26 Mar

Thought I'd treat myself to a Dragon Roll at Gekkazan, which consisted of an inside out sushi filled with spicy tuna and a sliver of cucumber (the middle, pulpy bit) and topped with slices of eel and avocado. The takeaway price was $4.90. I was also eyeing the California handroll with cooked prawn and avocado. Normally I avoid California rolls because I don't like seafood sticks. When I ordered the sushi the girl didn't pick the one I was looking at ($3.10) but rather took one of the...

17:02 / Food / Gekkazan / Japanese / Melbourne CBD / Restaurants
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
09 Mar

This was probably my first experience of a vegetarian restaurant for dinner. There were many enticing items on their menu but unfortunately I could only eat one of them because of my dietary requirements in the evenings. It worked out alright, since the hot weather made me lose my appetite. My meal was an entree called Parcel Xiao Xiao "A pan-fried parcel wrapped in a beancurd sheet of kohlrabi, oyster mushrooms, water chestnuts, mixed vegetables and chia seeds. This dish comes with seaweed and pea-sprout salad and a ponzu...

22:45 / Carlton / Food / Restaurants / Shakahari / Vegetarian
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