La Trinidad Food Adventure: Yasuragi Japanese Restaurant
And we’re back checking out eating places at our neighbor’s, La Trinidad – our quick fix for eats beyond the borders of Baguio. Thanks, L.T.!
Thanks, also, to Chef V of Mama’s Table, we knew exactly where to go. Well, sort of. The only notation in her photo was Japanese restaurant in the vicinity of the strawberry farm, and I was too shy to ask outright so out recon riding, Race and I went … with Race going ‘we might not be able to find it since there are many different roads leading to the strawberry fields’, every now and then. =b
(UPDATE 08/09/2017: Yasuragi Japanese Cuisine moved to food trip city, Baguio City. Address at the end of this post.)
Yasuragi in Baguio City. Wee!
Anyway, we did a quick pit stop at the farm, 1) because the restaurant might just be right where the visitors park their cars when they go strawberry picking, and 2) because it occurred to me that I’ve never really been to strawberry farm. Not that I remember. *hee
Having strawberry ice cream at the strawberry farm =)
We got there just as the sun was setting. Dizzy with hunger (yep, no lunchies yet), we quickly bought some strawberry ice cream from the first sorbetero that called to us. (Funny, he treated us like we were tourists. *hihi) Shyeew, that was close; that quick berry sugar rush kept the floaty heads at bay and sustained us enough to continue riding around strawberry farm.
Enter, Yasuragi. Check out the black cat decals, so adorable!
Out of the parking lot, we continued on the road away from Halsema, going to Puguis when Race saw an orange/gray building looming in the horizon. A Yasuragi sign at the tippy top confirmed it’s just what we were looking for. I crossed my fingers they were not closed yet and yey, for the universe hearing me for as we pulled into their lot, the Japanese looking (just looks) manong standing out front welcomed us. =)
Shake soup/salmon soup
Boy, were there a number of Japanese dishes on their menu. It was a good thing also that the chef (Japanese looking manong) stayed with us to guide us through the ordering process (for translation and/or extra description, you see). As soon as we picked out what to eat, we were given a pot of tea. I say, that’s probably the most green tea tasting starter tea I’ve ever had. *sip ahh Comforted by the tea’s warmth, I ordered another warm thing, a bowl of shake/salmon soup which tasted a lot like Philippine sinigang.
Futo maki
Our lun(ch)-(din)ner got underway with Yasuragi’s trademark makimono and the huge futo maki. What a wonder the rolls Chef Roland made! A lovely roll worthy of ohhs and ahhs was yasuragi with strawberry slivers on top. The wasabi beside it, shaped into a flower. =D
Yasuragi signature roll ^^,
The futo maki also got some wows out of us because it was double the size of the single rolls of the strawberry topped maki. As big as my ear one roll was; a mouthful and tummy filling too.
Momoiro udon
In spite of that, Race and I still got mains. Mine, the momoiro udon that was like a Japanese version pasta that tasted like a mild baked mac with bits of seafood (fish, crabstick, squid) here and there.
Toritonkatsudon
Race got the toriton katsudon which is chicken fillet resting (resting, hah!)… and ready to sustain Race on rice, served with teriyaki sauce for extra taste.
X+1 at Yasuragi Japanese restaurant
Feeling full as I was with the rice packed rolls and pasta, I was dying to try something from the desserts section … any dessert. This visit, it was strawberry ice cream with red beans. While delish, I felt the red beans went better with matcha ice cream. It is possible however, very possible, strawberry farm strawberry ice cream overload is speaking here. I’ve never eaten strawberry farm signature ice cream before and on the day I did, I over did it. One time, big time, man!
Strawberry ice cream with Japanese red beans
All through the holiday season, I was dying to revisit Yasuragi, 1) for more of Chef Roland’s pretty maki creations, and 2) I wanted to see for myself how it looks when the sun is high, when you can see the field from one side of the resto. Whoa, how long we had to put it off it seemed, all in the name of avoiding the droves of visitors to the location. #introvert
The field beside the Japanese resto
Finally, the holidays are over and here we are at Yasuragi again. Rolls upon rolls and makis, we got. ^^,
Unagi maki. Check out that greens detail. Just wow.
First, the unagi roll. That sort of stuck with me from talking about it so much in our first visit. We couldn’t have it then since no Japan imported eel was available. Chef explained, the local ones are a bit muddy tasting and weren’t right for rolls. Interesting.
Rainbow maki =D
I was in for a surprise with the rainbow maki. In comparison to what we’ve seen around the city before, this had not a grain of rice in it. Just a variety of sashimi bits wrapped with cucumber and mango cubes.
Crunchy salmon roll \m/
After the mushy like texture of the raw fish from the rich rainbow rolls, we got a crunchy twist in the deep fried crunchy salmon that had a creamy squirt in the bite due to the cream cheese inside. *crunch crunch squish
Tsunami roll
After the crunch, we gave our taste buds a jolt from the tsunami roll made of spicy raw tuna, tempura bits, rice, nori and topped with cheese.
