East Cafe - Omaha

My cousin took us out for dinner at EAST in Rustan's department store in Shangri-la. Yep a quiet restaurant in the middle of a department store. The Sumaki (suman maki) is a must try! I tasted it even if I'm not very fond of sweets or kakanin. The grilled gindara steak is lovely too! As well as their salmon lollipops. Everything we had was lovely, and the staff were really courteous probably bacause my cousin is a regular at this place. The Asian flavors are awesome, and it was a good dining experience for us.

Frustratingly inconsistent. Frequently have basic items out of stock which is irritating given that there is a Rustan's Marketplace in the basement of the mall. When they are on there game, the spicy tuna, salmon belly lollipops, tonkatsu and katsudon buri are excellent.

Eaten at east cafe before in glorietta in rustans several times. This one here in rustans at Shang ri la mall Edsa not quite as good. I’ve had the ramen and pad Thai before here, both were decent. I had the tonkatsu... yeah, edible but should be a whole lot better...as in not tasting dry and processed or fresh out of the microwave. I mean if this were a tinder profile, pretty sure you’d be swiping left... unless you were really ‘hungry’. Okay food, decent service... but pass on the katsu, IMO .

Hidden inside Rustan’s department store, East Cafe offers different Asian cuisines. Only a few people might know this place as there are only two tables occupied during lunch. We got the Kani Salad for appetizer and to be honest, this is the best one we ordered. I actually wanted to get a second serving because I enjoyed it so much. But the rest of the dishes were mostly bland. Even the peanut sauce of the chicken satay wasn’t enough.

Had a good coffee and kani salad here. Americano is full bodied and good. The Kani Salad was good too with cucumber, carrot and lettuce with shredded crab stick on top in a light vinegar based dressing. Just right for a healthy snack in the midst of shopping.