Suminoya – Sydney CBD, Sydney (2)
After gorging myself at the Eveleigh Markets/Blackbird Cafe and Lindt Cafe, I did what all other respected foodies do which is to gorge even more on a buffet nonetheless. I have got most of the information about Suminoya on my previous post (here) so this post is mainly just for some drool enticing and meat craving purposes. They have made a few changes from what I remember like how the Gourmet Buffet is only available on specific days which Saturday is not one of them so we had to settle for the Premium Buffet. Since we are all asian that extra 8 dora meant we had to eat at least an extra 30 doras worth of food! Easier said than done when there was still some chocolate milkshake swirling around inside my stomach hee hee.
The menu! Umm 6 orders of beef tongue please, 10 orders of the beef rib finger, 3 pork rib, 3 corn with butter, 4 salmon sashimi…. oh and maybe 5 more beef rib fingers kthx
We were luckily seated downstairs but even then we smoked up the whole area with the beef rib finger haha. Methinks it might be the marinade on that cut that induces all the smoke because all the other meats did not smoke as badly but the weak ventilation system here also plays a role in making you smell like a walking bbq afterwards.
Here Comes the Food
Corn with butter
Simple but these little juicy, sweet, golden nuggets have formidable powers to bring smiles of joy to many a faces.
Beef Tongue
The best way to start off the bbq as they have a high oil content which helps gets the fires stoked. Make sure to keep an eye on these and try not to take photos of them while they are being cooked as they are thin and will burn quite easily. The texture of the beef tongue is major attraction to this cut of meat so multiple servings of this was definitely ordered.
Sashimi
Salmon, kingfish and tuna sashimi since we got the Premium Buffet. They were fresh and flavoursome just as expected of a place of this caliber.
Pork Rib and Beef Rib Finger
My star of the show has arrived yay ^^! The pork rib were just ok as they did tend to be a little but too tough (reflects our cooking skills? Nahhhh) but the beef rib finger was just as good as I remember them. The marbling causes the meat to melt in your mouth and oils pool out of the meat to flavourfy all of your taste buds.
Lettuce? Must have been a mistake in the order haha
I kid I kid, lettuce is a good way to take the edge off all the meatiness. Wrap your meaty goodness up in the lettuce and the juices and oils of the meat will remedy any healthy-tasting parts of the lettuce. This reminds me that I forgot to take the photos of the salads that we had (We srsly did eat salad and I am not just making it up! The salmon and seaweed salad is my fav XP).
Garlic with Butter
Garlicy breathe is worth it after you tried this. The garlic becomes soft and sort of like a mush or paste and all the sting of the garlic is bbqed out of it. The butter also plays a huge role hee hee.
Beef Intestine
I was the only one that indulged in some intestine but I like the chewiness it provides. They are quite fatty and can be a bit too chewy so not too much is needed to fulfil your intestinal cravings.
Yukke
Another must order! Raw beef + raw egg may sound like a perfect Salmonella bomb but Suminoya is trust worthy and use very good quality ingredients.
The only cooking photo I took, because we were too busy eating ^^! Mmmmm meaty goodness
Green Tea Ice Cream
Hee hee the last order is always very hard because you have to judge and estimate how much dessert we can fit into our special ‘dessert stomach’. The green tea ice cream is a good way to fill it all up usually but since there was lemon sorbet on the menu for the Premium Buffet and I have not tried it we had to find that fine balance between ice cream and sorbet.
The green tea ice cream was a bit weak this time but was still very nice and creamy. Maybe it was because of the lower no. of scoops bt they did not give us any hollow scoops yay ^^!
Lemon sorbet…. and sorry to disappoint but no that is not all mine -___-
Lemony fresh with a refreshing tinge of sourness. I really liked having the contrast between this and the ice cream. Actually I liked it so much I combined them together and it was fantastic ^^!
