Sushi Tei is a place I've been meaning to try out for a while. We heard about it almost two years ago but for some reason just never got around to trying it out. There are a couple of franchises in the city and we headed to the one on Liverpool st.
The place was quite, though I guess it was late afternoon on a Sunday. It was a nicely decorated place with a sushi train in the main area and a split level sit down dining area off to the left.
They had a nice selection on the menu but the desserts were what caught my eye :). I can wait.
We started off with tempura eggplant (Nasu Tempura $1.80 ea). It was a little rubbery where the skin was thicker, soft and crispy it tasted very good with the tempura dipping sauce. The eggplant didn't seem like it was marinated in anything so without the sauce it was little bland.
Meat Gyoza ($7.20) and Aburi Hotate Misomayo Roll ($14.80). Meat Gyoza was cold by the time I got around to it, the filling was good but I prefer the vegetable ones.
The scallop aburi was delicious, the scallop was fresh and the mayonnaise did not overpower the taste of the scallop. It was so good we ordered 2 ;)
Tempura prawn ($3.20 ea)
Karaage Don ($9.80). Not as crispy as other places but still nice, can't go too wrong with karaage.
Aburi Salmon roll ($16.80). My favorite! Seared salmon sushi topped with roe and teriyaki sauce it makes the salmon slightly smokey and the teriyaki sauce adds a sweetness to the overall flavour.
Katsu Don ($10.80). Nicely done pork, must have been a favorite amongst everyone because it went fast.
Hanasaki Ika Tempura ($7.80). Delicious little morsels of calamari with crisp tempura batter. Definitely something I'd order again.
Kens must have at all Japanese places, teriyaki chicken ($9.80). The chicken was a little dry but they didn't put too much sauce on the chicken, something I prefer because it makes the chicken really salty.
Even after such a filling meal we still had room for dessert ( its another stomach didn't you know :p) . The guys shared a Creme brûlée ($4.80).
Tezukuri Nama Dorayaki ($4.80). Pancakes and red bean filling.
Tezukuridorayaki ($5.80) a deconstructed pancake with green tea ice cream and a side of fruit. It also had a sprinkling of kinako which I love having with ice cream... Oh I miss Japanese ice cream.
And lastly the one I ordered, Mochi crepe with black sesame ice cream and green tea flavored crepe ($5.80). Delicious! The crepe was light and not gooey but I couldn't really taste the green tea in the crepe.
You can choose either plain or green tea flavored crepe and either black sesame or green tea ice cream. even though 3 of us ordered the same dish we all ordered different variations, just to make things difficult :). They got it right, no mistakes.
Overall I nice place that I'd come back to. The service was really good and aside from some of the dishes being a little cold all the food was yummy, especially the desserts :).
Sushi Tei127A Liverpool StreetSydney, 2000Tel: +612 9283 7889Open: 7 days, 11.30am - 10pm Visited: 29th April 2012
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