Lily's Chinese Kitchen

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Lily's Chinese Kitchen, Cooper's Plain
My in-laws one day told me that they have found a place that served fresh eels, and it is an awesome one! I have definitely tried the Japanese unagi but not the kinds they were referring to and I was interested. So, for Mr's birthday this year, we went to Lily's Kitchen for a birthday lunch for a banquet for 4 +1. Ya, just because Grace's bedtime is about 7-8pm.

It is quite a small restaurant, with only one waitress on site that time. As my MIL had pre-ordered, once we were seated, the hot plate of food started arriving one by one. The first dish that arrived was this 'claypot chicken'. This is not the gravy version but dry version, and possibly known as 'pok pok kai' aka 'jumping chicken'. Please pardon my translation! They are not boneless, making them quite tender and not overly dry. Love the flavour of those little chicken drummets. So good!

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Next up is the duck! We love any kind of duck and this is probably one of the best duck ever, the braised duck version. It was not oily and the gravy that comes with it mix so nicely with steamed rice. Needless to say, the duck was extremely tender... 

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I think the next one is similar to the salt & pepper pork ribs version. It was really flavourful, still quite crispy at some edges and tender meat at the same time. I really could not fault this at all. We had another claypot tofu dish but the pic must have been lost in translation. Again, a good meal.

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So, how could we not try the eel that the in-laws raved about? They used live eel (not the frozen ones) prior to cooking and you could taste the freshness of the meat, in this spicy black bean sauce. Not every chef can cook this well, and Lily's Kitchen's chef has definitely aced it!

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As this lunch was to celebrate Mr's birthday, we ordered a 'noodle' dish and it was the rice noodle version. Simple and you can taste the 'wok hei' of the rice noodle! 

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Overall, we had an amazing lunch there and definitely keen to return one day. I have to say this is probably one of the best chinese restaurant in Brisbane!  



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