The Best Cheesecake in KL - The Tokyo Restaurant

When visiting The Table in Isetan the Japan Store, one cannot leave without having the famed 6th Avenue Cheesecake from The Tokyo Restaurant.

When the restaurant first opened, everyone was raving about it and we thought "how good can a cheesecake be". Once we had a taste of it, we were hooked! Priced at RM20, you will get a slice of lusciously rich and creamy cheesecake with whipped cream. This decadent cheesecake is made with Danish cream cheese and is baked in a special humidity controlled oven. So delicious! For us, this is the best cheesecake we've tasted in KL!

BabySumoKids finished this in record time.... under one minute haha!

Love at first bite!

Check out these other restaurants at The Table: Toriden and Yakiniku Toraji.


Opening times: 11am to 11pm.

Pork-free.

Price: RM20.

Location: The Tokyo Restaurant, The Table, Level 4F, Isetan the Japan Store, Lot 10 Shopping Centre, 50 Jalan Sultan Ismail, 50250 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. (Parking RM6 for first 3 hours)

Tel: 03-2119 2622


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Yakiniku Toraji KL, The Table, Lot 10

Our kids call Lot 10 "Japantown" as there are so many delicious Japanese eateries here. One of our favorite outlets here is Yakiniku Toraji.

Located at The Table in Isetan the Japan Store, the restaurant specialises in thick cuts of grilled beef (yakiniku). It first started in a small backstreet in Ebisu, Tokyo in December 1995 and has now expanded to over 70 venues around the world.

Toraji are known for their premium quality Australian beef, especially their signature diamond cut, which apparently helps the beef cook better and faster. The premium beef is enhanced with the restaurant’s special house-made marinade and sauce.

They have quite an extensive a la carte menu and if you come in the afternoon, they offer an affordable lunch menu (available daily, prices start from RM30!). Tip: Diners who call ahead to make reservations will be served a complimentary makgeolli.

We've been here about four times now, and we leave with happy tummies everytime. Furthermore, Toraji utilises a propriety grill and ventilation system that eliminates any excessive smokiness – so you do not have to worry about walking out with your clothes smelling of BBQ.

Our kids love it here! They often do the grilling for us :)

We're usually here for lunch, and we can't resist a good deal when we see one. The Kalbi and filet set meal (RM30) is very good value for money - it comes with 150g of kalbi boneless rib as well as filet. The set also comes with kimchi, salad, rice and seaweed soup.

Over here at Toraji, you cook your own meat, to your preferred doneness. It doesn't take long to cook - maybe a couple of minutes, depending on the cut of meat. They provide tongs and scissors so you can cut your meat up. Do ask for some of their special salt to season your meat with- it brings out the flavour of your meat even more. The meat is tender and flavorful; we especially love the filet which is served cubed. This set is limited to 10 sets a day.

Another set which we like here is the Toraji set meal (RM80) which comes with extra prime kalbi, prime harami, prime filet and prawn. You get more premium cuts and I think more meat compared to the RM30 set.

From the a la carte menu, we tried the Toraji beef tongue (RM56) and diamond cut Australian wagyu kalbi (RM63). We had the beef tongue on our first and second visit, and we prefer the thicker cut that they served during our second visit. The beef tongue had a slight bite yet is tender and juicy. Super yummy!

A la carte menu. Other than beef, they also offer chicken, seafood, noodle, soup and stone pot.

Lunch Menu

Heading to "Japantown"

Oops I did it again!

Opening times: Lunch 11:00am - 3:00pm, Dinner 6:00pm - 11:00pm daily.

Pork-free.

Service: Excellent.

Price: As per above.

Location: Yakiniku Toraji, The Table, Level 4F, Isetan the Japan Store, Lot 10 Shopping Centre, 50 Jalan Sultan Ismail, 50250 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. (Parking RM6 for first 3 hours)

Tel: 03-2119 2626


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Kagura Malaysia - Halal Chicken Ramen in KL!

Earlier this week, we visited the new Kagura Malaysia located in J's Gate Dining in Lot 10 Kuala Lumpur. Serving authentic Japanese chicken ramen from Tokyo, everyone can enjoy this as they are proudly Halal.

From their menu, diners can choose either to have the premium or natural soup. The difference - the premium soup will contain more collagen, hence richer and creamier, while the natural is like a clear consomme. Once you have selected the soup base, you can choose the flavour - shio (salt), shoyu (soy) or spicy miso. 

