I have been going here for a while and the food is generally priced well. It is definitely filling…read moreand good for when you are hungry. Obviously not as good as compared to food I have eaten in Japan. The food here is not 100% authentic but does a good job at using the ingredients and captures the same image. The food does taste well cooked and has a nice flavour. The sushi is filling and authentic. The salmon-don is also very good. Would come back here as always but not if your looking for the most authentic Japanese experience.

Tried the chicken karaage ramen here for lunch. The chicken tastes acceptable though with a bit too…read moremuch skin & fat for my liking. But the ramen is one of the plainest I've ever tasted. A boring dish indeed with very average tasting noodles. I only ordered this because there is no udon soup. How can a Japanese restaurant not serve udon soup? To make things worse, the tables are packed too closely & squashy. Feels more like a cheap Chinese eatery rather than a decent Japanese restaurant that this place is pretending to be. I don't think I'll be coming back.

Totally love this place! Fresh fresh sushi, wonderful noodle dishes & some really different small…read moreoptions (duck handroll anyone) This place is always veru hussle & bussle & draws a huge lunch crowd between 12 - 3. Expect a slight wait but nothing to huge. The staff are so friendly & will make suggestions if you are struggling to make a choice. Richmond desperatly needed a good Japanese place that did more than your usual noodle & sushi dishes. They are closed on Sundays which is upsetting, they also do byo wine & are fully licensed.

As per previous reviews, my initial judgement on whether I return to establishments like this is…read morethat little seaweed wrapped version of the Aussie sausage roll: Sushi :D Looking at the menu, they had a mixture of food choices including the sushi rolls. On this visit I had the crispy chicken & teriyaki chicken sushi rolls. The temperature and texture was spot on which can quite often account for 75% of the sushi enjoyment. That's about where it finished. The crispy chicken sushi wasn't really crispy chicken, but like a cheap processed crumbed chicken with more crumbs thanks chicken. The teriyaki nearly had more avocado than rice in it. Personally I would not return because of this one epic fail. On the other hand, the place was nicely presented, and what other people were eating, did look appetising. Unfortunately it doesn't cut the mustard with me through the infamous Michael Sushi Test.

Definitely a neighbourhood gem and one of the few places open in South Melbourne on a Sunday for…read moredinner. Also a place for takeaway. Choose from their expansive menu of salads, pages and pages of sushi (taro sushi or mango sushi anyone), salads, rice dishes (bestest most popular Japanese curry with rice and secret ingredients - as described in the menu), and udon noodles. My dinner companion wanted wagyu beef and was grossly disappointed. Mostly fish dishes with some chicken. We got the purple rice with eel. Beautifully served with four condiments including seaweed, chilli, wasabi, and some powdered spice. Eating requires a four step approach. First eat the fried teriyaki flavoured eel. Second, eat it with the condiments. Third, pour the broth over the rice and eat it all together. Fourth, yummy in your belly as you savour the experience. We also got their "best Japanese udon curry with secret ingredients". It was a thick curry with teriyaki sauce, grilled salmon, massive mushrooms, broccoli and tomato. Quite filling. We finished off with the Matcha ice cream which came with popped brown rice, blueberries, strawberries and corn flakes. Delicious and crunchy. The green tea mochi was interesting. Jelly like, flavorless and filled with red bean paste. Great service with staff passionate about Japanese cuisine. Beautiful fit out. Good for groups.

This place just opened up recently and my partner and I tried out their take away option. All I…read morereally have to say is WOW! I'm very impressed by how quick the delivery and the presentation of the food. Fresh delivered sushi is really hard to come by and I really hope it keeps the quality. We loved our first try that we tried it a second time but this time their customer service came through. We called in because menulog wasn't allowing us to order and realized that they actually were closed already. The lady on the phone said she could still take our order and do one last delivery! The food was just as good and timely! 4/5 stars only because the pricing is higher than I'd like but to be fair everything in Melbourne is quite expensive.

Walking distance from our hotel down the street…read more Delicious ramen! Broth is tasty and pork is tender. Very friendly service.

First meal in Melbourne and it is amazing. The service was good as well to make the experience even…read morebetter. I believe it was likely the owner who helped us out for the most part. Seating is spacious and far from each other. Not a loud and rowdy place. Everything packed a punch in flavors!

The first time I heard about Kenzan, I'd walked in to a room of friends and they were all rolling…read moretheir eyes in ecstasy and making funny noises. Apparently one of them had just made mention of Kenzan and their crispy nori sushi rolls and it had sent them all off in to fits drooling. I realised I was missing out, so marched to the GPO building quick smart to sink my teeth in to one of them. Yep, they're pretty damn good. There's the usual fillings - tuna sashimi, spicy salmon, terriyaki chicken yada yada yada... but what sets Kenzan apart is their nifty plastic wrapping that separates the nori from the rice until just at the last minute. Before you can eat the roll you have to do a kind of sushi origami and unwrap the roll and then re-roll it upon itself (trust me, it will make sense to you when the time comes). This means you get expertly cooked rice, fresh and delicious fillings and CRISPY nori on the outside. It's a textural delight and is going to ruin you for every soggy nori roll you ever eat in the future. As a dining experience Kenzan is nothing spectacular - you'll sit elbow-to-elbow with shoppers and office workers during the peak lunch period, but it's quick and fresh and you'll only pay a small premium for what I feel is some of the best sushi in Melbourne.

