Ichiban Japanese Restaurant

Celebrate my birthday at Ichiban Japanese restaurant at Anderson Creek Road, Doncaster East. It was all you can eat with complimentary red wine.

Beautiful Japanese Tea Pot

Complimentary drinks.

Yummy Japanese food!

Padang Brown Hawker Centre

More commonly known among the locals as simply 'Padang', Padang Brown Hawker Centre is deep in history and remain popular until today!

Newly refurbished Padang Brown main entrance.

Safe cycling track around a preserved old tree.

Fresh new paint to bring out the former glory of this heritage meeting place.

Steamboat Penang style - Lok Lok 

Penang Char Koay Teow

New playground to keep the little ones happy!

Nasi Lemak Burger

Everyone heard of Nasi Lemak before; but have you heard of Nasi Lemak Burger? That's it, it is also my first time see this on any restaurant's menu for the first time today! I thought, are they selling Nasi Lemak with a burger? I was wrong, it is actually a burger with all the ingredients of Nasi Lemak within the two pieces of bun minus the Nasi or rice!

There is crunchy deep fried chicken, anchovies, peanut, egg and cucumber. The chicken in particular is my favourite as I just love fried chicken! Very crunchy and yet juicy!

Since there is no rice at all, shouldn't it be renamed Burger Lemak?

Compare it with the normal Nasi Lemak shown in picture below (also from the same restaurant).

Nasi Lemak Burger can be found at Valencia Cafe, Doncaster East, Melbourne.

Mamak Melbourne

In Malaysia, there is this Mamak culture where people hang out late at night to have some Roti Canai and Teh Tarik with a group of friends. It is one of the most preferred places to socialize. Most in Malaysia open until late at night and are especially popular among clubbers. 

In Australia, there is this franchise restaurants called Mamak selling those favourite irresistible Malaysian cuisine. However, it is purely a restaurant in Australia and it does not open through midnight like its Malaysian counterpart.

The all time favourite - Roti Canai

Delicious Mee Goreng

My personal favourite - Ayam Berempah

Entrance of Mamak Restaurant

Mamak is located at 366 Lonsdale St, Melbourne. 

Business Hours:

Monday	11:30am–2:30pm, 5:30–9:30pm
Tuesday	11:30am–2:30pm, 5:30–9:30pm
Wednesday	11:30am–2:30pm, 5:30–9:30pm
Thursday	11:30am–2:30pm, 5:30–9:30pm
Friday	11:30am–2:30pm, 5:30–10:30pm
Saturday	11:30am–2:30pm, 5:30–10:30pm
Sunday	11:30am–2:30pm, 5:30–9:30pm

Fish & Burger Co

Fish & Burger Co. or F & B Co. in short is arguably the restaurant which has the best burger in Melbourne!

Triple X - as the name suggests; it is big enough to serve 3 people for just $17.50!!!

My all time favourite is the Triple X - 2 x 150g Grass fed brisket patties, 3 x American cheddar, 3 x bacon, lettuce, Spanish onion, pickles, ketchup, mustard & mayo. It is common to hear that chocolate melts in your mouth, but this burger will definitely melt in your mouth! It is so juicy with flavours that you can't seem to have enough of it!

Grilled salt & lemon pepper calamari. Seasoned & tossed through the unique lemon pepper mix. Served with lemon, tartare & two sides.

F & B Co. is located in Doncaster East, Melbourne, Australia.

Siam Road Char Koay Teow

Charcoal fired Char Koay Teow - Extremely popular among the locals; long queue next to busy traffic; a scene can never be found in any Western countries.

Char Koay Teow is one of the must have street hawker for anyone visiting Penang. It is basically fried flat noodles with eggs, lard, garlic chives, Chinese sausage, shrimps and cockles. These are all stir-fried together in a wok to create a magical mixture of taste that will definitely satisfy the most demanding customer.