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Xenri’s menu contains both hits and misses, but its pleasant setting and efficient staff members make it a reasonable option for Japanese food on Old Klang Road.
It seems increasingly cliched to splash some sauce on raw fish and dub it “new-age sashimi,” but when it works, it works.
Moist and meaty, with a sweet succulence that made every mouthful a blissful treat. We’d return here simply for this.
Healthy and well-prepared, but not exactly exciting.
Its pinkness underscored its juiciness.
One of the least sinful recipes possible.
Eel with burdock root. Hot enough to scald our tongues.
A generous serving, without any hint of excess oil.
Perfectly executed, with none of the gaminess that sometimes plagues even premium beef.
Too thickly battered; not the tempura of our dreams.
As generic and uninspired as something at Sakae Sushi.
Nihonsakari Nama Sake & organic-grown La Monte Pierneef Sauvignon Blanc 2008.
Click here for review of Xenri D’GardenTerrace @ Hap Seng (Oct. 21, 2009).
Wisma Elken, Old Klang Road.
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