We decided to have sushi for lunch after Feast Perth. We went to Jaws Kaiten Sushi in Cinema City Arcade.
When Jaws opened in Perth, I remember what a thrill it was to eat at the first and only conveyor belt sushi restaurant in Perth, in the Murray Street Mall. The original Murray St Mall store is still there, but now if we’re ever in the mood for Jaws, we always choose Cinema City because it has a wider range of sushi on offer. There are seven different plates to choose from: wood $2, yellow $2.80, red $3.80, brown $4.20, white $4.40, black $5.50 and “special” $8 (“special” includes items like uni, otherwise known as sea urchin). When we got there there was a 10-minute wait, but it was so worth it!
Here’s what we had. First, Unagi nigiri/BBQ eel (brown plate). I love the flavour of the eel, but I must admit I find the skin a little slimy. Doesn’t stop me eating it though!
Karaage ghunkan/deep-fried chicken, onion and mustard (brown plate). Mmmmmmm. Anything with deep-fried chicken in it is a winner with me!
Tamago nigiri/Japanese omelette (red plate). Juji and I love this – we absolutely must have this every time we eat at Jaws.
Chicken karaage/deep-fried chicken (brown plate), always served on chilli mayonaise – my absolute favourite.
Juicy deep-fried chicken. That’s my pen and the notebook in which I wrote the names of everything we ate.
Chicken and mushroom nigiri, described on the menu as “tofu pockets stuffed with shitake mushrooms, chicken and rice” (white plate). I love these too. Obviously I have a thing for chicken.
Tuna ghunkan/tuna with mayonaise (red plate). I’m not really into tuna – Jac and Juji gobbled these up.
Tayo yaki/fried octopus balls, served on blobs of mayonaise and BBQ sauce (brown plate). I can’t stand the smell and texture of octopus – doesn’t matter whether it’s in European or Asian cuisine. Jac liked these, so lucky her! :)
Potato ghunkan/mashed potato salad sushi (red plate). I didn’t think I’d like this, but that mashed potato salad had a wonderful white peppery sort of flavour to it. I love how there’s little pieces of hard-boiled egg, corn and spring onion in the mash. Definitely will have this again next time. That’ll do for vegies! Hahaha.
Salmon sushi (brown plate). Juji and Jac ate these. It’s not the rawness that turns me off, it’s the taste and texture.
Crab balls (black plate – oooooh!). These were really good – crumbed fried balls of crab meat, served on a delicious seeded mustard mayonaise, which had finely sliced pieces of cucumber and onion in it. It was like a cross between tartare and ranch dressing, nicely complementing- not at all overwhelming.
I was pleasantly surprised to find that these balls contained minimal filler – they were pretty much just loaded with crab meat, lovely white ribbons of crab meat. The little claws sticking out of the balls are sort of gross, but very effective handles – and believe me, handles were absolutely necessary, as these balls were served fresh and piping hot.
Tempura ghunkan/tempura prawns with chilli mayonaise on rice (white plate). Yummy, though the batter is soggy rather than crisp.
Inari sushi (red plate) – the menu describes these as “tofu pockets filled with rice”, but I prefer to think of them as tofu pillows. Lovely tofu pillows filled with sushi rice. Yum. Juji and Jac were really full by this time, but I waited until these came up on the conveyor belt. I ate both pillows by myself.


























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ohmygod I’m DROOLING!
Are there any wood/yellow dish? ;p
What fun! The sushi selections are very Austrialian.
Yes, very Australian choices!
I think the octopus is “takoyaki” (tako=octopus) and the “ghunkan” is “gunkan” (perhaps from the Japanese for “gunship” because of the shape of the sushi)!
I can’t believe you have kaiten sushi!! YUM! Seems expensive in Oz tho’–in Tokyo, it’s 100-120 yen per plate (about .80-1.00 USD) for the least expensive plates…
I am so jealous of everyone who has tried conveyer belt sushi. I would love to do this, but I’ve never heard of a place near me that does it.
I have to say, I find some of the stuff they put in sushi over there in Australia slightly humorous. I’ve never seen tuna prepared that way (like a tuna salad sandwich). And mashed potato sushi!? It all looks yummy, though!
Jaws! Only my favourite sushi joint ever… What a pity I’m no longer in Perth, Jaws has been a weekly haunt for me for the 6 years I lived in Perth.
This is not on the menu but next time you’re there, ask for their Ebi Fry Nigiri :) I guarantee you’ll love it.
Here’s a picture I took of the Ebi Fry Nigiri if that helps:
http://images.scoobysix.multiply.com/image/6/photos/11/orig/4/Jawz%20%283%29.JPG?et=XYlnlACMRh8KU5ZGUcD8Dw
And here’s a unique one-off Tamago Nigiri I spotted at Jaws once, never to be seen again!
http://scoobysix.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/11/27?xurl=%2Fphotos%2Fphoto%2F11%2F27
tuna salad doesn’t seem to be common in tokyo sushi bars, but some of the most popular onigiri (rice balls) in japan are filled with “tsuna-mayo” (tuna salad made with canned tuna and, yes, mayo)! And a popular bento item is potato salad so–
and i’m with you on the octopus–can’t stomach it. (squid is fine, however…)
C,
Hahahaha!
kat,
Heh, all the items we ate are the ones pictured. Mainly red and brown dishes as it turned out.
Chubbypanda,
It was fun! Fun to choose and fun to eat.
Brenda,
Ahhhh gunkan = gunship. I didn’t know that. Thank you for sharing your Japanese knowledge! :)
The Home Cook,
Well, if you ever make it over here you’ll just have to put Jaws Kaiten Sushi on your list of places to visit :-P I don’t care for tuna salad sandwiches or tuna sushi! But yeah, the mashed potato salad sushi is surprisingly delicious.
Michael,
Oh yeah ebi fry nigiri would be something I’d like, definitely! :) Cool photos! So who made that unique tamago nigiri?
Brenda,
Yep, squid is ok – though I have a very low tolerance for even a hint of rubberiness. I’ve always liked the look of rice balls – I think I’ve seen them in various Japanese cartoons. Wonder why they don’t really sell them in Japanese restaurants in Aust.
No idea, it was probably one of the sushi chefs who were struck by a sudden strain of creativity… I was just looking dead ahead at the plates passing by me on the conveyor belt when The Tamago Man appeared :)
I thoroughly recommend the Ebi Fry Nigiri! Me and my partner used to take pride in ordering it because it wasn’t on the menu. Others would see what we were eating and tell the chef, “Can I have what they’re having?” Haha!
*Sigh* I think it will be at least the end of the year before I will be able to take a vacation back to Perth, if not for anything else, for Jaws!
Michael,
I will definitely ask for ebi fry nigiri next time we go. :)