Dami Japanese Restaurant - Carindale

Since when could a store that served weird tempura like 3 year old kid's work rated above 4.0? Tbh the dishes were elementary level of Japanese cuisine.

Dami has been talked about by Mrs Tomcat for months. The dark and moody Japanese eatery specializes in a variety of Japanese sushi, noodle soup and rice bowls. We were there for weekday lunch and after reviewing their extensive menu and premade sushi offerings, ordered: Teriyaki chicken rice ($11), chicken katsu rice ($12), salmon avocado sushi ($4) and California roll ($3.70). The salmon avocado contains raw salmon, cucumber, avocado, shredded cabbage, mayo and nori. The salmon was fresh and flavourful, rice cooked to perfection with good chewiness and fragrant rice vinegar flavours. Each ingredient complemented the salmon and worked brilliantly together. 4/5 California roll was up next with crab sticks, avocado, fly fish roe, nori and mayo. First impression: lacked fly fish roe. A taste of the sushi roll however made the roe a minor issue. The sushi presented strong crab stick and avocado flavours with enhanced creaminess from the mayo. Paired with perfectly cooked rice, you have a sushi roll that excites the palate. No wonder this is Mrs Tomcat’s fav dish. 4/5 Teriyaki chicken rice arrived within 10min. The fragrant bowl of goodies contains sliced thigh meat with mixed veggies and white rice. A taste of the meat and I was blown away by the tender & juicy mouthfeel followed by “wok burn” taste (in a good way). The teriyaki sauce was perfectly balanced with right amount of sweet vs salty. The veggies were crunchy with each piece covered by the fragrant black sauce. Paired with very well cooked rice, one’s palate was taken to Japan. Oishii! 5/5 Chicken katsu was the last dish to arrive with crumbed chicken breast covered with a special brown sauce, finely chopped cabbage and steamed white rice. The chicken was crunchy, juicy and full of flavour. The brown drizzles showed strong Worcestershire sauce, soy, vinegar, ginger, BBQ and hints of spice. The dish was complemented again with perfectly cooked rice. As an overall package, it’s a tad on the salty side. 3.5/5 The restaurant encourages self-service where all cutleries and sauces are provided near the counter. The lady taking our order was polite, patient and keen to recommend menu items based on preferred taste. For a busy weekday lunch, it’s a 4/5 Hint: their lunch special items and sushi varieties is an average 4/5. I rarely give 5/5 scoring but their Teriyaki chicken rice is perfect from my humble opinion.

Dami has been talked about by Mrs Tomcat for months. The dark and moody Japanese eatery specializes in a variety of Japanese sushi, noodle soup and rice bowls. We were there for weekday lunch and after reviewing their extensive menu and premade sushi offerings, ordered: Teriyaki chicken rice ($11), chicken katsu rice ($12), salmon avocado sushi ($4) and California roll ($3.70). The salmon avocado contains raw salmon, cucumber, avocado, shredded cabbage, mayo and nori. The salmon was fresh and flavourful, rice cooked to perfection with good chewiness and fragrant rice vinegar flavours. Each ingredient complemented the salmon and worked brilliantly together. 4/5 California roll was up next with crab sticks, avocado, fly fish roe, nori and mayo. First impression: lacked fly fish roe. A taste of the sushi roll however made the roe a minor issue. The sushi presented strong crab stick and avocado flavours with enhanced creaminess from the mayo. Paired with perfectly... read more

Dami sushi has very tasty sushi, wakame and beef salad. Looking forward to trying more things from their menu, as they seem to have quite an impressive variety.

Not Good! Service was fine but we were the only ones in the restaurant so hard to muck that up I guess. Food was not nice, tempura batter was too thick like fish and chips rather than the almost translucent light batter that it should be. Okonomiyaki appeared like a freshly heated frozen version - not nice. Sushi mildly ok, won't be back.