Kushiya Monogatari: The first 'Do-It-Yourself' Japanese Skewers Style Buffet, Central Park Mal

After succeeded with their first Indonesian's outlet at the hippest AEON Mal, BSD, Kushiya Monogatari mow opened their first branch at Central Park Mal, Jakarta. If you are a food lover or social media freak, you must be now about this all you can eat restaurant which bring not only buffet style but they introduce the first 'Do-It-Yourself ' style to the society. This Japanese based restaurant offering the unique way to enjoy Japanese's skewers (kushiage style) by frying it in our own way. Every table was provided with deep fryer that has already set into 170 degrees (we're not allowed to change it since it's the correct and best temperature to fry the skewers) with easy cooking manual. I was freakin happy to see the way this restaurant bring their unique concept. This is my first time to try them and so excited when seeing so many selections of skewers they have in house.

The selection of skewers are ranging from taiyaki, takoyaki, beef and fish, mushrooms, spring roll, chicken, into some vegetables such as pumpkin, potato and sweet potato. Aside the skewers as the main specialty, they also provide buffet of appetizers (salad), main course (chicken kaarage, miso soup) and desserts (chocolate fondue, ice cream, fruits and puddings. Lucky me, since they switch the menu every 3 months, I got a chance to try their new menu this month yaaay!. There are selections of sushi, main course such as Tanindon, Chicken Katsu, Chicken Teriyaki, Omurice and Yakisoba and some new desserts such as waffle and frozen drinks.

Skewers fiesta!

New menu this month!

Frozen drinks in Grape & Fruit Punch flavors. Refreshing! I love the grape one!

So, after hunting for the skewers, this is what I do!

#1 - Dip the skewers into the tempura batter
#2 - Dip the skewers into the breadcrumbs (these ingredients are provided in buffet table)
#3 - Fry the skewers into the frying machine and have fun yay!

Tips from the waiter, for the best result we don't allowed to put more than 5 skewers at once into the deep fryer and do not fry longer than the suggested timing. FYI, each skewers have their frying time suggestion such as 1 - 1,5 minutes for konyaku, king oyster mushrooms, squid, and fish paste cake; 2 minutes for beef, fish, shrimp, chicken, lotus root, taiyaki, and takoyaki and 3 minutes for sweet potato, potato, pumpkin. Special for taiyaki I don't need to dip it into the batter and breadcrumbs. Just fry the way it is.

My favorites would be the mini TAIYAKI! It's filled with the sweet red bean which turned to be so addicting! Can't stop munching of them! Another favorites was the fish paste cake, the angry bird cake, beef and squid. For the side menu I found the sushi was decent while the others just so so. And oh, to enjoy the skewers we can also choose the sauces, ranging from Yuzu Shoyu, Worcester Sauce, Caesar Dressing, Chili Sauce, Tonkatsu, Thousand Island, etc. My favorites would be the light Yuzu Shoyu and Thousand Island!

Overall, I really enjoy the 'Do-It-Yourself' concept though sometimes I couldn't wait longer for my Taiyaki to be ready hahaha. You can also enjoy this all you can eat buffet with only IDR128,000++ for adults on weekday (duration for 90 minutes) and IDR148,000++ on weekend (duration for 70 minutes), while children below 10 could enjoy the lower price of IDR98,000++. A super worth deal for your snacking time. So, congratulations Kushiya Monogatari for your first branch. Wish you all the best in the future!