It was lucky that we decided to start roaming around Robinson's Magnolia at 10:30 in the morning. Even though the place was still on soft-opening status, the long queues at the fast food joints at 11:00 am indicated that the restaurants would soon be filled up by lunchtime--word had apparently gone around that the mall was already open. Since Kong and Gwammy wanted to have Japanese food, we were lucky to arrive at Sumo Sam's just before all seats were taken. Their logo is the cute caricature of the kind and lovable Sumo wrestler shown above.
The restaurant is part of the group of restaurants run by Chef Marvin Agustin (the former TV actor). Interiors are neat and the restaurant can accommodate a lot of guests since seating was also available at the corridor area. We learned from the staff that this particular outlet was a franchise. Judging from the guests that came to the newly-opened outlet (you can see the inauguration floral stand on the left side of the picture above), it would be a hit!
We chose a simple menu of beef teppanyaki, beef gyudon and grilled chicken and asparagus. Unfortunately, salmon sashimi and gyoza were both out of stock (the kitchen had not expected the heightened demand for this), and Kong was a bit disappointed. Food came in hot, and well seasoned, and service was quite good. The only hitch was that the bill came in with some errors, but this was quickly corrected by the cashier--understandable since the restaurant had only been open for a couple of days! Our bill came to around P300 per head, reasonably outlay for a popular-price restaurant.
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