Kenzan at the GPO is, in my opinion, the best place to get nori rolls in the entire Melbourne CBD…read more The nori rolls come wrapped in plastic to separate the nori paper from the rice. When you are ready the eat you unwrap and roll the rice roll into the nori paper. The result is a crispy outside and makes all the difference in the world! I cannot eat 'soggy' nori rolls anymore. You have to get there by about 1:30pm if you want to have a decent selection as they sell out of the most popular - cooked tuna and california - very quickly. Getting a seat can also be difficult between 12:30 - 2:00pm. I usually get take away though as my office is just around the corner. One quick tip - they often forget to put the soy sauce and wasabi in the bag so double check before you step out.

Sashimi was ok but everything else was pretty average or below average. Grilled mackerel wasn't…read morereally grilled. Don't order the ramen!! It is reaaally bad. You can do better yourself using YouTube. It's Chinese ran so like everything else... non authentic

Aren't I a lucky ducky? Mizu is 2 minutes away from my home!…read more Mizu is a chic yet casual Japanese returant that serves a vast array of Japanese fare. I adore everything from the miso soup to the edamame to the amazing sashimi set. This place is a definite must I love the cory yet feeling with lovely staff that acommodated to every one of our requests. This place will be a regular!

Sushi Jin is A-OK in a nutshell: generic shopping centre location, so-so quality sushi and zero to…read moreno ambience. The one thing that sets Sushi Jin apart from the countless other sushi bars in central Melbourne? Its variety. Sure, my crispy chicken could have been crispier and the generous side of ginger barely tasted of anything but you can't accuse Sushi Jin of having a limited selection of sushi. From unusual vegetarian options such as tempura pumpkin to inari several ways and a whole slew of brown rice options, Sushi Jin's one saving grace is its great range of different sushi varieties. I opted for inari, crispy chicken with white rice and brown rice teriyaki chicken and the sushi was good if not amazing. Sushi Jin's staff are very sweet - and refreshingly liberal with things like ginger, wasabi and soy - but this place is only really suitable for a quick bite to eat when on the go.

I've been visiting Sushi-Jin fortnightly for the past 3 or 4 years…read more It's sadly underrated and kind of out-of-the-way for a CDB location but I don't care. It's a hidden gem, and it's MY hidden gem. As I type in my lunch hour, I'm having my "usual" - Chicken Teriyaki on rice. It's as simple as it sounds, and that's why it's delicious - soft, moist rice with perfect texture, liberal teriyaki sauce and the chicken is always seared and never soggy. The dish is topped off with sesame seeds on the chicken and pickled ginger on the rice. It is perfection. It's also already cooked and in the container, making it hygienic and FAST. Sushi-Jin is more authentic and home-style Japanese takeaway. The hot foods feature dishes such as salmon fried rice and vegetarian fried rice and the sushi chef goes to the bother of making onigiri (rice balls) and searing his Tamago (egg) sushi with a little brand of Japanese characters. It's said that you can tell the quality of a sushi restaurant by the effort the chef puts into the egg sushi (the cheapest sushi), if they bother with the cheapest, then the chef has much pride in their work. ...And honestly, I couldn't tell you ANYWHERE else that served Onigiri rice balls. To add to the authenticity, there are small drawings and handwritten signs in Japanese about the counter. I think these sorts of touches are charming and possibly lost on most people, who want to zoom in and out of "Sushi Sushi" with the standard tuna/avocado roll - yes, me too sometimes. To come to the negatives for Sushi-Jin, I would say location and lack of atmosphere. I have never eaten in the depressing food court, I always take-away. I have literally gone to eat outside the library to avoid that food court. I wouldn't take someone there as it's uncomfortable to sit and eat. However, if you are looking for good home-style take away with a lot of options - try Sushi-Jin. P.S. Sushi-Jin, would you bring back your free Miso/Green Tea with purchase?

I celebrated my birthday at Izakaya Jiro in Melbourne, and it was pretty good. The place has a vibe…read morethat makes you feel like you're somewhere in Japan, which was nice. We started with a beautiful variety of sashimi--fresh and tasty--and the agedashi tofu and tempura were solid choices too. The highlight for us was definitely the variety of Wagyu beef cuts! it was cooked really well and super flavorful. Overall, it's a nice spot if you're after a relaxed Japanese dining experience. Great food and great service!

Overpriced and bleh!!! very forgettable!!! Ordered the sashimi and sushi $36 for 21 pieces. It was…read morerobbery!! had to order 2 other mains to suffice. Got the eek rice and teriyaki chicken. Both were average and meeeh! I don't get how this place is competitive. in summary ... over priced average food!