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21 October 2005
Perth Food
So I went down to Spectra on Wednesday to pay my old workplace a visit.
Surprised to see that not much has changed since I resigned earlier this year. All the old faces are still there and everyone is still sitting at the same spot as they were 7 months ago. Even my old desk was intact, except maybe for the layer of dust covering it. Gary said they've been advertising my old position but haven't yet found any suitable candidates.
I offered to clean up the mess I left help them out for a few days while I'm here, which is why I haven't been updating this site as often.
My former manager David said to me, "We'll take you back right away if you want."
I felt a squish inside as I replied, "I can't..."
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Considering Kuching has so much cheap and delicious food, I didn’t realize I actually miss Perth food a lot, but I did.
I’m doing this as a tribute to my favourite eateries in Perth. They may not have all the glitz and glamour or be as fancy as the exclusive restaurants around town, but they damn sure are responsible for the extra kilos I’ve piled on.
Introducing…
The $3.50 Chicken Rice
Back when we first arrived in Perth with very little money on us, all the restaurants around town were charging at least $7 for a steamy pile of bullshit.
At the time, the $3.00 chicken rice shop at Karawara was God sent. Nowhere else can we have a taste of home without paying ridiculous Australian prices. 8 years later, they’re still around and their prices have only increased by 50 cents.
Don’t be fooled by the innocent-looking Singaporean couple running the shop. In the morning, they work their asses off serving hungry Curtin students. At night, they put on their best suits and gamble their fortune away in the Burswood Casino VIP room.
Thai Village Garden’s Squid Pepper Rice, Karawara
Just next to the chicken rice shop in Karawara is Thai Village Garden, another student favourite. Their $7.30 squid pepper rice is simply mouth-watering. Best served with their homemade spring roll sauce.
George’s Kebabs at the Curtin Uni Tavern
Officially awarded the best kebabs in Perth for many years running and more. They are so popular that every lunchtime, the lines would all the way to the outside of the Tav. You don’t get kebabs as fat and tasty as theirs back in Malaysia.
Utopia Bubble Tea, Northbridge
They started with one shop hidden away in Northbridge but rapidly expanded to 5 stores all over Perth. $3.50 for a bubble tea may be expensive but it’s worth it. Other bubble tea outlets that offer cheaper alternatives come and go, but Utopia is still growing strong. Try their Summerlove Milk Tea with Jelly – you don’t get them anywhere else.
Kimchee House, Northbridge
I used to go to this place so often, the lady boss still recognized me though I haven’t been back for 7 months. I reckon Seoul is overrated and Arirang is only good for their BBQ. For the best Korean food in Perth, it’s gotta be Kimchee House in Chinatown, Northbridge.
I like their $6.80 Korean pancake and $9.60 seafood tofu stew.
The Moon Café, Northbridge
Perth is dead after 9pm and there aren’t a lot of cafes around that opens till late night. I used to like Fast Eddy’s, until their food takes 20 minutes to arrive. I used to think Oriel’s in Subiaco was good, until one of their waiters got permanent PMS. Then I discovered the Moon.
The best thing about Moon Café isn’t the food, but the relaxing environment it offers to people who just wanna sit back and chill out with friends. Get in there Monday/Tuesday for $9.95 pizza /pasta with wine, or Thursday night for their live jazz band.
Chilli Mussels at Conca’s
If you ever wonder why the Italians in Perth are so rich, take a look at Conca’s.
Everything in there is old: The furniture is old, the computers are old, heck - even the people serving the food are old! Yet, these grandmothers have the audacity to charge $23 for a small bowl of chilli mussels that used to cost $17 a few years back.
By any means, every single item on their menu is WAY overpriced for a run-down shop like theirs, but for some reason people kept coming back for more. It could only mean that their food isn’t just good – it’s DAMN good.
Man, I got so hungry writing this entry. Now if you'll excuse me I'm gonna eat a koala bear now.
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102 Comments:
what we expect as a student in Perth? =) i go tho these places again and again... =) hey Kenny, have you meet up with other bloggers and friends?
Posted by: cynthia at 21 October 2005 12:27 PM | Link to comment
Food guide! Yum =)
Posted by: I'm A Chicken With No Name. BWAK BWAK BWAK! at 21 October 2005 12:30 PM | Link to comment
Perth is lovely.. Can't wait till I go there again..
