20 Aug

Being our second visit we decided to try different dishes, though A2 ordered some kitsune udon, which we had last time. Mum was a bit disappointed that the tekka don didn't come with nice slices of tuna, but the presentation was true to the photo in the menu. We also had a bento box (no photo) with tempura, croquette and crumbed prawns. I ordered seared salmon sashimi and seared anago nigiri. It was my first taste of anago, or sea eel. The texture and flavour was more delicate than...

22:58 / Camberwell / Food / Japanese / Kenji / Restaurants
15 Jun

To celebrate the end of exams we headed out to Kenji - a Japanese restaurant mum has been wanting to try for ages. We decided to share nasu dengaku, agedashi tofu, a dragon roll and a platter of sushi and sashimi. I've not eaten agedashi tofu in Japan, so I'm not exactly sure what it's supposed to be like, but this one wasn't that wonderful. Similar to the agedashi tofu at Japas, it wasn't very smooth, the crumb wasn't crispy and there was a lot of sauce, which made...

23:06 / Camberwell / Food / Japanese / Kenji / Restaurants
11 Jun

Today I tried the Perfect Pear burger from Grill'd: Grilled chicken breast, poached pears, fig paste, avocado, Spanish onion, rocket & shaved parmesan. I knew it was going to be a sweet burger; I didn't expect it to be quite this sweet. Virtually all the sweetness came from the fig paste, which was the first layer on top of the bun. It wasn't so bad if I ate it upside down, but I ended up scraping half of it off anyway. I still prefer savoury and I liked...

14:36 / Burgers / Fast Food / Food / Grill'd, Hawthorn / Hawthorn / Restaurants
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