Hello again, fellow Food Fight Friday fans! I’m really grateful for this competition / community being here on the platform as it’s often the highlight of my week (OK, so I need to get out more...) and I think one of the few remaining reasons I am still here, but that’s a whole other post for a whole other time though and it’s time to focus on the task at hand.
It had been a while since I’d been to the Mobara Japanese Restaurant in the middle of Salisbury, South Australia, only having been there once before. My thinking was to get a cool photo of one of their desserts, possibly for a post on the APPICS dApp, but I also had a vague memory of it being expensive.
So, on Thursday I decided to head over there.
Embracing Japanese culture It’s an enclosed space, largely to keep the small birds from flying in and causing health problems and although their opening times can create some confusion, not being open on Mondays and Tuesdays, it’s a pleasant space to be in.
Lotus blossoms and a big drum. 
The menu and the ordering form. After being politely shown to my choice of table, I was presented with a menu and an order form.
The menu items are given a number and I could list how many of each item I liked.
Strangely enough they have included a Pho section, which is Vietnamese food, but I wanted something that would make and interesting photo (this is a competition after all! :) ) and I’ve submitted enough Vietnamese food for the time being.
At AU$3.70 you’d want to split it with royalty too! You can get soft drinks a lot cheaper elsewhere, for the record, but there doesn’t seem to be
any pricing consistency across Adelaide. Also for the record I don’t drink with a straw, I just thought the image was amusing, for reasons of my own. I’m still looking for my princess...
Fried chicken and mayonnaise As an entree, I ordered these fried chicken pieces with mayonnaise. These were quite nice and the artistry on the mayonnaise was so interesting it became a deterrent to ruin it, well at least until I could get a photo. Plus I could eat thieve with chopsticks too.
Just look at it! For the main course, I wanted something that I thought would be both photogenic but also light on the carbohydrates because I would be eating icecream later. Plus, under doctor’s orders I have to keep my vitamin b levels up. So, Teriyaki Beef was the best option. Their Ramen noodles look awesome but would be a total carb overload. Next time maybe.
Teriyaki Beef and a smattering shredded carrot
The staff were both polite and professional, and asked me when I would be ready for dessert and it wasn’t long before I was both ready for and presented with this passionfruit cheesecake and icecream.
Simply divine The small flowers are edible too. This was an incredible dessert and one I easily recommend.
Passionfruit cheesecake - the split is where the calories leaked out, right? It really is as good as it looks 
It’s a thumbs up from me It was a great meal and a great night, and I will see about visiting there again for their Vietnamese food at some point in the future but it might be a while as this entire meal cost me AU$42.
And now I can’t wait to see what all of your competition entries are... plus I hear there that there is some awesome news regarding this competition. Exciting stuff!
See you in the kitchens!
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