Fairfield: The Fishing Chook

Today started early, at 9AM.

For some reason, I woke up feeling like dropping down to The Fishing Chook. Nope, not any of my favourite cheap steak restaurants, or fast food restaurants, but only this particular store.

So, ahead I sailed to Fairfield's Neeta City at 11AM [with my sister]!

(Sorry for the shitty quality pics)

This is the second time I'm eating here! They are just one of the stores at Neeta City's food court, not a restaurant or anything fancy, so I also don't expect too much from them. As long as my food is decent enough to nom, the customer service is on par, then I'd continue to try other shit on their menu.

But no, they're shit. Their food is somewhat below average, matched with average prices, and fucking ridiculous customer service. Fuck.

Last time I ate here, I ordered their "after school special" with the fish. Only $5, which is ridic cheap (not to mention, good for students whom are on a budget).

This time, my sister took a pick at their salad range.

I actually thought their salads looked pretty nice, especially the Caesar Salad. In my head, I thought, "I definitely need to try this next time!".

Too bad, my sister picked their Seafood Salad ($4.50). The salads were priced in small, medium and large boxes. We picked the small box, and god... it is REALLY small. It's one of those thinner, small round plastic containers.

I did try two pieces from the salad, and I didn't think it was nice at all. However, I'm not a fan of seafood salads [to begin with], so I'll let my sister decide the fate for this one (to be fair!). "The flavour is off and there is something that just smells so fishy about this salad. Seafood is supposed to have that smell, I guess.. but I mean "fishy" in a bad way!", she said. Then after three pieces, she threw the whole box away. Fucking waste of $4.50.

OK. We also ordered a burger each!

Ocean Burger with Chips ($11.50), we ordered with battered fish (you can get it grilled or battered). Contains lettuce and tartar. The chips had the tiniest pinch of chicken salt ever. Not kidding.

The burger, tasted okay. I won't lie (although I'm really furious with their customer service). However, I don't think it's really worth the $11.50. The burger alone is $7, and with the tiniest portion of chips, it charges another $4.50. Got scammed.

Their deal: free drink with every meal deal. Yeah. We did receive a free drink. A can of Pepsi. That's not even cool. Fuck.


NEXT!


I ordered a Chook 'n' Caesar ($7). Grilled chicken, parmesan cheese, lettuce with caesar sauce. Ah, how I love my caesar stuff.

Has everything the menu describes. The burger alone was $7, OK price. Just an average chicken burger. The buns were slightly hard though (or dough, geddit?!).


Even after all this crap with the food, I think there's still a part of me that would really love to try their Caesar Salad. Until.....

*after waiting for 7-8 minutes for the last chicken burger*
Sister (in the politest way): Hi. Sorry, can I just ask how long more do I have to wait?
Lady behind the counter: Do you want it raw?

The fuck? Are you serious? Why the fuck would I want my food raw? Do YOU want to pay me $7 so I can make you a raw chicken burger instead?

Actually, all my sister wanted to do was to go away and find a seat, instead of standing around on our fat legs waiting for the burger.

But really, is that an acceptable reply?

Overall, OK food if you are lazy, but any newbie can make these at home. Not to mention, the to-be-prepared chicken/fish won't give you a dose of attitude that'll ruin your day. I guarantee it.

The Fishing Chook
Shop G.29, Neeta Shopping Centre, Fairfield 2165
Ph. (02) 9728 1015

On my list to try [next time]: NEXT TIME? There won't be no next time! -- Eminem

Canley Vale: Chocolate Bliss (Coffee. Dessert)

Canley Vale's Chocolate Bliss today. Dessert on a budget.

I'm sure everyone's been here. I've been here twice, never realised how cheap the menu is!

Next to Chocolate Bliss, or behind, or somewhere near, is a very convenient parking. With lots of slots, so you'll be able to easily find parking nearby.

Spacious restaurant. Was clean on both times I've visited. But, both times were also very.... crowded. Like as you can see in the photo above. Ha.

The menu -- Good menu, good photos, good prices! Check their full menu here >

Love restaurant with photos on their menus. I'm no dessert queen, so I wouldn't know what a Chocolate Souffle look like at all! And all the fancy drinks too. However, with good photos comes high expectations for the food to look appetising just as it looks like in the photos!

My sister and I ordered a Chocolate Souffle ($8.50) on the day. Ridiculously affordable!

