Hisago Japanese Restaurant @ Straits Quay, Penang

Rating:

• Food (1-10): 7
  
• Price (1-10): 6.5
• Environment (1-10): 8.5

18 December 2010: Hisago Japanese Restaurant is located in Straits Quay, Penang. Straits Quay is a new retail mall in Penang opened end of November 2010. A quay of wharf is a structure on the shore of a harbour where ships may dock to load and unload cargo or passengers. Such a structure includes one or more berths, and may also include piers, warehouses, or other facilities necessary for handling the ships.

My 'Penangite' friends introduced me to this new hangout place. We went there for a gathering dinner. Since most of us were very hungry at the time we arrived at Straits Quay, we decided to eat in the restaurant nearest to our parking lot, Hisago Japanese Restaurant. Too bad that we were a bit late and all window seats were occupied. If we were lucky enough to get window seats, we will be able to see the breath-taking view of the quay. However, despite the view, Hisago offers quiet and comfortable environment for small group of friends to hangout and chit-chat.

We could see that Hisago is still new because the proper menu is not ready yet. We were given a temporary menu where the names of dishes are in Japanese, some were without English description.


After a brief Q&A session with the waitress, we decided to order a few ala carte dishes and share among 4 of us. Here's what we ordered...

• Kimuchi Kaisen Nabe (RM24++) -> Seafood kimchi soup. Quite tasty and appetizing. Worth a try.
• Salmon Teppanyaki (RM28++) -> Average. A bit too plain.
• Tori Yuzu Shio Yaki (RM20++) -> Grilled chicken. Quite tasty with juicy chicken meat. Slightly too salty, yet recommended.
• Ika Sugata Yaki (RM18++) -> Grilled squid. Tasteless. Not recommended.

Generally, the portion of the food served here is quite small. We ended up having second meal at Secret Recipe less than 1 hour after the meal. The rice is RM3++ per bowl and green tea (bottomless) is RM2++ per glass.

Here's the location of Hisago Japanese Restaurant:
3E-1-1, Straits Quay, Sri Tanjung Pinang, Tanjung Tokong, 10470 Penang.


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