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2011-01-12
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An all-you-can-eat 90-minute buffet at just below $200, Kichi Jyu is good value for the money. I normally wouldn't have thought twice about this place as buffets at this price must mean something's not right, but alas, after hearing how "awesome" this place was from several co-workers who've been (and reading other openrice reviews!) I decided to check it out. And indeeeed, the stuff here was pretty good!The down side: there's a couple. Firstly, the restaurant is NOT spacious, and they had to li
The down side: there's a couple. Firstly, the restaurant is NOT spacious, and they had to literally pull the table apart for me to get to my seat! (I hope they weren't trying to tell me something...lol) This means... you also HAVE to book in advance! They'll pester you (ie. call) a few times after you make a reservation just to make sure you're really coming, and they only hold a table for 5 minutes apparently, so be there on time. Finally, keep an eye on the time as they will kick you out after 1.5 hours (there's two sessions for the buffet - one starts at 6pm and the other starts at 8:45pm). They will not be shy about asking you to leave, either, but you'll understand why after you see the line going out the door.
The up side: I liked how most of the items came in bite-sized portions, which leaves room for you to try a bunch of other things.
I'm not a huge fan of sashimi and especially not the "fishy" taste, so I don't eat much more than tuna when it comes to raw fish. The chunks of tuna here aren't too different from average. Same goes for the tamago egg.
Personally, I like everything flavorful and saucy... and the mushrooms lacked that. They were also a bit on the dry side. The baked salmon with butter was yummy, though the salmon used for it was a bit fatty. Compound that with the butter and it feels like you're eating a load of fat... but it was still delicious haha. HUGE YES to the scallops!!! Not sure what the sauce was, but it tasted like oyster sauce. Not too salty and the scallops were fresh and chewy - wish they sold this stuff in street stalls!
A semi-sweet milky soup in a relatively generous portion
It was alright... couldn't taste much crab in it, but I like even plain congee so this will pass in my book
It's not that it was really that bad, but I'd recommend saving your stomach for the bite-sized snacks, tempura and sushi! The sauce used for this udon dish tasted the same as the tempura sauce. The good thing is that it's not as oily as I expected. Again, it's served in a generous portionI didn't take a picture of the pork cutlet rice, or 滑蛋吉烈豬叭飯... but my two cents on it... the pork cutlet was soggy and too heavily battered
Nevertheless, for the price, the quantity and the overall quality of the food (mainly referring to the snacks), I'll definitely be back! Post
