The Random Truths

Today I had lunch @ Pacific Place with 3 of my friends. More often than not, whenever we have lunch @ PP, the venue would be Ta Wan. This time, Fathi, being pregnant, objected to the idea, saying chinese food contains tons of MSG, not good for the baby, hence she suggested something healthier. We went back and forth on choice of restaurants for quite some time, from Ta Wan, Din Tai Fung, Cosi, Canteen, Fish & Co, and many more, but finally decided we should go somewhere along Japanese Food route, instead of Chinese Food, or others. Lila suggested Aji-Tei, because she was a bit bored with Kiyadon, and there was a credit card promo @ Aji Tei. Being a person in love with anything Japanese, and a cheapskate looking for discounts *hehe*, I agreed. I haven't eaten @ Aji Tei before, but I thought I'll just go with a very standard menu. I mean what can go wrong with a simple chicken teriyaki, or an oyako/katsu don?


Boy.. was I wrong.
I ordered Oyako Don, and it was horrible. Horrible, I tell you. If I wasn't so hungry that I was about to faint, I would've given up on the food straight away. Everything was bland. The rice and the chicken was too dry, and whoever cooked it didn't seem to use any seasoning as I couldn't taste anything. I practically poured togarashii all over the place, well over the recommended dosage I'm sure! Fathi only ate a tiny portion of her oyako don (yes she ordered the same thing) as well, somehow I think she regretted her decision not to have MSG for lunch, haha.


Since we were all in a way disappointed, we hurried paying the bill and went straight next door to Wendy's for some "dessert snacks".. which were : waffle with cheese, chicken nuggets, frosty, and a special treat for the five-month-pregnant-Lila, 1 piece of chicken. Yes, deep fried never fails, my friends.


So, the one lesson I learned today: definitely no more Aji Tei for lunch. When in doubt, always, always, go for deep fried!