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Alamanda Putrajaya is the closest thing to a real shopping complex ( or mall if you're American ) that you can get in Cyberjaya. With only two floors it is easily dwarved by 90% of the other shopping complexes in nearby Kuala Lumpur. While shops on the inside may be well patronised, those that are located outside the complex are woefully under-patronised. Such is the fate of Yuri Japanese Restaurant.

I first heard about Yuri from a colleague last week who mentioned that he found a Japanese Restaurant which served set lunches for only RM9.90. Cheap as far as Japanese Restaurant standards go. Set lunch in this case refers to what is widely called Bento ( Japanese Lunch Box, see my Sugimoto review a few entries back ). Being a glutton for Japanese food ( or food in general... who am I kidding? ), I could not pass on this oppurtunity.

Yuri Japanese Restaurant is located in an adjacent building to Alamanda Putrajaya. Head to the outside from the Food Court and look to your right. You will first see a restaurant named "Cosy Corner" ( Cosy Corner looks rather interesting by the way). Yuri is next to it.


Me and Siew Toh both ordered the set lunch ( RM9.90 per serving ) which includes a choice of main dish, white rice, salad, fruits, some pickled lobak and miso-soup ( bean soup? ). Pretty standard dishes for a typical Japanese Bento. I was feeling greedy so I also ordered a dish of Gyoza ( RM8.00 for 5 pieces ). As is the usual practice green tea is served free of charge.

Ordering the mackerel was a big mistake. It was our first time ordering mackerel so we didn't expect the strong fishy smell. Chicken Katsu was ok though and quite enjoyable. The gyoza was as expected... nothing great here altough the sauce they served along with the gyoza was quite unique. I'm guessing they mixed up some soy-sauce, chilli, sesame seed oil and vinegar to produce the dipping sauce. Nice, I should try mixing some myself some day. Special mention should also go the the rich miso soup.

Overall this place is really just mediocre. The price won't break your budget though and the food is decidedly better than Sushi King.

On the way out I took a look at one of their advertising banners and saw a All You Can Eat like promotion available on weekends and public holidays. For something like RM40 you can choose from a variety of 75 dishes. Not too sure how this works but it does sound quite interesting.