ChowHouse, 39 James Street, FORTITUDE VALLEY QLD 4006
So
we had this grand eating plan scheduled for our weekend, it involved eating out
and lots of it. Unfortunately, the steamy hot weather stopped us and we thought
it was a much cooler idea to stay at home, chill and do some serious holiday
planning.
On
Sunday morning, we woke up feeling extremely hungry and the other travel bunnie
declared that it was my soon-to-be wifey duty to come up with a place for some
decent breakfast.
We
had been away for a while and I was eager to try something new. Chow House came
up on my screen when I searched for the most talked-about restaurant on
Urbanspoon and we decided to try it out.
Chow
House is conveniently located in the centre of the James Street precinct, where
James Street Bistro used to be and it provides hawker styled food. The
breakfast menu offers a wide selection of traditional breakfast options, but
you can also get Asian specialities like Nasi Goreng ($17) and black
sticky rice pudding with fresh mango and coconut cream ($12) and that's
what we had for breakfast. Mind you, having Nasi Goreng at 9 am in 30 degree
heat was definitely a first for us. To go with our meals, we ordered pineapple,
lime and coconut frappé and mango and coconut smoothies, both $7.50
each.
The
presentation of our food was excellent, the dishes were colourful and
appetising. As for the taste, both of our dishes would've been much better if
they had that extra little flavour. The black sticky rice was quite bland and
the dish wouldn't have had any real flavour if it didn't come with a juicy
mango cheek.
The
service could be better but it was a very busy Sunday morning service. Still, I
thought the idea of being able to have Nasi Goreng for breakfast in Brisbane is
pretty awesome and good on Chow House for bringing something exciting to
Brisbane's food scene.
I
can't wait to go back and try out their dinner menu.
Total
Bunnie Dollars Spent: $47
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