Other OMGBBQ posts:
Rengaya – North Sydney, Sydney (2)
Father’s Day Part 2 (Rengaya – North Sydney, Sydney)
Suminoya
1 Hosking Place, Sydney
(Small alley between Castlereagh St and Pitt St)
Tel: (02) 9231 2177
Lunch Monday to Friday 12pm-3pm
Lunch menu
Dinner 7 days 6pm-10.30pm
Gourmet buffet $41 adult / $16 children
Premium buffet $49 adult / $19 children
Add $2 charge per bbq mesh (including first one)
All-you-can eat for 90 minutes only (last order at 60 minute mark)
Dinner menu
FFichiban
March 29th, 2009 at 2:53 am
Oh I love the yukke. I ate so much there last time that I couldn’t look at raw beef for a while! I love your Nikon kit lens! Has a much nicer bokeh than my Canon one
March 29th, 2009 at 9:23 am
You certainly had a full day of eating! I’m in awe..
March 29th, 2009 at 9:27 am
This a real good place for yakiniku, having been once before. However, I’m not big on the time limit. Gives the meal more of a competitive challenge feel to it – eat til you’re full, get your money’s worth and beat the clock while doing so.
I’m almost surprised they don’t setup a sports timer at the table and a leaderboard chart highlighting the best of the best when it comes to the aforementioned challenges.
Almost everything you selected would have been something I would have ordered. Several serves of the ox tongue, yukke and kalbi are certain must-haves
March 29th, 2009 at 6:09 pm
Oh so funny, I went to Suminoya last week!
I wouldn’t dear to say how much meat I had + all deserts on the menu. One each. Have you tried a lunch at Rengaya in North Syd? I’m addicted to their Kurobuta Miso Katsu – only served during lunch time.
March 29th, 2009 at 9:19 pm
I walk past this place every morning to get to castlereagh street. My sister and I have always wanted to try this place.. I didnt think anyone knew about it considering its in a dodgy alley with garbage hoppers all over the place (weekday).
Aweeeeesomeee shall try it one dayyyy maybe on a friday lunch day where i can take super long.
awesome photos too!
March 29th, 2009 at 11:00 pm
I’ve always wondered about Suminoya but never been there. It seems good for a large group, doesn’t it? Do they kick you out if you go over the time limit? Your dishes are interesting…except for the intestine, which looks gross!
March 30th, 2009 at 8:36 am
Oooh look at that meaty goodness-makes me so hungry and it’s only 8.36am-damnit! I think you have a career in the professional eating category!
March 30th, 2009 at 9:50 am
ahhh! OMGBBQ indeed! i’m such a bbq fan at the moment. smoky meat is my friend
(and I’m loving loving loving the colouring in your photos… especially that first one!)
March 30th, 2009 at 10:01 am
I’m amazed that you had room for icecream. It sounds like fun cooking your own food.
March 30th, 2009 at 5:34 pm
Karen – Yukke is super tasty
Hahah wooowww how many did u have!? Hee hee thhxx but I’m sure yous is just as good 
Y – Hee hee yup! Was soo full but I’d do it again haha -___-
Simon – Ahh yeah, I think it is more for customer turn-over rather than competitiveness hee hee but I can see why you think that way. I wouldn’t mind sitting there for a few hours munching on endless beef rib fingers either haha.
Yas – Oohh I haven’t tried their lunches but I LOVE kurobuta miso katsu! Will have to get round to it thx!
Leona – Hee hee yeah it is sorta in the most random back alley isn’t it? There used to be a hobo living in the mini tunnel but I haven’t seen him for a while now.
Belle – Hahah how can you not like intestine! Try it XP hee hee. They just take your last order after an hour but they can’t really force you to leave.
Lorraine – Hee hee thx but I would fail at competitive eating
but one can dream…. 
Shez – Hee hee thhxxx let’s go bbq!!!
Arwen – Desserts is for a separate stomach! So I usually get about 6-7 scoops of green tea ice cream hee hee