Kimpura Japanese Restaurant Revisited
Its been awhile since we visited Kimpura. This is a Japanese Restaurant in Greenhills that we used to visit when I was little during special occasions. Its a bit expensive but the experience is a must-try. You develop a certain appreciation of having the food prepared in front of you by a professional teppanyaki chef. Most people visit Kimpura precisely for this reason.
Last time I have been here was a few years ago already and I am glad to see they have still kept their charm. The chefs were polite, skilled, and friendly. The ambiance is old traditional Japanese with private rooms in tatami flooring. We went to their Greenhills, San Juan branch but they also have branches in Trinoma and Makati.
Futomaki
As you can see, as a recent enthusiast of photography. This meal provided me lots of opportunity to take some decent food photos. All images here are taken by yours truly.
The food here is great, go for the teppanyaki table whenever possible as there is no extra charge anyway. Of course it goes without saying that you should order most of your food from the teppanyaki menu. I’d recommend the fried rice, teppanyaki chicken, beef, squid and your choice of fish (salmon and tuna are good choices). Be sure to tell them you do not want any MSG. As always, thanks for reading. Be sure to subscribe or drop a comment. I’d love to hear from you.
Kimpura Japanese Restaurant
Greenhills Shopping Center, Ortigas Ave.
San Juan, Metro Manila
Philippines
Phone: (02) 721-8816
Web: www.kimpura.com.ph
Opens Daily at 10:30 am – 3:00 pm, 5:30 pm – 10:00 pm
Chatime, the newest milktea place in Greenhills
I just found saw this new milktea place that opened up in Wilson St., Greenhills, San Juan. Its just one block away from Jose Abad Santos St. and is one block away from the famous Diao Eng Chay(DEC). The name is meant to be pronouced “cha-time” I believe as “cha” means tea in Chinese. Chatime is the #1 Milktea brand is Taiwan that started in 2008. Chatime in the Philippines has been brought over to us by Mike Koa, the brother of Johnlu Koa of The French Baker.
I’ve already heard about them before and when I saw the new store near me, I just had to try it. I ordered the Pearl Milk Tea with 30% sugar. I must say the drink is good. Its creamy and smooth in texture and very easy to drink. The pearls are soft and chewy in just the right size. I found my drink a bit bland but I think that’s my fault. I do not like very sweet drinks so I just made it 30% but I think I need to increase that a little more. The price is also fair at Php 90 for the large (16% cheaper than Serenitea’s Php 105 for large drinks).
The ambiance of the store is ok but not too posh. I hear that the Pioneer branch which is their flagship store is nicer. I forgot to ask if their stores has free wifi and I hope they do. That has been my gripe with Serenitea for awhile now that if only they had WiFi would I be inspired to maybe hang-out more.
Anyhow, Chatime lets you choose your sweetness, toppings, and even the ice. You can go for less ice or more ice. They also have a buy-1, take-1 promo ongoing but not sure if you have to mention it because I went there within the promo hours of 12pm-2pm but didn’t get any since I only found out about the promo after I left and looked them up on the web. Chatime Philippines do not have their own website yet but you can find out more about it through their Taiwan site at www.ichatime.com
Just take a look at that cup of goodness above. Since this venture is backed up by the talents of the people behind French Baker, I am sure this milktea brand will have things going for it. Go have a try and see how it suits you.
Chatime Wilson Street Branch
207b Wilson St., San Juan
655-5797
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