Udon-Ya San @ Pandan Indah has been around for many years and though I noticed that they have a rather high rating (4.4) on Google, I've not come around to try.
The reason being I've never been a big fan of
udon noodles....I prefer
soba or
ramen! ;) But since it was one of my friend's favourite udon place (and she wanted me to try), we were here for dinner one evening.
Well, you're in the home of an udon specialist, so what do you have? Udon, of course! ;D I had the
Tsukimi Udon Soup Set @ RM18 that comes with chicken kaarage, a mini salad, soup and green tea. I've to agree with her that the udon is not bad at all (they were slurp-worthy)...and the soup had wakame, an onsen egg and batter bits in a subtle tasting soup which I appreciated.
My friend had the exact same thing, the
Tsukimi Udon Dry Set also @ RM18, except she opted for the dry version. The
chicken kaarage that came with both the sets were 3 huge pieces, so the set was indeed value for money. Well fried and crispy, they were decent tasting.
The
mini salad that came with the set was the standard salad of shredded cabbage and carrot, a usual at Japanese restaurants (with a light dressing of roasted sesame). Other choices of udon besides
tsukimi (dry and soup)
include
cha su, duck, beef, seafood, curry, carbonara, mentaiko, goma salad and
kake udon.
I placed an order for a side dish of
Fried Gyoza @ RM12. It was missing that crisp and well charred bottom (and edges) we've come to expect of a good gyoza.
Another side dish for sharing was the
Assorted Vegetables Tempura @ RM7. I was hoping for the batter to be lighter and crispier and not so thick. Other side dishes include
ebi tempura, kakiage, tonkatsu, chicken katsu, ajitama, goma salad and
edamame.
My Personal Opinion
It's a place you can come for your udon fix...and that's about it! ^_~ The udon here is certainly slurp-worthy and decent (just not sure how it compares to other udon places since I've not eaten enough udon to be an authority on it as udon is not way up there on my list of favourite noodles to eat).
Also, don't expect too much from their other menu items that aren't udon. In the end, I think the low prices may be the contributing factor to its ratings and popularity. If you don't set your expectations too high, you should have a fulfilling meal here (with the emphasis on "full") at a very decent price.
Udon-Ya San
65 Jalan Pandan Indah 4/3A
Pandan Indah
55100 Kuala Lumpur
Tel: 012-236 8131