Posted by: June Then at 21 October 2005 12:31 PM | Link to comment
any Malay 0r Indian food there?
Posted by: jlchannel at 21 October 2005 12:47 PM | Link to comment
yum... nice food. and tat chicken rice looks good, and cheap! unlike melbourne, cheapest also $6. have u eaten kangaroo before? i'm thinking of tryin it.. :) enjoy ur stay in perth!
Posted by: Alex at 21 October 2005 12:48 PM | Link to comment
waah....*wipes drool*
Posted by: hayley at 21 October 2005 12:58 PM | Link to comment
eh, Perth got lots of good-looking guys, right? especially in a university.
is it common to find fastfood restaurants like KFC or Long John Silver's there?
Posted by: snn at 21 October 2005 1:11 PM | Link to comment
WOW HOO !!! $3.50 CHEECKEN RICEEE !
Posted by: Herman at 21 October 2005 1:16 PM | Link to comment
Kenny!!!!!
You make me miss Aust again...Melb to be exact
for the food...
Sigh... I even miss Boost Juice...
I wanna go back to Melb too! :(
P.S. That chilli mussels looks DAAMMNNNNN GOOD! *drool*
Posted by: HM at 21 October 2005 1:31 PM | Link to comment
yum... nice food. and tat chicken rice looks good, and cheap! unlike melbourne, cheapest also $6. have u eaten kangaroo before? i'm thinking of tryin it.. :) enjoy ur stay in perth!
Posted by: Alex at October 21, 2005 12:48 PM
Alex: There used to be a Lat's Restaurant (opened by Malaysians) in Melb city centre that sells chicken rice at AUD2.50!!!
It was like god-sent as well, at that dirt-cheap price. Too bad, the shop closed around 2001/2002 :)
Posted by: Joanne at 21 October 2005 1:45 PM | Link to comment
the foods look delicious.yummy!i'm hungry
Posted by: I'm A Chicken With No Name. BWAK BWAK BWAK! at 21 October 2005 1:47 PM | Link to comment
Dude, I'm fasting here. >_>
Hahaha. Anyway, nice food guide for Perth.
Posted by: White Shadow at 21 October 2005 2:17 PM | Link to comment
Alex: There used to be a Lat's Restaurant (opened by Malaysians) in Melb city centre that sells chicken rice at AUD2.50!!!
It was like god-sent as well, at that dirt-cheap price. Too bad, the shop closed around 2001/2002 :)
Posted by: Joanne at October 21, 2005 01:45 PM
i think that they were making a huge loss...
Posted by: YUMMIE at 21 October 2005 2:34 PM | Link to comment
didnt u met your girlfriend?
Posted by: Gori at 21 October 2005 2:52 PM | Link to comment
DUDE!!!
WHERE'S CICERELLO'S AT FREMANTLE MAN!?!?!?
BEST FISH AND CHIPS EVER!!!!!....
Haha, I guess you were too busy to get yourself over to Fremantle.
Also... the Dim Sum man... Joy Garden on Northbridge :D? Excellent stuff ^^... Better than anything you can get in Malaysia ~~
Posted by: Jon at 21 October 2005 3:23 PM | Link to comment
I wonder why Chinatowns are always in Northbridge. Here is in Northbridge Road til NewBridge Road area too.. Wah lao. Sell Chicken rice for Au$3.50 can gamble like no need capital like that?
Posted by: Victor at 21 October 2005 3:27 PM | Link to comment
*drool*...the photos looked so good that I started to ransack my office drawers for food, and all I got was a lousy packet of Cheezels...=)
Hope you're having a good time there, Kenny!
Posted by: sooyin at 21 October 2005 3:35 PM | Link to comment
I really miss bubble tea with pearls in Singapore. Whereas it used to be everywhere, now I don't even see any around any more! *Sob*
Posted by: Karen at 21 October 2005 4:08 PM | Link to comment
hi, u should go to this place named makan2, if i am not wrong at northbridge, run by malays. the teh tarek is fantastic. it's open till late.
Posted by: jeslyn at 21 October 2005 4:35 PM | Link to comment
Your food is sure making me damn hungry...
Posted by: Wei De at 21 October 2005 4:57 PM | Link to comment
May I know why you are not taking the job offer since ur gf is in AUS?
Posted by: I'm A Chicken With No Name. BWAK BWAK BWAK! at 21 October 2005 5:10 PM | Link to comment
May I know why you are not taking the job offer since ur gf is in AUS?