Sukiyaki in a cute pot. *hihi
After popping a couple rolls into our gobs, we realized one cannot dine on makizushi alone, and so we got sukiyaki. It was only when we were almost finished that we realized we didn’t eat that glass noodle dish the proper way. We ate it like it was shabu shabu … ramen even. There I was reacting on how intense the ‘soup’ was, forgetting that’s not soup but sauce. We didn’t even dip the veggies and the beef in the scrambled raw egg. (We just add one egg-ed it in the pot.) I know right. Noobs =)) We’ll try that again another time, the right way.
The Yasuragi building and dining area
Again, the desserts section called, nay, screamed at me despite the fullness. Till now, I’m still patting myself on the back for making the very good choice of the coffee jelly with ice cream. That was to die for!!! How is it possible that something so simple (two main components, jelly and ice cream) can be so fabulous? \m/
Vanilla ice cream with coffee jelly (“,)
X marks Yasuragi Japanese restaurant in the middle of (strawberry) farm and fields for good food. Ahh, peace of mind … and peace of tummy. *harhar
UPDATE 08/09/2017: X marks Yasuragi Japanese restaurant for good food in Baguio.
Food: 
My favorite Japanese restaurant to date. (“,)
Service:
Ambiance: 
UPDATE 08/09/2017: With the move to the City of Pines, I got in another ‘house I like to stalk‘. *tee hee For the wider dining area; I upgrade the ambiance rating to
Price: 
UPDATE 08/09/2017: Prices have been updated with the move as well, some items up by P10, some lower by P10.
Signature pose in the Yasuragi facade. I just realized, why am I doing a Y and not an X? *heeharhar
Yasuragi Japanese Cuisine
UPDATE 08/09/2017: Moved to 2600
241 Upper Bonifacio corner Laurel Street (same housey structure as Romanelle Spa)
Baguio City, Philippines
0949 302 3161
Yasuragi Japanese Cuisine menu
(See location on Google Maps: UPDATE 08/09/2017 Baguio Post Office Loop to Yasuragi Bonifacio Street Baguio
https://www.google.com/maps/dir/Post+Office+Loop,+Baguio,+Benguet,+Philippines/16.414567,120.5994501/@16.4130668,120.5983337,440m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m9!4m8!1m5!1m1!1s0x3391a142da12d06b:0x2545ae0e9c23195a!2m2!1d120.5995446!2d16.4114706!1m0!3e0 )
Let’s look at that beautiful roll again. Ahh, nice.
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Nakarating na naman sa La Trinidad ang lola. In fairness magaling na discovery. Gandara nga ng pagkagawa ng maki nila. Magstrawberry farm rin kami ulit at dyan na rin sa Yasuragi lalafang. hehe
Congratulations, first comment for this post, Mario! *hihi
I hope you have as great a time as we did at Yasuragi Japanese Cuisine! Really well made maki rolls. I’m excited to try their dragon roll! Saw it on their Facebook page and whoa, it’s decorated like a dragon. So amusing!
Thank you for visiting Find Good Baguio Foods, again and again! Happy food trails! (“,)
Looks like a fine Japanese restaurant in La Trinidad. Happy you discovered Yasuragi. I will try them out soon.
Hello there, Dan! It truly is. I can say I’ve enjoyed both visits to Yasuragi restaurant so much I’m going to be a regular La Trinidad visitor from now on. *hihi Happy dining at Yasuragi! (“,)
Wow, Xine! Yasuragi looks great. I must go to La Trinidad one of these days to try your La Trinidad food and restaurant finds. Happy new year. :-):-)
Hiyee, Candy! Yes, do expand your food quest to La Trinidad too. They’re getting into the game now. \m/
I hope you enjoy your time at Yasuragi Japanese resto! Don’t forget to get coffee jelly. Oh, my gosh, that dessert! *hihi
Thank you so much, Candy! I hope 2017 is starting off well for you! (“,)
Japanese restaurant in La Trinidad municipality WOWOWOW!!!! Yasuragi is just near my place and I did not know there is a restaurant like that here. Just WOW
Hello there, Sally! Glad to have informed you of Yasuragi Japanese Cuisine. I hope you have a great time there when you finally check it off your food trip list! Thanks for visiting Find Good Baguio Foods! (“,)
Ang layo narating sa food quest. Kailan kaya ako makakapunta dyan sa Yasuragi. Muka pa naman masarap.
Hello! La Trinidad, such a great go to place for eats beyond the borders of Baguio. *hihi Yasuragi resto is worth the trip. Have a wonderful time whenever it is you find yourself there! Thank you so much for visiting this (metro) Baguio food blog! (“,)
Aaaw! Thank you so much for this. I’m living in La Trinidad but I never knew about this awesome place. All things to YOU:)
hugs&kisseswiththanks!
Hello there, cordillerasenyorita! Glad to have helped with your eatsploring at a resto that’s closer to your home! I hope you have as great a time as we did at Yasuragi Japanese Cuisine! Thank you for dropping by to leave a comment. Happy food adventures! (“,)