Larry's Birthday Celebration @ "Tao", Autocity,butterworth 31/8/2008

I went to penang during "Merdeka" 3 days holiday for celebrated my buddy-Larry Chan's birthday.

So,before i went to penang,i do some research on the web. Finally,found this Japanese buffet "TAO",So i 'die die' also force Larry bring me here.

I forgot to make reservation before i went to penang. But, We were lucky enough.There was one reservation cancel in the last minute by the time we reached at "Tao"

The ambience there very grand..

Interior design using bamboo and wood...for decoration...

VIP Room

*Time to eat*

Here don't have food bar...we have to place our order using menu...

(actually a bit pai seh when the waiter hand me the menu

..i asked the waiter "i want to eat buffet woh...and not ala-carte.."

the waiter explained.."oh yes yes...its buffet..we will help you place your order and you can eat as much as you can"

Sorry lar, have to forgive me ...I never eat these kind of buffet style before... pai seh pai seh...)

You can click on the link below for their online menu...

http://www.tao-cuisine.com/ala-carte.html

* Sushi*

Self-Service

Didn't take much sushi from the sushi bar...wanna save my stomach space for others yummy food..

(but due to we reached there also quite late,that is the sushi left at the bar)

10 10 10 10 10

My favourites...sashimi

*Shashimi Karapacho*

It's really fresh...i ordered another 2 plates...

*Salmon papaya*

New taste...when i heard the name sound weird...but after put it in my mouth...

Fresh Salmon + Cold papaya = Sweet Salmon...

* Sary Abalone*

*Agedashi taofu*

*korokke*

*motoyaki scallop*

This is nice...strong cheese taste...

Highly recommend : steam unagi

I told the waiter i would like to try the unagi but i personally don't really like the unagi sauce...so he recommend me steam unagi...the unagi meat is "smooth" ( my vocabulary is very limited lar...but conclusion is NICE)

Tao very famous with their unagi....

*yakitori* (BBQ chicken)

*steam Sakana*

Translation from Chinese word is "steam fish" ...but for me it taste like "cheong fun" more than fish...

*tao special*

*yaki udon*

*tako kimchi*

*thai hamaguri*

*edamame*

*handroll*

*shitake kushi*

*chawan mushi*

*miso Shiru*

*Tempura shrimp & vege*

*grilled salmon*

The service of Tao are very good.The waiter explainned and took our order patiently.And one more thing...i thought the waiter already forgot my order(ice-cream),so i planned to leave.The waitress chase from our back...

"hey sir, here is your ice-cream...sorry for the delay..because the ice-cream at the kitchen is out of order..and we have to take time get from the Tao lounge...sorry"

"Thank you very much Ya" (didn't manage to get her name)

If you wanna know more about Tao,please click the link below...

http://j2kfm.blogspot.com/2008/08/tao-cuisine-japanese-buffet-juru.html