Posted by: guest at 21 October 2005 5:11 PM | Link to comment
Muahaha, that 3.50$ chicken rice shop is in Karawara's Coles. Man, your picture brought my memories back to the time when...... Lolz. I loved the steam chicken rice there. So tasty! I live there for 3 months during my first visit to Perth.
Posted by: alexallied at 21 October 2005 5:22 PM | Link to comment
no no no .. u should try mikasa .. new boss ard the area .. bought their satay chicken rice at 4.50 juz now .. best ar ....
and i hve to agree the concas chilli mussels with the garlic bread can change any1 views for seafood once more ...
As for kimchee house, well ... i hve another place to go to ... but tht one is more of korean bbq ... haizzz .. after ur post of perth, kinda of realise i gonna miss tis place once i graduate frm curtin at this end of yr ...
The freedoom ..... sobzzz
Posted by: Sonya at 21 October 2005 5:42 PM | Link to comment
hello,
can anyone tell me how to put a jukebox in a blog please? i'm coming up with a musicblog but merely gonna give up with heaps of trouble figuring "how" to include songs. i'm using a blogpsot at the moment! do provide some suggestions please. a pretty kewl blog u have, kenny! cheerz=)
Posted by: Mel at 21 October 2005 6:05 PM | Link to comment
when I was in perth, utopia and Seoul bbq was a frequent. haha. It's such a cliche for asians, yes?
Posted by: - at 21 October 2005 6:19 PM | Link to comment
ARRGGHHH!!!!
I MISSED PERTH SOOO MUCH!!
Was there for 2 years doing my bachelor's at Curtin. I remember them all, the chicken rice aunty, the curtin tavern and the "to die for" eggplant kebabs. That was since 2000, and it still surprises me how much I remembered. I still miss shopping at Coles. Sigh.
Enjoy your trip buddy.
K
Posted by: Kenfresh at 21 October 2005 6:37 PM | Link to comment
:(
I've never been to AUS..
They can't find anyone to replace you Kenny.
You're not someone easily replaceable.
Posted by: uglyfatchick at 21 October 2005 7:53 PM | Link to comment
Great page! :O) All the food you show looks great, and that is a very interesting story about going back to an old job. Going back to any past location in which I had spent alot of time is a process mixed with memory and emotion. Very interesting.
Posted by: Alex Dorph at 21 October 2005 8:00 PM | Link to comment
cool reviews dude ^_^
too bad i dun live in perth
haha
Posted by: waiwah at 21 October 2005 8:19 PM | Link to comment
Eh there's this nice chicken rice at Curtin Uni.
tried before ?
Posted by: Kuzco at 21 October 2005 8:49 PM | Link to comment
lmao. you make me wonder, just how badly i am going to miss canberra when i do leave. i am working as much as i can to stay, but there's only so much i can do since they raised the migration level to post grad.
i am guessing, your company is not only waiting for the right qualifications, but also the "fitting" personality. however, 7 months sometimes isn't all that long. great that you offered to help though.
Posted by: panda at 21 October 2005 9:01 PM | Link to comment
Man, I got so hungry writing this entry. Now if you'll excuse me I'm gonna eat a koala bear now.
for your info.. koalas aren't bears. they're marsupials.. tsk.. but this happens all the time. never fails to irk me tho'.
nice blog anyways. *grins*
Posted by: confus ed at 21 October 2005 9:41 PM | Link to comment
"Perth is dead after 9pm and there aren’t a lot of cafes around that opens till late night."
That comment made me homesick for Sydney - where things are open 24 hours a day. Great cafe in the city called Alexanders which is open 24 hours day!
***Sigh*** I miss Sydney!
Posted by: Dabido (Teflon) at 21 October 2005 9:42 PM | Link to comment
I MISS PERTH!!! Used to stay at Erica Underwood. Loved the squid pepper rice and green curry chicken rice at Karawara! Man... I want to go back to Sparrows to eat ayam bali!
Posted by: Sue at 21 October 2005 9:50 PM | Link to comment
umm a few things to add just for the heck of it:
1.i think the 3.50 "auntie's" Curtin Chicken Rice has opened a branch on Hampdon Road called University Cafe o smth
2. The PMS waiter!!! U R NOT alone on that one bro! hes been treating some of us like crap too... its the big asian dude right? i think he is very picky with the people hes nice to. LESSON : get the waitresses (who are,most of them, pretty easy on the eyes) to serve u :)
BTW wheres The Moon in NB??
