Eat what, Eat where?: Tokyo Yakiniku @ Pandan Indah

Tuesday, 9 September 2025

Tokyo Yakiniku @ Pandan Indah

There are very few Japanese restaurants in my neighbourhood. In fact, there's just one which specialises in yakiniku (grilled meat), one specialising in udon (Udon-Ya San) and another two specialising in (conveyor-belt) sushi (Sushi Mentai & Sakura Sushi)...and that's probably about it (at least the ones I'm aware of).

So, when we feel like eating Japanese within our taman, there are very limited options to choose from. That was what led us to reconnect back with Tokyo Yakiniku @ Pandan Indah, a place we used to patronise (I wrote about it here and here) but one that we completely forgot along the way. I happen to bump into the boss when I was dining at Tasty La La Meehoon (in fact he's there regularly) and that was what jolted my memory about his Japanese restaurant that I've not visited in a long while...lol!

As the name (yakiniku) implies, grilled meat is their speciality, so that's what we regularly have when we're here....and we usually start with orders of one their set meals of either:

BBQ Bacon Set @ RM13.90

BBQ Chicken Set @ RM12.90

BBQ Pork Lean Meat Set @ RM12.90

BBQ Spicy Bacon Set @ RM13.90

or Tempura Don @ RM17.90

Each set meal comes with a choice of side dishes of either tofu pok or fried oyster mushrooms and a miso soup. You can add on a drink for RM3. And then we would add on a couple more side dishes to accompany our set meals with our usual orders being one of the following:

Of course no one is going to complaint if there's more bacon...such as BBQ Bacon @ RM10.90.

BBQ Spicy Bacon @ RM10.90

BBQ Pork Neck Meat @ RM8.90

Australian Ribeye @ RM21.80 - the beef here unfortunately is not quite the quality I'm looking for. I guess I can't expect much really with that kind of price.

Spicy Pork Pandan Roll @ RM6.90 - and no, these are not made inhouse as I've eaten the same thing at other restaurants.

Green Lettuce Stir-Fried or with Oyster Sauce @ RM12.90

Mixed Grilled Vegetables

Grilled Onions @ RM4.90

Even if it comes free with the set meals, we're always inclined to order more Tofu Pok @ RM4.50...

.....and that goes for the Fried Oyster Mushrooms as well @ RM9.90.

There's only one dipping sauce option here....and it's one that tastes like a sweetish teriyaki with a sprinkling of sesame seeds.

You can also order their pre-set BBQ menus for 2 (RM48.80) or 4 (RM118.80) persons...and this is extremely popular with most of the diners who dine here. They enjoy grilling the meat themselves though you can also have the kitchen staff grill them for you.

My Personal Opinion

We used to do the grilling ourselves too (just for the fun of it) but soon realise that the kitchen does a better job...they can get a more even browning on the meats (coz they probably flip them around more often than we do). So, in the end, we thought why go through the hassle of grilling and having to watch over your meats so that they don't burn when we can just enjoy our food and leave without the smell of grilled food in our hair and on our clothes...lol!

Even after a long hiatus of not visiting...and the fact that they're still around after so many years is testimony to the fact that their food is acceptably decent as their prices are affordable and reasonable for a weekend family meal.