Sichuan Bang Bang | 8 Wongabel Street, KENMORE QLD 4069
It
was the Mid Autumn Moon Festival yesterday and mum offered to take us
out for dinner, but we had already made a booking at Sichuan Bang
Bang so I called up and requested for another seat to be added.
Driving
out to Kenmore in peak traffic was not fun. The car trip felt like it
took forever and Minibun George certainly didn't enjoy the constant
stopping and starting on the road. Despite leaving the city at 5:30
thinking that we would have ample time to make it to our six o'clock
reservation, we were still five minutes late.
I
have to say from the outset that I like the look of Sichuan Bang
Bang, it might be small, but it's hard to miss the strong Chinese
influence in its décor; everything from the red walls, the wooden
stools, the porcelain Buddha to the golden screen that separates the
dining area and the entrance to the kitchen, even down to the small
tea cups.
We
found out about Sichuan Bang Bang from a list on the internet which
suggested trying this restaurant for its Peking
Duck Pancakes. Thinking
in advance given the restaurant’s Monday night's special of Peking
duck at $10 per serve, we ordered two. I was disappointed. The dish
would've been more appropriate if it was called Duck Pancakes, but it
certainly was not Peking Duck. Now before you start slamming me by
saying “what do you expect to get for $10?” or “stop being such
a food snob and thinking you know the best”, I'm sorry, but I am
going to be snobby this time. Peking duck has been around for years;
since the imperial era and it's also known to be served with thin,
crisp skin with very little meat. For $10, I don't expect a duck
being sliced in front of me or anything like that, and I'm not saying
that the duck pancakes weren't tasty, but it ain't no Peking duck.
Everything
practically went downhill from there. While the Xinjiang style Uyghur
beef marinated in cumin ($22) was tender and delicious, both the
Sichuan wok fried eggplant with minced pork in chilli sauce ($19) and
Shanghainese pork spare ribs in vinegar sauce ($20) were pretty
average. Not to mention that all the dishes were in fairly small
portions as you can tell from the pictures. The other travel bunnie
and I both felt quite sorry for taking mum there as she hardly ate
anything that night. I rarely write harsh reviews, but I felt as
though we didn't get any value out of the money that we spent, and if
it's authentic Chinese food that you are after, I probably wound't go
there.
On
a positive note, our waitress was very energetic and smiley. Oh, and
I really liked the Chinese tea. It was Twinings. Yes, I checked
before we left the restaurant.
Total
Bunnie Dollars Spent: $95
your photos are always amazing! what camera do you use? id love it if youd comment back http://www.amyelizabethfashion.com/2014/09/mac-prep-and-prime-bb-beauty-balm.html xx
ReplyDeleteThank you Amy. I use Canon 70D :)
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