PS u forgot Gelares Waffles mmmmmmmmmmmmm........ :P
Posted by: :) at 21 October 2005 9:53 PM | Link to comment
Ohh.... i tried Conca's when i was on holiday in Perth... After a nite out at Onyx, a group of us went to Conca's.... and i must say the chilli muscles are just awesome!....i'm salivating already... damn....
Posted by: crusader at 21 October 2005 10:02 PM | Link to comment
Hmmmm...if you ever think of coming by to Gelare Northbridge, come by this Saturday night after 7, I'm working there and I'll give you some extra treats =D
Posted by: Lyon at 21 October 2005 11:08 PM | Link to comment
koala... NOT bear :)
Posted by: kris at 21 October 2005 11:22 PM | Link to comment
I used to work in Tav.....during my final year there. Saw your post of the tav, and it really brough back memories. Say Hi to Jim for me.
U are damn rite about the line during lunchtime! and still missing my fish kebabs....
Posted by: pinger at 21 October 2005 11:46 PM | Link to comment
how could u miss out Good Fortune's roast duck?! that's like the best asian restaurant in perth lor.
u might wanna check out Hawker Cuisine which is located @ the old Chin Chin's location. It's superb. for malaysian cuisine, it's as good as it gets in perth.
Posted by: virgin_undergrad at 21 October 2005 11:46 PM | Link to comment
hmm...Karawara!
The chicken rice shop sells extra rice for just 50 cents...
Plus the tavern's chip rolls are teh good!
Hngg....
Good good
Posted by: Andy at 22 October 2005 12:01 AM | Link to comment
OMG!! OMG!! KENNY! this Perth pictures brought back a lot of memories!! i had tears in my eyes seeing them again!!!!!!!!! all of those places!!! *sigh*
Posted by: aKho at 22 October 2005 12:19 AM | Link to comment
Even as I'm having my lunch when I'm reading your post, my mouth is drooling over your pictures...
Damn you, Kenny! :P
Posted by: Hsin at 22 October 2005 12:21 AM | Link to comment
you made me miss perth so damn much more than i already did tat i may start to cry now
:~~~~~~~~~~(
aussie aussie aussie!
oei oei oei!
Posted by: ahbeR at 22 October 2005 12:31 AM | Link to comment
koala fullstop. They're marsupials
Posted by: blac_x at 22 October 2005 12:48 AM | Link to comment
MUAHAHAHAHAhahahhaha... :D its okay.. i'll eat for you guys.. ;)
anyway.. the best fish and chips would be currently around walcott street near beaufort street. Then there's duckstien in swan valley. Witches culdron @ subi.. oh and the subi market.. yum yum fruits.. :D its strawberry season now. THen @ freo there's little creatures, nice beer. @ leaderville there's betty's burger (or something like that) best burger ever! mm.. blue cheese mushroom burger..
what else.. oh near UWA @ broadway shopping center they serve the best chicken sandwich and soup durring winter. Then there's Al padrino's for thier pizza. Turksih kitchen @ albany highway next to macd.. :)
Last of all Happy Meal! :D
so many to list.. too little brain cells to keep all of them
Posted by: Rodney at 22 October 2005 1:27 AM | Link to comment
Yeah theres a new Hawker's Cuisine at Northbridge that sells sting ray and mee kolou taking over the old chin chin...
Also Makan Makan is NOT situated at Northbridge but at Albany highway in Vic Park...
Conca's chilli mussels are nice but not value for money...for $23 a big bowl... tts just too ex...
Indeed theres a student cafe in Hampden road near UWA tt sells $3.50 chicken rice... probably a branch of tt in Karawara...
Dim Sum in Joy Garden is good... but theres one of a similar standard with a shorter queue called Dragon Gate or sumthing lidat just opposite from Northbridge Gelare...
I dunno about you about i digged the cheap Jap food at sharfto lane near City called TAKA... @ $4.50 for small to $6 for a large Karrage Chicken with rice... even comes with miso soup for the large order and they even have free hot tea FREE FLOW if u dine there....
