Umai-Ya Japanese Restaurant, Uptown

Big big sun, Hot hot sunny day. having some "cool" food is a good choice isnt it? definitely not steamboat or somespicyfood!!!DingDingDing!! my always favorite - Japanese cuisine. UMAI-YA!! Here we came =D Umai-ya has three outlets - IOI Boulevard Puchong,  KLCC, and Damansara Utama PJ which I usually visit to.

Umai-Ya

Traditional Japanese style with cozy and welcoming ambiance. Well space planing - tatami style seating for the front dining room and divided by wood frame. We were super hungry, ended up ordering 2 sets of meal, 1 maki hand roll, and a side dish.

Ladies Set ($22)

Ladies Set ($22)

Ladies Set ($22) - menu picture

Ladies set come with mushroom miso soup, green salad, some sushi and fruits. It is very worthy that u can enjoy the foods with good quality and quantity at $22. The mushroom soup was fine. The sushi are surprisingly fresh, much better than I expected. Green salad is big in portion, and full of crabstck instead of vegetables. Fruits, are just fruits, after all =P

Sizzling Mixed Seafood set ($35)

Sizzling Mixed Seafood set ($35) - menu picture

Sizzling oysters, prawn, salmon and squid with spicy mayo sauce, served with rice, salad, miso soup and fruits. Overall, it was ok but not really impressive. For me, it is a bit too oily.

Kaki Tofu Fried ($18)

Kaki Tofu Fried ($18) - menu picture

Kaki Tofu Fried!! If any of u ask me for recommend dish in Umai-Ya, i ll definitely go for this Kaki Tofu Fried. From the picture in the menu book, u might think tat it juz a normal deep fried tofu. then u r totally wrong. Crispy outer tofu skin with juicy fresh oyster inside!! eat together with the Japanese mayo!! PERFECT!!  MUST TRY!!!!

Dragon Maki ($25)

Dragon Maki ($25) 

*Image from internet

One of the reason i like Umai-Ya is the irresistible Maki (japanese roll) =D other than Dragon maki, i have tried the Salmon Kimchi Maki, Botanic Garden Maki, Summer Maki etc. This time we ordered Dragon Maki. Tempura prawn wrapped in the sushi rice, glorious unagi and slices avocado on top. The texture is totally opposite to the Kaki Tofu Fried - crunchy inside and juicy outside - textually.   

UMAI-YA has lunch buffet in every weekend, 11.30 am - 2.30 pm (last order at 2 pm), RM 58++ per pax. BUT, it is only available at Damansara Utama and IOI Boulevard branch.

So far, Umai-Ya is the top 3 of the Japanese restaurant in my list. hehehehehehe. Between, i went to Coco Tei Japanese restaurant for dinner wuth my brother. Will blog about it soon =D 

Address: No. 49G, Jalan 21/37, Damansara Utama (Uptown)

Contact:: 03-77264410

Opening Hour: Mon-Sun 11.30am - 2.30pm   6.00pm - 10.30pm

Price range: $10 and above