Moshi Koshi: The Noodle Boss at Market! Market!

December 14, 2014 (Sunday)

Doc M set up his own dental clinic that opened last November 25th. Our past weekends were mostly spent canvassing and purchasing items for the clinic. Then there was one weekend that we spent out of town.

We were back at our usual mall Sundays; with Doc M and Baby G last Sunday. As expected with the Christmas rush, Market! Market! was packed with shoppers that day and obviously, the fast food and restaurants were also full. As we were looking for where we'd have our lunch, we found ourselves inside Moshi Koshi, a Japanese restaurant located at the ground floor. It's in beside North Park, across One Serendra. It's been there for quite sometime already, but it was our first time to try it out.

We were supposed to go to North Park, but Baby G requested for Japanese food instead of Chinese.

The place was quite full, but we still had a place and didn't have to wait to be seated. It's sort of a fast food style where you'd order and pre-pay at the counter. It meant no service charge.

Doc M was the one who ordered, and he was advised that food would be serve at a maximum of 30 minutes. He agreed, despite the fact that we were starving already. It gave us time to do some chitchat. However, as minutes passed by, I already started to look around and noticed about 4 tables that were still waiting for their food to be served. And they were already there when we entered. From then I realized that their 30 minutes was for real. 

There were only 2 waiters at the floor and I suspected that only few were in the kitchen to prepare the orders. Hence, the really slow service. I could see the people from the other tables already smirking and making signs how hungry they were. There were also instances when orders weren't being served at once so with one group, some have already started eating, while the rest were waiting. 

In about 20 minutes, I was already thinking that going there was not a good idea. I was already challenged on how the food would taste, as it should really be good in order to be worthy of the extremely long wait.

Chicken Teriyaki Bento 

(for Baby G)

The presentation was impressive, as you can see from the photo below. 

The chicken portion was a bit small, but it was just right for Baby G who is 5 years old. At an early age, she is already meticulous when it comes to her food. She can already tell if what she's being served is good or not. For this particular chicken teriyaki, she liked it. From her first spoonful of chicken and rice, she has already blurted out that the chicken was nice.

All bentos include 4 special side dishes. Baby G didn't like them much so Doc M and I ended up finishing them. The chicken salad looked like a pate and tasted like a tuna sandwich filling, is what we loved the most. Second is the sauteed veggies. I liked the crunch in every bite. Then the kuchay that has a sauce that tasted like wasabi (although I was the only one who finished it), and lastly on the lower left is a mix of vegetables and it was the least that I liked in the bento set.

Bento meals also come with Japanese rice and miso soup (which I failed to take a photo of). The quality of the rice also makes up the entire positive dining experience.

This is how their Bento is being presented

Chicken Teriyaki Bento
(P250.00)

Shoyu Ramen

This is one of the best-tasting ramen that I have tried. We got the big bowl so Doc M and I could share. The serving, however, can serve 3 persons. It comes with a hefty serving of succulent noodles. The soup was also delicious as it was flavorful and not salty at all. They were generous with the toppings too, which will make you full and satisfied in no time. 

Shoyu Ramen (Big Bowl)
(P310.00)

Gyoza

We have tried several Gyozas already, which actually failed. The first time we had a good one was when we dined at a restaurant (the name slipped my mind) in Chinatown, Binondo. The other Japanese Restaurants that we've been to didn't impress us at all. Either their gyoza has thick, soggy wrapper or the meat filling tasted awful. I am basing it from another Ramen restaurant that usually has the Buy 1 Take 1 promo (hint! hint!).

The version of Moshi Koshi, however, was good. The wrapper wasn't too thick and has a little crunchiness in it. The filling was good too, especially when dipped with the sauce that came with it. 

5-pcs. Gyoza
(P120.00)

Overall, our dining experience was great, minus the waiting time. I think the best time to go there would be for an early lunch at around 10:30am to 11:00 am or a little bit over 1:00pm where diners have quite dwindled down. The amount we paid for the food was reasonable for the good quality of their food.

We will definitely be going here again the next time we crave for a Japanese fix.