Just had roast duck for lunch @ Good Fortune today.... still good but i think its too oily for my liking.... try the crispy skin chicken rice @ $6/plate.... HIGHLY recommended
And i m so gonna miss Perth when i graduate at the sem of this semester....*SIGHZ*
Posted by: kalos at 22 October 2005 1:35 AM | Link to comment
man, your entry brought back alot of memories for me as well... hope you are having fun :)
Posted by: ramesh at 22 October 2005 3:45 AM | Link to comment
Yum... *Drooling* Koala Bears.... Yum~~ *Drool even more*
Posted by: Colin at 22 October 2005 3:58 AM | Link to comment
hey thanks for posting the Perth pics... I'm getting nostalgic... had some good times there..I wish I was back in Perth too.
Have you been to Supa Valu ? the one near Vickery House with a primary school in front of it... If you could take pictures of it that'd be great. cos I used to live nearby and went there often...I miss that place -_-
If you're lucky you could probably catch the cute female cashier by the name of Sufi (I think she's Indo-Chinese) on duty there.. . sigh those were the days :)
Posted by: whey at 22 October 2005 5:08 AM | Link to comment
Hey Lyn, u say u give mr sia here a special treat if he goes gelare northbridge on sat after 7pm. Den the other ppl how ? lol
Anyway Kalos u graduating this semester too ? Den i reccomend you to go Hana's korean bbq buffet .. the last time me and my frenz went, we had about close to 2 kgs of meat and beer .. gosh .. must try b4 going back ... lol
Posted by: Sonya at 22 October 2005 6:59 AM | Link to comment
ohh b4 i forget for taka kitchen, go to the branch near LV coz after dinner, can go to the irish pub opposite and chill ..
Posted by: Sonya at 22 October 2005 7:02 AM | Link to comment
Hahah!! i'll check out those places u've written that i haven't been to before. u know the 3.50 chicken rice's counterpart near UWA the ayam getting more and more kecik by the day?
There used to be a wonderful italian place called Coppadonna in Cottlesloe...HAND MADE pastas!!! but the owners flew back to Italy for some reason...now its lousy Marco Polo...the brash Italian woman (big blonde hair red talon nails loud voice nosy character) who manages it now ruins the whole ambience...blearrgh...
oh btw...food guides in Qantas mags recommend No 44 somewhere in the city. I reckon if u've got unlimited budget go explore there la!
Posted by: Li-Ann at 22 October 2005 8:41 AM | Link to comment
Ummmm....well....it depends if they're nice to me or not Sonya, then I'll think about those special treats =)
Posted by: Lyon at 22 October 2005 9:02 AM | Link to comment
Lyon..
Okay.. Maybe I'll see you tonight.. ;)
Posted by: rodney at 22 October 2005 9:15 AM | Link to comment
been reading your blog for a few months now. :D
mmmmmm... chicken rice..
Posted by: kai li at 22 October 2005 10:40 AM | Link to comment
I miss george kebab and AUD3 chicken rice!!!!
Posted by: Winn at 22 October 2005 11:37 AM | Link to comment
Man, I used to eat at the chicken rice store ALL THE TIME. I lived at Rotary Int, which is just opposite the place. Ah, memories! And the kebabs in the curtin uni tavern - man, i love their garlic sauce. memories!
Posted by: liz at 22 October 2005 11:48 AM | Link to comment
The moon is next to domino northbridge, corner newcastle and william st.
Posted by: I'm A Chicken With No Name. BWAK BWAK BWAK! at 22 October 2005 11:57 AM | Link to comment
the moon is next to domino northbridge, corner newcastle and william st.
Posted by: kc at 22 October 2005 11:58 AM | Link to comment
Isn't moon cafe a gay bar? Host a party in Perth for all your fans here!
Posted by: Nivlac at 22 October 2005 1:31 PM | Link to comment
kenny!!!! you really made me hungry now!! u didn't mention the oh-so famous apple strudel!!!! my friend bought it over to melb for me and.....*drool*
Posted by: sue at 22 October 2005 3:32 PM | Link to comment
u hit home with those pics kenny.
was in perth/karawara for 3 yrs plus...
$3.50 chicken rice, thai village garden..
man.. was just like yesterday..
oh yea and CONCAS!! ordered the supa spicy level mussels then.. everyone would witness toilet bowl fireworks later!! we would even challenge mates to skull the chilli sauce using the mussel shells... ;)
oh yea, hungry jack's is the best... not like asian styled mini burgers.. ;x
miss the bloody place man..
