Bites: Ohnamiya @ Applecross

Yesterday was a different Saturday for me. Instead of the usual sleep in, I got up around 8-ish before heading out for a session of tennis! And that was Super NICE!  After tennis I went home for a good shower before meeting up with Yobi for lunch @ Dim Sim cafe, formerly known as Hoi’s Kitchen which turned out to be yummy!  The squid tentacles were the crispiest in Perth.  Next time I’ll be sure to grab my camera and do a full review on it!

 

After that I came home about 3-ish and did some work until my sister rang me up and told me she was super hungry. Again it was time for so yummy food! My sister was fed up of Northbridge so she decided to try somewhere new.  Her friend recommended us a Japanese place called Ohnamiya @ Applecross which I blindly followed only to realise that they have a branch just outside my house called Oh Namiya… ohh gawd @@!.  I have just confirmed that the menu is exactly the same except for a few desserts which were not on Oh Namiya’s menu.

When we reached there about half pass six, the place was packed like canned sardines.  Pretty damn impressive for a “take away” place. On a side note, there was a pizza place next to the Ohnamiya which was empty.  Felt so sad for the dude that owns it.  Fortunately the wait did not take more than 20 minutes before the friendly waitress had us sitted.  Having waited for some time gave me a chance to decide what I will be having for my dinner :()!  Truth be said, it did not take long considering the Ohnamiya was famous for 3 particular dishes in which 1 of it included Mayonnaise for the win!  I am known to be sucker for Mayonnaise especially when paired with fried foods or teriyaki dishes.

Some of the food that we ordered:

My Chicken Terimayo  @$9.90!  Loved the Teriyaki sauce, loved the burned dollops of Jap Mayo, loved the dish!

Om nom nom nom!!

My sister ordered the chicken katsu curry.  Not sure how much it costs but I think it was about $12.   She enjoyed her meal of curry and crumbled chicken.  But YH and I was not fond of the curry because it was not sweet enough.  I think sweet Japanese curries are the only ones we like!

YH’s and Feng’s  both ordered Karaage with Sushi Bento @ $12.80.  He said it was nice but he felt that Toraya @ Subiaco does a better job with the Karaage :*(.  Not that it is was not nice, just not THAT nice.  At least he did not give it a fail like the Karaage @ Taka which he hates to the max ahaha.  Yvonne on the other hand ordered the Teriyaki Chicken Deluxe Bento @ $14.80 which is a two level bento meal.  Superb value and taste.  She said the food is an OK.

At the end of the meal, everyone was filled to the brim.  But two people were not finished. Hohohoho.. My sister and I decided to finish it with a popular specialty dessert of this place.  It was the Green Tea Panna Cotta @ $5 a serve.  A dessert made by simmering together cream, milk and sugar, before firming it gelatine mixture.

Arial view of my yummy dessert!

Yummy yummy!

There are several reasons why I liked this dessert and could have another 1 despite being filled to the bream.  Firstly the Penna Cotta is not that kind dessert that will have you frightened of sugar for the next decade.  A consistently smooth texture throughout the dessert made it a pleasure to the tongue. Also, the cream felt light and it did not make me feel sick.  Lastly it is just so pretty to look at :)!

Oh and believe it or not, my camera had problems taking a good photograph of the Panna Cotta because it was so smooth that the macro went bonkers!

All ended good for this meal even though we could have just walked to the one outside my place.  After all the discovery of a yummy Penna Cotta is well worth the distance ;-)!  Hopefully everyone felt the meal was good.  I know my sister liked it and YH was ok.  Hopefully Feng and Yvonne liked it too!!

WenY

Bites: Mela @ Northbridge

Another entry that has long been overdue thanks to a studying schedule went bonkers.  After our structural exams worth 40% last Friday, we were suddenly in the mood the go to the city to let ourselves loose again.  Nothing wild really.  Just hoping for some shopping time and perhaps a good meal.  Right after exam I got myself a change of clothes and we were off to Harbour Town for some shopping.

Shades.. liking them big.  Meet Vil and my housemate Xin Ling.  Oh and I so cannot wait to get more car back! :(!!

