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| Written by Thanis Lim |
| Thursday, 26 August 2010 15:55 |
 Excapade Sushi is probably the most successful local franchise eatery in Brunei Darussalam. Well, to me that is. Why? Because whenever they expand and expand, there is a still a queue during lunch and dinner hours. So I'm proud to say that Excapade Sushi is one of its kind for its successful formula in terms of patronage and repeat customers.Ok, let's cut to the chase... Excapade Sushi will be having a special discount to those who have Excapade Privilege Card (PC) and they can enjoy 15% discount at all their outlets during the Ramadhan Period. You can visit their existing outlets at Gadong, Kiulap (two branches), Serusop (near HSBC) and Kuala Belait. I will be posting the numbers soon for bookings.
Members and families of SMARTER Brunei, which supports individuals with Autism, where given the opportunity to be the first guests at Excapade’s latest branch in Bunut; the new Teppanyaki and Shabu Shabu branch. They were treated to a Sungkai Buffet prepared by Excapade, specially for them.
For this new branch, they offer something different from the other branches; they are specialized in Teppanyaki and Shabu Shabu stations for the customers.
Now you might ask what’s Teppanyaki? It’s basically food cooked on a hot plate and served with a selection or choice of Teriyaki, Teppanyaki or Black Pepper sauce. The high heat from the hot plate caramelizes the food, giving it great flavour and crisp texture on the outside. In this new branch, you can order from a vast variety of items from their Teppanyaki menu. The chefs will cook your orders for you, so you will not have oil and smoke all over your hair and clothes.
Now on to the Shabu Shabu. If you’ve been to Ice Bar Shabu Shabu in Kiulap, this is quite similar to that except that they have higher quality items and more variety to choose from. You can choose from a selection of Chicken Soup, Miso Soup, Kimchi Soup or Tom Yam soup as your soup base for your Shabu Shabu (Steam Boat).
One good thing is that their Shabu Shabu uses induction cookers, so you wont burn yourself easily. But please don’t put your mobile phones or keys on top of those induction cookers. LOL.
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  written by Jap lover, August 13, 2010
IS it true that some of the food in escapade is not halal ??
written by no way, August 13, 2010
preposterous. where did you hear this ridiculous rumor from?
written by Alin.Kurapak, August 14, 2010
Jap lover : Excapade is a halal restaurant, they only use halal certified meat from local suppliers and no sake/mirin ever used in their outlet.
written by Laila, August 16, 2010
I don't know about now, but a couple of years ago i went with my friends to one of the branches, i think Gadong if im not mistaken, and when we were at the coutner to pay, i saw the red sign saying 'bukan tempat makanan org islam' behind the cashier. A bit terpampan tho. I was a bit surprised and told my friends but they ignored it and were like 'eh bnyk jua org melayu mkn sini, so must be halal'.
Soo i dont know. Sorry i dont mean to cause rumors/trouble to Excapade's business or make ppl who love eat at Excapade feel uneasy.. true they use halal meat and dont have sake, but what abt the sauces and other ingredients used in cooking? Would be great if someone can confirm their halal status  Thank you
written by ..., August 17, 2010
You sure you saw the red sign? Sure its not tien tien restaurant that you were in? :p
written by x worker, August 18, 2010
if you have any doubt, why don't ask directly to the manager itself. i have working there in Gadong branch and im sure all the ingridients is halal. Peace
written by ----Halal, August 18, 2010
if it's not halal, why is LFHW promoting it here? I would think it's Halal. Can LFHW verify this for us?
written by read it...u need to know it, August 19, 2010
I can confirm that i saw it too!!! i went to qlap branch the last time..and saw...the non halal notice behind the counter...im very very sure that it was excapade sush restaurant...halal by means shud be as a whole....f its true they dont use mirin...then what abt other ingredients..sauces, paste,etc....im sure we can ask the manager but the question is he/she knows the true meaning of halal (in depth)...it is not enuff and fair f they conclude the dishes are halal only because they are not using any alcoholic ingredients.
written by read it...u need to know it, August 19, 2010
kalau sudah ada yg nda beres/jelas mcm ane...jadi shubhah...meaning we need to avoid it....to play safe....jgn kerna nyaman mknan atu..kitani memakan sesuatu yg tidak pasti kehalalan nya..karang payah mun sudah jadi darah daging....
written by Observer, August 20, 2010
@Laila
I saw the same exact posting on a popular site on FB. Similar asking the same question and naive abt whether it's halal or not. In the end, other readers comments was to ask that person to be more careful & that person later apologised to the readers without having the intention to be defamatory. And also that person agreed to ask the relevant authorities if he/she wasnt sure. Posting it here (in a food review website), really doesnt help anything except for possible defamation. My advise, dont post something you are not sure of, under the idea of "innocence" & "naivity". There's a place for everything. Check with Ministry of Religious Affairs, if you still not sure. *peace* However, frm my personal experience, halal Tepanyaki sauce are hard to find.
written by umat, August 21, 2010
mun bnr bnr bnr bnr halal why dont they just get the OFFICIAL BRUNEI HALAL LOGO and tampal dpn pintu... tantu nda jd kemushkilan urg... some ppl definition of halal is... 'durg inda hidang babi, durg nda hidang arak'.... mun reli menjaga makan 'halal' its more than that people..
written by bnr bnr bnr, August 22, 2010
mmmbah...wakil dri excapade sila tampil kehadapan...lurus tu mun bnr bnr bnr halal pampang kan..logo halal dpn kadai kamu.....makin tah lagi urg ramai meng aga tu...kamu jua yg untung.....
