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Japanese cuisine is much loved by Penangites nowadays and this resulted Japanese restaurants to be mushrooming at high populated area on the island. Perhaps a decade ago, there were less than a handful in town. But at present, in suburb township like Bukit Jambul, there are more than a couple of choices to pick from if you want to dine Japanese.

Tsuruya Restaurant situated at i-Avenue Business Center opposite Bukit Jambul Complex is one of them. Next to Penang Road Transport Department (or JPJ), the facade of Tsuruya is decorated with tall potted planted and looks inviting.

As I entered, I was greeted by a Buddha statue in sitting posture. Of the bricks as backdrop, this corner was lighted up with some lovely candles. From here, the waitress would be waiting to assist you to get a table. Both left or right turns would lead you to be seated in tatami-style of seating which is arranged in a row. The row is designed in block whereby each table is separated by string curtain and provided with a shoes rack each.

Seven of us fitted just nicely on a table. Some of my friends had been there before and they recommended set dinner owing to its value for money. Each set would be served with rice, miso soup, chawanmushi (steamed egg custard), salad and fruits. Tsuruya does offer an a-la-carte menu as well but some dishes like Sukiyaki is only serving for a minimum of two persons and above.

I picked 'Chicken Teriyaki and Horenso Itame' Set. The chicken was deep fried and cooked with BBQ sauce.


Being an avid fan of salmon, My Significant Other asked for 'Sake Shio and Yasai Itame' set which was a piece of grilled salmon with salt and also served with fried mixed vegetable.


One of my friends' pick was 'Saba Shioyaki and Buta Pi-Man Itame' set. This set offers a mackerel fish to be grilled with salt and served with sliced pork and green pepper.

While 'Kushi Katsu & Kare-Raisu' set is a deep fried pork cutlet served with Japanese curry rice. Appearance wise, this dish looked innovative!

Judging from my own set of dishes, there was nothing special about the chicken and neither the flavors was good. Service was not that great either as one of my friend's choice was served with something else she did not order. We tried to hint for a change but the waitress was not helpful at all and sort of insisted us to accept.

Overall, food is average and service definitely has room for improvement.

Getting there?
Tsuruya Japanese Restaurant
1-1--38/39 I-Avenue
Medan Kpg Relau 1,
11900 Bayan Lepas, Penang, Malaysia
Tel: +60 4 641 0828
Business Hours: 11:30am - 2:30pm and 6:00pm - 10:00pm
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