Review- LR Sushi on Albert Street

As many Brisbanites who frequent the CBD will tell you, the best sushi in the entire metropolis is at LR Sushi on Adelaide Street.

Many's an afternoon that a common sight will be that of a queue so long that it stretches past the neighbouring Starbucks and has to be wrangled by waitresses breaking the starving

lunchtime mob up into manageable groups.

"Why?" I hear you ask.

Well, the honest answer is that the sushi is truly

THAT good.

Armed with a $5 bill and my trusty iPhone camera, I braved the ravenous noontime hordes to bring you my critique of the best lunch in Brizzie- and all for just $4.60 :)

If you are a sushi cynic, you may think, "all sushi is the same", but there is a fine and delicate art- a skill, if you will- required to make truly amazing sushi.

Firstly, it has to be fresh. The only thing I find more repulsive than crime-scene shots is dry, day-old sushi. Thankfully, the sushi here is prepared on site, and it looks it! If the sashimi was any fresher, it would still be in the ocean. You can virtually smell the healthfulness of the sushi seeping through the cabinet. Yum!

Secondly, there has to actually BE filling in the roll. Those skinny, pathetic-looking rolls that you see in most sushi kiosks? They pale in comparison to these babies. If those regular sushis are Kate Moss, LR sushi is Beyonce- their thicker, better cousin. The fillings here literally fill the nori to bursting point, making for a satiating lunch indeed.

Lastly, quality sushi cannot exceed the budget of the common wo/man. Otherwise, how can we all get a taste of mainland Japan for a reasonable price? The simple answer is that we cannot. And THAT, ladies and gentlemen, is when anarchy is unleashed. Besides being good for our waistlines, sushi has to ALSO be kind to our wallets, right? Right. All rolls here are priced under $3, meaning that taste comes with a generous serving of value.

So, satisfied that LR fulfils these qualifications, I made my selection of two rolls- one wakame and tofu, one Japanese omelette.

The wakame and tofu roll consisted of thinly sliced red chillies and fresh wakame wrapped snugly in a seasoned tofu sheet. The diverse, flavoursome trifecta literally explodes on the palette: the richness of the tofu, the delicate saltiness of the sesame-seasoned wakame and the biting spiciness of the chillies made the roll a savoury literally to die for. Never have I had such fresh wakame.

The Japanese omelette roll contained traditional tamagoyaki, the sweet omelette unique to the orient, freshly julienned carrot, cucumber and capsicum, and an interesting, nectarous Japanese pickle (I think it contained ginger). It was by far the best sushi roll I've even had- that pickle gave the veggies an interesting, sweet element that really brought our their crisp flavours. Delicious!

In addition to the rolls I tried, other more interesting options contain chicken and peach, smoked salmon

and cream cheese, egg salad, spider crab and loads more.

LR sushi can be found on the corner of Edward and Adelaide Street (the end closest of George Street) and is open 7 days, but get in early unless you want to wait! :)