Yabu - House of Katsu

Yabu
House of Katsu
Robinson Magnolia
Lower Ground Floor (Food Court Area)

It was my first time to try out Yabu.  It was a very filling meal.  Unlimited rice, shredded cabbage, and miso soup!  I do have a cold so I cannot be accurate on the how my order tasted.  Nonetheless, I enjoyed it especially the shredded cabbage and it's Goma dressing.

We arrived at lunch time, and the place was full.  We were 6th on the list so we went for window shopping first.  I give them plus points for their service.  They called us on the phone to inform us we already have our table available.  It was, I think, less than 15 minutes.  Also they were attentive regarding refilling the unlimited items.

Yabu's Menu

I ordered the Menchi Katsu Set -
"Served with unlimited Japanese white rice or organic brown rice, miso soup, Japanese pickles, organic cabbage with your choice of dressing and a bowl of fruit."
Menchi - "Authentic Japanese minced meat, made with superior ground beef and pork, mixed together with Yabu's special spices, and stuffed with creamy cheese.

Regular and Black Sesame Seeds

They will serve this right away even before you order.  It for the Katsu sauce.  Grind this while chatting with your friend or while choosing what to order.

Ground Sesame Seeds

Yabu Condiments : Katsu sauce, Goma, (Wild guess: soy sauce), Wasabi, Chili oil, Chili flakes, (Wild guess: pepper), Himalayan Pink Salt

Katsu sauce is the one on the white jar with stick sticking out.
Goma has a sesame taste.
That dark sauce, we didn't try so no idea what it was.  Cannot also read the label as it's the same color as the sauce.
Wasabi, we also did not try this.
The tree mini bottles, we cannot read Japanese text just that one in the middle with Chili Pepper on it.
Himalayan pink salt, this is cute as it is white with specks of pink.

Bottomless Lemonade

I enjoyed the lemonade.  It was not too sweet or sour.  Just the right mix.

My Menchi Meal Set

My friend and I ordered the same thing.  I went for the brown rice.

My friend's Menchi Meal Set

Plate of Menchi and Shredded Cabbage

On my plate, the Menchi was with the cabbage.  That yellow small thing on the right is Wasabi.  I found out in an unfortunate way.  I accidentally put my spoon on top of it and then on my mouth.  Gawd, it was strong stuff!

Brown Rice

Fruit Bowl and Pickles

At the end of my meal, I was not able to eat my watermelon slices.  I was so darn full.

Miso Soup

The Miso Soup was good.  I liked it very much.

Pouring Katsu sauce on ground sesame seeds

My Thoughts:
* It was a fun dining experience.
* You get your money's worth with the many unlimited things in the set meal.  Usually, rice lang unlimited kung unlimited lang din pag-uusapan.
* I love the brown rice option.  Only a few restaurants offer brown rice, and at Yabu, you can go unlimited.
* I was able to taste my meal even with my cold.  Especially the sesame-seed based Goma sauce.
* It can get nakakaumay when eating the katsu and rice alone.  Good thing there's the cabbage, miso soup and pickles to balance it out.
* Very filling meal.

Thank you for reading.

God bless. (^_~)