Kong Kong was really in the mood for Japanese food. Ed was in town and we had the perfect opportunity to get together, just the three of us boys. Given the heavy traffic in the Tomas Morato area, we decided to head towards the Trinoma area, and have dinner at Oki Oki. This restaurant has long been patronized by Kong Kong; the Trinoma Mall is practically his lounge and exercise area, and Oki Oki is ranked at the top ten of his favorite Japanese restaurants. In addition, the Trinoma parking space for senior citizens in wheelchairs is very near the Oki Oki location, and this made it such a cool place for us to eat in.
We started off with tuna and salmon sashimi, which was quite fresh. I was, however, disappointed at the serving size--I wanted more!
I initially thought of getting a bento box, but I was informed that the bento box with beef teppanyaki had been struck off the menu. What a bummer! I guess they didn't make money on this item, given the higher food cost of steak cuts. I ordered the standalone beef teppanyaki anyway, and I while the tenderness isn't exactly melt-in-your-mouth wagyu, I was quite pleased. The dish came in hot and the serving portion was hefty. Ed, on the other hand, preferred a sweeter beef dish and chose the beef teriyaki, which was also plentiful.
We also ordered a side dish of gyoza to share. The dumplings were fat and properly filled, not one of those anemic versions in the fast food outlets. Kong Kong had a seafood bento box (a mix of stir-fried shrimp, squid, fish in garlic), and this came complete with miso soup, agedashi tofu, some noodles, a potato patty, and a piece of ebi tempura. All in all, we spent something like P600 per head, and we had to walk around the mall a bit to let the food settle properly inside our tummies.
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