Served with vanilla ice cream (thank god!). This is the only presentable photo I could get before my fat piggy sister dug her spoon in to try to make the dark chocolate inside "ooze" out... which failed, and made the plate look all unappetising. Hm, it's probably not a dish that I'd order to share between two unless you're down to order drinks or can't take too much sweets. But then again, it's too much to finish by itself! #firstworldproblems

Twas' yummy though. The souffle was soft, and paired perfectly with the dark chocolate saucing. Nine out of ten people will probably get a sweet tooth, so it's good that the vanilla ice cream is there to balance everything out! I think an extra strawberry with this stuff would be nice. lol. Am I asking for too much?!

OK. Now the drinks! I ordered a Belgian Hot Milk Chocolate ($5). I won't speak too much about it, since I don't know much! It tasted alright, very little difference from a regular hot chocolate. I'd pick something else to try next time!

My sister ordered a Matcha Green Tea Frappe ($7). She's a fan of matcha green tea frappes and lattes. "Doesn't really hit my standards", she said. I personally thought it wasn't bad, but like her, I prefer Starbucks' matcha green over this too.. Still better than Gloria Jean's matcha greens doe. Urgh... that thing ruined matcha for me.

The customer service wasn't bad, but wasn't great. I've read somewhere online that the staff here has not one smile on their face. I don't care too much for smiles, but that reviewer didn't lie! The girl who served us (my sister's friend, please forgive me) lacked a smile, but she seemed naturally very quiet.

OK. Stop this, before things get personal!

(But if you happen to be reading this, I thought you were really pretty and really liked your make-up!)

We entered the restaurant and had to approach the counter to get our own menus (there was one staff on front and she was busy doing some things). Very unusual. Also need to order at the counter.

I forgive you doe. Only for your delicious Chocolate Souffle and affordability of your menu.

Chocolate Bliss
1/53 Canley Vale Road, Canley Vale 2166

On my list to try [next time]: Belgian Liege Waffles, Churros, Red Velvet Hot Chocolate.

Casula: Memphis Wings (Ribs. Burgers. Subs)

Yeah. A new start.

I've wanted a food blog for a while now. A spot to finally share bits and pieces of my life AND what I'm nomming. You can expect some reviews, recipes, photos, and a fucking lot of swearing (something I stray away from doing on my beauty blog). Fuck yes!!

The vulgar-Tram comes out to play. And the hungry one too.


We're dining at Memphis Wings today, an American restaurant. Also serves some Mexican food.

It's opposite of Bing Lee at Casula's Crossroads, a tad further than Liverpool. First time here, with my sister being my tour guide. Lovely and chilled outdoor dining area (on a sunny day like this, that is) with a small section to dine-in.

Clean and neat, huh? You know what else is clean and neat?

Their menu! Pinned against the walls.

Prices changed a tad, in compared to the menu that's on their website.

Order the food, pick up one of these numbers and pick a table. Food will be delivered to your feet (lol).

The service, was really good. The girl was really nice to us. I said it was my first time there, so a tad confused, and she nicely explained what sauces you can get on the Memphis Wings that I ordered (yes, I consider that "nice", okay?).

We waited around, 15 minutes for our food, although it was somewhat empty.

Food are presented in small plastic red trays, topped with criss-crossed paper thingy. Shit. Forgot what they're called, but not important. Here's what we ordered:

Pulled Pork Sub ($9.50)

Pulled Pork Sub ($9.50) was delicious. The bun was extremely soft, the meat was tender. It tasted like a taco in a bread bun. The coleslaw that came with this was delicious too. Really yum. Would eat again.

Baby Rack Pork Ribs ($19.95)
Baby Rack Pork Ribs ($19.95) was quite nice too. Memphis lists their ribs as "BEST RIBS IN TOWN", and ribs are "slow cooked for 20 hours". The meat was tender, super soft. I'm not a fan of ribs though. I get sickened by them really easily, and these were not excluded from that. 

The curly fries seemed cold when served though. Not sure if took too long to Instagram this shit so made it cold or it was served cold. 

Memphis Wings (3 for $5)

How can one visit this place without trying their Memphis Wings (3 for $5)?

These were smoked chicken wings -- sour, and supposedly spicy. There are 3 levels of hot-ness that you could choose: Peri Peri, Chipotle BBQ and Ass Burner. I'm one to tank spicyness, but Chipotle BBQ did not taste one bit spicy. Not kidding. Would go Ass Burner next time. Everyone should go Ass Burner.

These wings were okay. Not extraordinarily impressive or anything. Probably won't order again.

Memphis Wings
18 Parkers Farm Pl, Casula NSW 2170
Ph. (02) 9601 3331

On my list to try [next time]: Original Philly Steak, Tacos and Cheese Sticks!