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KINJOU celebrates 15 Anniversary

"Kinjou" Chinese Restaurant at Havelock Town Colombo 5 will be celebrating its 15th year in operation.

The promoter of Kinjou Nagoya, a Japanese National, who studied culinary art in China was successfully able to create a totally new 'taste' by using Chinese recipe together with Japanese sauces and other flavours, by 1991.

By then they were operating "Sakura" Japanese Restaurant at Rheinland Place, Colombo 3 for eight years. And the idea was mooted to introduce these new "Chinese cuisines for the Japanese palate" by establishing "Kinjou" Havelock Town.

Its introductory menu had 64 items. As a result of introducing new cuisines over time, today Kinjou menu contains 180 items, which is the menu with the highest number of items of variety available in any restaurant in Colombo.

Kinjou is a tourist board approved "A" grade, air conditioned, carpeted restaurant with two private dining rooms with 12+16 seating capacity, Japanese style 'tatami' rooms, long tables that can accommodate 30 - 40 guests suitable for travel groups etc. It has a well stocked bar and a large garden which can accommodate over 100 guests, ideal for private functions such as birthday parties, office get-togethers etc.

‘One important distinguishing feature of "Kinjou" is that its chefs have been with the company in last 15 years so that the taste of its dishes do not vary from time to time. Chefs are regularly trained in Japan. Most of the restaurant staff also have been working from the inception and therefore guests find the restaurant pretty homely’ said Gamini Priyashantha, the Group Manager .

‘The other features which make the restaurant so popular amongst guests are; it allows you to bring your foreign liquor only and if the food bill per person exceeds Rs.600/- corkage is not charged’ he addded.

‘Efficient take-away counter in the garden for busy guests who can place the order over the phone and collect it, Delivery of your order to your door-step, within reasonable distance, using its three dedicated delivery vehicles’ he said.
Popular 'out-door' catering service which undertakes only two assignments a day in order to maintain service standards.

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