Upon reaching the entrance, the waitress greeted us and pressed a button to open the door to the "cave". I love the door, made me feel as though i am some secret agent, entering a secret dungeon to receive my next instructions ( a bit carried off haha). The restaurant is dimly lit. We were led upstairs as we gave teppanyaki a pass.
The menu was pretty extensive. However, they do not have individual platters of sushi. It is best to go in a group to enjoy most of the food there. We ordered caterpillar roll, spicy yaki salmon, unagi kabayaki, dynamite roll and salmon sashimi salad.
Salmon sashimi salad with wasabi dressing was not too bad. The only down side is that there were only 4 slices of salmon sashimi. With that price, approximately Rm20++, they could have easily given more slices of sashimi. The vegetable used was normal lettuce. Dressing was enjoyable and tasty. Photo session was left out but the decor on the plate was nothing to shout about.
Next served was salmon spicy yaki. This was a total let down. It was so salty! I even wondered if they accidentally put too much salt or marinated the salmon with too much salt. The spicy sauce shouldn't have been this salty. But the texture of the grilled salmon was fine and smooth. What a disappointment.
After that, it was unagi kabayaki. Ooh, just the look of this plate gave me the drools. The unagi was fleshy, succulent, soft and tender. They definitely didn't stinge on the size of unagi, what not when it is priced at RM38. Sauce was perfect and after finishing it, it left me wanting for more. That's what good yummy food should do, leave you with more cravings. I have to apologize for the poor quality photos as i relied only on my handphone and the surrounding was really dark, with a small yellow spotlight slightly behind me.
Yes, my rolls. I really love rolls as they are more elaborated than sushi and they contain everything that i want in a sushi. The caterpillar roll was decorated like a caterpillar, with feelers on the first roll. It looked really cute. In it was stuffed with unagi slices, and the top was layered with avocado and small dollops of cream. I like it.
Not having enough of rolls, i ordered another one, dynamite roll. This one was stuffed with spicy tuna, salmon slices and one side of it was covered with tempura bits while the other side of the roll was layered with fish roe. It wasn't too bad.
All in all, Ninja Jones is overrated and overpriced. You could easily get better or food of equivalent quality at a lower price elsewhere. For example, Yuzu, Sushi Zanmai, Rakuzen. In Ninja Jones, i would say that we're paying for the decor and ambience. 
3 comments:
dear...you should try jagoya in starhill...a bit expensive about 100+ but you'll love it...no more overated overpriced hehe
I have tried jogoya, their japanese food range is awful! Sashimi wasn't fresh, sushi was horrible. Other types of food were not too bad, like their italian, fresh seafood, dessert, thai coconut. i'll highly recommend Rakuzen at chulan square. That's the best and most worth-it japanese buffet i've tried. Go try it out!
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