Just out of curiosity, we had our lunch at Yabu: House of Katsu.
The place exhibited a bit of an intimate mood, wall decorations were composed of a series of manga (Japanese style comics) story lines talking about how Yabu originated. It's actually and interesting read.
The menu is mainly comprised of different types of katsu. The first thing that gave Yabu and other katsu places a good plus, is that they served unlimited rice, miso soup, cabbage and fruits.
The katsu sauce is a "do-it-yourself" kind of sauce, wherein you are given a bowl with black and white sesame seeds that you can grind (using the pestle) and combine with their signature sauce.
We got the Tori Menchi Katsu Set and the Rosu Katsu Set.
The Tori Menchi Katsu (Php 385) is a Yabu's version of chicken cordon bleu. Nothing really special about it. I love the cabbage and sesame dressing more than the katsu.
Rosu Set (Php 355), Kyle said that the pork was soft but there was nothing that "wowed" him about their katsu.
We still enjoyed our meal, mainly because of all the unlimited side dishes. I was planning to go back for their cabbage and sesame dressing, but luckily, Kewpie sells something that tastes similar to Yabu's version :D.
Overall, it was just an "ok" experience and I found the price a bit steep for what I'm getting.
YABU
Quezon City Branch - Second Floor, The Block, SM City North EDSA, Quezon City
Pasay Branch - 2nd Floor, Main Mall, Mall of Asia Complex (MOA), Pasay City
Taguig Branch - Fifth Floor, SM Aura Premier, C5 Road Corner 26th Street, Bonifacio Global City, Taguig City
Ortigas Branch - Second Floor, Building A, SM Mega Mall, Ortigas Centre, Ortigas, Mandaluyong City
New Manila Branch - Lower Ground Floor, Robinsons Magnolia, New Manila, Quezon City
Glorietta Branch - Second Floor, Glorietta 5, Ayala Center, Glorietta Complex, Makati City
Alabang Branch - Ground Floor, Alabang Town Center Mall, Alabang, Muntinlupa City
Yum!! I miss this so much!!!
ReplyDeleteLol mern bang ready made na sesame dressing at organic cabbage na nabbli..
For the sesame dressing, yes. Kewpie manufactures sesame dressing, they might have it in your friendly neighborhood supermarket :D. Organic cabbage, most likely supermarket din. :p
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