HANA Japanese Restaurant @ City Mall

By Angeline - August 28, 2011

Hana Japanese Restaurant at City Mall found success through their combination of good services and good food, it's a friendly restaurant with fast service and an interesting menu. Even though there are many Japanese restaurant in KK now, there’s always a crowd at Hana. It is located opposite Old Town White Coffee, Big Apple Donuts and Papparich Cafe. There are seats available outside for smokers and private room too for diners that prefer more privacy. We heard that they are serving up some good Japanese curry dishes, tonight we are here for it!

Curry (karē) is one of the most popular dishes in Japan. It is commonly served in three main forms: curry rice (karē raisu), karē udon (thick noodles) and karē-pan (bread). Curry rice is most commonly referred to simply as 'curry'. A wide variety of vegetables and meats are used to make Japanese curry. The basic vegetables are onions, carrots, and potatoes. For the meat, beef, pork, chicken and sometimes duck are the most popular. Katsu-karē is a breaded deep-fried pork cutlet with curry sauce. Curry was introduced to Japan during the Meiji era (1868–1912) by the British, during India under the administration of the British. The dish became popular and widely available for purchase in supermarkets and restaurants in the late 1960s.

HANA Japanese Restaurant
Lot 21-22, Ground Floor, Block E,
City Mall, Jalan Lintas,
Kota Kinabalu.
Tel: 088-484367

Gyu Curry Udon, RM18.00

Curry udon, noodle in a thick curry broth come with beef, carrots and potatoes. An amazing flavour curry and noodle is nice and filling meal, the best of both worlds!

Katsu Curry Rice Tempura Set, RM25.00

Breaded deep fried chicken to with potato and curry gravy...whick is absolutely delicious, not hot/spicy but carries a sweet and appertizing flavour...good to go with the plain steamed rice. Tempura was perfectly fried, crispy and not oily. This set meal also comes with soup, salad fruit, which is value for money and so filling!

Japanese Curry Chicken Rice

Tempura

Salad

Fruit

Yaki Udon, RM18.00

Yaki udon are thick, smooth, white Japanese noodles cooked with a special sauce, meat and vegetables. It is simple and a popular dish in Japan. Hana did a good job...delicious!