my name is Food.: 2018

Sonder Dessert - Sunnybank Hills, Brisbane

Asian December 22, 2018

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Zeus Street Greek - South Bank, Brisbane

Australia December 21, 2018

When Zeus initially opened a few years ago, it definitely caught a lot of people's attention, even mine. It was packed a few times we had wanted to go but we finally was able to get a seat during lunchtime when it was surprisingly quiet. Only a couple of tables were filled when we came in with a few others ordering take away while we were there.

The interesting thing is that although it's a restaurant, you do order at the counter and get your own cutleries and serviettes as well as any water or condiments at a table corner.

Since this is a delayed post, please note that the menu has changed but the below was the menu they had when we dined there.

Uncle 'Tzimmy' Chicken was one of their classic pitas where you could pick your choice of meat out of chicken, pork or lamb, served with tomato, tzatziki, onion, paprika and their famous chips all wrapped up in a fluffy pita.

Once it reached our table, the disappointment started. The size of the pita was small. In all of the images I looked at previously seemed to be a lot bigger but then again, it may have just been the angle.

The pita bread was dry and coarse, not fluffy but a bit tough chewy texture. The amount of chips in it was only a few at the top and does not go till the bottom. The chicken was also dry and did not have any distinct flavour but had a slight smokyness aroma. The onion, tzaziki and paprika was there but again, it didn't really complemented the whole pita to make it better or great. The chips weren't crispy as we thought it would be seeing that it was freshly made, it had the slight soggyness already maybe due to the tzatziki and the humidity being cooped up in the pita. The paprika was mostly found on the top of the pita which was on the chips and a little bit on the tomato. The tomato was basically two thin slices through the whole pita.

It wouldn't be something we'd order again and instead, we would have gotten their other dishes. That could've been a better portion and fill us up.

It just felt and tasted like a fast food setting kind of food although I know it's not and not aiming to be.

Soft Shell Crab served with Aegean slaw, preserved lemon mayo, caramelised onion, sweet chilli and coriander. This was one of the items I really wanted to try when looking through their menu and seeing images online. However, it was also a sad pita. It was dry, the Aegean slaw was mostly red cabbage with bits and pieces of carrots. The coriander was only about two picks. I was unable to detect much of the caramelised onion nor the lemon mayo which was a let down. A good thing would have been that yes, a full soft shell crab was given but then again, for those who's eaten one, we all know they're not that big. The pita was also not as fluffy but was rather a bit tough chewy and dry. The sweet chilli was so tiny I couldn't even taste it.

Would it be somewhere we would visit again? Maybe not. Their customer service was also not that great either. No friendliness throughout. Only a Hi when we entered and that's it.

For the price of these pitas and their portion, it wasn't worth it.

Up the size or lower the price would be my suggestion.

*Please note this is a delayed post and as such, the menu may have changed since my visit to the establishment.

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Mr Bap - Sunnybank Hills, Brisbane

Asian December 19, 2018

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Laksa Hut - Indooroopilly, Brisbane

Asian December 18, 2018

While around the area and visiting Westfield, we thought we'd stop by and have laksa since it's been a while back since my last visit.... when it was based in Toowong. It was empty for a lunchtime but maybe due to their change of location as well as being in a place where we do need to find our own street parking may have had a downside to their move.

Spring roll was a nice starter to have but they were quite small for the price. The dipping sauce that came with it was a bit sweet but went well with the spring roll.

Salted fish and diced chicken fried rice was okay and had enough vegetables and chicken as well as salted fish in every bite. The portion was smaller than what I thought it would be but maybe I was comparing to the rest of the other dishes we had ordered. The salted fish mixed in well with the diced chicken and it wasn't over marinated or over powering against the rest.

Roast Pork Laksa was served in a big red bowl full of roast pork pieces ready to be gobbled up. Some still had the crispy skin whilst some didn't but it didn't really matter since it's already in the laksa so not all of them is going to be crispy anyway. Using their own house made laksa paste, creamy coconut milk and soup stock, the flavours were divine. A good amount of kick, a bit too much for me but not for the others, it allowed all of the elements in the laksa stand out with the noodles absorbing the flavours.

The laksa was loaded with vegetables, rice noodles with a meat of your choice ranging from pork, chicken, beef, vegetables, tofu and more.

When it used to be in Toowong, it would be an easy access to and from however since now they're based in Indooroopilly, it seems that it's a bit hard. Maybe because we just can't be bothered driving to the area unless we really need to. But this laksa is a must try if you're around the area and feel like eating a noodle soup.

BBQ Pork Clear Noodle Soup, a choice between egg or rice noodles is available and we opted for the egg noodles this time. The laksa already had rice noodles in it anyway. The flavour of the broth had the right saltiness but felt that it was lacking something. The greens that came with it could've been at least cut or sliced into half as it was hard trying bite it off. Much easier if it was just chopped. Easier to eat and share.

The BBQ pork was well done but then, we don't usually eat BBQ pork like these often. Not because we don't like it or don't want to buy it, we just simply can't be bothered buying it from the butcher.. so we usually just eat it when we are out. The BBQ pork added the extra sweetness in the broth and the whole dish.

Nasi Lemak is always something that can bring a smile to someone's face when eating it. However I did feel that it lacked the extra roasted peanuts, anchovies, freshly chopped cucumber but then the main components of it would be the two curries. And it was okay.. it wasn't wow but they were both cooked well. The rice was said to be coconut rice but we felt that it wasn't strong enough.

Both curries were cooked well, the chicken was soft as well as the beef. The chicken had a bit more of the chilli kick than the beef however it may have been due to the sauce or texture. The potatoes was medium soft, not too soft nor too hard to easily slice it with your fork.