Gaijin
135 Commercial Rd, South Yarra
(Ph) 9804 8873
We were going out for dinner to belatedly celebrate Mum's birthday - I picked Gaijin since I had been wanting to come here for ages but didn't want to just come with P 'cause I wanted to try a variety of their dishes =)
Yay we found a park right outside the restaurant!
They have all-you-can-eat sushi here for $35 but only Monday to Thursday nights - Mum said she didn't want a buffet so I thought we'll go on the weekend and use the Entertainment 25% off voucher and it'd be a really good deal.
We decided to get a few of their specialty fusion sushi to share and 2 rice dishes to fill the boys up =) We got all "must try" dishes or there'd be too many to choose from!
Dad wanted to get sashimi - the waiter was saying they ran out of king fish for the day but said it would be in the sashimi combo and it was all very confusing, don't think she really knew what was going on =P
First came the Sashimi Combo - tuna, salmon, king fish, tako, tamago, served with special Gaijin choice salad and miso soup $19
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| Sashimi combo |
It was fairly fresh but there was only 4 slices of each of the fish so didn't get to try everything - not sure what the pile at the bottom left of the dish was, I'm assuming it's meant to be the tamago which is Japanese sweet egg but it wasn't really =/ The king fish wasn't that special - just tasted like another piece of sashimi, not sure why my brother was dying for some lol
Next came the Soft Shell Crab Roll - soft shell crab, avocado, cucumber, crab, mayo, tempura crunch, and masago $12
This was delicious! <3 The soft shell crab was so crunchy but complimented the mushy avocado and mayo super well =)
The Spider VS Dragon Roll - tempura crunch, soft shell crab, mayo, and cream cheese, topped with unagi slices $12 is their #1 sushi so we had to try it
and it was delicious too! Even P liked it even though he doesn't like eel normally =)
Next came the Crunchy Spicy Salmon Special - tempura crunch, raw spicy salmon, topped with salmon slices, served with Gaijin sauce $12
It wasn't really spicy at all - which I was happy about =P The tempura crunch inside the sushi is so interestingly delicious!
The Tasmanian Roll - avocado, cream cheese, and crab stick wrapped with raw salmon slices, rolled up with rice and seaweed, then fried $12 came next.
P and I have tried deep frying sushi before and it didn't taste that great, but this was delicious! Cream cheese inside sushi is so strange yet we really liked it =)
I was really looking forward to the Baked Dynamite Roll - California roll topped with baked chopped scallop and crab stick with spicy mayo sauce, served with negi and teriyaki sauce $12
It looks a bit strange - and tasted a bit strange too =( The baked toppings were hot but the sushi was cold, and the toppings broke apart easily and was a bit mushy - this one was a bit disappointing.
The Beef Teriyaki - grilled beef served with steamed rice, salad, and served with miso soup $17 came next.
This was quite different to what we expected, we expected it to come in a bowl but this looks so Western - really is fusion lol. Lucky no one in my family really eats rice so P took all the rice =P This dish didn't have a "must try" symbol but had a "kid's favourite" symbol so we weren't expecting it to taste great, but it was delicious - soft and juicy beef =D
Miso soup is just... well... miso soup =P
The Dynamite Udon - baked chopped scallop, crab stick, masago and spicy mayo sauce mixed with udon noodle $19 came next.