written by am, August 27, 2010
maybe they buy the cashier from non halal restaurant sekali forget to take out
written by Curious, August 30, 2010
Dear am, what do you mean "maybe they buy the cashier from non halal restaurant sekali forget to take out " coz as I recall from previous comment They saw the sign "Behind the cashier counter" r u saying they buy the behind coshier counter wall from the non-halal restaurant too? hahah
Btw to ppl at ILFHW, do verify us the status of halalness of this restaurant cz till now menahan liur saja kan makan disana, if tantu2 nda halal just say so... mcm lambat saja kan kana reply *peace no war*
written by excapade sushi, August 30, 2010
Sorry for the late reply & thank you for bringing up the issue, as this is already a frequently asked question on excapade sushi facebook
1. Teppanyaki/Teriyaki sauces are all locally prepapred by our kitchen staff (majority are muslim)with only halal ingredient. 2. Halal signage only applies for restaurant certified by Brunei Religious Council. We are working on it now. 3. We only use halal meat & poulty from authorised distributors in Brunei (Halal cert are available at all out outlets). Hope the above clarifies or email excapadesushi@brunet.bn
written by bibi, September 01, 2010
Dear excapade sushi,
thanks for the response, however you did not answer all the questions. 1) The forum didnt only ask about tenpanyaki/teriyaki sauces. They asked about all the other ingredients you use in cooking. 2) Does this mean that there really are red 'not-for-muslims' sign behind your cashiers? Why are they behind the cashiers and not at the entrance of your restaurant where everyone can see? (so people are all aware and can make their own judgements whether to eat there or not). Please, while you are 'working on getting halal status' please display the red label where everyone can see. Thank you.
written by peacemaker, September 01, 2010
Do you expect all restaurant to give you the exact ingredient for their dishes?? Walau, you comfortable you eat la otherwise pls go to other halal shop only...what about streetstall, pasar malam stall, nasi katok, fine dinning, overseas fastfood/stalls and etc?? You look for halal sign ah? *peace*
written by The Truth, September 02, 2010
I've the comment here about the halal logo. I noticed some restaurant simply put the halal logo whereas its is not being verified by the Brunei religious council. It is not right to say your restaurant is halal when you only mention the meat are from halal sources. The ingredients is also need to be halal. Some restaurant only mention about the source of meat but what about the ingredients. The process of making Japanese food requires a lot of ingredients and some of it are not halal certified. I hope some relevant parties can look into this and the owner can be more well aware to that Muslims here are not feel being cheated
written by bibi, September 02, 2010
@ peacemaker,
Yes you have a point. However, fact is the particular restaurant we are talking about is a restaurant that has the red 'not-for-muslim' sign hiding behind its counter and not displayed properly. Honestly I feel cheated/fooled. Notice how the restaurant's reply mentioned nothing about the red-sign. Yes regarding other restaurants we can use our own judgement whether the food served are halal and/or hygienic. You judge by things such as if the owner and workers are Muslim, by how clean the place looks, what are the food served, and other things. And definitely if the place has a 'not-for-muslim' signage, that definitely goes into consideration for most Muslims. @The Truth made a very good point. The fact that it is Japanese cuisine makes the halal issue more serious, since probably many ingredients might be from Japan or other countries. Its not the same ingredients you use to make local dishes, which use halal ingredients that are readily available. By the way, I did not ask what are the ingredients, I asked if ALL the ingredients they use are halal. Because Excapade response only commented on teriyaki/tepanyaki sauce and meat/poultry, hence not really answering the question.
written by ES, September 02, 2010
1. We have never hide any red sign anywhere behind our counter. Perhaps someone can enlighted us with the red or green sign which read "bukan makanan untuk orang islam". What restaurant should have this signage?? We understand this was mandatory in the past where the owner is a non muslim & today this is not a requirement anymore.
2)Cut/paste from ES FB comment "Both mirin and sake are alcoholic ingredients. I know alcohol evaporates when they are cooked but I do believe not all teriyaki sauce are cooked. I know sake has a 20% alcohol content and mirin a lower 14% content and some a... 1% alcohol content. The thing is, they are still alcohol. Do you use sake or mirin knowing Brunei is an alcohol-free country? I'm a very loyal excapade fan but as a Muslim, if the doubts creep in, I can't in good conscience eat teriyaki sauce meals without knowing the actual ingredients that Excapade sushi uses. Please clarify. Failure to do so will result in further investigations. Please do not ignore this. We need to know your alternatives to mirin or sake if you use alternatives. You need to clarify and make an official statement because Muslims cannot have doubts.See More August 18 at 4:12am Excapade Sushi: Good morning Thank you for your enquiry. This has been a frequently asked question. Yes, the use of mirin & sake are commonly use in Japanese food (in teriyaki sauce & sushi rice) especially in Japan & other countries where alcohol are allowed. Sake is japanese rice wine & mirin is usually a mixture of water & sugar. Since we started we have never use sake or mirin in any of our dishes & never will. We modified our teriyaki sauce, our ingredient are basically soyu, water, sugar, chix bones & vegy extract preapred by mostly muslim kitchen staff Today halal issue is one of the biggest concern in FB industry. More & more manufacturers are moving into making halal ingredient? E.g.halal sushi rice mix vinegar (or mirin) & other sauces. We fully understand your concern & hope the above clarifies. We are local & share the same concern " Other sauces for soba, soup, sushi rice mix, salad, tempura & etc are all prepared by us using only halal ingredient purchased locally Hope the above helps & Selamat berpuasa to all
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