A crispy rice patty with fresh nori seaweed instead of a burger bun? It might sound strange but this is possibly one of the best burgers I've ever had. Period. Not just the best rice burger but the best burger, and I love my burgers too :)
First impressions + menu
Gojima is at the base of The Star which is the main casino in Sydney. It is right at the entrance and sits opposite the Japanese fine dining establishment called Sokyo who's head chef is the genius behind Gojima! Pretty convenient to be able to run two restaurants when they're right opposite each other and they're both extremely successful.
Gojima is simply designed inside but with a cute menu. I like it when things are kept simple and sweet and Gojima is exactly that. They're also licensed so can serve alcohol and I saw quite a few people order Japanese beer to go with their burger, something I'm keen to try next time.
What did we order?
Erm...what didn't we order?! We went with my sis and her BF so with the 4 of us we had:
1x Gojima double
1x Gojima cheeseburger
1x Kingfish w/ sweet mustard
1x large fries with umami salt
2x green tea thick shakes (THE BEST)
4x pieces of JFC (Japanese Fried Chicken)
We've been here a few times before and by far the Gojima cheeseburger is the best but Mr. Phamished was feeling very Phamished indeed and asked for the Gojima double which is a double beef and cheese patty with pickles, lettuce housed inside a crisp but chew rice patty and covered in fresh nori seaweed.
I also had some JFC (Japanese Fried Chicken) which was freshly cooked (you could tell because as soon as you bit into it the hot juices are likely to fling onto your face, watch out! Hazard's of eating nice food ;)
You'd think we were full after all that right? But literally after 5 minutes of devouring the double, Mr. Phamished announces "I'm going to get another burger". Huh?!
Anyway, wonders will never cease, he came back within 10 minutes with a more moderate serving i.e the Gojima cheeseburger (just a single patty this time!).
In conclusion...
If you guys live in Sydney and haven't tried this or aren't in Sydney you should definitely make the trip. It's very unique but not a gimmick and uses high quality ingredients - you can tell because I've been here about 5-6 times now and the consistency is something I have noticed is always there.
Back to home-cooking for me for the next post, keep an eye out it's something sweet, pun intended!!
