Soban

I hang out in Oakleigh a lot more than I thought I ever would and the place is slowly growing on me but sometimes you need something that isn’t Greek (controversial I know).
This place is tucked behind the pub opposite the train station and I wouldn’t know it even existed if it weren’t for some work colleagues.
The first time I went I thought the bento box was pretty good with the right amount of kick in the sauce. Later in the day I started to think it wasn’t actually that amazing after all. No reason… just realised that perhaps the kick was the highlight and offered a clever disguise for average food.
I went back today and opted for the beef and vegetables with sweet potato noodles. I was intrigued — and let down. As far as I could tell there wasn’t anything ‘sweet potato’ about the standard noodles I got. Perhaps it had run away with beef since it appeared to be non-​existent too, until I got a couple of scraps under my mass of non-​sweet potato noodles.
For $ 15 I might stick to Oakleigh’s souvlaki instead.