Irezumi is an Asian restaurant in Yes Planet Rishon Lezion
featuring high quality oriental food created by Sawalee Eldar, the well-known
Thai chef. Irezumi is not a regular Asian restaurant; it serves high-quality
ingredients made freshly and accurately by a team that was picked and brought
here especially from Thailand’s best cooking schools.
Ierzumi is located on the lake at Yes Planet Rishon Lezion.
It is modernly decorated but with a touch of the orient.
The menu features starters, soups, Pad Thai, Sushi, stir
fries and fish. There are also cocktails and desserts. At lunch they are
offering business deals including starter, main course, and a soft drink for
65,73 and 83 NIS. In a few weeks they will also offer a delivery service. The
menu is on iPad (Hebrew and English version available). There are also children
meals and some non-oriental dishes for those who won’t eat Asian food.
Starters
Egg-roll – Crispy pastry filled with vegetables,
carrots, shitake mushrooms, cabbage and celery, served with a chili dip.
Two large eggroll, the filling was somewhat merged into one
taste of vegetables and the dressing was excellent.
Gay Staa – Three chicken skewers in Thai curry sauce,
peanuts and coconut milk, served with a small Thai Salad.
Three medium sized skewers in heavy peanut butter curry, a
bit spicy with a good amount of crushed peanuts. The salad was quite Israeli,
but I found it refreshing, especially because I can’t handle spicy food very
well. But the spiciness here was just right!
Corn soup – with egg drops in chicken soup
A somewhat different version of corn soup than we are used
to, and I liked it – the soup was creamy and not clear, sweet and gently spicy,
we enjoyed it!
Drinks and pickles
We order drinks, including beer. We got a plate of very
tasty oriental pickles on the house. There are also cocktails, which we skipped
as we don’t drink much during lunchtime.
Mains
We ordered chicken and beef.
Khai Phat Met Mamuang – Chicken breast fried in
tempura, with chili and clam sauce, bell peppers, onion, green onions, and
cashews, served with steam rice.
The chicken breast was very soft, the sauce a little bit
sweet but balanced, and the amount of cashews was very generous, I enjoyed it
very much!
Neua Pad Pik Pauw – beef with chili, eggplant, onion
and green onions, served with steamed rice. The beef here was so soft and
yummy! The vegetables included red peppers, onions and green onions like the
chicken, but instead of cashews, there was eggplant (and some fresh spinach)
and the sauce was entirely different than the chicken. A distinct different
taste than the chicken.
Desserts
Peanut Butter Toffee Chocolate Mousse – Chocolate
mousse covered with peanuts, vanilla sauce and chocolate temper.
The name is a bit confusing as there is no peanut butter
here, there are crushed peanuts only. This is a chocolate mousse with toffee
inside. It is very heavy, sweet and tasty, although I prefer lighter desserts,
especially after a full meal, it was tasty.
The service at Irezumi was excellent, the waiter knew the
menu very well and helped us choose the food, and made sure the table is clean
and that we have enough napkins, toothpicks, etc.
In summary, Irezumi serves high quality Asian food, and
succeed in making each dish different.
Information
Irezumi, Yes Planet Rishon Lezion. Not Kosher.
Prices are around 35 for starters, 60-70 for mains (premium
plates are more expensive), desserts around 40. There are business lunch offers.
Disclosure: I was a guest of the restaurant.
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