Recollections of Food

Hey everyone, here's another post completely dedicated to food - and food only.

First place that I tried since I got back from Taiwan was:

Betty's Burgers felt like an American styled diner that specialised in burgers, a bit like in-n-out or shake shack (even though I've never tried either, would love to! but yes, the buns and the style looks fairly similar). It's located in Surfers Paradise, the price was fairly reasonable and the food was nice too. I remember ordering the Pork Belly burger and some chips and onion rings to share.

Here is just some random little cafe we walked into at Sanctuary Cove after a dentist appointment... The food was great, but probably a bit too far to travel just for the food.

Max Brenner c'mon I'm sure if you're in Australia you would have definitely tried this place by now? It's a chocolate restaurant located at many locations. Well if you haven't tried it, then do so! Haha it's just an iconic must try chocolate restaurant, the price can add up to quite a bit but if it's an after dinner dessert where everyone is already 90% full then ordering a dessert pizza like below would be the perfect choice to share.

Soba Soba is a Japanese restaurant located in Southport, I would day specifically focuses on a variety of udon and soba. It's fairly nice and small place, good atmosphere and good price too! A friend and I actually went on their opening day coincidentally and they were giving out free bowls of noodles as a celebration to opening. So we ordered one each of the two they were offering that day - they were both delicious!

Muso Ramen is defs my absolute favourite go to ramen place ever, at least so far on the Gold Coast. I love the range of flavours they offer, their monthly specials and how rich their broth is! I have started to go less and less recently because of how extremely busy they've been getting and having such a small store it usually results to long lines and long waits as well... Also, they've risen the price of their ramen so sometimes we think it becomes a little not as worth it anymore... since the portion is that big. However, the ramen is absolutely delicious - it's the closest I can get here compared to the actual authentic ones in Japan.

Kabachi-Ya is my semi-new discovered little local Japanese restaurant nearby to my house! So glad to have discovered this place they sell a variety of reasonable priced food - including different side dishes like deep fried squid, octopus, tofu salad, takoyaki and pretty much every single traditional Japanese side dish you can think of! Their ramen is nice too, I often get the dan-dan men and the sweet corn and butter ramen is also pretty tasty!

Cafe928 is actually super addictive and amazingly delicious. I couldn't help myself but I literally have been eating here way too often that it legit feels crazy. They're a Korean-Italian fusion cuisine, which is a good twist - another favourite is definitely their drinks, I really love all their drinks that I've tried so far... Chai Latte, Green Tea Latte, Milk Tea, Coffee - anything, you name it! There pastas are my favourite - I love the Seafood Arrabbiata (which is a little spicy), and the Cream Pane is very nice also! With pizzas my go to flavour is definitely their Gorgonzola Pizza because I love cheese and this pizza is extremely cheesy with a hint of Gorgonzola (similar to blue vein cheese) and some almonds and honey to go with. Amazing, must try! 

Last but not least, Wagyu-Ya! Another one of my favourite Japanese restaurants - focusing more to suit Western taste buds I would say. Lots of tapas and great for Japanese styled BBQ with good quality meat, the BBQ always a must - as to tapas I also order beef tataki as I realise it's almost always a hit rather than a miss, how could you go wrong with flavoured semi-raw beef? We decided to pair our BBQ with a bowl of cold noodle to share, which made everything more appetising (or maybe made us feel less guilty haha...) and lastly I always have to order dessert here! We went for the dessert share plate this time - which included my favourite matcha creme brulee, a slice of cheese cake and a scoop of black sesame ice-cream, yum!

Anyway, that concludes my little recollection of some of my favourite food and favourite restaurants! Be sure to try them out if you ever end up on the Gold Coast. Talk to you all soon :)

- Miss Ting Chen