Sakae Salad

Sakae Sushi is a chain of Japanese restaurants in Klang Valley. Its philosophy, as stated in its menu - to provide good and economical food to its patrons. According to its story, the couple who founded the restaurant are fond of Japanese food but because of its usually high price, his wife used to do mental sums, adding up the bill and had to think carefully not to order beyond her budget. This, of course took much of the enjoyment out of the dining experience.

But don't be mistaken, cheap doesn't mean styrofoam plates and plastic chairs. The restaurant that I visited recently is in Subang Parade (G27A, Grd flr) was trendy and high-tech, with computer monitors and mouse at each table for placing your orders. The waitress that attended to me was young but very efficient and energetic.

Always looking for healthy food choices, I ordered the chawan mushi (steamed egg @ Rm1.90) , sushi (@RM 3.90 per plate) and Sakae Salad (RM8.90).

The Sakae Salad is somewhat like our Chinese Yee Sang. It came with delectable portions of jellyfish, seaweed, finely shredded cabbage and some crispy bits and crunchy bits, topped with 3 rolls of salmon in the center. And served in a beautiful ceramic black speckled bowl. Only the thick lemon sauce is a bit rich. I made the mistake of pouring half of it into the salad before mixing it. The jellyfish was already saucy and only needed a bit of the lemon sauce.