Sumo Sam

We felt like adventurous today, in terms of food and the place to dine. Gentley was excited too, to drive us to where ever we intend to eat.

I suggested we take a look at the new resto in the Rockwell Mall called Sumo Sam. I saw this foodie place weeks back when I was window shopping for some baby things. I thought the place was interesting, and its japanese cuisine, so, nothing could go wrong.

Mimi, Rene, Gentley were all thumbs up for this lunch adventure. The 3 of them went down ahead to fetch Gentley's car while I stayed in my office to fix that check that I needed Jimmy to present to HDMF for my usual monthly amortization. It was going to fall due the following day and Jimmy wanted to make sure I'm not gonna miss it. Interesting enough, while I was rushing out to the elevator lobby to catch the next lift, Mimi gave me a ring. Apparently, Gentley forgot to bring his car keys with him and its lying somewhere in his desk. So to save on time, I fetched the keys while they waited for me in the main lobby.

Gentley drove us to the mall and feeling excited on what to order in this new resto. We reached the 3rd level of Rockwell a little past 12:30 in the afternoon and the place was packed. We decided to wait while we browsed through the menu. Gentley could not decide between getting the group sampler bento or ordering a la carte. When we had our table after about 15 minutes, we decided to pick our own individual orders instead.

Sumo Sam's specialty are steaks and sushi. The menu includes wagyu beef as specialty, but the prices are a bit prohibitive to try out today. Appetizers are quite extensive, and so are the sushi, sashimi and the yakitori fares. Other than the wagyu beef, the a la carte orders are reasonably priced at mid-range. Its price is relatively comparable with Teriaki Boy.

I ordered the set menu of beef with japanese fried rice, a cup of miso soup, a lettuce salad, california maki and teriaki salmon. The miso soup was quite good and hearty I emptied my cup in no time. Mimi seemed to fancy the salad, so I offered her the lettuce instead. I tackled the california maki and it was so fresh and the mango tasted sweet, I just cannot complain. Gentley had the privilege of tasting the fried rice first, and he approved of its taste he's recommending Mimi and Rene to try and taste it. I ordered my steak medium-well while Gentley fancied a really well-done beef. Gentley was not satisfied with his beef as he saw some pink flesh, he asked his beef to be cooked further.

I was happy with the beef. I thought it tasted good and tender. However, the steak sauce of gravy with mushroom tasted burnt and that's my only bad review of my food.

My lunch meal was a bit pricey as it was a bento meal. I paid Php575.00 for this meal but I'm not complaining as it was so worth it.

We strolled the mall after our lunch and I had this chance of looking at what Rene has called the Rolls Royce of baby strollers. You see, it was the first time I ever saw a baby stroller priced beyond US$1,000.00, I thought, it was rediculous. Rene mentioned that I must be too lucky as Hobbes, the shop that carried the brand, is the exclusive distributor in the Philippines. I told him, I wasn't filfthy rich to waste my money on that brand of stroller.

Gentley drove us back to the office thereafter.