20 Mar

Although Oko Oko serves also rice dishes, their main specialty are their pancakes, which are basically a fusion between Japanese Osaka-style okonomiyaki and pizza. I wasn't feeling like cheese today, but was really keen on trying the seafood pesto pancake. They allowed the omission of the cheese, though they did say it might not taste as good without it. The squiggles of mayo on top, still provided me with enough moisture and I thought it went quite well with the other flavours. The pancake came in a small,...

12:54 / Carlton / Food / Japanese / Oko Oko / Restaurants
18 Dec

Found opposite Robot Bar, just off Flinders Lane, Mugen Ramen serves up ramen, small dishes, drinks and, according to the menu, Japanese tapas-style dishes are coming soon. I took a bar seat right at the kitchen window, but there's also a larger seating area on the basement level. Today I opted for the wafu tsukemen plus an egg. Tsukemen is served and eaten differently from regular ramen, in that the noodles come separately from the sauce, which is made for dipping. Instructions are found on the back of the...

13:53 / Food / Japanese / Melbourne CBD / Mugen Ramen / Restaurants
09 Oct

I bought a voucher which entitled me to a custom bento, including miso (worth $14.95) and a soft drink. I was given a tick sheet for my order, similar to the lunch special sheet at Darac. My selection was sashimi, agedashi tofu and cold soba salad. I wasn’t given a drinks menu but I knew they had Ramune and Calpico, which were the most interesting and also the most expensive drinks on the list (worth $5.50-6). Ramune is a lemonade sort of drink, whilst Calpico has a bit...

13:15 / Food / Izakaya Chuji / Japanese / Melbourne CBD / Restaurants
25 Sep

Today I'd planned to go to Bayte on the way home because it's literally one door down from the bus stop at Wellington St/Johnston St and therefore incredibly convenient. To my dismay, Bayte wasn't open for lunch today and only opens for lunch Friday to Sunday. A few seconds after I arrived at the door, a group of girls also came, only to be disappointed by the changed opening hours (apparently not for the first time). I thought I'd go home for lunch instead, but upon checking the...

14:59 / Aka Siro / Collingwood / Food / Japanese / Restaurants
16 Aug

Before I came I planned to only have 4, maybe 5 plates, however, when I got there I ended up totally pigging out and spending nearly double what I originally intended. Sushi Hotaru is located on level 1 in Mid-City Arcade, between Bourke and Lt Bourke Street (closer to the Lt Bourke side). Most of the seats were bar seats at the sushi train, though there were 3 tables for 4 people. The sushi train extended so it passed down one side of these tables, but for lunch today...

13:25 / Food / Japanese / Melbourne CBD / Restaurants / Sushi Hotaru
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