Hidden in a lane way in Burwood lies a great little Japanese gem. Sitting on the corner of Warrigal road and Toorak road, Kenji offers cheap and cheerful Japanese fare, from Bento boxes to sushi that is prepared right in front of your eyes.
Kenji is popular with locals, or those few from elsewhere who actually know where to find this place.
During lunch hour, sushi is sold from the counter, and the restaurant is located to the left through a doorway.
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| Wooden Japanesey interior |
A friend and I were struggling to choose something off the huge menu (the restaurant menu had more options than this picture). I had been to Kenji once before and had ordered bits and pieces like the edamame beans ($3), crumbed shrimp gourmet roll ($6.80) and gyoza ($4). Tonight we both ordered the teriyaki chicken bento box, so we could try heaps of little goodies.
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| Chicken teriyaki bento box with gyoza, chicken karaage, calamari ring, crumbed fried prawn, croquette, edamame + salad ($13) |
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| Sushi chefs doing their thing plus an orange shirt man looking a bit cautious of my picture taking |
If you were lucky enough to snag a table early, you could get front row view of the chef's making sushi. I didn't get to come any closer because I would have looked weird standing over this couples table- but I'm guessing the knife skills were pretty impressive...
There is so much to order here and the food is of a consistently high quality. It's not often you find a restaurant this good, at these prices, in this area. Hands down the best Japanese food in the Eastern burbs!
Kenji Japanese Dining
10/1405-1411 Toorak Road, Camberwell
