While I personally loves Japanese food in general, I don’t quite fancy their noodles dishes for instances ramen, udon, soba or others.
I don’t dislike them, it’s just not the first choice that comes to mind.
Perhaps it is due to the fact that I am a rice lover.
So, Ajisen Ramen is not something I would naturally pick given the name of the restaurant had the word “ramen” in them.
I would have thought it is a ramen specialty shop.
Since my sister wanted to give it a try, we brought our mum along and am surprised that Ajisen Ramen serve so much more variety of Japanese food aside ramen.
Since I am not a ramen person, I literally ordered most of the non-ramen stuff.
Firstly, I ordered Pan Fried Gyoza (RM7.80) which turn out to be so good and juicy.
In my humble opinion, the pan fried gyoza had this crunchy skin from the pan frying but the meat filling inside is tender and juicy.
I also ordered the Pork Cheese Cutlet (RM11.80) which sadly disappoints me.
Not only does it look way different from the picture in the menu, it tasted different from expectations.
The meat was overcooked which result to dry and rough meat. The batter was too thick so it made the cheese hardly detectable. I can hardly taste the cheese while the batter is too thick.
I also decided to try their sushi selection and ordered the Tuna Sakura (RM5.80).
I must say they served one of the thinnest tuna fish slice I have seen.
Based on its price then it seems reasonable, but from quantity of the dish perspective, it looks a little too pathetic.
The fish also didn’t have much taste and feels dry, which I highly suspect the fish slices are not that fresh.
My sister ordered Renkon (RM4.80) which is thin slices of lotus root fried till golden brown.
This is literally a simple yet delicious dish to start the meal. So lovely and crispy.
She also ordered one of the best dish here in Ajisen Ramen, Sakae Sakura (RM8.80).
I have got to agree with her that this is the best dish.
While not many people enjoy the strong sesame oil taste, I love it.
The diced salmon with special sauce on rice just makes me keep wanting to take the next bite.
As for my mum, she ordered the Hot Plate Seafood Ramen (RM13.80).
In my opinion, the ramen noodles doesn’t taste like the normal ramen I had before.
It somehow tasted so much more like the yellow noodles and are placed on a hot plate.
Some boiled seafood and bean paste sauce are poured on the noodles.
And nope, I still doesn’t enjoy this dish as the noodles taste were too strong and the seafood seems a little overcooked as well.
My sister and mum also decided to order some dessert.
My mum ordered something similar to her favourite ice kacang which was Kakigori Anmitsu (RM8.80) and Macha Sundae Anmitsu (RM11.80) to share.
In general, nothing much could go wrong since it looked and tasted like ice kacang.
We also ordered some Macha Sundae with peach and red bean which seems like a funny combination but tasted good.
Ajisen Ramen
Address:
Lot S01, Second Floor,
1 Utama Shopping Centre,
No.1, Bandar Utama,
47800 Petaling Jaya,
Selangor DE.
Telephone: +603-7726 6860
Website: http://www.ajisen.com.my