05 May

Today is Cinco de Mayo (i.e. the 5th of May) and as part of he celebration, Guzman Y Gomez was selling burritos and burrito bowls for $5. Fortunately I came in and ordered right before a huge crowd of about 15 people walked in. Although it was quite busy most people got takeaway so it was easy to find a seat. My pork chipotle burrito bowl arrived within minutes of ordering. It had slow roasted and shredded pork shoulder, rice, black beans, tomato, coriander, onion and cheese. More...

13:53 / Food / G-L / Guzman Y Gomez / Latin American / Melbourne CBD / Mexican / Restaurants
11 Apr

I finally made it to Rice Workshop after wanting to try it before it even opened. Marketed as a rice bar, their main offerings are rice bowls with various toppings (beef, chicken, curry and salmon), however, they also do a few udon and salad dishes. You can pick other sides to go with your meal including miso soup, takoyaki, edamame, karaage, spring rolls, tempura and daifuku. These are kept in a warm cabinet and a chilled cabinet between the ordering station and the cashier. There's also a complete DIY...

13:18 / Food / Japanese / Melbourne CBD / Restaurants / Rice Workshop
03 Apr

J Cafe is a small Japanese restaurant offering sushi, rice dishes, noodles, bento boxes, salads and most famously, sushi burgers. Sushi burgers are basically two rice patties filled with various ingredients and wrapped with a rectangular sheet of nori. What I really wanted to try was the soft shell crab sushi burger, but apparently there's a worldwide shortage of soft shell crab. J Cafe only have limited quantities available every day and they'd already sold out by the time I arrived. Instead, I got an salmon aburi sushi burger,...

12:39 / Food / J Café / Japanese / Melbourne CBD / Restaurants
13 Mar

I was after baked eggs today and an early finish provided the opportunity to satisfy my craving. The baked egg daily specials were the vegetarian option of miso eggplant, tofu and noodles and the non-vegetarian option of lemon and herb chicken with potatoes. Part of the eggs were slightly overdone, but I still enjoyed the dish. The herbs, including the parsley on top, helped lift the flavour. It was a very substantial version of baked eggs, and that at only $15. [caption id="attachment_5224" align="aligncenter" width="1300"] Baked Eggs w. Lemon...

11:24 / Birdman Eating / Cafe / Fitzroy / Food
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