If you're attracted by bright lights, Japanese food, and alcoholic drinks, then you'll gravitate towards Izakaya Yebisu like a moth to the flame. Settle down with a Japanese chu hai (shochu cocktail) or a drink from the sake trolley, and go nuts with the huge touchscreen menu. There's a mix of classics like sushi, uzusukuri (thinly sliced sashimi) and gyoza, or go for something a bit more adventurous like the deep fried takoyaki balls, served with a mini skillet of beef curry and melted cheese! While you're at it, take advantage of the charcoal grill in the kitchen and order all the yakitori, the yaki onigiri (grilled rice ball) and toasted mochi rice cakes wrapped in crisp nori seaweed. Don't forget about dessert either - the daifuku ice cream is the bomb and if you're a Washoku Lovers member, you can also get freshly fried tempura ice cream for only $2! Bargain.
TL;DR: Japanese izakaya in the heart of the CBD with a huge menu
Favourite dish: Green tea daifuku ice cream - green tea ice cream wrapped in a chewy mochi 'pastry'
Would I return?: Maybe for drinks and a few bar snacks
Penguin says Feed Me dined at Izakaya Yebizu as a guest of Washoku Lovers.
Izakaya Yebisu
Shop 7-10, 501 George Street
Sydney NSW 2000
Ph: + 61 2 9266 0301
Open 7 days, 12pm - 11pm
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| A Japanese alleyway? |
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| Inside Izakaya Yebisu |
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| Sake trolley! |
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| Kachiwari lemon chuhai - $7.80 (front) and Iichiko Yuzu on the rocks - $7 (back) |
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| Kingfish usuzukuri - $18.80 |
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| Toasted rice cake - $5.80 |
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| Tsukune (chicken meat ball) with poached egg - $5.80 |
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| Yaki onigiri - $5.80 |
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| Takoyaki with beef curry and cheese - $9.80 |
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| Pan fried pork gyoza with ponzu sauce - $8.80 |
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| Green tea daifuku ice cream - $5.80 |
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| Tempura ice cream - $2 (with Washoku Lovers offer) |
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| Totoro! |
And then there's the din whenever someone orders off the sake trolley!
ReplyDeleteThat $2 tempura ice cream is a freakin bargain!!
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