Douglas Dragons at Dark
March 25th, 2024
Truffles & Japanese cooking, a match made in Wakon, one of this past year’s numerous F&B newbies in Damansara Uptown.
A runny egg, topped with truffle paste & tobiko (RM9.90 before taxes), is our best bet here; creamy & savoury, the ideal introduction to Wakon’s sweeping menu.
Truffle-tinged Wagyu beef (RM19.90 per piece); it’s gone in barely a mouthful, but it sure tastes nice while it lasts.
Handmade udon with a black truffle paste & more flying fish roe (RM39.90), one of the pricier wheat-flour noodle recipes in town.
There’s more for truffle-hunters: Chunks of Parmesan cheese seasoned with truffles (RM14.90), tamago-style omelette slices stuffed with truffle paste (RM19.90) & skewered mushrooms smothered with truffle sauce (RM12.90).
Not into truffles? Other big-ticket items here include yakimono-style BBQ foie gras (RM38.80). Wakon’s food weighs heavily on the palate, so this is probably a place that caters better to customers who prefer full-blown flavours instead of delicate subtleties.
Simpler fare that’s also available here spans the likes of chicken wings stuffed with fish roe (pretty tasty) …
… plus some skewered stuff (think this is chicken skin, but our memories of this evening are now blurry) …
… & house-made braised pork, as sinfully succulent as it looks (RM12.80) …
… & this is probably some sort of teriyaki pork kushiyaki (unless it’s chicken again) …
… followed by a big, bacon-wrapped crustacean (pork & prawn, always a pleasure together) …
… & some poor, mutilated fish, transformed into a grotesque skewer with leek …
… alongside what seems to be creamy salmon sushi (our recollection becomes increasingly foggy here) …
… & cod fish prepared with sake, probably. The menu’s extensive, so there’s potentially something for everybody.
75, Jalan SS21/1A, Damansara Uptown
Tel: 03-7733-5996
View Wakon Japanese Restaurant’s directory page here.
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