mikoshi - 151 - 155 fitzroy street st kilda 3182 9534 9559

this place has got to be the hungry jacks of japanese food. only jack is kosta and we ain't hungry for it any more. the food is made by someone who has read about japanese food but reckons that 122 million japanese and 5000 years of culture can be improved upon. maybe he saw pearl harbour...

exhibit a - on the back of the business card is a pictorial instruction for wrapping up your rice burger in lettuce. two problems;

1. i'm betting that the word burger was introduced in japan by mr. mcdonald or mr. king about 30 years ago. what mikoshi have here is a 'radical new way to eat'

b. i've never seen burgers in lettuce. burgers generally tend towards spongy bread, a greasy meat bit with green decoration.

they had asahi beer so they get a few token points for that. the gyoza was small and tasteless, the ramen noodles not very good. if you're looking for authentic japanese food go see nihonbashi, kunis or murasaki. if you want to sit on fitzroy street, posing and eating try-hard japanese, mikoshi is the place. it doesn't even manage to be funky, modern japanese. you get the picture we're painting? mikoshi, at least try and make an effort.