Review on Tetsujin Japanese restaurant, Melbourne CBD.

It was the weekend for Japanese summer festival (Bon Odori) in Melbourne CBD. I met a friend in Fed Square but the weather was too hot so we decided to make a run for a cosy cold air-con restaurant. Of course there were plenty of stalls and celebration going on in Fed Square with people dressed up in Yukata (poorly dressed and obi was tied horribly) and cos play costumes but they really do look weird- weird as in they don't look cool or anything like the Jap anime. Just weird and to be honest- only the Japs can pull off with those looks. 

We headed to Emporium Melbourne via a lift at the corner of the street where it took us straight up to a BBQ division. Surprise? We thought it was a Japanese restaurant but it's quite deceiving. For those who are no sushi-raw eaters, there is Korean BBQ behind the sushi train area. Tetsujin Restaurant has a Japanese dining area is rather small...we had to sit on the waiting stools with a number since it was lunch peak time especially on a Sunday. But since it's just the two of us, we managed to secure a spot near to the sushi train. Water is provided- free.

There are plenty of packets of wasabi, ginger and soy sauce on the sushi belt. My friend YL requested for a freshly grated wasabi since it doesn't contain any preservatives. Sushi on the train were so-so, not that fantastic- lots of seared salmon, prawn nigiri sushi and tamago. We ordered some udon, takoyaki, soft shell crab handroll, sashimi, agedashi tofu via the tablet on the tablet. This reminds me like Sakae Sushi restaurants in Malaysia. 
Sushi plates range from A$3.00 to A$6.00 for deluxe. If you're opting for scallops or octopus, it would be more expensive. The udon was average- it wasn't that fantastic as what I've eaten before but for a price of A$6.00, what do you expect? 

We finished off our lunch by 2.00 pm before heading to foot the bill. Turns out each of us had to pay around A$20.50. It was not expensive but we were not excessively full. It was good enough to fill our hungry tummies. Most diners have sushi plates stacked up on their table but we have around 5 plates and we shared most of them too! Ha ha!
I've seen some have ordered match ice-cream and smoothies/floats but we decided to opt those out and have coffee somewhere else.

Overall, it was something new to try in the city after all it's a once off experience.
I doubt I will be returning when we have plenty of good Japanese restaurants in suburbs.

Food: 3/5 stars
Ambiance: 3/5 stars
Price: 3/5 stars
Service: 4/5 stars