Yo! Sushi – Japanese Lifestyle Food – Pavilion, KL
February 11, 2008 – 8:20 pm - 12,992 viewsWe’ve heard some good things about Yo! Sushi and an article in The Star during Chinese New Year prompted us to head down to the Pavilion in KL to check it out.
Yo! Sushi is Datuk Farah Khan’s latest venture into food following Dome and taking a break from her usual Fashion Boutiques with the Melium Group. It’s one of her favourite places to eat back in UK, so she started the franchise over here, the first branch is the one we visited in Pavilion and the second is in Gardens, Mid Valley – I’ll definitely be trying that one too, make sure it’s up to scratch!
It’s also the first time I visited Pavilion KL.
It’s a conveyor type concept, but with better quality food. Better quality food, but not at cut-throat prices. That’s the whole concept anyway, it’s aiming for the lifestyle crowd, not too expensive, but not cheap, high quality! A concept I agree with personally, I don’t mind paying slightly more for top quality.
The decor is nice, modern and light and clean. The food is prepared in the middle so you can see everything and the staff are cheery.
There are a variety of dish prices from RM3 (Green) to RM16 (Grey) – the majority are Orange (RM10) and Purple (RM8) for the good stuff.
The range of Salmon Sashimi is great! They have normal plain, Sesame Seared and Dill-Wasabi Marinated….This is the Dill Salmon – Yummy!
After that some more Salmon with the lovely ISO (Inside Out Roll) Salmon and Cream Cheese….yummy. They have all kinds of interesting Rolls.
Then some Butterfish Sashimi – it was nice, but a bit chewy and meaty for me. I’m a big fan of Salmon really and that’s about it, I’m not fond of Tuna Sashimi either – I find it bloody.
Teriyaki Mushrooms – very juicy and succulent, nicely seasoned and not overpowering.
This is the trademark Yo! Roll, a great combination of creamy Avocado, Salmon and coated with fish Roe (the good kind that pops in your mouth!).
After speaking to Eddie Kong the manager for the outlet, he recommended us two dishes. The first was also mentioned in The Star article as a bargain at RM14 when it costs £5 in UK! The Black Cod marinated in Miso paste (salty) and Mirin wine (sweet), served with some crunchy deep fried Lotus root. Absolutely delicious!
The second recommended was the Hairy Prawn…which isn’t actually hairy ok? It’s just the fine batter it’s fried in. I found it a little too oily and the prawn rather overcooked, something suited to kids I think.
To finish off it was time for another dose of Salmon Sashimi, the first one was so good…we just had to have another! The plain variety this time, you can see how thick and fresh the pieces are.
Dessert was some Japanese ice-cream, they have 3 varieties (Black Sesame, Green Tea and Red Bean) and the great thing is you can mix and match! We had one scoop of Black Sesame and one Red Bean.
A couple of glasses of top notch Sake to end the experience with the friendly manager Eddie, and that was that.
We thouroughly recommend Yo! Sushi!
Yo! Sushi provides an excellent Sushi experience, good food and reasonable prices worthy of a We Ate This 9/10!
Address:
Pavilion Mall
Level 1 Pavilion Kuala Lumpur
168 Jalan Bukit Bintang
55100 Kuala Lumpur
Location on Wikimapia (It’s in Pavilion!).
Tel: 03-2148 8588
Official Website: http://www.yosushi.com/
Others that wrote about it:
April Cherrie
masak masak
Paprika
Thomas Yap
Tags: avocado, black cod, butterfish, city, conveyor, handrolls, Japanese Food, kl, kuala lumpur, lifestyle, malaysia, miso soup, pavilion, sake, salmon, sashimi, sushi, teriyaki, tuna, yo sushi
13 Responses to “Yo! Sushi – Japanese Lifestyle Food – Pavilion, KL”
Wished we had something like this here.. one can only envy.
By Mama BoK on Feb 12, 2008
I went there last Saturday. Its not a typical sushi place with less japanese names on the menus.
I do like the taste of the rice. But that’s it, I still think Genki Sushi is better. Well, its probably just me. How bout others?
By Winnie08 on Feb 12, 2008
This reminds me that I haven’t had Japanese food for quite a while…Know anything about their Udon?
By twosuperheroes on Feb 12, 2008
sounds expensive..8rm for a plate n my record with sushi kong was alr around the 50 bucks range..cant imagine spending a rm100 in here..ouch..
the combination of white miso paste and mirin is fab, easy to make as well..
By lotsofcravings on Feb 12, 2008
Well, in the UK, Yo sushi’s got a reputation as a so-so restaurant that’s not that good, and not that cheap. There are tons of better Japanese restaurants around, compared to this overpriced franchise.
By Tom Brady on Feb 12, 2008
Tried this twice. Costs a bomb but well worth it. Instead of using the cheap cucumber, they use avocado which i absolutely adore.
Service is excellent too!
By xes on Feb 13, 2008
I have been craving for sashimi for days! Droolz! There is one outlet just opened at The Gardens. Must try it out soon.
By Precious Pea on Feb 14, 2008
Mamak Bok: Come visit, my treat
Winnie08: Yeah pretty interesting menu and IMHO 100x better than Genki.
twosuperheroes: Not a big noodle eater sorry.
lotsofcravings: It’s mid range, I’ve been to places where one plate can cost you RM200, so trust me it’s not expensive
Tom Brady: Hmm, well I don’t often go to London when I’m back home but I might be tempted to try it out in Birmingham just to compare.
xes: Hehe someone else that understands the quality is in their higher end food, not the basic stuff. Love the avocado too yum!
Precious Pea: Yah gonna drop by Gardens soon and try it out as it’s much closer for me.
By He on Feb 14, 2008
havent had the time to try out yo sushi! but have u tried sakae sushi in the curve? ok ok at lower prices.
you could also try the japanese buffet @ shogun 1-U for something different.
By kevin on Feb 16, 2008
kevin: I went there when they just opened, it was terrible..I heard it’s gotten better though so I might give it another chance. I had shogun too, thoroughly unimpressed. Not a big fan of buffets tho, I find their food very low quality.
By He on Feb 18, 2008
myfather is one of your manager,guest who
By kong jen ho on Mar 9, 2008
kong jen ho: Must be Eddie!
By He on Mar 11, 2008
The cod, fried prawn, Yo!roll, salmon sashimi, all my favors. I’m pretty strict when it comes to sushi, I won’t go to restaurant again if Carliforia roll comes with cucumber and not avocado
By chumpman on Jan 4, 2009