Daidomon @ Great Eastern Mall

I found this gem of a restaurant while surfing the net one day. Daidomon specializes in washoku ( traditional style Japanese food ) and yakiniku ( grilled meat ). They are located on the third floor of Great Eastern Mall along Jalan Ampang.





Daidomon has a very nice and chilled out ambience and I especially liked the red lanterns which gave the restaurant a warm glow. The seating arrangement is very well thought out too as each table have their own privacy.

Sushi bar and beverage bar

As you can see, Daidomon takes their sake and shoju pretty seriously, even the walls and pillars are decorated with bottles of sake. They have an extensive selection of sake and shoju and the price ranges from $50 to $500 for premium grade.. They even have shoju made of buckwheat. Since it was lunch, I skipped the alcoholic drinks but I am definately coming back for their sake !

Garlic sauce for the meat and soy sauce for wasabi

Me and my mates decided to go for their buffet at $68 per person. I usually do not have buffet lunches but I was hungry since I skipped dinner the night before and also because the waitstaff will take your order from the buffet menu and bring the food to you. Awesome ! No queuing up behind fatass aunties loading up their Mt.Everest sized plates.




First thing on the menu is of course...sashimi. The salmon and tuna tasted fresh, not the best but definately better than some of the other buffets out there.




The unagi sushi is delicious. The sauce was not overly sweet and the unagi didn't have any bones in them.

Yukke Sashi

Marinated raw beef with egg yolk. It tasted much better than it sounds. I couldn't taste the rawness of the beef after being soaked in the sweet sauce and egg yolk. It has the consistency of a big wad of phlegm.

Gyu Tataki

Marinated and lightly grilled raw beef. I prefer this dish with loads of raw garlic, here they give you a seperate dipping sauce with garlic instead. The meat was fresh and tasted..well...like how you would imagine raw beef to taste.

Reba Sashi

I've always wanted to try raw liver but could never find it. After noticing it on the menu, I decided I have got to try this dish ! I didn't know what I was expecting but it tasted exactly how I imagined it to taste. I do not like the taste of cooked liver but this was something else. The only thing I didn't like about this dish was the consistency of the liver. I was trying my best not to spit it out while chewing on it but once I swallowed it, it tasted quite nice, especially if its dipped in the sesame sauce.




A refreshing change after all the raw meat. I feel my stomach rumbling, I hope it's not the liver working its magic.

Oysters meant for the grill



Karubi and Harami

This was also meant for the grill. Karubi are short ribs served without bones and Harami, the tender meat around the diaphragm.

Shika Niku ( Venison )



Mino ( Mountain Chain Ox-Tripe )


Tan - Ox Tongue

Oh yeah, did I mention the table comes equipped with our own personal bbq grill ? Daidomon serves a wide variety of meat for bbq including seafood. The meat is much better than I expected for a buffet. Good quality and generous cuts. The ox-tripe was deliciously crunchy.. just make sure you leave it on the grill until it turns white with slightly charred sides. The aluminium tray is used for cooking the venison meat.




The ox-tongue was super yummy ! The tray is used for cooking the oysters.




The tempura was a disappointment. The batter was bland and it wasn't crunchy. At least the prawns were fresh.

Karubi Soup

Spicy beef with vegetables and egg soup. Tasted exactly like the soup that comes with Korean instant ramen. The beef was flaky, probably been simmering in the soup for awhile.

More meat...



Salad



Tori Nankotsu ( Soft chicken bone )

Unlike what the name said, the bones aren't soft at all ! It was too salty and not crunchy enough. I'm definately getting constipation from this dish of bones.

Green tea ice-cream

After two hours of non-stop eating, there are still many items on the menu which we didn't get to try. I am definately coming back here to try the rest and also their ala-carte menu.
Daidomon prides itself as the only restaurant in Malaysia to serve the highest grade of wagyu beef. I'm definately coming back for that too, and their sake hehe.



Daidomon Restaurant
Lot 4, Level 3, Great Eastern Mall
No.303, Jalan Ampang
50450 Kuala Lumpur

Tel No : 03-42528155



http://www.daidomon.com.my

Film Shoot @ Kuala Kubu Baru

I was recently involved in a short film with a few of my friends. The location of the shoot was at the beautiful and picturesque waterfalls of Magic River in Kuala Kubu Baru.
Here are some pictures I thought I'd share with you.
There are a lot of beautiful places to explore in Malaysia and Kuala Kubu Baru is one of them. The drive there takes about an hour and a half and is highly recommended for a quick getaway from the hustle and bustle of city life.


I went home around 3pm to get ready for the trip. It rained throughout the whole journey to KKB and the drive was surreal, rain against beautiful scenic backdrops.








After driving for more than an hour, we arrived in KKB town. First thing's first though, we looked for a restaurant to quell our hunger. We left KL around 9pm and by the time we arrived most of the restaurants were closed except for mamaks. Luckily we found this quaint little Chinese restaurant which was still open and most importantly, served beers !

Fried Calamari

Umm..Deep Fried Calamari

Japanese Tofu on hotplate

Steamed freshwater fish

We were famished and the food tasted really good. I was so busy eating that I forgot to take note of what the last two dishes were hehehe.
The bill came up to $108.00 for 6 people.
We went to a mate's place to prepare for our early morning shoot and also to crashout.

I can't remember when I last woke up as early as 7am.. When people tell me it's good to wake up early or make idiotic statements like 'The early bird gets the worm', I will usually tell them to sod off. Here in KKB, I actually look forward to waking up early, the air is so refreshingly clean and the birds here chirp.. I mentioned the birds cos' the ones around my apartment cackles..
Next stop... our shooting location :)

Scenery from KKB town at 7am

Road leading to Kg.Pertak, our shoot location


Scenery from Kg. Pertak



Setting up for our first scene

Before the director got to yell 'ACTION', someone decided to pay us a visit.

The director had to bribe a certain official to let us shoot on location *sniff*...*sniff*. Suffice to say, he didn't take the crisp.

Road leading into Kg.Pertak


View of orang asli chalets in Kg.Pertak

'Alamak bang, kena bayar lagi ke ??'
'Janganlah tunjuk muka toyaaa'

'Ok..ok janganlah marah, saya bayar nih'...
'Nah ! Biskut cap pelempang satuuu'

We finally arrived at our destination but we weren't the only ones there. A group of orang asli kids were already playing in the water, swimming like dolphins. These kids take to water just like birds take to the air, they are so adorable and curious :)
It is so cool experiencing this firsthand compared to watching it on our tourism adverts.


Here we are fishing for dinner orang asli style.















We can't be arsed to change into swimwear, wanna swim now !!!

Say hello to my leetle friend..Mr.Goldfeesh

We have finally come to the end of our journey. We are done and I'm already missing everyone :( Although it was tiring, I can't remember the lastime I had so much fun !
I'm definately coming back to KKB to unwind.
I hope you all had fun reading this post as much as I had fun sharing it with you :) I will post the video up once it's done.


Kg. Pertak Magic River
Kuala Kubu Baru

Here's a map.















For more information, please visit http://www.magickriver.net/