Aug 22, 2010

Sushi Burger

Address: 167 Exhibition Street, Melbourne
Tel: 9650 9877

JUDGE THE FOOD, NOT THE NAME

Do not be fazed by the name of this restaurant, the food is actually very nice. The food here is cooked by Japanese people and it shows.

The signature dish here is sushi burgers. It sounds tacky I know, but I encourage you to put away your doubts for a moment and try it. The usual filling you get in sushi handrolls is instead sandwiched between two rice patties. To ensure it all stays together, the 3 layers are then wrapped with seaweed.

There are several flavours of sushi burger which are mostly made to order however they do have some on pre-made for the lunch rush hour. My favourite is the yakiniku burger which is filled with thin slices of shaved beef which has been fried with onions, teriyaki sauce and japanese mayonnaise (a little sweeter than the normal one). It is a bit expensive at $6.50, but the flavour combination (sweet v salty) is a classic. It is also made to order, and only takes about 5 minutes if you are in a hurry.

A not so successful burger is the soft shell crab burger, which contains far too much grease from the deep-fried crab. However the other burgers which I have tried like chicken and avocado and vegetable tempura have been great. Both of these burgers also had teriyaki sauce in them which really helps lift the flavours.

This place is now a staple for my mid-week lunch. See you there.

Rating: 15/20

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