3.5

Bento boxes and the occasional naughty Katsu Don are the main reason I come to this crowded noisy acoustically challenged restaurant close to to Marvel stadium. It is so busy at lunchtime that it's like a seas of people all focused on different missions. Upstairs is where I ended up sitting. Seating downstairs is quite limited but grab it if you can. Just make sure you let them know if you end up down there or they'll wander around upstairs looking for you. I ordered the teriyaki chicken bento box which also came with gyoza, crumbed potato cake and spring rolls.

My dining buddy ordered the vegetarian bento box which was IMO a far superior assortment of goodies... I’ll have to get that one next time.

Date visited: 04/10/2018

THIS IS NOT A FULL MAIN MEAL REVIEW
This Japanese restaurant is built in to (adjoining) the Melbourne West police station so you probably would not even know it's there. Rather small restaurant but can seat around 10 ppl. 
OMG the amount of food that they serve in this store is HUGE. Too much for me to list so you just have to check out the pictures on Zomato. I did not order a main meal due to a big day of eating but I wanted to try this place as I was in the hotel across the road & it was my last night in Melbourne. 

I ordered 2 chicken Dim Sims & some pan fried pork Gyoza's. The dim sims were beautiful probably right on pair with South Melb. dim sims. Really big. Plus I normally only like vegetable Gyoza's but these pork one's were great. Wish I had have gone there the first couple of days I was in Melbourne :( 
Staff were very friendly. Only bad thing is that they close at 8pm nightly so no late night munchies. Cant wait to try again. If you like Japanese dishes & not into the whole full-on Japanese restaurant scene than trust me try this place. 
BTW I am not a sushi person but the different/amount of sushi they had available was amazing. So if your a sushi person this place is for you. If your staying in the Latrobe st/Spencer st/King st area forget all the other places & go here.
Hope this review helps some one :)

Ratings:
FOOD: 7.5/10
STAFF: 7.5/10
ATMOSPHERE: 6.5/10
LOCATION: 8.0/10 (if your staying in this area) 4.0/10 (if staying further in the city)
PRICE: $

OVERALL: 7.0/10