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HOT – Taro’s Ramen & Cafe – Ground Floor, 363 Adelaide St, Brisbane CBD

By CazM ⋅ June 1, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

A friend of mine ‘checks in’ to Taro’s Ramen & Cafe every Thursday night and just raves about the quality of food. Can ramen really be that good? I eventaully managed to wangle myself an invitation (after some not so gentle persuasion) to see what all the fuss was about. The four of us kicked [...]

NOT: Egg Bistro – 989 Stanley St, East Brisbane

By CazM ⋅ May 30, 2011 ⋅ 4 comments

A couple of false starts and high expectations may well be the reason behind Egg Bistro being awarded a NOT; but after much deliberation and consultation with MM and my inner self, I’m now confident this NOT is justified. I’ve being hearing ‘Egg this’ and ‘Egg that’ in every local rag, and unfortunately our first [...]

HOT: Andavanth – 46 Douglas St, Milton

By CazM ⋅ May 25, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

This week sees the return to business for our friends at Andavanth, who were one of the hardest hit Milton based companies in the January floods. With water well and truly over the roof, as well as a couple of random air conditioning units from downstream, it’s been a long road to recovery for owners [...]

HOT: Grindhouse Espresso – 9/360 Logan Rd, Stones Corner

By CazM ⋅ May 23, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

Remember the theme tune to hit 80’s sitcom Cheers? Something along the lines of “you wanna be where everybody knows your name”….well that’s kind of what came to mind for me when I first stumbled across Grindhouse Espresso. And to be honest, that’s what keeps me going back…as well as the fact they make a [...]

NOT: Sticks Restaurant – Chalk Hotel, 735 Stanley St, Woolloongabba

By CazM ⋅ May 17, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

Many a seedy yet fun-filled night has been spent at Chalk Hotel, cutting a serious rug upstairs over a fruit tingle or two. So it was a totally new perspective to visit Chalk in the harsh light of day and sit for a morning meal at Sticks, knowing full well what sins would have occurred [...]

HOT: The Lido – 120 Racecourse Rd, Ascot.

By CazM ⋅ May 10, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

In a spur of the moment decision to venture out for dinner on what was otherwise supposed to be a lazy Saturday night in front of the tele, MM and I decided to hit one of Brisbane’s la-di-da strips – Racecourse Rd in Ascot just for something different. Friends of ours had recommended The Lido [...]

HOT: Bunker – 21 Railway Terrace, Milton.

By CazM ⋅ April 21, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

My usual coffee supplier is still re-building after the January floods, so getting that hit first thing in the morning has required some exploration around the Milton area, whilst keeping a wide birth from the Euro cafes on Park Rd that never seem to get it right. Railway Terrace has sprouted a few new additions [...]

NOT: Caffe Di Vita – Shop 3, 1 Macgregor St, Wilston.

By CazM ⋅ April 19, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

It’s not too often that I get a chance to venture to the North side of town for an evening meal, so I was quite looking forward to meeting EM upon her suggestion of Caffe Di Vita in the popular Wilston village area. Truth be told, for a Thursday night it was a little quiet at Caffe [...]

HOT: Fiasco’s Steakhouse, The Morrison Hotel, 640 Stanley St Woolloogabba

By CazM ⋅ April 13, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

An acquaintance of mine suggested we check out Fiasco’s at the Morrison Hotel, as I’d promised to shout him lunch for some debts owing. Both of us had never tried Fiasco’s before and although I hadn’t heard too much about it, I was game to give it a shot – after all, there’s a huge [...]

HOT: La Via – 6 Little Stanley St, Southbank.

By CazM ⋅ April 4, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

Back on the search for some pizza nirvana (during a hiatus from my incessant hunt for Brisbane’s best Thai) the girls and I decided to try La Via at Southbank for a Friday lunch out of the office. Although a little clinical in appearance and feel, the setting at La Via is pleasant with ample seating [...]