Yabu

Yabu at Alabang Town Center is a nice Japanese restaurant.

It is enjoyable to grind sesame seeds and mix in what you like (I prefer the simple version with their salt) to eat with the pork (tonkatsu).



One can have a complete meal with miso soup, unlimited rice and salad, some fruit for dessert, and your choice of ulam.



The salads don't look like much but the grated cabbage with the Japanese dressings are actually very yummy. You'll be glad it's unli =). Happy eating!

Teriyaki Boy

Japanese food is one of my favorite cuisines. Teriyaki Boy is definitely comfort food. 

Ripe mango juice was a tad too sweet but still refreshing.

Tempura tuna sashimi tartare was a new discovery for me since
we tend to stick to certain favorite dishes. Love the sharp tang of
wasabi amidst the freshness of the greens. My favorite for the day.

The Philadelphia roll was my next favorite.

Tempura batter and ice cream--not your traditional mix, 

which I prefer, but it's an okay dessert.

Oodles of Noodles

Le Chink treated me out to a noodle place along Jupiter Avenue: Mitsuyado Sei-Men. Men is the Japanese word for noodle so in this place, it's really raining men, sei-men!

Gyoza was gyoza... at par with other Japanese restaurants we've tried.

The black pepper chicken was good too.

We got the jumbo char-siu tsukemen, which was the first time I saw noodles served with a separate dipping sauce. The char-siu was a very tender pork roast--my favorite part of the meal. 

The other distinctive feature for me was the ambiance. The restaurant was decorated to give it a street-feeling... pretend stalls on the "road"; a bike hanging in one corner; pretend store fronts lining up one wall; and other details which lent a touch of whimsy to the place. The staff were attentive. Overall a fun and light dining experience.