I wanted to try both the natural and premium soup, so I ordered a shio natural (RM14.90) and a shio premium (RM19.90). For us, the premium one is the way to go as the rich broth is the type of ramen broth we are accustomed to. I do know of people who prefer lighter broths, so by all means, try the natural soup - add in some chilli flakes for an extra kick.

The soup is made by using chicken only (no pork), as well as ingredients directly imported from Japan such as  Hidaka konbu, dried mushrooms, dried bonito, dried scallop and dried cuttlefish from Hokkaido and seaweed salt from Seto. Noodles are also certified Halal. We enjoyed the springy noodle texture and portions are good. The noodles are topped with beansprouts, spring onion, seaweed and a piece of chicken. The chicken was decent, moist with a smokey grilled aftertaste.

This is the premium shio - the soup looks more milky as it has more collagen

BabySumoKids had the premium shio ramen

Hubby went for the premium Shoyu ramen (RM21.90) - we were told that this is their bestseller. I tasted some of the soup, and out of the three, this was definitely my favorite.

They also offer some side dishes - all priced at RM5.90 each. Baby C loves her aji tama and she proclaimed this as the best ajitama she's had. Hopefully they will revise the price as RM5.90 is really expensive for an egg. Other side dishes I wouldn't mind paying RM5.90 for such as sushi roll, shrimp tempura, sashimi, chicken katsu etc.

The kids also shared the ice cream (RM5.90), which came with a scoop of green tea ice cream as well as yuzu. Worth trying as the green ice cream was creamy with a distinct flavour.

Menus

The main store is located in Tokyo with the name of Seimenka KAGURAYA

Opening times: 11am to 11pm daily.

Price: Total bill RM78.85.

Location: Kagura Malaysia, J's Gate Dining, Level 4, Unit P1-20, Lot 10 Shopping Centre, Jalan Sultan Ismail, 50250 Kuala Lumpur.

Tel: 03-2110 2366



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Tokyo Obanzai Hachi, J's Gate Dining, KL

Lot 10 is the place to go if you are craving Japanese cuisine. We love both The Table (4th Floor) and Isetan the Japan Store's Japanese food court concept (on LG Floor) and in mid January, another new Japanese dining concept opened up at Level 4 - J's Gate Dining. J's Gate Dining will be the home to 18 of Japan's best authentic cuisine, featuring superior Japanese ingredients such as sushi, Wagyu, udon, soba, tempura and chicken ramen.

A couple of weeks ago, we decided to check out Tokyo Obanzai Hachi, a restaurant serving traditional style 'obanzai' and high quality Wagyu. Other than that, they also serve other mains such as pork, chicken or salmon.

We were told that the Gorgeous 4 Varieties of Wagyu Set (RM100), which comes with 320g of meat would be sufficient for two to share. Since we had a light meal before coming here, we ordered  one set to share - it comes with Wagyu, roast vegetables, miso soup, rice, watermelon and one type of Obanzai. Obanzai is Japanese traditional homestyle cooking originating from Kyoto, made using konbu-dashi, katsuo-dashi and vegetables that are in season.

The platter comes with Wagyu prepared in four different styles - Wagyu steak, roast beef, Wagyu cutlet and bulgogi. The server asked what doneness we would like for our beef, to which we replied "medium".  Only the Wagyu steak came in the requested doneness and it's also the best tasting of the four as it is cooked to order. The cutlet was pretty decent too but I can't say the same about the roast beef which was served cold. The bulgogi tasted more like a spicy stew. Miso soup was a letdown, as it was pretty much tasteless. For the obanzai, there were 22 items to choose from - we went for the Stir fried shrimp.

Overall, the taste was mediocre and the meal wasn't really what I expected. Service was good though, and if I returned to Hachi, I would probably go for the lunch set which comes with diced beef or beef cutlet only.

Please check out either Tamaruya or Yakiniku Toraji if you would like a nice steak / beef meal in Lot 10.

Lunch Menu

Obanzai Menu

Opening times: 11am to 11pm daily.

Price: Total bill RM104, including green tea for one.

Location: Tokyo Obanzai Hachi, Unit P1-13, Level 4, J's Gate Dining, Lot 10 Shopping Centre, Jalan Sultan Ismail, 50250 Kuala Lumpur.

Tel: 03-2110 0521




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