Sunday, September 11, 2011

A Tummy Samba Day at Sambo Kojin

I was pretty excited when my dad finally agreed to have lunch with me and my sister at Sambo Kojin. I’ve always wanted to dine there as I heard that the food’s pretty good. Finally, I got to go there with my one and only dad (you see, we hardly eat out together so this is one special day for me). :)
As we entered Sambo Kojin (at the second floor of the Kamayan, Dad’s, and Saisaki building along EDSA), we were greeted by the waiters and they assisted us to three different tables (yes, my dad was very particular with where to seat).
Look. Select. Eat.
I was a bit disappointed with the variety. Well, I understand that it was a Korean and Japanese restaurant but I was somehow hoping that there would be more.
This looks pretty sad. :(


Anyway, my first pick was salmon sashimi. My dad asked for the newly sliced cuts and true enough it seemed to be fresher. It was the type that sort of melts in your mouth. Oh love~
The next ones I took were assorted maki and sushi. (I totally forgot to get some ebi sushi. I concentrated too much on salmon.) The makis were your typical makis. The salmon sushi felt a bit old and dry. And the one wrapped in kani was a mouthful (literally) but I liked it. 
My next plate was filled with all things fried or breaded. It was nothing special though. The tempura (from my sister's plate) and the ebi fry were well-cooked. Both were crispy yet the shrimp inside was not dry. The katsudon though was extremely dry and it seemed that it was cooked twice (not exactly how Bon Chon does it) and the meat was very tough.
I also had fish teppan which was yummy. I decided not to eat the green peppers though to give me more space for the other dishes I got. More space for seafood, gyoza and chapchae and another round of salmon sashimi. I loved the chapchae!
My dad took some meat and seafood to grill. I was a bit iffy about grilling though as it is the usual culprit of food poisoning. But my dad kept on giving me and my sister meat and seafood to eat. Oh well. I liked the asparagus wrapped in bacon. It was really good. It didn’t make me feel so guilty since it was somehow “half” healthy.
It was also my first time to eat sea urchin. Since I was a newbie, I was not aware that I had to eat it with soy full of wasabi to prevent food poisoning. Nonetheless, it was very interesting. (I had an upset stomach afterwards but I think it was because of overeating and not the sea urchin.)
We also had some fried rice which was really good. It was the sticky fried rice. (Don’t eat a lot of it though as it is a bit heavy.)
I was pretty excited with the dessert section. I did my very best to ignore it while getting my sashimi. And I was truly surprised when I finally stopped by for my sugar fix.
It was too few. :(
I had no idea where to start because I didn’t find any of the sweets appetizing.
I decided to get one piece of apple on a stick (and dipped it in chocolate), a cupcake, brownie, cookies, and chocolate ice cream. To make it short, I liked the ice cream. No comment on the other desserts.
Yakimix? Check! Sambo Kojin? Check! Next stop… VIKINGS.
Rates:
LUNCH (Mon to Fri) No Left Over Price is P 495 (with left over add P100 only)*Except for Holidays
LUNCH (Sat & Sun) No Left Over Price is P 595 (with left over add P100 only)
DINNER (Mon to Sun) No Left Over Price is P 595 (with left over add P100 only)
For children 4 ft below- No Left Over Price is P 295 (with left over add P100 only)
Sambo Kojin is located at 207 EDSA, Greenhills, Mandaluyong City and Eastwood Citywalk, Quezon City.

7 comments:

  1. Yup agree dessert there is not good but other things are ok. Nice, Vikings, some like it, some don't. :)

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  2. I heard that they have steak. I'm pretty excited. Hahaha. I have until the end of September to eat, eat and eat.

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  3. me naman i enjoyed my visit to Sambokojin! Love the tempura (btw i think the one in your photo is ebi fry not tempura ;)), kamameshi rice and grilled prawns!!

    http://www.frannywanny.com/2011/07/sambo-kojin-eat-all-you-can-in-eastwood.html

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  4. Oh, I was referring to my sister's tempura. I wasn't able to take a picture of her plate as she was not in a good mood that day. :|

    Then again, let me edit this to avoid confusion. :)

    I liked the ice cream though. (I think the main reason why I didn't like it that much was because of the limited desserts.)

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  5. Ohh nice, yeah rest for a few weeks. need to preparefor your massive food trip in October. Hahaha. :) sambokojin is pretty ok.

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  6. And I love the kamameshi rice too. :)

    Thanks for pointing out the tempura and ebi fry confusion. I edited it already. :)

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