Yoshinoya is the popular Japanese fast service restaurant located at Mid Valley Megamall in KL. The franchise's claim to fame lies in its beef bowl, but I'll be reviewing the new Hot & Spicy Sensation menu that came out for summer (summer in Malaysia, hmm...).
The interesting thing about Yoshinoya is the fast service with a smile theme that's featured prominently throughout its outlets. Yoshinoya is well known for its Free Vouchers redeemable for their food if they don't greet, smile or say thank you. How's that for service?
The promotion for the Hot & Spicy Sensation menu has a lot of "Free" items on top, which includes intangible items like "Presentation", "Speed" and "Product Quality". Pfffftttt...false advertising. ;)
This is the spacious seating area located in Yoshinoya. There's a large banner covering the back and sides and various seating arrangements of different configurations for different groups of people.
This is one of the Hot & Spicy Sensation options - the Spicy and Crispy Chicken Set (RM 10.90). It came out really fast, within a minute, which surprised me. Less than one minute for a rice based dish...that's fast. I also ordered another one of their menu items - Chawan Mushi (RM 2.90) which tastes like the egg based steamed concoction that my mom used to make.
The Spicy and Crispy Chicken Set comes in a bowl with rice, vegetables and, of course, the chicken. It tastes good, in the fast-food sense, as in its very salty. Heck, even the vegetables are salty. Mmm...
There are three tropical drinks to choose from, including Hawaiian Pepsi Ice (RM 2.80), which I went for. It's Pepsi Ice (which is why there's a blue hue to the drink) with pineapples.
Here's a closer look at the Hawaiian Pepsi Ice...the chunks of pineapple goes really well with Pepsi Ice. I'm not sure if it'll work as well with Pepsi Fire due to the difference in taste, but I'm inclined to try it myself one day.
Yoshinoya is very much like a Japanese food fast food outlet...like a McDonald's featuring Japanese style dishes.
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