Hindsight » Food http://www.jameswong.com/log Heads up. Mon, 27 Sep 2010 16:52:58 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Melbourne, Australia (Part Three) http://www.jameswong.com/log/index.php/2009/03/03/melbourne-australia-part-three/ http://www.jameswong.com/log/index.php/2009/03/03/melbourne-australia-part-three/#comments Tue, 03 Mar 2009 17:49:25 +0000 James http://www.jameswong.com/log/?p=383 As Andy and I ventured deeper into downtown Melbourne, we mapped our way towards Chinatown. There, we explored a shopping arcade as well as acquiring some massive hunger.

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We had a hard time deciding on a place. I mean, when you find a placed like “Mao Please” it’s kind of difficult not to be curious.

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Some wall signage.

Melbourne, Australia: Chinatown

In one of the shopping arcades we found a small but noticeable Hobby Japan… with a liberal message:

Melbourne, Australia: Chinatown

Totally legal….right?!

Eventually we stumbled up on the Hutong Dumpling Bar, in an alleyway. Tired and sweating from the day’s walking, we were ready to give it a shot. It doesn’t hurt that the place was actually founded by the group who runs Din Tai Fung, a popular chain even back home.

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Victoria Bitter
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We ate a bit.

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The service was not so spot on, but the food was decent and we got our shot at having some of the ubiquitous “Victoria Bitter” beer, which I turned out to like quite a bit. Even if it might be the most mass-produced beer there, it’s still much better than a Bud Light…

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