Akamomiji is the latest addition to Ipoh’s line-up of Japanese restaurants that made its small debut about a month ago.
The place is almost fully booked every evening, and prior reservations seem to be the norm, lest you decide to casually waltz in and capitalise on the furore or chaos that is surrounding almost all newly-opened outlets.
Ipoh is one of the states where quality and quantity of the food comes first while dining experience comes a close (or distant) second so although the service wasn’t excellent, the staff were rather friendly and approachable, topping up their cups of green tea every now and then.
Chicken Teriyaki Jyu
It has to be known that the owner of Akamomiji is from the management of Kizuna, and incidentally the restaurant is situated just a stone’s throw away from it.
Somehow, their orders got mixed up and they were served more dishes than they initially ordered. But being the hungry souls that they were, they relented and gobbled up everything that was put in front of them.
The appetisers of marinated seaweed, (Chuka Wakame) and marinated baby octopus (Chuka Idako) came in dainty portions, but served their functions as appetisers well.
The baby octopus on the other hand were crunchy to the bite, served on a bed of julienned cucumbers and it was refreshing.
Ninmiku Chahan (garlic fried rice).
“We were told by the staff that the fish are flown in from Japan every Tuesdays and Fridays and although it was a Sunday, the slices of fish remained fresh, sweet and succulent.
“Especially tempting was the crunchy roes. Every bite of it released squirts of juices and they are a far cry from Sushi King’s, believe me.”
They were then served with the Una Jyu (grilled eel with sweet teriyaki sauce on rice) but it was only after they have stuffed themselves with it that they realized the dish wasn’t in their order list.
“Oh what the heck, the thick, juicy and well-marinated slabs of eel were perfectly grilled, with its juice retained and none of the cold, fishy taste. Thumbs up to the unagi with complementary miso soup!”
The chicken, succulent and tender, was simply served with strips of seaweed and a sprinkling of sesame seeds, which came with a bowl of miso soup. This motormouth from Ipoh wrote that this meal is sufficient to be a complete meal, or perhaps a light lunch.
The garlic fried rice was good; fluffy and fragrant from the garlic cloves, perfect as an ala carte order to complement your salads, grilled meats, hot pots or even the kushiyaki.
“On the whole, the meal was above-average, with rather reasonable prices to boot. But of course we didn’t go crazy with the orders and did not order any sashimi, given the fact that it’s two days too late to sample their freshly flown supplies from Japan.”
Akamomiji Japanese Restaurant is located at 36-38, Medan Ipoh 1E, Medan Ipoh Bistari, 31400 Ipoh, and the number to call is 05-546 8368.
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