Okuya Naga: Eat Good, Feel Good Restaurant

Okuya Naga 
Eat Good, Feel Good Restaurant 
 
We were able to dine at Okuya again when by
a strike good luck, we chanced upon a car leaving
the Piazza’s perpetually full packed car park.

The kids were amused of Okuya’s signage

where the O’s back light was busted and the

Japanese restaurant interestingly appeared

like an endearing Pinoy restaurant called Kuya.



We wanted to eat light, and Okuya is a just what

we needed and an ideal and healthy choice among

the numerous restaurants  in the Magsaysay Strip.

Okuya has a fastfood- type counter

where the menu is displayed in huge

lighted signages so ordering is a breeze.

We started our dinner with Kani Salad. This is our all time favorite salad.

Kani, a Japanese sushi item made of an artifical crab stick, mixed with

chopped cucumber and cabbage, bathed with Japanese mayonnaise and

topped with raw fish roe. Okuya’s version is definitely the best in town,

 

My son ordered a Fish Teriyaki Katsu, as he

wanted full meal which was served in a bento box.

It had two pieces of fried fish fillet bathed

is tasty and tangy teriyaki sauce and could

be eaten mixed with steamed rice- Pinoy style.

It also came with Stir Fried Bean Sprouts with green legumes,

carrots and cabbage. Most Japanese versions of this dish are bland

but this one was concocted with the Pinoy palate in mind. It has a

bit more of soy sauce making it more tasty, but not sickeningly salty.

 

A bowl of Miso Soup was served
 for free with the bento meral.

 

The Beef Ramen may be the best in town and our

favorite dish in Okuya, so we ordered two bowls.

We also could not get enough of their delicious

Salmon Sashimi which we gobbled it up in a jiffy,

… that we decided to order another one.

We also loved the Tuna Sashimi

that tasted so fresh and divine.

This was the first time we ate sushis by hand instead of chopsticks.

We recently learned on Jessica Soho’s KMJS episode that sushis

are supposed to be eaten by hand. I would not recommend doing that

when dining in Okuya. Their Assorted Sushi was very delicious and

one would end up eating more. It is easier and faster eaten handheld.

We ordered Assorted Tempura,

…but later ended up ordering another Shrimp Tempura.

Okuya’s WIFI password that night; “thebesttempuraever”

says it all.  I hope they change it as I could not think for the right

words to describe the dish without revealing the password.

We also decided to try the Dory Steak and

it tasted a bit like the Fish Teriyaki Katsu

but we didn’t care as it was just as delicious.

We had their signature Iced Tea for refreshment

but I would recommend Strawberry Red Iced Tea

that we found to be invigoratingly delicious. 

I was a little disappointed that that Laing Maki

was not available, but we’ll try it again next time.

We intended to eat light in Okuya, but we

failed  to do so as the food was very delicious,

as we ended up ordering more  and eating more.

But the good thing with Okuya’s Japanese dishes, despite our eating binge,

what we had was good food, so we still feel good, with less post- meal

guilt compared to what one would feel when dining in regular restaurants.

Read on the links below for related posts:

Okuya, Naga: Affordable Japanese Food 

 Okuya Naga at the Piazza