Shopping in Harbour Town was a fail attempt for me.  Did not see anything interesting and shopping at Nike has begin to suck quite bad lately! :(!  We were there till 7 before we left for dinner.  Oh gosh. the traffic was horrible!  Took us more than half an hour to move like err? 2km? @@!  But when we got to Mela’s for dinner, our appetite was godly and the pain of the traffic was long forgotten.  Mela is located along William St. Northbridge next to Sparrow Indonesian Restaurant.

William’s staple food here was the Byriani and it was pretty good to most of us with the exception of my sister ahah.  I liked it quite a fair bit and Xin Ling was a dying person at the end of the meal because the Byriani was a tad too spicy for her tolerance.  Another thing about the Byriani is its price.  At $12.50 and a choice of either lamb or chicken, its definitely a steal.

Om nom nom nom.  Watch out for the green chilli.  These little guys taste like jalapenos but they sting like Habanero.  Xin Ling -----> X_X …  Oh and to be honest, I would do without the ginger bits on top of my rice.  Tastes like CRAP!!

My sister and I at the restaurant :):)!

Henry and Xin Ling at Mela’s.  Henry is William’s brother!

Ahhh I have come to a conclusion that the food at Mela’s is better suited to my taste buds compared to places like Maya Masala or Cinnamon at the Park and sort.  Even though my sister did not like the Byriani, she ordered something else called Goat Masala which went down very well with her stomach.  She was pleasantly surprised!  A place to revisit for an Indian meal next time.

WenY

Bites: Ayami @ Northbridge.

Sorry to those who was expecting a little more of my dedication towards my blog.  But these recent weeks has been been filled with study efforts.  5% Accounting assignment, 7% reports, 5% computer assignments, geology test, steel design test, accounting quiz…. I guess you can see where I’m straying to already.  Seems like I have severely underestimated the business of a 4th year university student.  Should not have overloaded! DANG!

Lucky enough, my ordeal has finally ended.  Time to kick back and give my blog a new entry.  I’ll do a post on one of the new restaurant I visited a week ago for a close friend’s birthday.  My sister chose a Japanese restaurant called Ayami in Northbridge opposite Russell Square.  Ayami has taken over from another Jap-French fusion restaurant.  The service here is pretty good hoho.  The waitress has a good smile on her!  And as for the food, we ordered lots and lots of food!  But yummy or not that is something else..

Sashimi @ $35.50 .  The dish consisted of slices of tuna, salmon, yellow tail and god knows what other fish were there on the plate.  I think they also had sea urchin sashimi too.   Amanda and Kevin found this very yummy and fresh!  And its not without substance considering my findings on the web mentioned that the sashimi chef Kengo Omori @ Ayami is an award winning chef.

Tempura @ $15.00 ! I  find it hard to distinguish between good and bad tempura.  Or maybe all the ones I’ve eaten so far are really good.  But this really is just something you can get anywhere.  No hype. 

Tuna Croquets @ $9.50 was my pick for appetizer.   Well mashed tuna patty cover in potato, battered and fried! Yummmyyy! Mind you, the croquet was floating on one of the bests tartar sauce I’ve ever tasted!

Beef Tataki @ $X.XX.  Not sure how this dish is supposed but it was ok.  Personally my favourite beef tataki comes from Kanta where each sliced is firm in shape but melts in your mouth.

Diced steak teriyaki @ 21.50.  This was what my sister ordered which turn out to be a big BOO BOO.  Tasteless teriyaki was disappointing.   WHERE DID THE NICEST TERIYAKI in PERTH GO TO? COME BACK PLEASE SUN KATSUYAAAAAAAAAAA!

Tempura Udon @ $12.50.  I think this was fail job really.  It felt like errr boiled plain noodles topped with tempura, and oh the soup base is dashi with water maybe?  Didn’t like it a single bit.  Or maybe I’m just a Ramen kid FTW.

Overall the food here was OK-la, the bill wasn’t xD! The meal ended up upwards of $170 maybe?  And it was only for 4 people.  We were the last a bit to leave the place after eating.  We waited for Jason to pop by before lighting Kevin’s yummy green tea cake in which my sister bought.  Hehehe…

My smile here is not so fail.  Yays!!!  The cake was awesome I must insist once again.  Bought somewhere err canning bridge hmm err? Mt. Pleasant Highgate, Mt. Lawley or Applecross I am so unsure @.@!

Great night.  Enjoyed it hoho!  And oh must thank my sister as she treated us the meal! :)!

WenY