Chun Po Chinese Restaurant - Malvern⁣
Combination Curry Laksa⁣
CRIKEY it is cold in Melbourne right now. Antarctic conditions mean you gotta warm up and that means downing that warm broth and giving yourself a nice laksa blanket.⁣
Chun Po is in Malvern, Right near the station there for ease of access. Somehow while I was doing my daily soup research I noticed these absolute legends had a deal going - $9 for a Laksa and a drink, