25 Mar

This offshoot of Kenzan on Collins St used to be called Kenzan@GPO, but must have changed their name to Gekkazan in the last few months. It was easier to find than I thought. After getting off the tram stop at Bourke St I walked down Lt Bourke, then turned left down Postal Lane, which was just past Myer. Most of the sushi came in handroll or inside out versions. I went with the handrolls because they were cheaper and I also wanted to experience the novelty of wrapping my...

14:50 / Food / Gekkazan / Japanese / Melbourne CBD / Restaurants
22 Mar

I came back to try some other items on their menu and also managed to score a table straight away. [caption id="attachment_3385" align="aligncenter" width="1417"] Tuna Onigiri and Brown Rice Salmon Avocado Sushi[/caption] Their tuna onigiri ($4.5) was deep-fried but thankfully not overly oily. The cooked tuna was mixed in with the rice and it also contained carrot, celery and some sort of bean I didn't see before it was in my mouth. The sauce I chose to accompany my onigiri was their chilli sauce, which wasn't very spicy. It seemed...

15:01 / Food / Japanese / Melbourne CBD / Purple Peanuts / Restaurants
20 Mar

The Age named Purple Peanut's veggie burger as one of the 5 to try in Melbourne, so after uni I thought I'd pop in to see if it was as good as people say. I decided to go with the Gammodoki Prawn Burger ($9.5), which is exactly the same as the Gammodoki Tofu Burger ($9), but with prawns as well. The description of the burger is as follows: "Our own home-made tofu burger (tofu, beans, carrot, onion, oats, egg, sake, sesame and ginger) topped with prawns, served on a...

13:31 / Food / Japanese / Melbourne CBD / Purple Peanuts / Restaurants
11 Feb

I completely forgot to post this on time, so my memory of the experience may not be quite accurate. Mum wanted me to try Wonderbao, which she had been hearing many good things about, particularly the pork belly with preserved vegetables. Before embarking on my quest to actually find this little shop, I looked up maps and route descriptions but still managed to get lost momentarily because I walked right past the entrance. The fried silky tofu gua bao was eaten on site as I didn't think it would...

10:18 / Chinese / Fast Food / Food / Melbourne CBD / Restaurants / Wonderbao
17 Jan

Being a really hot 37C day, it probably wasn't the best idea to go for a Korean BBQ dinner, especially when the upper floor doesn't have airconditioning. Nevertheless, we honoured our original booking, partly because I couldn't be bothered cooking anything for dinner in that heat anyway. This was a Groupon voucher meal so the menu was set: Appetizer platter to share: - Mashed potato with eggs and herb - Kim chi - Sweet and sour daikon - Fresh cabbage (which was actually lettuce) Shared Entrée: Cajun chicken salad Mains: - Portions of: Short rib fillet, Marinated...

21:47 / Food / Korean / North Melbourne / Restaurants / Yeonga
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