Wasn't having high expectations of this 'cause we didn't really like the dynamite sushi much, but the udon noodles were soft yet chewy =) The egg from the dynamite broke apart and floated in the soup by the end which made the soup super tasty =)
That was all the dishes we ordered the first round and we were still slightly hungry so decided to order a few more things. We got the Prawn Tempura Roll - prawn tempura, crab, avocado, cucumber, masago, served with special sauce $12
It's exactly the same as the Soft Shell Crab Roll but with a prawn tempura instead so it was also delicious - but not as good as the soft shell crab, just because I'm not a fan of prawns =P This was only "kid's favourite" and didn't have a "must try" symbol next to it so I guess it's expected the soft shell crab one is better =P
We got another rice dish - Grilled Unagi - grilled seasoned unagi served with steamed rice, salad and miso soup $17
$17 for an unagi rice is super cheap - especially for the amount of eel they gave us! Each slice was so thick and juicy! Well worth it =)
And to finish off, we got an entree dish =P Big Bang - crab stick, mushroom, and cream cheese rolled in salmon slice then baked with Gaijin special sauce and masago $9.50
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| Soft Shell Crab |
This was delicious! <3 The soft shell crab was so crunchy but complimented the mushy avocado and mayo super well =)
The Spider VS Dragon Roll - tempura crunch, soft shell crab, mayo, and cream cheese, topped with unagi slices $12 is their #1 sushi so we had to try it
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| Spider VS Dragon Roll |
and it was delicious too! Even P liked it even though he doesn't like eel normally =)
Next came the Crunchy Spicy Salmon Special - tempura crunch, raw spicy salmon, topped with salmon slices, served with Gaijin sauce $12
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| Crunch Spicy Salmon Special |
It wasn't really spicy at all - which I was happy about =P The tempura crunch inside the sushi is so interestingly delicious!
The Tasmanian Roll - avocado, cream cheese, and crab stick wrapped with raw salmon slices, rolled up with rice and seaweed, then fried $12 came next.
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| Tasmanian Roll |
P and I have tried deep frying sushi before and it didn't taste that great, but this was delicious! Cream cheese inside sushi is so strange yet we really liked it =)
I was really looking forward to the Baked Dynamite Roll - California roll topped with baked chopped scallop and crab stick with spicy mayo sauce, served with negi and teriyaki sauce $12
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| Baked Dynamite Roll |
It looks a bit strange - and tasted a bit strange too =( The baked toppings were hot but the sushi was cold, and the toppings broke apart easily and was a bit mushy - this one was a bit disappointing.
The Beef Teriyaki - grilled beef served with steamed rice, salad, and served with miso soup $17 came next.
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| Beef Teriyaki |
This was quite different to what we expected, we expected it to come in a bowl but this looks so Western - really is fusion lol. Lucky no one in my family really eats rice so P took all the rice =P This dish didn't have a "must try" symbol but had a "kid's favourite" symbol so we weren't expecting it to taste great, but it was delicious - soft and juicy beef =D
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| Miso Soup |
Miso soup is just... well... miso soup =P
The Dynamite Udon - baked chopped scallop, crab stick, masago and spicy mayo sauce mixed with udon noodle $19 came next.
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| Dynamite Udon |
Wasn't having high expectations of this 'cause we didn't really like the dynamite sushi much, but the udon noodles were soft yet chewy =) The egg from the dynamite broke apart and floated in the soup by the end which made the soup super tasty =)
That was all the dishes we ordered the first round and we were still slightly hungry so decided to order a few more things. We got the Prawn Tempura Roll - prawn tempura, crab, avocado, cucumber, masago, served with special sauce $12
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| Prawn Tempura Roll |
It's exactly the same as the Soft Shell Crab Roll but with a prawn tempura instead so it was also delicious - but not as good as the soft shell crab, just because I'm not a fan of prawns =P This was only "kid's favourite" and didn't have a "must try" symbol next to it so I guess it's expected the soft shell crab one is better =P
We got another rice dish - Grilled Unagi - grilled seasoned unagi served with steamed rice, salad and miso soup $17
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| Grilled Unagi |
$17 for an unagi rice is super cheap - especially for the amount of eel they gave us! Each slice was so thick and juicy! Well worth it =)
And to finish off, we got an entree dish =P Big Bang - crab stick, mushroom, and cream cheese rolled in salmon slice then baked with Gaijin special sauce and masago $9.50
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| Big Bang |
This wasn't as good as it sounds =( It was a bit mushy on the inside without any rice to keep it up, but the Gaijin special sauce was delicious with a hint of spiciness =)
We were very satisfied with the whole meal =) I decided to go pay for dinner since I thought I should treat my parents out now that I'm working. We were so busy trying to make my iPhone work during dinner and hurrying our food so we'd get to the airport on time, that Dad forgot to give me the 25% Entertainment voucher and only remembered after I had paid for it all >< So ended up to be $30pp when it could have been $25 *sigh*
P and I will come back another day for the Sushi Buffet but you can't use the Entertainment voucher on it - boo =( oh well that's our fault I guess!
8/10
C.
xo
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