A month in a post - July

Hello! It has most definitely been a while... time to update you all about what's been happening in my busy yet not so busy life. Many new changes has happened and to be honest, nothing very exciting has occurred. Even if it has.. I could probably count it with five fingers.

First of all, I did pay a visit to Sushi Train for a special occasion. We ate heaps of sushi and it was great!

SALMON ABURI ahhhh definitely my favourite type of sushi. Anything aburi is amazing!

I love sushi so much. So not long after that, there was the 1 year anniversary for the Southport Sushi Train chain store and we bought so much sushi!

My life honestly evolves around food and eating 24/7. So Eric, Alan's friend came back to the Gold Coast to visit and we had some nice dinner together at Bistro Lamp (I was too busy eating and the lighting was dark for it's atmosphere - so forgive me for not taking photos ;-;) however, after dinner we went to Max Brenner's for dessert. It was amazing as usual.

Eric ordered the Tutti Frutti Waffle for one with chocolate ice-cream. It was so yum, probably my second favourite thing to order at max Brenner's. I always order the Tutti Frutti Waffle for two and with vanilla ice-cream though.

This time, I ordered the Strawberry and Cream Crepes - definitely my number one favourite right now. It is actually so good and what I like about it the most is the fact that it's definitely not too sweet. I like eating sweets but then I don't like them being way too sweet. (if that makes sense...?) Anyway, it's beyond doubt a must try!

Also, like the mature adult Alan thinks he is... he ordered a latte. Meanwhile Eric and I are stuffing out faces with desserts. The latte tasted nice! (stole a BIG sip off Alan haha)

Emiri finally bought a puppy! She has always wanted to buy one and her dream finally came true haha. She bought this super cute fluff ball who is a Cavoodle (cavalier x poodle) named Hero. Such an adorable name, just as adorable as he is. My friends and I went to visit Hero for the first time. He was shy at first but super playful when he got to know us. 

So following my food journey, I have finally came to try the 'famous' Brooklyn Depot at The 4217 in Surfers Paradise - A burger and brew house inspired by Old Brooklyn. It has only been around for a couple of months but has definitely made a statement and it's popularity has already grown like crazy.

Honestly, I was kind of unsure about my first impression of the place. We were put on a list since there was a wait for seats. Thankfully it was only me and another two friends so seats opened up pretty fast (approx. fifteen mins wait) since we didn't think of making a booking and it was a last minute decision. I have personally never been to the Big Apple but I do assume that since it's a big city - it would be packed everywhere. So as a part of the experience the seats were quite compacted - we were sat down right next to the bar and our table was very close to another table of older men who were nearly to the point of intoxication who were also being extremely loud. Ten minutes in, my friends and I got a bit annoyed as we could hardly even hear each other talk. We kindly asked the waitress if we could be seated at another table (since we spotted a few that were empty for three seaters), got to say that was the best decision made for the entire night. The new table was so much better. Not so compacted and got to have proper conversations without needing to yell.

We had a good look at the menu and decided to order a variety of food and share. (we love to share!) After deciding, we picked an item each from Start or Share, Hot 'Dawgs', 'Frips" - Fries & Chips and also from the Depot Salads section. They have an order and pay system, so you note down your table number and go order you food at the counter.

This was the amazing Skinny Fries - you have the option to Brooklynise your Fries. So we chose to get the Garbage Fries which had bacon, onion strings, cheese sauce and frickles (fried pickles) topped on the original skinny fries.

The interior and atmosphere was also very nice at Brooklyn Depot. Great for a long due catch-up with friends or even a long lazy lunch with family.

This was all the food we ordered. From left to right: Garbage Fries, Beef Chilli Bowl, 'Funky Egg' Cobb Salad and The Reuben Hot 'Dawg'. 

Beef Chilli Bowl - Spicy Housemade beef chilli topped w/ sriracha yoghurt served with tortilla chips & guacamole. 'Funky Egg' Cobb Salad - Pulled BBQ Chicken, crispy bacon, soft boiled egg rolled in duke spice, feta cheese, avocado, baby spinach & rocket dressed with ranch dressing. Last but not least The Reuben - Depot Pork Wiener, corned beef, cheese fondue sauce, sauerkraut, Depot special sauce, topped with diced pickles. These all tasted sensational and definitely gave me a good insight of what dining in America could feel like. Definitely a must go, I will most definitely go again as well.

Lastly, what is a date without dessert? One of my friend's that I met up with that night has never tried Chocolateria San Churro before. We were both surprised so we told her that she needed to go! We took her to San Churro - and again we decided to order a few things to share. 

We ordered the Churros for one with the Caramel dip - which came with three churros so we ate one each (not in the photo). We also ordered the Choc Strawberry Sundae and the Berry & Pomegranate Smoothie. We devoured the whole lot in a few seconds (just kidding, we enjoyed it slowly). It was chocolate heaven.

 Location: Max Brenner. 3240 Surfers Paradise Blvd, Surfers Paradise QLD 4217
                 Brooklyn Depot. “The 4217” T2, 10 Beach Road Surfers Paradise, QLD 4217
                 San Churro. 3184 Surfers Paradise Blvd, Surfers Paradise QLD 4217


Thank you for reading! Hope you all had a lovely July xx

- Miss Ting Chen