, the mochi ice cream balls taste amazing.
Overall Experience:
I thought the servers were kind of rude when we first came in, but they turned super nice at the end, (weird...). I heard that some of their soup bases don't taste good, so maybe I will just stick to it's rich and creamy soup bases next time. (wait for my revisit post!)
P.S: Their plating was super nice, I didn't need to try really hard to take nice pictures.
Anyways, lets get to today's restaurant! ---> Sekai Udon Bar at Metrotown
(restaurant pictures found on http://sekaiudonbar.com/ and Urbanspoon)
This place used to be an all you can eat sushi restaurant, I didn't know it changed till yesterday! According to my mom's friends, it is decent so we decided to try it out after our mini black friday shopping!
Japoutine+Chicken Katsu $8 4/5
The first thing that caught my attention was the word "Japoutine" , I know Japadog is extremely famous here in Vancouver, but I've never heard of Japoutine, so of course I had to try it out!
Basically it's tempera fries topped with cheese, gravy and some seaweed flakes. You can also add chicken katsu for $1.50. I like the tempera fries, but other than that it's just a normal poutine with a hint of eastern flavours? If you have never had Japoutine, I think it's worth trying, but i don't know if i would order it again, maybe at a different restaurant. The aroma of this dish is enticing though, well for most poutines it is haha.
Tonkatsu Udon $11 4/5
Philadelphia Roll $6.8 4/5
I'm sure everyone knows what philly rolls taste like. (hint: cream cheese) It's like an above average sushi roll but for its price I think it should be better and more gourmet?
Mochi Ice Cream (mango,green tea & black sesame) $5.20 4.5/5
Overall Experience:
I thought the servers were kind of rude when we first came in, but they turned super nice at the end, (weird...). I heard that some of their soup bases don't taste good, so maybe I will just stick to it's rich and creamy soup bases next time. (wait for my revisit post!)
P.S: Their plating was super nice, I didn't need to try really hard to take nice pictures.
