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2009-09-20
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Since Chef Sodeyama was the owner chef of Kosyu (the Jardine Center-nested restaurant where I've enjoyed numerous meals in the past -and still visiting regularly), I decided that I MUST give this restaurant a try. I've now given Sodeyama 2 lunch visits, but don't think I'm raring to go for the third time. The first time I came here the air conditioning broke down - they did not even tell me about this when I booked the table and were hardly apologetic at all when they informed me after I arrived
At least 60% of the menu was identical to that of Kosyu's. Wanting to try something new I decided to order the supposedly "fusionized" Lamb Chop set which was not offered at Kosyu. Someone else on my table ordered a Grilled Kurobuta set and I tried a bit of that too. I'm not sure if my tastebuds were affected by the lack of air conditioning in the restaurant, but overall the meal was only "not bad" in contrast to the "very good!" I normally felt at Kosyu.
So after a couple months I returned to give Sodeyama another chance. The menu changed slightly but I ordered the same Lamb Chop set (which was however presented differently from the first time) again to see whether it would be better this time. Unfortunately it was the same - not bad, but not good. I also had a tokujo sushi set - this was arranged pretty much in the same way as the corresponding set at Kosyu, but with 2 extra temaki sushis and a bent blue plate was used to put the nigiri sushis instead of a straight one...
Think I'll probably just stick with Kosyu for now.
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