LWIN LEE : YUZEN JAPANESE RESTAURANT @ DAMANSARA PERDANA

Tucked away at a serene neighbourhood of Damansara Perdana but somewhat obscure due to its location, is where you would find the exquisite and promising Japanese fare at Yuzen Japanese Retaurant, which is already 8 months’ old in operation.

Parking is friendly on Saturday, while it gets rather breezier during the weekdays. The walkway towards the restaurant was a relaxing one as you feel the instant gush of wind came brushing by as if welcoming you with some ‘Zen-ness’ before arriving at Yuzen.

Yuzen Japanese Restaurant embarks from a combination of both tradition and fusion cuisines concept. The word “Yu” represent the meaning of relaxation, ease and leisure, meanwhile , the word “Zen” represent the meaning of meal, or a place to have a proper meal. Hence it is Yuzen’s ultimate aim to provide diners an oasis that allows them to enjoy their meal under a reposeful and stress-free yet conducive environment. 

Feather-light lace curtains embellished at one nook to add some soft spot while injecting elegant touch to the overall ambience. The sight of the beautiful flowing flutter of filmy curtains, is actually quite a feast to the eyes while enjoying your oishi repast or just chewing the fat with great companions.

The kitchen team is currently helmed by none other than Chef Machi himself, who has been in this line for 22 years, serving moreish authentic Japanese cuisine to tickle the discerning taste buds of yours.

From his sheer interest and unwavering passion, we could see that Chef Machi is a chef with discreet expectation who would go extra mile to create that perfect dish with uncompromising food quality. Being an avid advocate of the culture behind Oyakudon's significance when it comes to his culinary creations, you would be surprised to find some of the ubiquitous simple-looking dish that you usually see elsewhere is actually not seemingly modest after all, but instead come with great labour behind it. Thou shall be in awe and would find out soon…………


Among the many fresh sashimi that was in store for us on that day for review, yippie!

TUNA TATAKI AVOCADO (MYR 22)

A perfect amuse bouche to open up your palate. I enjoy the way the tuna slices are briefly seared to retain the original taste while lightly seasoned and garnished with leafy greens and julienned purple cabbage for some refreshing crispness.

IKA WITH SALMON SKIN SALAD (MYR 22)

If that delish tuna tataki is yet suffice to warm you up gustatorily, look forward to this healthful combo of sweet crab meat laces alongside fresh gardens, flavourfully drenched in goma sauce and spiced up by addictively crispy fried salmon skin. You can never go wrong with this sides  (=

OMAKASE SASHIMI (MARKET PRICE)

Continue to be gastronomically amazed by Chef’s recommended fresh catch of the day, just like its name signifies “Omakase” which means “I’ll leave it to you” in the preparation course of the sashimi plate.

Excitement would usually surrounds customers who order omakase style for they could expect certain surprise and innovation that lies in the seafood selection which usually also regarded as an artistic portrayal by the Chef who uses only the highest-quality fish in this Japanese equivalent haute cuisine serving. Among the fresh cuts served on that day atop the fragrant shiso leaves were alfonso, toro, hamachi, hotate, kinmedai,uni, sake and ikura. So make your best pick!

Pulpy bites of salmon roe accompanied by cooling cucumber.

OMAKASE 7 KINDS NIGIRI (MYR 75)

For the lighter version, get ready to be delighted with this array of exclusively prepared nigiri-zushi, graciously paired with respective fresh fishes such as maguro, ikura, toro, tomago, salmon, Hamachi and uni.

Utterly a nonpareil marriage! 

Melt-in-your-mouth sea urchin topped with inhouse special wasabi dippin, ichiban! 

And the most unique thing about savoring the omakase sushi here at Yuzen is that you get to enjoy one of its kind wasabi paste that you won’t find elsewhere! An inhouse paradoxically made relish that raise the bar higher with its special tartness and aroma from the usually pungent and burning aftertaste. This special recipe from Yuzen has made the wasabi condiment a much cleaner and smoother flavor. Thumbs up!

Now it comes to the crowd’s favourite, personally deemed as 'savory jelly' from East, chawanmushi! (´∀｀)♡

The chawanmushi here are dished up pretty amazingly. Throughout the cooking process, none of  bonito are used and the secret of the yet still sweet and flavouful broth lies in its painstakingly boiled stock for some good 6 hours! Imagine, who would actually go through this thorough process for just steaming eggs? It clearly shows Chef Machi really puts in lots of efforts to achieve such a milestone benchmark to distinguish this common dish from the rest. Have a taste and thou shall phantom………….

KANI CHAWAN MUSHI (MYR 10)

Fans of crab meat would be thrilled to find such a delicate chawanmushi thoroughly infused with the sweetness of the crabs. Indeed slurpi-licious!

SEAFOOD CHAWAN MUSHI (MYR 10)

For those who prefer a wider seafood assortment, look no further than this oceanic bowl of chawanmushi. Silky and velvet in every spoonful.

SURUME IKA TERIYAKI (MYR 20.50)

A supreme and tangy squid marinated in teriyaki sauce, perfectly paired with the piquant and zesty dipping, with flavour hovering between sour and sweet hint.

CHICKEN TERIYAKI (MYR 13.50)

Tender chicken fillet that is lightly breaded for the smacking crunchiness on the skin but yet tastes light enough to spare anyone from being guilt-ridden. It’s all due to the deft Chef’s technique!

Already anticipating and wondering what’s there spectacular fare that Yuzen could offer you? Pop over here one of these days to experience the umami retreat yourself. 

Ensue next, we head to Okonomi for some wrap up on a truly Japanese cuisine day, after some bento delights at Sakae Sushi CNY launch earlier of the day. Arigato gozaimasta! 


Cheers and Carpe Diem! 

Location: LG03, Plaza Emerald North, Jalan Pju8/3A, Damansara Perdana, 47820 Petaling Jaya

Operating hours: Mon – Sat (Sunday Closed)

                            12:00 pm - 14:30 pm

                              6:00 pm - 10:00pm

Contact: +603-7732 9730

Website: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Yuzen-Japanese-restaurant/308487899298241

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