My Isshin Lunch Out
One afternoon, my boss and an officemate asked me to have lunch at a Japanese restaurant along Pasay Road behind Park Square One. The restaurant was called Isshin. That lunch was short notice and I only had my old cell phone with me so please bear with me for the bad pictures. But the food was a delightful surprise. For the prices, it was a sure pleaser.
As usual, the booboos:
- Maybe it was just so hungry that day or they were understaffed that day. Orders took some time to arrive. But I was in good company and the wait wasn’t that bad. Still little slow for noodles though.
- Parking, though free, was not exactly the best of options. The parking was designed to accommodate two cars, inline, in one slot. This means, if the car parked in the inner slot needed to leave, the guard had to locate the driver of the outer car to backup before the inner car could leave. A bit of a hassle, especially if you’re the driver who needs to leave your piping hot ramen just to move your car. But then again, you just can’t have it all can you?
The yahoos:
- The food. There are a lot of Japanese expats dining at this place, and this only proves that their food is the real deal. Few places in Metro Manila can boast this claim. But then, Isshin doesn’t really boast. Just ask their satisfied customers.
- The prices. This place is very much within our budget of P500 or less per diner. When other restaurants in the same street are so overpriced, Isshin is one of your better choices to dine authentic without busting the bank.
- The freebies! When you dine here, they give you free ice-cold barley tea (very healthy). You may also ask for their hot green tea, and it’s free as well. Best of all, after the main course, you get to choose what to have for dessert; sweetened nata, chocolate ice cream or just have brewed coffee. Yes, free dessert!
- The dining tables. This is a plus for me, who isn’t so familiar with dining Japanese style. With the low tables and a big open trench under the table where you can put your feet in (according to Khursten, traditional the Japanese dining table was made that way so diners have a place to warm their feet during cold weather.) It’s like the Furusato feel without the Furusato prices.
I ordered the Tempura Udon, served in a hotpot. This big bowl costs only P245.00 (US$5.70). Incidentally, since we all went Dutch, I do not know how much my companions paid for their ramen, but for sure, mine was the more expensive noodle dish compared to other two ramen dishes. As far as I can remember, the sushi dishes were less than P200.00 (US$4.65).
Seen here is the Tuna Sashimi and a shoyu ramen dish. Melissa enjoyed this dish and vowed to come back with her friends and relatives.
Khursten had a clear soup ramen dish and Ika Sushi (squid sushi). I will really try this next time. Khursten says the squid was fresh and soft to the bite.
Our total bill came to P985.00 (US$22.90). This bill was tax and VAT inclusive. I would recommend this restaurant to my friends and family. I just might come back for dinner, one of these days.
November 18, 2007
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hi noreen!
nakakagutom naman ito! ma-try nga din one of these days..=)
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she’s looking daw for melanie who she thinks is teaching in oakland..baka daw you have her email =)
hi elay! melanie is in san jose, ca. hope i can meet you one of these days. i’ll email you my cell number. thanks a lot for providing me with your ate’s email add. will email her as soon as i get home later para mas mahaba-haba ang kwentuhan.
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Ma’am noreen, i visited it ha! daryl here, i didn’t think that your blog was gonna be all about food, but then i’m wrong and i remeber na u’ve told us na malusog hubby nyo and he is…LOl
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