You know you've been a "regular" at an establishment, when the people serving you, know you by your first name, or know what you are having before you even utter a word. I fell into the latter category with Mr Don.
Mr Don is located on 466 Boundary Street Spring Hill, amongst a group of shops, next another gem, Caffe Amante.
I've come here enough times that they would just yell out "Chicken Katsu Don" (in Japanese) to the kitchen, as soon as I stepped in. Definitely my favourite dish from Mr Don. In fact, they should call me Mr Katsu Don.
This little Japanese Sushi and takeaway shop is quite small, with hardly any space inside and only a handful of chairs outside. On any given weekdays at lunch, its very busy and its easy to understand why. Prices are cheap, and portions are generous. More importantly, the staff are friendly, the food tasty, and even on busy days, you still get your order in a reasonable amount of time. A simple recipe for success really. With an International English School just across the road Mr Don is a big hit with the international students.
Of course Mr Don does have other choices, like classic sushis, udons, and japanese teriyakis.
A chicken katsu don (with rice) is only $7.50 with lots of chicken katsu and not just heavy with rice, like some places like to do. Although they have EFTPOS, there is a minimum charge of $10, so my "regular" meal was always chicken katsu and a can of diet coke.
Mr Don is a great example of cheap, not necessarily having to mean "nasty". In fact, I'm going to starta new saying. "Cheap and flavourful". read more