I absolutely love the BBQ Pork Buns and Cashew chicken from here. Its hard to find good Chinese these days and I wasn't disappointed. Really nice location and dine in or take away restaurant. Their Mongolian Beef was sooo good I would of licked the plate.
I love this place so much, I’m thankful I live a few suburbs away or I could not contain my love and I’d be visiting far too often.
The service is kind and efficient.
I’m going to say it’s my favourite type of Satay , not sweet and with a tiny kick.
Don’t ever change MO Charcoal.
I love you just the way you are.
I frequent Mo's quite often for a quick bite to eat for lunch. Their lunch menu is great and you never leave disappointed. Such friendly and happy service. The shop fit-out is very exquisite and inviting. The fresh fruit with every meal is a great touch too
Oh wow. Fantastic fresh and made in house. The best asian bbq I have had in a long time. Friendly service too and waitress took time to explain the menu. Next time we will try to bbq ourselves.
Amazing food! We had duck and calamari and it was sooo good. Nice place too, clean and well laid out. Thanks guys we will be back again soon
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20 February 2018
Returned to MO Charcoal with Dominic to try their Northern Chinese BBQ. The restaurant is jam-packed and fortunately I have reserved a table. Reba agrees the Wagyu Set A is sufficient for both of us. I ask for two bowls of rice and Chinese tea.
Our red hot charcoal and two beautifully presented platters of Wagyu beef, chicken fillet, pork belly, prawns and squid arrive after 30 minutes. We start grilling the meats and seafood, dipping the cooked food in MO’s special dipping sauce. While everything on the platter is fresh, the Wagyu beef is outstanding. Well done MO Charcoal Alley!
12 February 2018
Met up with Meatballs And Beef Cheeks and Ronnielui2003 last week at Carseldine Central as guests of MO Charcoal Alley. Our hostess Reba looks familiar and she informs me she was the Owner/Manager of Cafe De Luna at Sunnybank Plaza.
We each select 1-2 dishes and Reba returns to the kitchen where her husband is the Head Chef. Trained as a Cantonese Chef he worked at a high end Hong Kong hotel restaurant before coming to Brisbane.
Our shared entrees arrive hot from the steamer. The Xiao Long Baos are steamed too close together and the skins break as the dumplings are separated. A pity but I still find these dumplings tasty. The prawn dumplings are made by the chef and look appetising but the minced prawns could be fresher. These entrees rate 3.5!
Our shared main dishes start arriving and MO’s Special Pork is a winner. Lightly battered pieces of pork loin is deep fried and drizzled with a black vinegar based sauce. Simply delicious and it rates 4.5-5.0!
The Braised Beef Brisket is a Cantonese favourite. The beef is tender and the gravy has great depth after being slow cooked for many hours. I love this beef brisket served with soup noodles. This dish rates 4.5!
The Braised Duck with Shitake mushrooms is beautifully presented. The duck is deboned but the seasoning in the gravy is lacking. I still like this dish but the rating is reduced a point to 3.5!
The final dish is similar to a hot pot dish of Egg Plant and Chicken Mince. It is perfectly seasoned and delicious, rating a 4.5!
The food is authentic Cantonese cuisine, servings are generous and prices are reasonable. Had MO’s been on the Southside, I would certainly be a regular patron. Thank you Reba for a wonderful night out.
