Wednesday, December 30, 2009

Yokozuna Japanese Cuisine (formerly Umaimon)

Address: 159 Oxford St, Darlinghurst NSW
Tel: (02) 9357 7808
Opening Hours: Tue - Sun 12pm till 10pm

Formerly Umaimon which was located near St Andrews Catheral School (corporate building), the owners have moved to a new location in the heart of Oxford St, Paddington.

Run by a small Japanese family, serving authentic and honest food at very reasonable prices.

Pictured below: Dumplings under a thin crepe shell - culinary genuis! I suspect the batter is light fried in a wok to produce the shell which has a charred, crispy savoury taste under which reveals a bed of Japanese gyoza.



Above: on the left is a special mackeral sushi - very finely sliced dried mackeral topped on an inside-out sushi roll. On the right is a raw salmon & avocado roll - these are both quite large so don't attempt it on your own! They are made fresh so be sure to sample!

Below: Fillet fish with tomato chilli - the fish fillets are always fresh, cooked to perfect and very tasty. Also highly recommended is the fish fillet with tartare sauce - Japanese style does not have that overpowering pickle/dill taste as normal tartare sauce does.

Pictured below: Beef steak - the sauces are always very savoury and light in true Japanese style.