Sometimes it really gets me frustrated whenever I have to accompany my mom to be a 1-day vegetarian on every first and fifteenth day of the month, according to the lunar calendar. Don't get me wrong, I have nothing against being a 1-day vegetarian and following my family's tradition. The only thing that I can't understand is that many of the vegetarian restaurants serve really oily dishes and their prices can be extraordinarily expensive. Of course I'm not saying all vegetarian restaurants are like that, but most of them are.
Alright, I'm getting to my point. My personal favourite vegetarian restaurants are
Lily's Vegetarian Kitchen and Sushi Kitchen. I had planned to go to Sushi Kitchen for many times already but each time, I ended up with disappointment because I didn't make any reservations in advance and the place was full. So my advice to everyone is to make RESERVATIONS earlier before going.
Open up the glass door of Sushi Kitchen, there's a flight of stairs. I love Sushi Kitchen's creative idea--allowing customers to share their creative ideas, whatever you feel like expressing, just pick up a marker pen there and share it on the floor or on the wall. Autographing, drawing or writing can be found on nearly every inch of the entrance. I actually wanted to sign my name there but there's nearly no blank space left, too bad :/
Sushi Kitchen is a small, warm and cozy place perfect for a friends hangout. The dim lights and soft music playing gives customers a relaxing-at-home feeling. They have "tatami" seats (Japanese style: table and a few cushions for you to sit on) and also a table and chair session.
There's also a small libary corner at the back part of the restaurant, feel free to pick up any books to read while waiting for your dishes to be served. But, one thing...The lights are too dim for reading to me and even bad for photographing. My apologies for these bad quality shots :S
Oh...and look what I found! A vernier calipers! This reminded me of my high school Physics classes. What a random apparatus found in a restaurant :p
My personal favourites from Sushi Kitchen's deco are the old typewritter and the old-looking-but-adorable refrigerator. I love the magnets on the fridge!
This is what I called the real vegetarian. It's all about saving the earth, protecting the environment and rescuing the animals. If vegetarian dishes contain more oil than the ordinary non-vegetarian dishes then what's the point of being a vegetarian?! I am absolutely supporting Sushi Kitchen for their objectives!
And see...I told you they are conservative didn't I?! x) Applause~!
I snapped this picture from the menu. I was having a cold so I didn't get to order this. I tried one of these in Taiwan a few years ago and it was lovely. Plus this can't be found in many restaurants, give it a try will ya?! :)
A few small funny stickers that appeared on the menu. How sweet~
Honey nutmeg juice (RM2.50) The waitress thoughtfully recommended this to me because I was coughing at that time, she said it's a good cure for coughs and colds. A best seller drink on the menu.
G-ken Floss Fried Rice 季思炒饭 (RM9.80) A "hairy" dish which is another best seller. Credits for Sushi Kitchen's non-oily fried rice, I hate fried rice being damn oily and that feeling's like licking a bunch of oil as a meal. Containing carrots and meat floss (VEGETARIAN meat floss, not made of real meat though) and some vege and not forgetting sprinkled sesames on the top, you can choose either white rice or brown rice. Brown rice is tend to be slightly more expensive, that is RM10.80. RM1 difference, not a big deal I suppose :p
Global Warming Sushi 寿司暖化(RM7.80) It comes in a set of 3 or a set of 6(RM11.80). Again, this is Sushi Kitchen's best seller. Seriously, as I glanced through other people's table, nearly everyone ordered this. Without my favorite ebiko and unagi, this Global Warming Sushi tasted as good as any other Japanese non-vegetarian sushi. Good job on adding the mayonaise on top of the sushi, they were awesome. A must try for everyone!
Miso Udon 味增汤 乌冬面 (RM7.80) According to the menu, this is for someone who's rushing their time, there's a small blue plane by the side of the dish's name! Refer to the menu's guide and you'll know what I'm talking about. I'm not trying to be offensive here, but frankly speaking, this wasn't a good dish. Maybe it's because it's just udon in plain miso soup therefore it was rather tasteless.
I suggest those of you who are not so fond of tasteless and boring dishes to go for their sushi sets. Afterall, their name is Sushi Kitchen, that's why they are famous for their mouth-watering sushi.
Sushi Kitchen
Address:
No. 2A-1, Jalan Sungai Ara,
Desa Sungai Ara 11900,
Bayan Lepas, Penang.
(5 mins from Penang International Airport; 2 mins from PISA)
Contact Number:
012-591 3311
017-465 6821
Business Hours:
11.30am-8pm (Monday-Thursday)
11.30-2.30am
6pm-10pm (Friday-Sunday)
**Closed on Tuesday
Email:
sushi.kitchen.penang@gmail.comWebsite:
http://sushi-kitchen-cafe.blogspot.com/
[ps: I am extremely sorry for the bad quality photos, the place was too dark for photographing and I had to use my cell phone's torchlight to brighten up the surroundings a bit. Not very satisfying but it's much better than none....Oh well :/]
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