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MooJaa, Mookata Thai BBQ Steamboat @ 25 Keong Saik Road
Thailand is fast becoming one of the most popular destinations for Singaporeans to escape for a quick getaway. Not only because it is near, cheap to get to on a budget airline, has amazing shopping but most importantly of course, because of the food!
And now with the opening of MooJaa, Mookata Thai BBQ Steamboat, a barbeque/hot-pot eatery along Keong Saik Road, it is almost like having a bit of that Thai experience along the busy streets of Bangkok in a fully air-conditioned well ventilated restaurant, without that after-smell of BBQ. With a Thai chef at the helm and 7/10 families visiting MooJaa being Thai, it is almost a straight out endorsement to the authenticity of the food offered here.
“Moo Ka Ta” literally means “pork skillet” in Thai and refers to the special apparatus used to cook at MooJaa. Made out of a trough of soup sitting over a crock of charcoal with a grill placed over the trough, it is an ingenious two way traffic of allowing the smoke from the charcoal to permeate the meats grilling on top, and for the juices from the meat to drip into the soup, enhancing the flavours of the broth which you can slowly savour and drink.
Binchotan Japanese charcoal is used here at MooJaa as it produces noticeably less soot residue compared to locally obtained charcoal so you are assured that your meats and soup keeps to its true essence with none of that black soot that we often see at regular barbeques.
Pira Thai Cuisine
Pira Thai Cuisine at Parkside was a huge recommendation by the seniors when we were craving for Thai food. They gave us a few MUST-TRY dishes so off we went in our rented car to the suburbs to find out what this modest restaurant had to offer.
Pepper and Garlic Pork or Seafood $12.80
Marinated loin pork sliced and pan fried with pepper and crispy garlic flakes and chilli.
Crisp on the outside and tender on the inside. Every bite of this garlic pork was simply divine. Coupled with the extra crunch from the garlic flakes and tinge of spiciness, there was absolutely nothing to complain about this dish.
Chopstix Again!
Decided to come to Chopstix for dinner because we needed a nearby place which wouldnt take too long to serve up the dishes especially since there were exams the next day! :)
Beef Pho Noodle Soup
Tom Yum Rice Vermicelli Noodle Soup
Vegetables and Tofu in Sizzling Bangkok sauce
Related posts:
Chopstix on Rundle
Guide to Rundle Street Restaurants and Cafes
$8.90 Lunch Special at Rundle Spices
$8.90 lunch special! Yummy food and huge portions :D I like ordering takeaway from here because they always pack the food in cute white little boxes with handles. Anyway I realised all 3 photos of the dishes look similar but anyhow, they did taste different and for $8.90 (all rice/noodles dishes are $8.90 during weekday lunch times but otherwise $11.90 for dinner and weekends), I thought it was very worth it! Quick stop at Gelatissimo next door for dessert after lunch. How convenient :)
Kway Teow- Fresh flat rice noodles with seafood & seasonal vegetables.
Pud Thai- Traditional Thai rice noodles fried with egg, shrimps, chicken & bean sprouts topped with crushed peanuts.
I usually get the Rundle Spices Noodles but decided to try something new today! And Im glad I did! My new favourite- Hot and Sour! Tastes a tad like Tom Yam Noodles dry :D
Hot & Sour Noodles- Rice vermicelli with barbequed pork, chicken & vegetables in a hot & sour paste
Related posts:
Guide to Rundle Street Restaurants and Cafes
278a Rundle Street
Adelaide, SA 5000
08 8232 9288
Regent Thai
Came here for dinner after Tys’ volleyball game since we were too tired to do any cooking so it was Thai food in North Adelaide to the rescue. It was a Wednesday night and all the restaurants around the area were pretty quiet but Regent Thai was still relatively occupied so we decided it couldnt be that bad and walked in! :) I didnt bring my camera so photos were taken with an iPhone 4! :X
POH TEAK $8.50- Prawn, squid, mussel and scallop in hot and sour clear soup topped with chilli and basil
GAI or NEAU PUD KHING $16.50- Chicken or beef stir-fried with ginger, spring onion, black fungus and mushrooms (mild)
GAI or NEAU PUD PRIK $16.50- Chicken or beef stir-fried with seasonal vegetables, fresh chilli and garlic (hot)
Well it really wasnt bad at all! Love gravy laden rice and the portions were just nice. They were also pretty generous with the ingredients in the soup as well :) Good impulsive decision made after all.
165 O’Connell St
Adelaide, 5006
(08) 8239 0927
