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24 Jul

Meshiya, Melbourne CBD

My uni friends found out about my birthday so we headed off to Meshiya for a belated birthday celebration. As much as I like oyakodon, some photos on circluating around the internet showed it to not be as runny as I liked. I also didn't feel like eating a lot, especially because I knew there would be cake, so I got the Mini Sushi Don ($14.8), with a choice of salmon, kingfish or assorted fish. There's also a regular sized chirashi don for $18.80. [caption id="attachment_5570" align="aligncenter" width="800"] Mini...

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18 Jun

Izakaya Jiro Grill & Sake Bar, Hawthorn

Izakaya Jiro opened late last year on Glenferrie Road so we thought we'd try out the new local restaurant for lunch. There's a wide range options on the lunch menu. Mum ordered the Tofu Steak Teishoku (Organic tofu with mixed mushroom teriyaki sauce, $9.80, came with rice, miso soup, salad & appetizer") - and I had the Seafood Bento (Mixed Seafood with Wafu Sauce served with Daily Appetizer, Assorted Tempura, Sushi, Sashimi, Steamed Rice, Miso soup, $16.80) [caption id="attachment_3449" align="aligncenter" width="800"] Seafood Bento ($16.8)[/caption] The appetiser for the day was a mix of sliced...

13:51 / Food / Hawthorn / Izakaya Jiro / Japanese / Restaurants

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13 May

Takumi, Melbourne CBD

Takumi has gotten very good reviews and after walking past it the other day my interest was piqued. I was the only one inside the restaurant when I entered just before 1pm, but even as people started coming in, service was very polite and attentive. I also noticed that whilst the chopsticks were the disposable, split-apart type, they were made of a smoother, darker wood that had a quality feel to them. Being a wagyu specialist, it seemed a shame to sample anything other than wagyu. My preferred dish...

16:15 / Food / Japanese / Melbourne CBD / Restaurants / Takumi

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01 May

Heirloom, Melbourne CBD

Heirloom is quite a modern and snazzy restaurant/bar on Bourke St, right opposite the tramstop between Russell and Exhibition St. I came for a late lunch and was told the daily lunch special ($14.5) had sold out, which was fine; I had planned to have the chirashi zuchi and udon set ($22.5). The serving size was larger than I expected, which is always good, though I immediately regretted eating that persimmon for morning tea. The set included: daikon salad w. soy/sesame oil sauce, (quite a generous serve of) salted...

16:05 / Food / Heirloom / Japanese / Melbourne CBD / Restaurants

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29 Apr

Shimbashi, Melbourne CBD Take 2

[gallery type="rectangular" ids="3399,3401,3402"] The salmon soba salad ($18) came with 5 lightly seared pieces of salmon, basil sauce, salad leaves and a small amount of broth at the base. I wasn't too sure about the raw onion because it seemed to overpower the flavour of the soba (and also because there was one rather large slice of onion in my plate), but overall it was a simple and tasty lunch. [gallery type="rectangular" ids="3400,3396"] Shimbashi 17 Liverpool St Melbourne, VIC, 3000 (03) 9654 6727 http://www.shimbashisobamelbourne.net/# ...

13:59 / Food / Japanese / Melbourne CBD / Restaurants / Shimbashi

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