Nihon Bashitei

Went to have dinner with the family in Nihon Bashitei, located at the corner of Pasay Road and Amorsolo St. in Makati.  I understand that this used to be the spot where Rack's was situated years ago, the place is now a two-storey Japanese restarant.  The food is quite good, quite appealing to my taste buds.  Not much on the ambience, though--the interiors and white lighting come across as a no-nonsense eating place. We had an assortment of sashimi, grilled squid, beef teppanyaki, udon, reba nira (liver with kutchay), clams, eel and chicken teriyaki.  We had a function room all to ourselves, and the service was excellent.  Within 10 minutes of ordering, our food started to come in, and was completely served in a span of another 15 minutes.  Being a Sunday night, I had initialy expected the place to be half empty, but the continuous stream of cars driving into the restaurant's small car park signalled that we could expect a full house; Vicky simply beamed at her quick-witted idea of making a reservation.  With a small parking lot, I appreciated the fact that the restaurant had valet attendants to facilitate the arrival & departure process.  We also noticed that several Japanese tourists and expats ate at the restaurant, which brings me to the conclusion that the food must have some authenticity to it (I saw a Japanese chef at the sushi counter).  At approximately P700 per person, we had a feast!