Perth Voice Interactive

MR MUNCHIES, Mt Lawley:

Winning the lotto has never been easy. For instance, in a Powerball game alone there are roughly 175 million number combinations to choose from. But as luck will have it, in at Mr Munchies, hidden in a little alley behind Grill’d on 669 Beaufort Street, your chances of picking the winning combinations are very high.

And after a busy first year in business, Henry Susanto and Rickie Hsu reflect on a winning concept; a fresh sushi place where the customers can pick and choose their ingredients and combinations. The idea came to Henry who was sick and tired of sushi that taste of fridge. “Real sushi is not meant to be refrigerated; it’s supposed to be room temperature” Henry says. “Plus, I can’t stand the flavour of the Perth fridges!” Henry continues with a warm laugh. And it seems the Mount Lawley crowd agrees with him.

This is how it works: first, you choose your meal; sushi roll or sushi salad. Then you pick your base, followed by your stuffing and then finally your toppings. And if you need a little guidance, there’s the pre-determined sushi set-ups; time tested combinations or even new inventions like ‘surf n turf’ with grilled steak rolled together with steamed prawn and snow pea sprout, topped with garlic chip and chilli flakes and slathered with sweet onion sauce.

Another favourite is the chicken and prawn fritter with sweet chilli sauce, coriander and mango and the newly introduced “Bento Boxes” – the Japanese version of our lunchboxes. There’s also an array of seasonal sushi where the ingredients are only available for a short time of the year.

If there’s such a thing as being at the “forefront” of sushi making; this is it. Mr Munchies is a fusion set up, a mix of modern and traditional flavours. A Japanese traditionalist might feel an unexplained urge to poke themselves in the eye but for all others – raise your chopsticks in celebration!

Pop in to the trendy, pop art decal store this week and try your luck at picking the winning combinations.

Open for lunch and dinner, every day of the week between 11am and 9pm.

Mr Munchies
Shop 4, 669 Beaufort Street, Mt Lawley
Phone 9271 8409