13 Jan
Yishensu – A Vegetarian Connoisseur @ One Utama
KampungBoy loves his meat and he is one of those who sneer at the idea of vegetarian food just like how some of us sneer at the Malaysian party of balance scale. To celebrate his pal YJ’s birthday, he has no choice but to make a reluctant move to Yishensu because the birthday boy wants to do vegetarian on his big day. Clean up the toxic waste in your body, my dear.
Yishensu is tastefully decorated and the restaurant’s interior has a refined and tranquil literary atmosphere. The restaurant was almost full by the time they arrived, with ½ of the restaurant having a wedding celebration for a Chinese couple.
To start off, Vege Bread Roll with Fruit Salad (RM15) made of vegetarian ham, cucumber, carrot wrapped with bread and deep fried is ordered. Appearance wise, it was a winner with the myriad of colors but taste wise, it was a let down.
Fried Rice (RM 9). Never judge a book by its cover. It turned out to be the best dish. Full of wok hei, the fluffy fried rice was very aromatic. A must order item in Yishensu, so said KampungBoy and the rest.
Abalone served with Mushrooms and Brocolli (RM 18). A simple dish, added with splashes of luxury – (mock) abalone slices.
Emperor ToFu (RM 16). The smooth silky home made tofus were stuffed with some mock meat. Even without a blindfold, it is often impossible to different the mock meat from the real deal.
Braised Mushroom and Chicken with Noodles (RM 9). The home made noodles are meant to resemble wantan noodles, but they’re way too starchy and soft for a braised dish.
The Dried Curry Fish (RM 22) is truly delicious. The curry was thick and creamy but not overly. Good to go with some white rice.
Fried Oat Prawn (RM 18). The outer layers coated with oats were really crunchy, while the mock prawns tasted a bit off which the guys did not enjoy very much.
Yishensu has certainly changed our perception towards vegetarian food because the only thing that we can relate to vegans is the conventional stuff such as greens and bean curds. If you are willing to try something new, do drop by but mind you that the prices are a little steep and there’s some hits and misses in their dishes. They are charging RM 3 each for green tea and white rice, so the total bill comes to about RM 150++.
The night ended with a drinking session at Long Bar, One World Hotel. Happy birthday to YJ. Wishing you another year of happiness and joy.
Yishensu – A Vegetarian Connoisseur
1 Utama Shopping Mall, Petaling Jaya
Telephone : +603 77294313
Fax : +603 56201150
Posted by lotsofcravings on January 14, 2009 at 1:26 am
hahah detox by eating vegetarian and then drink?? thats funny..
seriously with the cooking style all involving deep frying..ur fren needs to think twice la..
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Posted by jasmine on January 14, 2009 at 2:51 am
i was quite happy to see this review coz i have been meaning to go there and now i know what to expect.
haha, as per what joe says, it’s true that vegetarian doesn’t always equate healthy. lots of msg in some versions too!
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Posted by vkeong on January 14, 2009 at 2:59 am
Same here, vegetarian food to me is always mock food, deep fried and expensive. Quite difficult to find a good one.. even if there is, one would have to be really persuasive in order to get me to eat there lol
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Posted by J2Kfm on January 14, 2009 at 3:06 am
sneer at the balance scale?
harsh words there. but so true, given the current policital climate.
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Posted by rokh on January 14, 2009 at 5:10 am
i seem to be only interested in the fried rice…hehe
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Posted by thule aka leo on January 14, 2009 at 5:38 am
ah… nothing bests the feeling of getting together with friends and have a nice meal and drinks after that… really miss those times!
It’s true that a lot of vegetarian meals involved deep frying nowadays especially those mock meats… but I’m sure that they know how to choose their dishes… not wrong to eat once in a while right???
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Posted by xin on January 14, 2009 at 5:49 am
lol. i am also one of those who sneer at vegetarian food, and the..erhem, scale. hehe. but the fried rice does look good. however, i guess i am not going to spend any cent in the restaurant unless i really have to
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Posted by su-yee on January 14, 2009 at 8:10 am
ooo i love this place. food is nice and non sinful:) their emperor fried noodle is good!
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Posted by YilingL on January 14, 2009 at 11:23 am
I am one who will never ever willingly eat vegetarian. Hehe. Most of the time I think the food is too bland and expensive!
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Posted by Jian on January 14, 2009 at 4:37 pm
I thought I am looking at the wrong post when I was already halfway through it. LOL I can’t have too much vegetarian meals with mock food, else my head will be pounding like mad
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Posted by Shing on January 15, 2009 at 5:22 am
Its much more healthy to order vegetarian food without much of mock meat. Try ‘Woods Macrobiotics’ Restaurant in Bangsar, they serve good, healthy and tasty organic noodles.
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Posted by Shing on January 15, 2009 at 5:25 am
I agree that alot of the times, vegetarian meals come with much of mock meat which taste like flour. If you do have a chance, try ‘Woods Macrobiotics’ in Bangsar, where they serve good, healthy and tasty organisc noodles. Their curry laksa taste good.. though it’s in ‘vegetarian flavour’. *wink*
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Posted by sc on January 15, 2009 at 6:30 am
looks pretty good for vegetarian dishes.. never thought of eating at this restaurant before..maybe shoul try after all
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Posted by Simon Seow on January 16, 2009 at 2:26 pm
Amitabha. I need to detox. Getting more obese T_T
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Posted by su-yee on January 16, 2009 at 5:16 pm
shing, yes woods macrobiotic……own by my mom’s fren June lim. food is great!they have coffee without cafaine. must try
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