Schizo Jap Resto

Had dinner with Gino and Marc in QC. Marc suggested Sushi Katsu off Morato along Sct. Rallos which, I have to admit, I haven't heard of at all. I googled a bit and found some good reviews.

Finding my way to it was easy though I am not surprised that given that I always eat in the Morato resto row area, people easily overlook or miss it altogether. Apparently, it's been around for years but I haven't ventured into that side of Morato. The sign outside didn't promise anything exciting. Tacky is the word. But sometimes, you find treasures amidst the tacky. The Germans invented a better word to describe such things: kitsch. But that's another story.

I ordered salmon, edamame and miso soup. Marc ordered the same. Gino ordered a pork dish he wasn't happy about though I think he should've ordered something else. The edamame was boiled just right. The miso pretty much okay. Then again, my order wasn't that adventurous. But I definitely am going back to try the other stuff they have on the menu.

Sushi Katsu has native interiors (think bahay kubo), Japanese lamps and plays American swing music hahaha. The plates are a mish-mash of Mexican stoneware, Japanese and Chinese. PLUS our orders had a side serving of......American mashed potato!

There was a group of Japanese businessmen behind my table and I could hear a lot of soo desu nes and arimasus mentioned loudly. And amidst the native Filipino walls, it was a jarring juxtaposition of elements. It was so unpretentious, I loved it.

For all its clashing elements, I loved my salmon: soft, moist and very tasty and according to Marc, prepared by the Japanese chef-owner who operated a Japanese restaurant in Shibuya before he came to Manila.


SUSHI KATSU AUTHENTIC JAPANESE CUISINE is located n 61 Scout Rallos near corner T. Morato Ave., Q.C. It's the first corner on the right from the Timog circle coming from ABS-CBN. Tel. No. 4138693 .