Kimpura Japanese Restaurant

When I was a kid, my late grandfather would gather our entire clan each time there was a major occasion and treat all of us to Kimpura in Greenhills. It became family tradition and we celebrated a lot of good times in that restaurant. Ever since my grandfather passed away in 2003 I haven’t stepped inside Kimpura… until a few days ago! I wanted to treat my fiancee to a delicious Japanese dinner to celebrate her recent coverage of the 2010 elections with TV5 (she was assigned to PPCRV). Since it’s been ages I decided to bring her over to Kimpura for dinner.

QUICKIE FACT SHEET
Name: Kimpura
Location: Greenhills, San Juan City
Type: Japanese
Price Range: Teppanyaki (P700-P1500 per person)

Complete review with more pics after the break.

In terms of ambience, Kimpura hasn’t changed much since the last time I visited years ago. The only major renovation that I noticed was the entrance. They added one more layer of glass before the door. Upon entering it looked exactly like the same place that I fell in love with when I was a kid.

In Kimpura you have the option of either getting a normal table or you can go for their Teppanyaki. The normal table is nothing special so I recommend you go for the Teppanyaki if you have budget, especially if you’re out to impress your date. You’ll be seated in a big table with a cooking area in the middle. A chef will go out and cook the food that you order and serve it to you fresh right after! Winner! The Teppanyaki courses range from P650 – P2000 and it comes with a set of viands, rice, miso soup, appetizers, and dessert. For starters we also ordered a Sushi tray which set us back around P650.

The servings per sushi were huge! However there was just one piece per variant… and there was no Salmon Sushi on the tray so that kinda depressed me a bit (LOL). If you take the absence of the Salmon out of the picture though the rest of the sushi were just phenomenal. Big, freshly cut, and simply mouth-watering little morsels of Japanese heaven!

For our main course I ordered two Teppanyaki’s. The first one was chicken and shrimp (P650+) while the second was a mix of beef, oysters, and vegetables (P950+). I was a bit worried that the servings would be small but what we ordered could have easily fed 4 people. Not only were the portions huge but the quality of the food was just fantastic. This is a good example of getting what you’re paying for. Personally I found the shrimp and the beef to be exquisite. Hats off to the chef! Here are a few more pictures of the food on our table:

The dinner ended with dessert. We were given a choice of either getting ice cream, fruits, or jelly. Total damage for two was around P3000+ primarily because of the Teppanyaki and the Sushi.

For the rating, please be warned that I have a clear bias for this restaurant because of all the good memories in the past. I love the food, the place, and the atmosphere. Only thing I don’t love is the price tag! Hahaha!

SUMMARY

Rating Card
1 – Waste of money
2 – Satisfactory – just okay. Nothing special
3 – Wow, something to remember.
4 – OMGWTFBBQ I WANT MOREZZ PLZZ

FOOD QUALITY: 4
DISH PRICES VS QUALITY: 4
CUSTOMER SERVICE: 4
RESTAURANT CLEANLINESS: 4
RESTAURANT OVER-ALL RATING: 4

If you’re out to celebrate a big big big occasion and you want it to be memorable, then you might want to consider Kimpura. If you’re on a date and you want to make a good impression this is also a good restaurant to check out.