September of 2011, Sumosam opened its first branch in Mindanao, located at the 3rd floor of Abreeza Mall, Davao City – focusing on the same concept of unparalled value for money, taste and style.
Once one enter the store, he will visually enjoy its unique ambience of stain wooden planks, textured paints, and colourful light boxes with animated images of sumo wrestlers captured on their relaxed mode indulging with Japanese food as rewards to themselves. The interior design is a visual manifestation of the essence of the cuisine and service it offers, an aesthetic union of traditional Japanese style and culture, and of modern cosmopolitan, coming of age trend. The motley collection of authentic materials used expresses chicness by fitting themselves with the innovative ones added resulting to an exhibition of an unprecedented elegance and welcoming youthful vibe that serves as a visual trance to the market.
The food will certainly never fail one’s great expectations. SumoSam brings everything from the Japanese cuisine that the Davaoeños will surely find irresistible to their appetites. As one sifts through the pages of the menu, he relives the timeless legend with authentic dishes starting with the steadfast collection of sushi, sashimi and rolls; the pristine array of seafood, meat and vegetable tempura; the clannish assemblage of rice bowls or donburi such as the Gyudon, Katsudon and Tonkatsu; and leading the pack is the trophy of every Sumo warrior, the Tonkotsu ramen selection, which are considered the ultimate ramen collection having been cooked slowly for very long hours, thus renowned as the holy grail of broths.
Taking it to a higher level, there is the reinvention of the traditional by marrying it with the vivacious tang of the West. The adventure continuous with the variation of kamameshi bowls as well as noodles such as Seafood and Sausage Yakisoba; the delectable set of salads and starters such as the Kani Pomelo Salad, Spicy Tuna Salad, Steamed or Fried Gyoza and Tofu Steak; stuffing up the plates with Beef Teppan, Chicken Teriyaki, Bacon Asparagus and more mouth-watering meat items; giving more satisfaction with delightful seafood namely Salmon Wasabi Cream, Local Marlin or Malasugui, and Seafood Teppan Platter; and finally completing the list with the next generation sushi, naming a few are the Amazing Kani Roll, Las Vegas Roll and Philadelphia Roll; the team went native and created very special rolls namely Mt. Apo Roll (spicy tuna with raisins and crispy salmon skin) and the Davao Roll (smoked salmon and tuna) – both with Japanese mayo infused with Durian – which will certainly leave the Davaoeño fulfilled and high-spirited after every dining experience.
SumoSam’s vast and creative menu selection, scrumptious delights in huge servings, reasonable price, sprightly and amiable staff, and high quality service have been the keys in drawing big crowds of families and friends to the outlets in Metro Manila. Now that Davao has finally gotten a part of it, the promise of phenomenal growth has extended. SumoSam, the last Sumo warrior standing in the name of the enduring legacy of authentic Japanese cuisine yet acquiescent to the ever-changing stipulation of modernism and gastronomic fashion, is determined as ever to put unwavering smiles to the communities of Davao from today and to the following years.
