Azuma Kushiyaki

Catching up with Elz and Chris is always fun. We decided that we were going to go to Chat Thai. I rang to make a booking but the first available was for 9pm. I remember a restaurant that Lorraine from Not Quite Nigella went to called Azuma Kushiyaki. I remember this post well because she saw Tetsuya there. So I rang them and asked if they had a booking available for 6pm that night. The girl on the phone was very helpful and I instantly got a good feeling about this place.

We walked in to a group of waitresses with smiles on their faces. They immediately showed us to our table. Chris, who normally does the ordering for us went straight for the menu.




Free range spatchcock platter (grilled thigh, breast fillet, mini drumsticks and karaage deep fried wings $16.80). The grilled thigh was my favourite. It was seasoned with soy and butter. Simple but delicious.




Wagyu Karamiso $15.00. This was described as spicy but it was just right for me. It was full of flavour. The beef pieces in the soup were soft and it also had a few quail eggs which are one of my favourites.


Soft shell crab tempura $15.00. We were very lucky, the crab was pretty big and it was so sweet.

Seared Tuna salad served with ponzu vinaigrette $15.00. This is one of Azuma's signature dished. It was featured on Food Safari.

Quail eggs served with kushiyaki sauce $3.00. I love quail eggs. The kushiyaki sauce was sweet and sticky. TASTY..

Grilled king fish head. This was full of meat. The good stuff that no one really cares for. The eyes are something that I can never get used to eating. I freaked myself out when I accidentally poked the fish in the eye and the eye came out. The girls giggled at me as I made faces while the eye was dangling of my chopsticks.

OK so if you are easily grosed out I would close my eyes and scroll down. This is Chrissy holding up the gruesome fish eye. Ehehehe.

Speaking of Chrissy check out her soy pouring skillz. What a natural. If you want to hire her for some advertising give me a call or leave a comment. LOL..

Assorted sashimi entree $20.00. Fresh sashimi, you just cant go wrong. The scallop was very sweet.

Beef carpaccio $25.00. I don't really like raw beef, but I tried it. It was ok. Chris and Elz liked it.

At this stage we were all pretty full. But I always have room for dessert. I ordered a scoop of green tea and caramel ice cream with red bean $11.00. The caramel ice cream was so creamy. It was not your average caramel ice cream. It was a little bitter which gave it character. The green tea was not at all strong but matched the sweetness of the red bean.

Azuma Kushiyaki is a gem. If you want to try food that you would normally find in Izakaya's in Japan this is the place to go. They have small dishes as well as the traditional Japanese fair. The prices are reasonable and the service is excellent.

Kushiyaki Azuma

T: (02) 9267 7775

F: (02) 9267 7776

E:mailto:regentplace@azuma.com.au

Ground Floor Regent Place Shopping

501 George Street

Sydney NSW 2000