my name is Food.: Sushi

Sushi Edo - Newmarket, Brisbane

Australia June 30, 2019

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Hosokawa Japanese Restaurant - Hamilton, Brisbane

Ascot March 04, 2019

This place is still hands down my go-to whenever we want thick cut freshly sliced sashimi. With a variety of different sashimi options to choose from, the platter is always a great option when not sure of which to order or if there's a couple of you to gobble it down.

It might look very humble and a casual kind of place however do make sure to book in a table for dinner as you might just get turned away or asked to wait...

Despite the times I've eaten Agedashi Tofu, it's usually not served with half a bowl of the soy dipping sauce as some places separates their soy sauce with the tofu to keep the outer layer of the deep fried tofu still crispy. Although this was a different case, it did not make the tofu fully soggy as it only filled half of the bowl.

A warm but refreshing starter to have and I'd usually go for this if I had to choose between it and a bowl of edamame. I just feel that buying edamame isn't that worth it, specially when you can buy a whole bag from your local asian mart and boil or steam it at home yourself for a couple of minutes.

Ordering the Sashimi Platter, approximately 15 slices noted on the menu of the chef's selection, it looked fresh and so chunky as it arrived on our table. From hiramasa fish to salmon, from scallops to tuna, from octopus to squid, served with wasabi. Just eating it on its own is divine but dipping it into the soy sauce and adding a tad of wasabi is another level.

Always melts in your mouth either way you eat it.

Cold soba with Tempura is a great option when you're not feeling like the usual udon noodle soup or even ramen. Although this may look dry or not served with any sauce, it actually comes with a soy sauce based dipping sauce to dip your soba noodles in. The soba noodles are usually served cold but when combining the coolness of it with the hot and crispy tempura, it goes together well. The portion of the soba noodles was generous as well as the assorted prawn and vegetables tempura.

These deep fried tempura was nicely battered, not too thick and not flour-ish giving you that dry aftertaste after taking a bite.

Having hardly ordering sushi here, we thought we'd give it a try although they didn't really have much options. California Roll is always a classic but one I don't order usually or at all. But since the rest of the options were just kind of meh, I thought why not just try these?

With six small slices, it was ok. Nothing great but it wouldn't be something I would come back for or probably order again. Filled with the usual california combination of crab stick, omelette and avocado, yes it was fresh but it was just meh. Good rice though.

Lastly, ordering the Chicken Katsu, did seem to be a good idea at first but then turned out the opposite once it arrived and we started eating it. A thin piece of chicken meat, crumbed and fried not overly crispy but quite flour-ish. The main dissapointment was the chicken to be honest. It was just quite thin and sad. Even with a warm bowl of steamed rice, it didn't help.

Probably should just stick to their sashimi next time.

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Sushi Edo - The Barracks, Petrie Terrace, Brisbane

Asian February 10, 2019

With more sushi trains opening, seems there's more competition. Sushi Edo at The Barracks is quite big in terms of seating availabilities but be ready for a queue during lunchtime and dinner. With a flat rate of $3.80/plate, it definitely is a good buy for anyone. They do have their a-la-carte menu options however such as tempura, miso soup, rice, udon, sashimi, salads and more.

We didn't have to wait for long when we arrived and was seated at a booth but not directly at the sushi train counter which we preferred anyway. So starting to look at the ipad ordering system, it was easy to order but took a while having to go through the menu items one by one.

Salmon and cream cheese is always such a good combination and this was a good choice definitely with the creamy top and a drizzle of teriyaki.

The soft shell crab was quite petite in size and did not look like the image on the menu. With three rolls on the plate, two with a dollop of mayonnaise, with the third having a bigger soft shell crab piece. It wasn't bad but it didn't seem fresh.

They called this, Lion King, not sure why but it was another good one. Don't really remember what was inside as the filling but it was topped with cheese and salmon and slightly smoked making it aburi.. and aburi is always such goodness. Sadly there's only two rolls which made us get another plate of the same item.

A simple salmon nigiri always gives everyone a smile especially if it's slightly smoked like this one. Topped with a drizzle of mayo and some kind of sweet glaze.

I'm pretty sure this was one where we thought was a bit interesting as it was crumbed scallop served with greens, crab stick and avocado. It was topped with crumbs as well as a very thinly sliced scallop on top. It was not too bad but a dip of soy sauce was needed and it was a tad too big for me to be able to eat it all in one bite.

Wanting something crispy and not bothered to wait for any sushi rolls or nigiri having a crispy element, we decided to order their Karaage, which was not bad for its price but you do get four pieces of the deep fried chicken served with a dollop of mayonnaise. The batter of the karaage however seemed a bit flourish leaving the mouth dry after munching on it.

Udon, thick wheat flour noodle served in a hot noodle soup topped with radish, tofu skin, nori seaweed and a pinch of tempura crisps. It was okay but nothing special and rather small for the price charged.

Overall it was an ok experience and dining but service was meh and food was ok. It wouldn't be my first choice to visit here on an impulse sushi night but if nearby or if wanting easy, simple, cheap sushi, then I guess maybe it would be a good place to go to even for a date, night out or even for a family get-together.