Ying Thai at Lygon Street

When my boyfriend and i went to eat Il Dolce Freddo

something had captured our attention

an Asian restaurant in Lygon Street has people lining up outside

no.. they are not debt collector...

they are all lining up in queue to eat in this restaurant

it made us wonder, what's so good about this restaurant.. "Ying Thai" ?

this restaurant is the only Asian restaurant in Lygon street that makes people lining up

(FYI: Lygon street is like little Italy in Melbourne, everywhere u look around :

up, down, left, right = Italian cuisine, and gelati everywhere.

Sometimes you can even see a lot of Ferrari and those kind of out-of-reach cars,

parking on the street. *sigh...., i want onee of those please, take away :/ )

so, one day we had a chance to go to that Ying Thai restaurant,

greeted by aroma that makes our tummy sing heavy metal songs

we were SOLD

interesting dessert :)

we ordered what the waitress recommended us as the best seller

the entree :

Chicken wrapped in Pandan leaves (my bf's choice)

how can they wrap this really beautiful O.o

Verdict :

bf likes it, but it's not really my cup of tea, this does not give me enough kick of Thai foods

too mild for me :), but the chicken is juicy, and the aroma of pandan is good, so, overall it is good, but i will not order it again :D

Mains :

minced pork with basil and chilli, and coconut rice

verdict :

the minced pork is alright for me, but boyfriend likes it

the coconut rice however, is a new taste for us, we both like it, but one rice is enough for us

the rice, eaten alone, already got its distinctive taste, it's different to Malaysian's Nasi Lemak or Indonesian Nasi Uduk, this coconut rice is more on the sweet side, and it's mild flavor of coconut like the Nasi Lemak

Tom Yum Soup

verdict :

i LOVE LOVE LOVEEEEE the Tom Yum soup x)

i have never found Tum Yum soup with this kind of kick, everything is perfect

my bf didn't really like it because it was too spicy for his liking, but i devour every single drop of it, the sourness, the spiciness, all the combination kick me out of this world

i will DEFINITELY order this again

Ying Thai 2:

110 Lygon Street

Carlton, Vic 3053

Ph : (03) 9639 1697

Enchanting il Dolce Freddo~

31/03/2010 "Love at first sample"

*Mango, Passion Fruit, Green Tea (bf's fave)

Il Dolce....

the name has long been announced by my cousin when she visited Sydney last year

she said that Sydney's ice cream is not better than Melbourne

and when she pronounce il Dolce or MovenPick

i can see her eyes sparkling

well.. she seems like a devoted worshipper to the latter one though :p

So, now when i am in Melbourne, i have tried il Dolche

and..

I AM SOLD O.o

i love love it, i can even recall the first flavour i sampled there, Cookies ice cream, damn yum !! Very Cookies-y :D. BF agreed :), we have never stop coming back to il Dolce since the first time that gelato visited out tastebuds :)

Ground 116 Lygon Street

Carlton VIC 3053

18/03/2010--Derby Thai

The first month i live here in Caulfield i was attempting to be a nerd (coz i think it's so cool to be a nerd) and didn't go out much, but, after i attended the communication class, where i have to read old-british novel every week, i changed my mind.. i don't want to be a nerd anymore :(

So, one day me and my bf (it was our second date) went to a place called Derby Thai, this restaurant is not big, small indeed, and a lot of Monash students eat here, and sometimes you have to wait outside to get seats because the seats are damn limited.

After struggling on what to eat, i decided to go for Red Curry :D

and oh boy, i regret nothing at all

i left the restaurant with the taste of the curry lingering on my lips. DAMN YUMMY, well, for me :). My bf, when he tried a bit, he said, too spicy for him

* it contains bamboo shoot, so for those who don't favour bamboo shoot, i advice you !!

(to put the bamboo shoot aside)

Derby Thai is worth the price :D, good food, fast service and i keep going back for more :D. Definitely one of my favorites :).

4 Derby Rd (on the corner)
Caulfield, VIC 3162
Tel: 03 9571 1306

31/03/2010--Ramen Ya

Bf said that he was craving for ramen, so, we went to city to satisfy his craving

Kenzan was unfortunately closed :(

so, we went to a place called Ramen Ya in GPO

When i ate Kenzan's ramen and soba noodle, it was goooood for me,

i could not believe it, coz i never liked Ramen before, i personally think Ramen is too bland

it's not something that i would be craving for.. :(, not trying to be offensive here :/

i guess i can blame it on the way i was brought up.

Surrounded by spicy foods, Ramen is like.. not flavourful enough for me =__=

so, when i ate Kenzan, i was impressed :D

...i simply jumped into a conclusion that every foods at GPO are yummy...

my bf also said Ramen Ya sells good Ramen, so, i

decided to give it a shot

and he himself ordered a bento box (should be the other way around :/ )

* Bento Box, i like it :D, prefer this to the ramen :D

* Pork Ramen, i think... bf said the broth was good--i said it was so so, i think you can listen to his comment about this, coz he is a ramen eater

so, it was cheap and fast service O.o

under 20 for all i think :D

but, nah, i will not come back for the ramen again, i don't find myself like it :/

but bento box, i quite liked it :D

so, won't mind to have it again

Melbourne GPO Building
Shop 25G, 350 Bourke Street
Melbourne VIC 3000