Oishii Sushi in Sunnybank Hills

I went here after searching for good sushi places in Brisbane.

I was not disappointed.

AMAZING sushi.

Their tuna sashimi is a generous and gorgeous red serve of very delicious fish.





The Dynamite roll has a great kick to it without being overpowering on the spice. Will definitely have that again.





I also tried the scallops in garlic butter. Had I been sitting inside, they might have stayed hot longer, but the garlic butter sauce was to die for and the scallops were cooked to perfection.





Great experience at Oishii. Highly recommend it and will be going back as soon as I can.

Mr Don Spring Hill

Mr Don is near where I work. I was pretty thrilled when another Japanese place opened in Spring Hill.


Mr Don does good donburi bowls. Tonkatsu, tempura or gyudon. The cost of the average bowl is $8.50 and the serves are of a good size, making it good value for money. I quite like their curry don and the tempura don and/or udon. Tempura takes a little longer, so if you are in a rush, order the curry, gyudon or the many katsu dishes.


Their sushi rolls are a good quick lunch but get in quick because they go quickly.


The staff is lovely and very polite.


Good value for money. Great tasting and quick for those in a hurry

Wagaya Japanese food

This place is AMAZING. I love the ordering system of the ipad at the end of the table. WARNING! You may order more than you can eat.

The tuna sashimi was melt-in-your-mouth delicious.

The grilled eel, which I have never liked anywhere else I have tried it, will make me try it other places. The sauce on the eel is gorgeous and the eel melts in your mouth.

The rolls could do with less mayo, but that might be my dislike of Japanese mayo.

The gyoza is perfect, soft and well pan-fried with awesome flavour.

They seem to love grapfruit juice in their cocktails. I was somewhat disappointed that the cocktail menu was not clearer as to what was in each drink.

The green tea cheesecake is disgusting. DO NOT ORDER IT. It's as if someone just smashed dried green tea into a day-old cheesecake and re-formed it. AVOID!!

Despite a weird cocktail and a bad taste of someone's dessert, I would highly highly recommend Wagaya to anyone who loves Japanese food.

Haveli Indian food

Have been to Haveli twice now. Loved it each time we were there. The curries are well worth the drive from Brisbane to Vic Point.

The onion and spinach pakoras are my fave starters. Their tandoori chicken is beautifully tender and very flavourful. The tugh tikka is amazing. Would highly recommend it. The banquet for 2 feeds at least 3 people, so be VERY hungry when you order.

The curries are really rich in flavour and you can really taste the love and care that they put into making them. The chicken sabji had a great rich flavour with just the right touch of cilantro to make it extra special. The goat curry is a really rich, flavourful serve as well and the meat is exceptionally tender. The mango lamb was delicious with a nice sweet sauce.

The decor of the restaurant is entertaining as well, with private booths if you want a little romantic dinner.

My only concern is the wait staff. They seem less than attentive and their ability to bring out all the necessary items at the right time is less than wonderful. Who eats papadams without the sauces?

http://www.haveli-indianrestaurant.com.au/

G's birthday

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO MY HUSBAND!!! He turned the big 44 today.

I gave him his b'day gift, which was really just paper. It had the printouts of the 2 tix I bought for that music festival. He was shocked. He said that he did not expect that.

We went downstairs and chatted while he smoked. I fessed up that I contacted Mark last month to set this up. I told him of the falling out that Mark and Dave had. He laughed.

Came upstairs and we booked him flights to Melbourne from 14/2 to 19/2. 5 whole days he is going!!!! Leaves on the Thursday near mid-day and returns the Tuesday at noonish. 5 whole days home alone!!! OMG!!! I am possibly more thrilled about this than I should be.

I go away. I am leaving for Laos next week. I want to tour the NT and WA this school hols. He never goes anywhere unless it's with me.

I am so happy he is happy with his gift AND is getting out to spend time with Mark.

Tonight, it's dinner at Breakky Creek Hotel. STEAK! COW! BIG SLABS OF IT!

Arriba Grill

I was so happy when a new place to eat opened in Lutwyche. So. Very. Happy.

Arriba Grill did not disappoint.

Our first trip, we ordered the bowls. Mistake on our part. While they were good, you need the burrito to get the best taste, in my humble opinion. Don't get me wrong, the bowl were fine but after having tried a burrito, the bowls pale in comparison.

Love the ordering method. Fill out a form, tell them what you want and in 2-4 mins, you have dinner/lunch.

Fresh ingredients, good tasting, reasonable prices.
Please do not ever leave Lutwyche. PLEASE!

The Crown Hotel

We go to the Crown frequently. Mostly, we go Wednesday nights for Trivia. We liked it better when Michael was hosting, but the new girl is ok.

The Crown is a nice, average local pub with slightly better than average food.

Their pizzas are good. Thin crust, good toppings, lots of flavour.

They have a few dishes (the chicken with Camembert) where they over-do the crap sauces. Ask for them on the side and it's all good.

Decent beer selection on tap, as well as Guiness and Cider. Yum!

$15 steak specials on Wednesday for trivia. YUM!

I miss the 10 meals for $10 menu. They were good because they were smaller.

The garlic bread is good, but don't go for the other breads on the menu as the portion size is insane small for the price.

Overall, I like this pub and give it 7.5 out of 10.

Mizu in Brisbane Birthday Dinner

My birthday dinner at Mizu in Tenneriffe was pretty damn good. When we got there, the hostess said that we could not order the Wagyu steak, which worried me, as I was sure that was what G was having. I asked if that meant all Wagyu foods were off the menu. She said that there was a Wagyu steak with soy butter on special. SIGN US UP!

After much contemplating, I went with the sushi platter. We had starters as well. OMG YUM! Edamame is possibly my fave food. It was yummy yummy.





Their gyoza was really yummy too. It could have been a bit crisper but it was nice.

We tried the ebi kushi age, which was deep fried prawn balls with a wasabi mayo. YUMMERS! G, who is not a fan of prawns even really enjoyed them!
 

The tempura was nice and light, not too oily, which is good.

G had the Wagyu with soy butter and rice. OMG it was so goddamn yummy. Melt in your mouth beef cooked in possibly the most delicious sauce I have ever had.









 I had the sushi platter. It was HUGE! I always wish that they include more tuna than they do, but that is my preference for the tuna and not so much for salmon. That said, their salmon is good. The rolls were nice and the presentation was fabulous.





We managed to finish it all. BURP!




We even had room for dessert. G had the kuragoma cake, which was a sesame cake and I had the azuki banana chocolate.



It was a good dinner. A bit expensive but really delicious. I would definitely go back there.