Japanese food has really captured the palate of the Filipinos. They are simple and easy to prepare. Anywhere in the metropolis, you would see a Japanese restaurant. Usually, when you think of Japanese food, the first thing that comes to mind is that deep fried shrimp wrapped in seasoned flour called tempura. And one of the earliest Japanese restaurants to rise in the city is Tempura.
But more than the flour-wrapped shrimp, Tempura has a hundred more selections that keep their loyal patrons and visitors coming back for more. Other recommended dishes include kani salad for appetizer, mixed seafood teppanyaki, tofu steak, mix maki, ebi bacon maki, tori chizu maki, seafood ramen, among others.
Leading the way in providing authentic Japanese food, Tempura continues to awe customers by constantly introducing new flavors and, recently, innovations in food service.
Recently, Tempura introduced the Omega 3 packed ebi tempura which continues to be popular for the health conscious and the plain lovers of the infamous Japanese dish. These authentic Japanese dishes, in reasonable prices, are served in hefty portions that sharing food with friends or family has become a habit at Tempura.
Tempura has also introduced a first among Japanese restaurants in the country. It has installed tables with built-in grill stations called the Yakiniku table.
Yakiniku table is a no-mess, do-it-yourself Tempura original, where guests can grill their own meat and seafood, giving them a freehand if they want their meat or seafood grilled medium, medium-rare or well done. Choices include tori (chicken), ika (squid), ebi (tiger prawn), buta (pork), US prime rib (karubi) and US super prime rib (karubi jo). The Yakiniku choices can also be served cooked if guests don’t want to do it themselves.
Each dish comes with a special dipping sauce and sweet corn. And like most Tempura dishes, servings are big enough for the whole family and friends to enjoy.
The beauty of this little technology is the fact that the grill is smokeless and odorless. So guests don’t have to worry about smelling like they’ve come from a grill house. It’s also fire safe that even kids can do it themselves (with parental supervision, of course). And if finished, the grill has a matching cover concealing it from diners – as if it weren’t there all along.
Tempura Japanese Grill Restaurant has branches in Retiro, Tomas Morato, Greenhills, Alabang Town Center, and UN Ave., Manila, Convergy’s Bldg. in Makati.
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