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
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
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