Find this Japanese food stall at Savour Manila Food Park, Tomas Morato!
My friends and I met up one rainy Saturday afternoon, all ready and craving for some Japanese dishes, and found ourselves here.
If I remember correctly, Savour Manila has been open for almost three months now, but unfortunately, it's located in the not so popular part of Tomas Morato.
I've heard of them before, but I really couldn't figure out which part of the street they were on. Apparently, they're right beside Guilly's Island, near Eugenio Lopez Drive (where ABS-CBN) is located. They're also on Waze, if you plan on driving on taking Uber/Grab.
It's too bad that not a lot of people know about them, since they have a number of interesting food concepts here, one of them being Little Zen Sushi.
For starters, we ordered their Sriracha Tuna Maki. It has quite a kick to it due to the Sriracha mayo on top. No worries though if you're not a fan of the sauce, I was told that customers may order it with Japanese mayo instead. ;)
I honestly enjoyed this one though. It's not something you'll find in other Japanese restaurants, so props for them for coming up with it.
Next, we had the Spamaki. Two huge slices of spam and egg on top of Japanese rice, wrapped in nori and finished off with some Japanese mayo.
It was like a breakfast maki and turned out to be one of my favorites that evening. Yum!
Another favorite was the Kani Kani Wave - a crazy delicious and gooey combination of cheddar cheese, mozzarella, nori, corn, and crab meat (kani). Need I say more?
Little Zen Sushi also serves ramen, which, I think, is perfect for rainy days.. much like the ones we've been having lately.
We tried the Shio Ramen (salt) and Tantanmen Ramen (spicy). They were both quite comforting considering it was raining at the time and had generous portions for its price (each bowl of ramen costs Php 160 - Php 190).
We also got ourselves an order of their Chicken Karaage. It has a good flavor to it, but I wish they used boneless chicken thigh for the dish. I mean, it's kind of difficult to eat chicken with just chopsticks.
Their Poke Bowls are a must try though. They offer both salmon and tuna versions, but we only tried the salmon (they're basically the same naman). I LOVED this. And it's quite affordable at Php 250. To be honest though, I didn't bother mixing it all up. I just ate the salmon and avocados. Haha.
Since Savour Manila is now open for lunch, Little Zen Sushi decided to come out with bento boxes to cater to the new lunch crowd. And now that I think about it, they actually have a lot of offerings for a food stall. So you'll probably see me here again soon, especially since I love Japanese food!
But for now, here are their new bento boxes on the menu:
Pork Tonkatsu
Orange Honey Chicken Teriyaki
Herbed Salmon
Each comes with rice, kani salad, and miso soup. The first three costs below Php 200, while the salmon is at Php 250. I think that's pretty reasonable for all that you're getting.
Cap off your visit with their specialty drink, the Sakura Punch.
Little Zen Sushi is located at Savour Manila Food Park, 238 Tomas Morato Avenue, Quezon City.
*Opening on August 18, 2017 at #38 Mayaman Street!
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