Wagaya

31 March 2009, 00:25

im sure you’ve read enough about Wagaya (Level 1, 78-86 Harbour Street, Haymarket) so ill keep it short and let the photos do the talking. after an awesome time at Taste of Sydney and munching on some incredible eats, Helen, Billy, Yas and I were in need of more sustenance and preferably somewhere that was air-conditioned and had comfy seating.


Wagaya is most known for its novelty factor of touch screens mounted on the wall and with a few taps we have soon ordered our food and drinks. there are also laminated menus for the table

Mentai potato salad ($6.80). i dont remember eating this. um. but it looked good?


Dragon roll ($9.50). i really like this photo. heh can you see im having trouble with my not so awesome memory?


Crab chawanmushi ($6.50). it’s like custard! but savoury and warm and velvety smooth.


Sushi roulette game ($8.50). the second thing wagaya is famous for is its sushi roulette! 6 pieces of salmon sushi arrive, each with a smear of wasabi on the outside but one piece is hiding a whole crapload of wasabi inside. Helen notices me eyeing each piece trying to determine which is the ‘wasabi bomb’ and immediately sets some ground rules. the first one being someone spins the plate while the sushi eater closes their eyes and picks their sushi. we agree and one by one each take a deep breath before stuffing the sushi in our mouths. being the pansy i bite my sushi in half just in case heh


turns out it was helens lucky day and at first as she chews in silence she suddenly reacts with a ack holy &$*#!!! we crack up and laugh and take photos of helen as she struggles to regain some feeling in her tastebuds heh heh (image is from Billy heh love the drawing dude!)


Salmon skin age ($4.50). mmm deepfried skin was so tasty if a little chewy


Crumbed cheese ($6.50). i had heard rumours of deep fried cubes of cheese at wagaya and was so overjoyed to find it. it doesnt take much to make me happy especially if it’s food that has been deepfried and these babies didnt disappoint! crunchy on the outside and gooey melty cheesey innards these were so tasty we ordered a second serve


Deep-fried chicken karaage ($6.90). i dont remember eating this. i dont think i ate it…


Shishamo fried ($7.50). i dont remember this either haha my memory is such a fail!


Ox tongue ($5.50). i remember this tho! i had never tried ox tongue before and was determined to try it. but every time i picked up the stick i would cringe and have flashbacks of seeing cows eating and their tongues flicking around… i ended up having to close my eyes and nibbling a piece. it wasnt so bad i guess. tastes like pork! um chewy flat pork!


Scallop and garlic fried rice ($9.90). Yas is still hungry and orders this bowl of rice. as we stir the rice we find to our delight there is a golden crust of crispy rice on the bottom and while i am full i manage to find some room for a bowl. all up our bill is just over $120 and is nowhere near as jaw dropping as the bill Howard managed to rack up- a whopping $1140!

1. lol. short but sweet :) i can’t remember saying ‘holy sh#t’ but then i think my brain turned off for 5 seconds whilst my sinuses exploded.

   and i always make it a point to try everything on the table. for research purposes of course!

   — Helen    Mar 31, 03:13 PM    #
   
   

2. wow! makes me hungry.
   the dragon roll..is that unagi? (eel)

   — karissa    Mar 31, 03:52 PM    #
   
   

3. Mmm, the Crab chawanmushi looks so good! I’ve got to head back there :)

   — Lene    Mar 31, 09:06 PM    #
   
   

4. Yummmm-yy. Your post is making me crave for wagaya hahah

   — foodie-central    Mar 31, 09:18 PM    #
   
   

5. I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again – you guys sure can eat a lot! LOL. Mmm, deep fried cheese – I’m there!

   — Christie @ Fig & Cherry    Mar 31, 11:33 PM    #
   
   

6. Hee hee that drawing always cracks me up! It’s so gooooodd! I want to see a Suze version Billy :P

   — FFichiban    Apr 1, 12:02 AM    #
   
   

7. hey stop stealing pic! I sue suze sue suze suze you! :P

   — billy@ATFT    Apr 1, 11:37 AM    #
   
   

8. Good on you for trying out new things. Though, it looks like it could have been introduced better. I personally think they work best sliced ultra thin and cooked on a hotplate like as the Korean BBQ places.

   — Simon    Apr 1, 02:16 PM    #
   
   

9. helen: yeah im pretty sure i tried most of the stuff but i just cant remember eating them! hmm im getting old heh
   karissa: yup it is eel! i love eel! i used to hate it cos i saw what it looked like swimming around and got freaked out heh
   lene: heh call if you cant find it!
   foodie-central: mmm the power of wagaya compels you!
   christie: heh expanding stomachs!
   ffichiban: lol he doesnt need to draw me cos im being psycho in the background of his food shots lol
   billy: heh sharing is caring!
   simon: yeah i think i would try the ox tongue again just to make sure i really dont like it hehe

   — chocolatesuze    Apr 2, 01:41 AM    #
   
   

10. Hahahaha that was a fun night!
    Oh you didn’t eat the karaage? I don’t know what happened to the last piece whistling

    — Yas    Apr 4, 11:30 PM    #