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Grandma Funk’s

Tuesday, March 17th, 2009

256 Swan St
Richmond 3121 VIC
Phone: (03) 9421 0510

Grandma Funk’s can be described as a fun afternoon hangout for starving music fans. The restaurant, located just a couple of blocks from the instution known as “The Corner” aims to provide gig goers a satisfying meal before or after any massive rock out session.

The staff are your typical friendly Asian\Australian family cultivating cafe style food with an aussie music scene twist. What I mean by this, is that your BLT, your steak sandwich is no ordinary fast food cafe meal.

You will recieve a BLT with all the trimmings, and when I say this I mean it!
Instead of toast bread you will get a thick Foccacia bread topped with olives and cheese, a large serving of chips and not one but two BLT slices!

The steak sandwich is not the typical chewy streak, but a suculant porterhouse steak topped with chips also.
These two meals are all I have tried from Grandma Funk’s, however I will be back for the Nacho’s at a later date.

The cafe is full of posters for upcoming gigs at local venues,  and my eye caught a few gigs that I am keen to go to, to be honest I may not have known about these gigs if I didn’t gto Grandma Funks (I am bored with Beat magazine these days and avoid the publication.)

To add to the aroma, the after dessert’s looked tempting (delicsious cheesecake anyone?) But I could not fit in another bite!

To sum up, grandma funks is the kind of place you goto on a friday night before a rigorous rocking out session in Melbourne, the kind of food you will eat when you say “I wanna eat the fuck outta some tea”

Price: 9/10
Food: 7.5/10
Location: 7/10 (Swan St can be hard to park on)
Ambience: 8/10

OVERALL
8/10

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Big Mama’s

Wednesday, June 25th, 2008

Restaurant Name: Big Mama’s
Cuisine: Japanese / Korean
Location: Cnr Swanston St and Victoria St Carlton, Vic.
Tel.: N/A
Web: N/A
Big Mama’s is a fusion style Japanese / Korean. This type of restaurant is a fast growing style of eatery within inner Melbourne of late, but it is hard to find a restaurant like this for the diner on a budget.

Food: Big Mama’s menu consists a selection of Korean & Japanese entree, main, dessert style dishes; from soups to spicy meat dishes. Every dish is topped off with well presented side dishes, varying from rice, spring rolls and calamar. Each time you dine you get a surprise what what is presented to you.
Each meal is very filling and I suggest arriving on en empty stomach, as you will be leaving with a very full one.

Score: 8.5 / 10

Environment: The cuteness of the food is matched by the friendly all female staff who serve and cook the food. When Big Mama’s is not full the meals are served very quickly. The restaurant itself is not large but it is very clean, tidy and has a great ambiance. It really feels like a modern restaurant located in modern Japan.

Score: 7.5 / 10

Price: Value for money is what you will receive from Big Mama’s, for $15 you will get a meal and a drink that will keep you happy and not wanting another meal for the rest of the day. Although a bit pricey for the average lunch you wont be forgetting the taste and experience any time soon.

Score: 9.0 / 10

Overall: Big Mama’s is one of the best value for money restaurants I have been to in a while. Like me it will become a weekly ritual that you will look forward to each and every day you don’t eat there.

8.3 / 10

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