22 Apr

I had a 5 hour break while I was at uni so went to visit Shimbashi for lunch. The soba noodles are handmade in-house and when I arrived the chef (Takafumi Kumayama) was making the noodles at the window at front of the restaurant. [caption id="attachment_3389" align="aligncenter" width="945"] Shimbashi Soba and Sake Bar[/caption] There were a range of soba offerings ranging from $10 to about $19 under the general categories of hot and cold. The hot soba came in broth, whilst the cold options came with a separate/less broth. For...

14:40 / Food / Japanese / Melbourne CBD / Restaurants / Shimbashi
03 Apr

Time to try the bibimbap! My eyes gravitated towards the stone-cooked (dolsot) version such that I don't even remember the price of the non-stone cooked ("cold", but actually room temperature) version. The beef dolsot bibimbap was $13. [caption id="attachment_3382" align="aligncenter" width="1280"] Beef Dolsot Bibimbap[/caption] The dish arrived steaming and crackling on the table and the waitress asked me if I would like sesame oil and/or chilli sauce on it. I said yes to both, and she subsequently made a circle of oil and a zigzag of chilli sauce on top....

14:31 / Abbotsford / Food / Korean / Restaurants / Seoul Soul
28 Mar

Located in the Hive building, but with an entrance onto Victoria Street, Seoul Soul has received many positive reviews. Though I'm partial to bibimbap I thought I'd try something different and went with the spicy ddok bok ki instead. The ddok bok ki also came in a soy version, but the waitress recommended this one. The smooth and chewy rice cakes were nicer than the Chinese-style rice cakes, and the spicy sauce was tasty. The ddok bok ki came with a spring roll, a samosa-like thing and another...

13:41 / Abbotsford / Food / Korean / Restaurants / Seoul Soul
27 Mar

Sushi for the third day in a row! I'm sure my iodine levels will be fine; I don't normally eat this much sushi. Like last time, the ingredients were fresh and the rice was tasty, packed nicely and didn't take precedence over the other ingredients. Unlike last time, there wasn't any salmon belly. Mum and I wondered if the normal salmon and salmon belly were mixed up last time, which was why we got some in our trays. Though I'm not big on tamago, the tamago used in their...

13:30 / Camberwell / Food / Japanese / Restaurants / Suzuran
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
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