Posted by: metal at 22 October 2005 4:24 PM | Link to comment
Hey Kenny!
Hahah its awesome how'd you go to all those azn places, nothing beats them! "Summerlove Milk Tea with Jelly" - you've got great taste; my visits to Utopia has always been a "weekender-relaximo" for me :D
I hope you continue to enjoy your stay here at Perth, but you seem to be having a buzz anywayz...lol
Posted by: Keegan at 22 October 2005 8:23 PM | Link to comment
Some nice food photos....yummy...
Posted by: soohk at 22 October 2005 9:42 PM | Link to comment
The kebab from the Tav is the best ever . period :)
Posted by: eksk at 23 October 2005 12:26 AM | Link to comment
How does the koala bear taste like?
Posted by: merf at 23 October 2005 9:48 PM | Link to comment
can I just say you've done a better job than the average joe. come to london, we'll show u around mate. u can blog your way through the City and really show u the 'not so normal' stuff.
Posted by: allan at 24 October 2005 3:25 AM | Link to comment
can I just say you've done a better job than the average joe. come to london, we'll show u around mate. u can blog your way through the City and really show u the really 'not so normal' stuff.
Posted by: allan at 24 October 2005 3:25 AM | Link to comment
Food, glorious food! ;p
Posted by: Michael Chua at 24 October 2005 11:36 AM | Link to comment
Ahhhh... Conca's... :) I miss that place so much ! Thanks Kenny...Makes me want to fly back to Perth just to eat chilli mussels !!
Posted by: astrogirl at 24 October 2005 2:15 PM | Link to comment
Ya dude!!! your reminiscence of Perth made me think back to my perth days where i keep tellin my fiance i'll take him there once there and now u writes abt it ... *sniff* ... ah, the food old days ...
Posted by: Peggy at 24 October 2005 3:29 PM | Link to comment
Yes kenny i love that chicken rice place 2!! their BBQ chicken is hell ns, how ironic on the top left corner there is the word addictive since their food is very addictive!!!
Posted by: Eugene at 24 October 2005 5:40 PM | Link to comment
boost! they're the best!!!
Posted by: juli at 24 October 2005 10:34 PM | Link to comment
sia lah!! You made me re-appreciate all the great food places that i frequent here man...:-P How long will you be in Perth for?
Posted by: sylvy at 25 October 2005 6:39 PM | Link to comment
can i know where Conca's is?
Posted by: malaysian in perth at 06 November 2005 1:57 AM | Link to comment
Aaarghghghgh!!! This post brings back all the memories! ;_;
How come I've never seen you at Kimchee House?? I used to hang out there quite often too, although Arirang was a main haunt.
Posted by: Antonia at 13 November 2005 9:13 PM | Link to comment
Think you have a database of Perth lovers here through ur comments page, but what you have here are the essence of Perth foreign students' life~ hahaha... I MISS PERTH so friking much and did not realize it till i saw this page. Man. Thanks.
Posted by: kay at 19 November 2005 11:02 PM | Link to comment
u don't know me but yum.. conca's garlic bread is the best!!! hee^
Posted by: lene at 21 November 2005 9:24 AM | Link to comment
It's KOALA...no bear...KOALA is not bear lar
Posted by: nel at 17 December 2005 8:48 AM | Link to comment
Oh shit... you made me miss Perth all over again :(
I love the food, beer and atmosphere at Freo's Little Creatures.
Posted by: Ro at 17 January 2006 2:59 PM | Link to comment
Kewl man, I used to work at the Chicken Rice Shop. Miss the bbq chicken rice. so niceee!!
Posted by: therhino at 18 January 2006 9:18 AM | Link to comment
wah ! too much to think about leh
just thinking about it makes my mouth water !
if i do visit perth !
i'll make sure to visit your page first so that i can test your recommendations !
Posted by: benjamin and yus at 12 July 2006 4:05 PM | Link to comment
hi there i like 2 be in google earth and thank u so much
Posted by: abbas at 27 September 2006 9:34 PM | Link to comment
Hey Kenny, were u at Japan House too? Golly, i miss my student social life days... i don't miss the studying, but the social life was pretty good. Last time i was in Perth, i visited Curtin and it sure has lots of new buildings and stuff..Some day i gotta come back and take a longer time to browse through Freo! I miss chilli mussels!!!
