Dining Out - Jimmy's Recipe

^{Jimmy's in the Galleries is a long narrow side of the walkway shop, but still has plenty of tables and chairs inside as well as the ones in the alleyway}

I've been walking past this place on my way to gaming pretty much every week for the last year, and keep saying to myself that I should try it. The main reason I hadn't already was it was cash only, though I noticed on Thursday when I was there that they have some eftpos facilities now, I didn't use them as I had cash. I'm not certain on the conditions for eftpos, so I'd advise having cash with you just incase.

I decided on the Chicken Laksa, having not had a laksa in a long while, and their menu noting it was popular. While waiting I was surprised by one of my gaming buddies coming in and ordering, so it was good to have company while I ate as well.

^{As usual there's a nice slick of red through the top as some chilli oils and other oil separate themselves from the coconut base. Little stir and they go right back into it all}

The bowl doesn't look that large, and I've certainly had larger bowls served to me elsewhere, but it was full of things in the soup, from the vermicelli and possibly udon noodles, to bean sprouts and spring onion. And of course plenty of shredded chicken. There was also a couple of pieces of fried tofu, and of course, fresh chillies. With all that stuffed into the soup, I was surprised with just how much liquid was actually in the bowl, most notably when I was serving myself the leftovers the next day, as I only got through about half the bowl.

It was quite tasty, all the components were well prepared and cooked properly, and the heat level was pretty close to where I like it, but there wasn't anything special that jumped out at me. It's a nice solid laksa, and worth having. I'll probably try one of their other dishes at some point, as they look pretty good too. The laksa seemed a bit slow to come out compared to the dish my friend had (one of the curries), but there is more to do with the laksa than plating some rice and a curry I guess.

^{Our view from the end of our long table of the world going past. Table seats about 10, with potted plants down the middle}

Even with the walkway right there, I didn't find the noise from the passing people got in the way of conversation either, which is always something I'm concerned about when dining in an alleyside eatery.

Dining Out - Jimmy's Recipe

Jimmy's Recipe

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