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Had a culinary trip with my foodie mates Meatballs And Beef Cheeks and Joe Khoo to explore this restaurant last night. Located at the end of the alley of food precinct in the Carseldine Central shopping centre. This restaurant is really a hidden gem. Lay out was contemporarily done with spacious indoor dining area as well as plenty of al fresco seatings. We were served by the passionate lady owner - Reba, who introduced their signatures to us. Finally, we decided to go for XLB (soup dumpling) and Xia Gou (prawn dumpling) for the entrees; Guo Bao Rou (Mo's Special Pork), Hong Shao Niu Nan (Braised beef tenderloin chunks), Duck fillet with shitake Mushroom and Yu Xiang Qie Zi (Eggplants with fish sauce). First to the table were the steamed dumplings. XLB came in five pieces in an order and prawn dumplings were three. The XLB was not bad but it was a shame that they were stuck together and we lost the yummy soup due to the burst of the pastry when we picked them up (3.5/5). Prawn dumpling was extra-ordinary bigger than normal Yum Cha places but the pastry seemed slightly thick (3.5/5). After a short break, all the mains were on the tables and they looked spectacular. One thing we noticed that portions of most of the dishes were at least 25% bigger than usual. First thing I tried was the signature pork dish - the Mo's special pork, which I scored them (5/5), light-batter tenderised pork chops with crispy coating and appropriate proportions of vinegar in the sauce highlighted the culinary skill of the owner-chef. The eggplants in fish sauce was another good job with well presented light oil on top of each strips of eggplants, which was perfect to go with steamed rice (4.5/5). Hong Shao Niu Nan is usually not my favourite because beef brisket is very filling. However, the dish that I had at this place was another story. Choice of the beef portion with careful preparation presented us a dish of delicious beef brisket that melted in our mouth, well done (4/5). The last savoury dish of steamed duck was slightly let down. We appreciated the deboned duck meat but it was bland. The sauce was not thickened enough and lacked the depth of flavour (3/5). Overall, I was surprised to see a restaurant at north-side of Brisbane demonstrating such high level of Cantonese food. Yes, they are serving Cantonese cuisine and don't be misled by its name of "Charcoal" even though they do equipped and serve Korean BBQ meat. The Chinese Cantonese food was the hidden gem!
There is a GOOD NEWS that foodies will enjoy 15% off the food bill up to the end of March as long as they mentioned about the reviews from me, Meatball and Joe K. Thanks to Reba's generous offers! So, give it a go!
Flavour sensation. Love it. We got it two nights in a row. Try the Satay beef and chicken as both are amazing. The bf liked the lemon chicken and sweet & sour chicken.
Good cuts of meat for the BBQ and they had melt-in-your-mouth braised pork belly which had just the right amount of fat in it. Good and fast service, not too noisy, BYO, good value and a hidden gem well preserved!
Chose to have the Korean BBQ meats and it was fantastic. Good size portion of meat for two of us to share and we will definitely be back! Staff were lovely but if you have allergies or coeliac disease please be extra careful: items on the menu marked as gluten free are only "gluten free option" so you will need to specifically request for it.
Don't be mistaken, it is a completely new BBQ restaurant-not the old one that used to be there. Great find. Unexpected to find in the corner of Carseldine Central. Generous portion of food that is tasty, drinks are refreshing. Excellent customer service. Also have lunch specials. Will be back!
Amazing! Fabulous service and excellent food. Highly recommend. Had the satay chicken and BBQ pork in plum sauce, best we've found on the Northside. Will be back.
Great Korean BBQ - huge serving in the set menu. Super friendly staff and BYO. Delicious dumplings!
Loved the vacuums from the ceiling, too. It's away from the main Carseldine shopping precinct (no thoroughfare and hidden from traffic), real hidden gem.
Fried ice cream was delicious!
We had a great experience here, the braised pork belly and salt and pepper calamari were fantastic. The San Chou Bau lacked a bit of flavour, but that was the only down side.
Lots of great menu choices however the sauces/soups were bland and lacking flavour. The Mongolian beef was nice. The prices are quite good too.
Been coming here for the take away lunch specials for awhile now. Always amazing and plentiful (Always upgrade to the fried rice its so good!). My father has been in Brisbane on holidays for 4 months now and we finally lined up an evening to go here for dinner so we came out as a family including my wife and daughter, it was so worth it! Peaking duck meal was phenomenal, we also had the Chicken, Cashew and vegetable and the MO Charcoal special fried rice.
Portions were perfect, food tasted amazing and we all left satisfied and filled up. It's a must go to Chinese restaurant in Brisbane, if you've not been go you wont regret it.
Delicious Cantonese style cuisine at reasonable prices.
Delicious food and plenty of choices. Would love to try everything on the menu but there's so many options. Just have to keep going back.
Amazing is all i can say. Had dinner here and we decided to go with the Asian BBQ. I usually go out to eat to avoid cooking but at Mo Charcoal i had the chef hat on and loved every minute of it. The quality of the food was exceptional and you get to cook everything to your liking.
Staff were super friendly and polite and the cost is very reasonable for the amount of food we ate (for 2 people)
I highly recommend getting in and enjoying everything that Mo Charcoal has to offer.
Ordered take away from this place for the first time, The Kung po chicken with cashew was nice but not spicy enough for me, sweet sour pork was delicious. We are so glad found our new favourite take out restaurant.
Best Chinese on the North side!! This is the only Chinese restaurant my family goes to because it is so good. We take all our friends and family so you should try it next time you want Chinese food!!
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