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This is one busy week, gonna work 7 days this week! Hopefully I’ll be better this weekend as I’ve been having cough since last week -.-” I seriously need my voice back for this weekend.

Anyway, here’s a food post from me. It’s been awhile. I seldom blog about food now because I seldom eat out and also I don’t bother giving those eateries that are not worth it a mention here. No more free publicity anymore hahaha…

Was lucky to be able to dine at Minoru Japanese Restaurant (Lot 493 Seksyen 10, Rubber Road, 93400 Kuching) last month. I’ve been hearing a lot of it since years back but had never been there because my dining companions never had intention to go there. So I don’t remember this place anymore until last month.

Too bad I didn’t have my camera with me, hence my phone was the only camera I have to document the food here.

Left: We’re craving for sashimi, so we had salmon (RM25). Goodness! Heavenly! It just melted in the mouth! Haven’t eat something like this for ages! Two thumbs up!

Right: Yaki Udon (RM18), fried udon with seafood. A bit too salty for me. Oh by the way, the photo you see here is not the actual portion, I forgot to take photo of the actual portion, this is what’s on my plate as we were sharing.

Left: Gyoza, don’t remember how much. It wasn’t bad. Also, one piece missing as my dining companion ate one before I took the photo hehehe…

Right: Smooth and silky chawanmushi, no idea of the price too. Slurp! I like!

In fact we ordered unagi sushi to end the meal but I realized I forgot to take the photo hahaha… It was really yummy too. Not your usual cold unagi sushi, it was warm.

Overall, the bill came up to a total of RM100+ for two persons ;p Very expensive… Great place for good Japanese food but cannot go there always. Sure will burn big hole in the pocket. One more thing, the toilet is extremely clean!

I’ve been hearing about Drunk Monkey Old Street Bar (68, Carpenter Street) for quite awhile but never go there reason being I don’t drink (Well… not 100%, a little, only once in a blue moon) and I don’t go to night spots in Kuching unless with friends but I won’t bother going most of the time as I hate how it smells in this kind of place.

Later I found out that it’s a smoke-free bar. Interesting… Still… Didn’t make me want to go as this kind of place can be “messy” at times. Then some time 2 months back, I went there with my colleagues after work, it was a last minute decision, headed there after having our dinner opposite the bar. The sound proofing is surprisingly awesome! Heard no music from outside even though the door wasn’t close.

Pardon my photos. I no longer bring my camera along with me anymore. Just rely on my trusty almost-4-year-old phone.

The music there is great, not your usual bar music, it’s very tasteful, those oldies that never get old. Those born before the 90’s will appreciate them. The crowd is not the usual Ah Beng or Ah Lian. Keep this up! The decor is very unique too.

This photo is from their FB page. I only have the two photos above from my phone.

Aside from drinking, you can order food too. It’s not from their own kitchen, they will order from the opposite shop or around the corner and sent all the way to the bar for you. Not a bad idea, win-win situation.

I went there again for the second time at 12.30am last month with another friend, it was packed! However, it’s not rowdy. Crowd was well-behaved. Some people even could just leave their stuff on the bar and went off to other section of the bar. This is how safe people felt about it. Of course… It’s best not to do so, you’ll never know when disaster strikes.

This is my kind of place to hang out for a drink or two with friends. Finally! Kuching has a decent bar. It’s always packed! What’s more it’s a non-smoking one, you can still smoke outside. However, one problem, even though this is a non-smoking bar, the smoke from outside still goes indoor because it’s not enclosed. You have to choose the right place to sit, definitely not near the entrance/exit. Seats are quite limited inside, so at the end you still have to sit outside and inhale the second-hand smoke 🙁

Other than that, it’s just awesome! Hope the crowd won’t spoil such a nice place.