The Fuwa (福娃; literally "good-luck dolls" and can be known as "Friendlies"), are the mascots of the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. There are five fuwa: Beibei, Jingjing, Huanhuan, Yingying, and Nini. Together, the names form the sentence "北京欢迎你", or "Beijing huanying ni," which means "Beijing welcomes you".
Yingying (迎迎); Male
Jingjing (晶晶); Male
It was Saturday and we decided to have our dinner at Hikage Japanese Ala Carte Buffet. When we reached the place, surprisingly there’s already quite a lot of people in the restaurant.
The restaurant is small. Tables are placed with little space between each other and to bump into the guest’s chair of the opposite table is likely to happen.
Anyway, Let's check out what they serve in the buffet.
You don't have to walk around to search for food as the staffs will serve the food right to your table after they take up your orders from the menu.
Maki, temaki, otsumani, yakimono
Now, time for you to check out we had.
Baby octopus and assorted sashimi
Soft shell crab tempura and ebi furai age (fried prawn). It was served lukewarm instead of pipping hot. We suspected that they made it in advance. It is soggy and greasy, a sign of old oil. The batter was not diaphanous but thick.
Ebiko sushi
Still can't get enough of that, we had another plate of sashimi.
Teriyaki kaki (oyster) and saba fish
Salmon belly (very oily)
Drink and fruit bar. They only serve plain tasteless green tea, orange and mango juice (note that it’s not fresh juice). Two choices of fruit available; watermelon and honey dew.
I don’t like the restaurant’s layout and lighting. To be fair it was not a very satisfying meal for the money paid. The variety of food was too limited compare to other japanese buffet restaurants with almost the same price. No unagi kabayaki, no fresh juicy oysters and choice of dessert and drinks are almost non-existence. The quality of food is not good enough. I felt that the buffet is overpriced (RM48 each) for the quality they offered. However, the service is OK, the waitresses are quite attentive.
Yes I was back at You Kee XO once again for dinner.
The restaurant seems to specialize in chinese herbal soups. As a soup lover, I ordered this chicken herbs soup (RM12). Doesn't look particularly special but the soup was delicious!! Just the right amount of herbal taste.
I ordered char siew (BBQ pork) with fresh noodles (RM4). I loved the bouncy noodles and the gravy for the dry version, just the way wantan mee should be like. The char siu was nice.
Lime juice with plum ice blended (RM3)
Nescafe ice blended (RM2.80)
