A Yummy Burger Run

This is a post I have been meaning to publish for awhile now but haven't got around to it!

Starving for another burger joint, Jamie and I went on a burger adventure to Wembley Downs (Keng's area) Flipside burger joint. Their original shop is situated in North Fremantle and having receive top reviews before my taste buds were warming up.

My first impressions of the restaurant were that it kinda looked like a fish and shop, being relatively dull with a white paint decor. Although they did have drum media magazines (local music scene) which was quite cool.

My Chilli Burger

When the burger came out to be honest it didn't look very tantalizing. The bun was slightly over sized hiding any gooey cheese covered meat paddie. However looks can be deceiving because my first bite consisted of a crisp textured bun causing a crunch enamting from my mouth and chili jam that tasted slightly sweet along with tang and spice. The meat was also not dry but moist as i sank my teeth into the burger.

The chips were crisp on the outside and fluffy like clouds on the inside because I know what clouds taste like of course. They were very well cooked chips however they got cold quite quickly and became quite average. Their aioli chip dip had a tangy cheesy flavour however there was only enough aioli to dip about three chips lol, which was quite disappointing.

Yummy Chips with an ultra small portion of Aioli

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Food: 7.5
Atmosphere: 5
Service: 7

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Flipside Burgers

NORTH FREMANTLE
(08) 9433 2188

239 Queen Victoria St
North Fremantle 6159

WEMBLEY
(08) 9287 2288

(corner of Nanson Street)
294 Cambridge Street
Wembley, WA 6014

Kai Japanese Restaurant

You know how it sometimes seems as if the local restaurants- the ones around the corner or down the street- always seem to be just a little lower on quality? But then you cut them a break because they're just so convenient. I think there must be a theory for an inverse relationship between taste and meters from the home.

Kai Japanese Restaurant is located on Parry avenue, next to the Cellarbrations and cheesecake shop - yeah I could get an address, but it doesn't feel like it needs one because its my local japanese haunt. So does one have to sacrifice quality for convenience? The answer is: sort of.

The first time I ate at Kai, I didn't actually eat at Kai. I got take away! A combination bento that was quite superb (Only 14 dollars for katsu chicken, six sushi things, a bunch of tempura and some gyoza!) and have visited a few times since. I always had my eyes on their ramen (see Fremantle ramen post for more information on that obsession), but alas it was only for eat-in diners. Lets say that the space for eat-in diners is quite... modest. What's with ramen joints and having no space to eat?

Tonight my parents asked me to come join them there after work, and I instantly thought "RAMEN." I redlined my car there and ordered up a bowl of soy sauce pork ramen. My parents had already ordered some sashimi and soft-shelled crab for entree and they both got the "Tokutsu" Pork broth ramen.

The tea looked like midori. I just wanted to mix it with sprite (It was actually pretty good).

The sashimi was fresh, with a selection of salmon, tuna and squid. Although the serving was a little on the small side there was nothing to criticize on taste.

The soft shell crab was crisp yet soft. With soft-shell crab I look for something thats not over fried so that you're unable to taste the crab meet, yet you want it fried enough so the skin is crispy at first bite. This was a little on the soft side, but the taste of crab was definitely all packed in and the golden skin was delightful to crunch.

Finally, lets talk ramen. I'm going to keep this succinct; it was mediocre. The soup just did not have enough flavour to satisfy my cravings. My tongue was expecting the splash of tasty broth, but it just never came to the fore. The noodles were of a springy consistency which was good, and the pork was suitably average. I believe, however, that I might have picked the wrong ramen to try; my parents' soup tasted nicer and we did not notice the karrage chicken ramen on offer when we ordered.

This was my mum's, better than mine!

Looks pretty good though.

Coupled with the cramped conditions, this restaurant will receive an average mark - however the prices are good and the bento I had was delicious. The bottom line is I'm happy to have a Japanese restaurant of this quality so close to home.

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Food: 6
Service: 5
Atmosphere: 4

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Kai Japanese - Dining and takeaway


Shop 4/110 Parry Avenue,


Bull Creek, WA, 6149


Parry Place Shopping Centre


phn: (08)9332 0388

V Burger Bar V stands for Velicous?

I heard about this place on Oday (university open day) receiving a pamphlet offering one dollar chips. A couple of months later ready to go to V burger I had lost the pamphlet unfortunately. However I was quite excited since it was a new burger joint.

The place itself is quite small but has a lot of windows so it feels quite open and also let's you take in the lovely atmosphere of Vic park ( Jamie and I saw a couple quarreling later on down the street).

Jamie's Crispy Crisp

The pricing of the burgers aren't to bad, the average burger there being ten dollars and you can grab chips and drinks for an extra five. I definitely suggest you invest in the chips because they are reaaaaallllly goood, undeniably some of the best chips I have had. The chips are almost as crunchy as a carrot also the chips didn't have that greasy feel you usually get. The onion rings are also delectable however not as good as the ones you can get at Jusbugers.

My V Teriyaki Chicken Burger
and Awesome chips

When my burger came out my dopamine levels went straight up (happy molecule in the brain). I had a chicken burger that had this really different wasabi mayo. Which I think could have been a little more subtle. The chicken was moist and the combination of the flavours in the burger worked really well. Jamie had the beef burger that had onion rings in it a definite winner just like my burger also having a good combination of flavours. The bread holding the burgers together is similar to that of a Turkish bread so it has that soft doughy spongey texture absorbs the flavours well.

Onion rings mmm

Probably the only complaint is that the structural integreity of my burger wasn't that great and my hand was covered in wasabi mayo or I might just be a very messy eater.

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Food: 8
Service: 6
Atmosphere: 5

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www.vburgerbar.com.au

12/910 Albany Hwy
East Victoria Park WA 6101
(08) 9355 3702

Clancy's Fish Pub

My dear friend Kenny Heng suggested that this restaurant, Clancy's Fish Pub, was the best fish and chips he has ever consumed. After a number of frustrating failing attempts at finding the pub we eventually got there. It's actually not that hard to find but due to circumstances it took us awhile (due to Kenny's bad directions of course).

Battered Whiting and Chips

The place basically looked like the typical pub from the outside with groups of blokes drinking beer under the veranda but once i got inside it looked quite quirky and old school with 70's style furniture. I kinda felt embarrassed/noobed when i told the waiter "table for two please" and he said "oh you just order your food here and drinks there and we'll get it to you mate" it was a pub after all.

Even though the price is much dearer than normal fish & chips, it only took seven minutes for the food to be served. The fish looked ultra crispy and the chips came out in a decorative newspaper cone. Some of the chips were slightly undercooked since they were abit hard and didn't have the usual fluffiness in the middle. The fish was definitely different to what i have tried before one reason being that it was undercooked! However after pointing this out to the waitress, she retrieved a new piece of fish that was ultra crispy, much more crispier then usual fish and chips. While being crispy on the outside the inside was quite moist and delicate.

Ready to honour my fish with my mouth

Overall the best fish and chips that has caressed my palate thus far.

Food: 7 (deductions for the raw fish)
Atmosphere: 5.5
Service: 8

(With the assistance from the ever so delightful Jamie)
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www.clancysfishpub.com.au
903 Canning Hwy, Mt Pleasant
Also located at 51 Cantonment St, Fremantle