Kelvin is not with us at the moment. He went off with his friends to a national park in Bright before heading off the Alpines for a ski. Before he left though, we went for something with a higher temperature to keep him warm during his trip hoho! THAI FOOD @ Ying Thai 2. This little eatery has long been a famous eatery. And there is no secrecy to its existence considering the queue during dinner and the lack of tables during lunch. My fellow friends and readers (I hope there are some >.<) know that I’m a sucker for Thai food. But only good ones though. But luckily enough I have not had any sucky ones. From my trip to Bangkok to S & T in Perth and now Ying Thai 2. Wow! Undeniably, these were really good food. Cleanliness in Bangkok well, it is something else but it was not detriment to me in anyway.
The interior is simple but felt as if we were in some fancy back lane cafe in Bangkok. Liked the drawings depicting village kids spinning the tops like the classics engaged in a road side battle.
We were looking at the menu to decide what would best suit our hungry tummies and looking up and about the papers, we decided to go with the lunch set menu. I think part of our decision was caused by the pricey cost of the rice. Its 3 bucks per head =.=!!
What we ordered?
This is one of the best Thai food available. Spicy minced meat with holy basil! Forgot what it is called but oh boy! Its lovely! The only downside with this version at Ying Thai 2 is the spiciness level was nowhere within Kelvin’s region spiciness. It is our fault really. We only asked for mild spiciness.
Xin Ling’s tom yam soup here is every bit as Thai as it should be. From the clarity to the tastiness. Its a blast. Its typically how my uncle Teow Loon would made it from scratch. I know they had Kafir lime leaf, dried chillies, tomatoes, fish sauce I guess? And other extras hehe. Really tasted delicious. Maybe we will go there one more time and have it with extra chilli as Xin Ling confesses to a certain thrill when she is busy gasping for air to cool her burning tongue :)!
This was my Thai red curry with duck meat. I’ve always avoided curries when I go to Thai restaurants but I knew I was in no position to resist when I saw this curry on the menu. My first experience of a beautiful duck curry was on a flight to Bangkok on Silk Air. The roast duck curry I had on the flight was by far the most tantalising meal I have ever had on an flight. Even beating the juicy steak on the Malaysian Airlines night flight to Australia. I was only 12 when I had that curry and this curry was close to replicating that experience. The thick flavoursome curry going nicely with the addition of a rich and aromatic coconut milk. My god. Its taste was totally smack! Even after I was done, Kelvin happily spooned the remains into his mouth. I cannot blame him really. It is after all a wonderful serve of curry. The only downside was the serve of duck meat was a little insufficient. I know I only paid 10 bucks which is far too cheap for a serve of Thai food but I was hoping for a little more meat. ahah
By the end of the meal, we were all filled to the brim. The serve of rice is really large. But I almost wanted to order one more serve to go together with my curry but luckily I had some self control ahah. Finalising this post, Ying Thai 2 on Lygon street is a MUST go. Unless you are from Thailand that is. The price for the set menu is really cheap and if you are going for dinner, do not be bothered by the price of the rice. The serve of meat seems pretty damn large. And if you’re having curry, rice overload is not an option. Its definitely a must. I have not tried but I think the green curry would not be any lesser (in taste) than the red one.
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Sushi Burger restaurant :D!
A few bento sets were ordered as Cheryl got a Croquette sushi burger box and Kelvin had the one with the Gyoza. But my take on this is that if you’re going to have the sushi burger, I’d recommend you have 2 sushi burgers instead of the bento. Its a lot more satisfying as the accompanying dishes are only common Japanese food with no perks whatsoever.
Lynn, Ash and Cheryl. Thanks for recommending the place :)!
The dessert I ordered! A strawberry Daifuku. The strawberry is also known as Ichigo apparently eheh.
The interior is aged. I liked how it looks. The mirror behind me was supported on books. Some of it was tax law. Can’t blame them cafe owners really.
Xin Ling’s poached chicken with cos lettuce and herb mayonnaise baguette.
Kelvin’s flatbread with meatballs, cheese and sugo! A definite winner. Like chicken Parmagiana sandwich just got fused with IKEA meatballs but even better.
No matter which way I try to take a picture of it. It always look miserably small @.@! But I must insists, as small as it is, quality triumphs over quantity. I was super sceptical about the whole Dijonnaise mustard thingy but in the end its pungent+peppery flavour really blended well with the starchy hash. And the eggs were well poached unlike my failed attempts. The crisp batter along with its hot yummy inside was wohoooooooooooooooooooo when paired with some mustard!
Chicken and lentil soup. This one was average and it killed my appetite for the evening. The lentils had me filled to the brim @.@! It tasted a bit like a Indian styled soup if you’d ask me. Even Xin Ling and Kelvin felt that way too! Ok put it this way. Imagine the bread as prata(roti canai) and the soup as dhal. X_X
Hot Choc for the soul. And gawd that layer of froth is thick!
The kitchen is not Japanese, its Chinese. And the logo, I recently noticed is a cute fat piglet! :D
The Gyu Don! Not like I have not had better but this one tastes really good! And.. cheap!!
The Curry Katsu Don! Mmm the fried chicken was nice but the curry was OK only. Again, Samurai sets unachievable benchmark for half a decade.
Gyoza! My first few picks since I ate at Menya! This was Chee Rong’s recommendation. I liked it too!
This Agedashi Tofu, is not your common fried bean curd with Soy and radish mix. Instead they put use a sauce which tastes like Tonkatsu sauce and topped it with pickled ginger @.@! The old one tastes a lottt better I have to say. But this one was not too bad! Overall this place is a whole lot of love. The only problem I had in my recent encounter was that the scrapped the burnt bits off the pot and served it :(!
Xin Ling, Kelvin and I visited the restaurant for dinner again today and we ordered several MUST TRY dishes according to bloggers and friends. But before our dishes arrived, my friends and I found the appetizers served to be appealing to youngsters who are not too amazed with the Korean Kimchee.
Crispy crispy something that was yums!
This omelette was not salty but it was delectable! So glad my buddies introduced this place to me :D!
Yumm! The Chilli Chicken Kaarage! Not the real thing but I liked how the chicken was all crispy and coated with chilli sauce!
The Stone Pot Herbal Spring Chicken was the Mediocre dish. The glutinous rice stuffing was poorly cooked and the herbal taste was not up to my expectations!
The Teriyaki Chicken was a highly recommended by bloggers and I must assert that this is =X. I did not like it even a little bit. Its more of sizzling hot plate chicken rather than Teriyaki.
