I'm lucky to have a place like Wok Flavour just down the hill from me.
We love cooking and are not ones to order out to survive but when we get home from work and just can't be damned getting something ready for ourselves or warm up the dinners we have cooked on the weekend - grabbing some good old suburban Aussie Chinese dishes from Wok Flavour is a viable option.
You won't find anything that fancy - as I've mentioned I describe its dishes "Aussie Chinese" those classics that appeal to all - young and old - like sweet and sour pork, Mongolian beef, honey chicken, beef and black bean (etc, etc) or if you are daring - Szechuan chili beef or sambol seafood (for some sophistication)!
But unlike the suburban Aussie Chinese takeaway from the '70s or the '80s (yes, I do remember those), I don't think I've yet come across any baby sweetcorn in any of the dishes and they don't leave that relic from the past - MSG dry mouth, either.
Fried dishes (such as the honey chicken), have a light batter and Wok Flavour is good enough to separate the honey sauce in a container and the chicken in a paper bag so that it's still crisp when you get it home (how many times have you ordered such a dish to have it soggy and falling apart when you get home)?
Don't expect Chinese wow food - get on the bus and get down to Haymarket if you want that - but for decent Aussie Chinese from a former working class gewilo suburb like Balmain - Wok Flavour fills the tummy and isn't savage on the taste buds. read more