ra ramen, hand made noodle & dumpling, 106 kings way, glen waverley

sunday morning and husband has to go to work...not his or my ideal sunday.  so a plan was made to drive him to glen waverley and have a family lunch before he had to disappear for several hours.

on the drive there the topic of what to eat was thrown around...pho...ramen...yum cha...dumplings?  dumplings kept being loudly screamed from the back seat...DUMPLINGS!!! 

every restaurant (to me) on kings way was heaving.  lines out the door at some... ra ramen was very busy but we were quickly shuffled upstairs to a table of 4.  after a lengthy selection process we flagged down a waiter (seemed short staffed) and ordered by menu numbers.

the food started to arrive and soon our table was almost spilling over with our ordered dishes.  elbows were kept tight to avoid knocking off plates and 5 year old was warned to sit still & stop stabbing everything with her licked chop sticks...the eating began!

family of 4 ate for $57:

spinach with chefs special sauce (kind of peanut tasting)

steamed chicken dumplings (a bit tasteless)

fried beef dumplings...awesome!

shanghai fried noodle...fabulous!

spring onion pancake...crispy & delicious

chilli oil chicken...spicy & moorish
steamed rice
+ gls chardonnay & boags beer...& complimentary tea (spilt everywhere, annoying thermos!)

petaling street, 111 kingsway, glen waverley

after a hellish 1hr & 30 minute commute driving on a friday night in peak hour & on the eve of a long weekend, with a 5yr old wailing she needed to wee the whole way (which i in turn lectured her about not going to the toilet before leaving & also having drunk her water bottle like she was a camel)...we arrived at glen waverley to have dinner with matt (this is where his work office is)...

my main thought was i hope we can find delicious food to compensate for the awful trek...and make it all somewhat worthwhile. 

sometimes pressure like this has ended us up in the worst restaurants with whingy, overtired, scwabbling children and you simply sit, order, poke the food around your plate and say 'well we won't do this again'.

kingsway at glen waverley is buzzing with people spilling out onto the street drinking and welcoming the long weekend.  there are many restaurants, mostly asian, to choose from.  one of the first things that caught my eye with petaling street was the two words 'hawker food'.  the place was packed inside and out.  we were fortunate to get a table quickly (the awful trek was becoming a distant memory) and sat with the extensive menu eliminating and selecting.

first things first...tsing tao beer arrived and the rest of the dinner was a truly delicious and awesome experience!  the children were happy, the husband was happy...the diners around us were happy...oh and i was so happy!  this is what good food...& a little beer can do to your spirits! 

family of 4 ate for $49.20:

traditional malaysian roast chicken (half chook) $12.80

wonton dry noodle w eggs noodles, wonton, vegetable & bbq pork $9.20

malaysia tradition coconut rice w sambal, peanut, cucumber, egg & crispy ikan bills $7.00

chicken fried rice w egg $9.20

+ 2 beers & complimentary tea

petaling street has 4 restaurants...glen waverley, box hill, melbourne city & hawthorn

petaling street

pho tam, shop 1/7-9 leeds st, footscray

we were in search of a quick friday lunch recently and happened to snag a park right out the front of pho tam in the back streets of footscray.  lots of tables were full busy eating steaming bowls of pho.  we sat inside and ordered several dishes including chicken curry & yam w rice noodles, rice paper rolls with shredded pork & a chicken, ginger & shallot stirfry w rice...+ the 5yr old insisted on a bowl of egg noodles with chicken brothe.

all very tasty, fresh, fast, cheap & perfect for a quick friday lunch...with the added bonus of a park right out the front!

pho hien vuong pasteur, H Mkt Sqr Shopping Ctr, Sunnybank

 

 i have said it before...i adore pho!  when the craving hits me there is nothing else for me to do but to get in the car & drive to get some.  my littlies are fast becoming addicted too!  pho hien vuong @ sunnybank did not disappoint, at 12pm on a saturday they were packed with people waiting.  my sliced beef with egg noodle was excellent!  & the girls were very happy with their crispy skin chicken with egg noodle.  as a treat i ordered the pink bubble milk for them...seriously sweet & the jelly bubbles are a sensation...i reaped the rewards of their hyperactivity after this!



phuong trinh, 56 corsair ave, inala

having now visited sunnybank & darra several times i thought it only fair to visit inala & experience the asian market shopping & a steaming bowl of pho.  ruby & i made the trek from the nth of brisbane (outdated navigator took us on the scenic route!) and we walked around the shops buying our favourite egg noodles, chinese herbs & dragon fruit.  phuong trinh was busy at 11am so we went inside (out of the drizzling rain) & ordered my vietnamese fav...sliced beef pho w rice noodles...ruby wanted the shredded pork & mint rice paper rolls.  the outside tables were full with men playing xiangqi - this is similar to chess i have since discovered.

the condiments got a workout - i am definitely addicted to the chilli sauce.  my pho was excellent...plenty of sliced beef, the broth was great (not too salty) & the rice paper rolls were fresh & tasty.



little hong kong, shop23a mkt square, sunnybank

rose wine chicken w soy

i am seriously excited about our meal we had at little hong kong sunnybank.  on a recent overcast saturday we sat at little hong kong, a small/cramped/pumping restaurant in the very busy mkt square complex of sunnybank & perused the menu...on looking around at other tables we could see what was the standout favourites & that confirmed our decision.

rose wine chicken w soy...bbq duck w egg noodles, black vinegar & greens...rice...chinese greens w oyster sauce...all for a tiny price of $42.  the food was sensational...delicious...tender...sweet....juicy...salty & i will go back!  just looking back at the photos i took has me wanting more...& then some more!

bbq duck w egg noodles, black vinegar & greens