Posted by: Soybean Yan at 02 November 2006 12:41 PM | Link to comment
Can't believe u left out hogs breath
Posted by: wtf at 20 November 2006 12:35 PM | Link to comment
the 3.50 chicken rice place is now called CHILLIZ... they're renovating the whole karawara shopping corner now, there's gonna be a new gloria jeans n nandos too.
Posted by: I'm A Chicken With No Name. BWAK BWAK BWAK! at 31 December 2006 6:39 PM | Link to comment
I LUV Perth !
Posted by: ATLSTR at 14 January 2007 3:25 PM | Link to comment
Makan2 Cafe Vic Park is THE place now. A good blend of asean food, cant beat their teh tarik... taste just like kedai MAMAK teh tarik!!! Staff are mostly students. Value for money, busy nites got to wait a bit lah... but a real awesome place to chill out with mates.
Posted by: Awang at 16 January 2007 11:49 PM | Link to comment
Makan Makan is the place to go if you like your food quite salty. Not value for money unless you want a heart attack. :p
The Chicken Rice shop you mentioned in Karawara isn't there any more I hear. I heard because of the shopping centre's renovation/expansion, everyone had to bid to have their shop there. They lost. Now they only have Student Cafe which is on Hampden Road in Nedlands. Not sure if they are doing well though.
Posted by: Angie at 30 March 2007 2:15 PM | Link to comment
Sorry for the double post - but I also forgot to mention that I've actually seen that job ad for Spectra Engineering before. I remembered it because I've seen it advertised a number of times in the paper.
Posted by: Angie at 30 March 2007 2:18 PM | Link to comment
Yup...went there few times the last few weeks. Stil there. The building is called' Waterford Place/Plaza' now. The shop is called 'CHILLIZ' now. Items ranges from $3.80 to $4.20. Stil value for money! Cheers!
Posted by: raymond at 28 April 2007 10:09 AM | Link to comment
im currently studying in perth! lookinng for good late night eateries! help pleasse!!
Posted by: mestar at 28 April 2007 11:03 PM | Link to comment
i have been to chilliz for many million times. They have bbq chicken, steam chicken, honey chicken, hot and spicy chicken and ..... With the chilli and soy sauce,wau yummy.... . without doubt, the food there are so yummy and cheap.
i heard that, they have changed owner and he is quite young. i think the one in hampden rd is owned by him also.
Posted by: sky at 15 July 2007 6:35 PM | Link to comment
Hehehe we asians are so typical sometimes! We all do pretty much the same things! =P Not that im saying thats bad or anything LOL since i go to most of those places too =P
:) haha i agree Northbridge Gelares!!!! Nothing beats half price waffles on tuesday and then Utopia after =D
Dim Sum @ Welcome Inn Tea House =))
Posted by: m3morabl3 at 16 July 2007 1:52 AM | Link to comment
Chilliz is cheap i'll give it that...but i wudnt say the food is that good. Its edible...but not that good
Posted by: I'm A Chicken With No Name. BWAK BWAK BWAK! at 16 July 2007 1:57 AM | Link to comment
I was already missing Perth but u made me miss it more. Definitely highlighted all tt we ex-perth students are craving for here in SG! kimchihouse, concas, the ubiquitous summer love tea... sigh. Good job on the blog anywayz =)
Posted by: Jess at 06 September 2007 12:08 PM | Link to comment
ChilliZ is the greatest..
I am thinking of starting my own shop in the Leeming region.
if you think this is a good idea please let me know on dannaz_87@hotmail.com
I don't want to start the business if I will not have a large market.
Also the price will have to be $4.20 as it is prime real estate.
Thank You
Dannaz
Posted by: dannaz at 11 November 2007 1:04 PM | Link to comment
being all the way in india, gotta say this...OMG!!! *drooling over charsiew*
Posted by: Ivy at 02 April 2008 2:31 AM | Link to comment
for authentic malay food in perth check out www.suriatakeaway.com.au. located in the northern suburbs about 30 mins away, very delicious 'real' malay food :-)
Posted by: Lin at 22 May 2008 7:13 PM | Link to comment
just went to the moon cafe for some pizza n nachos..
and must say the ambience n food is awesom possum...
waitress was a cow though..kept on giving us the evil eye...
moon cafe is definitely gonna be one of my frequent haunts for sure!
Posted by: lit at 25 July 2008 2:22 AM | Link to comment
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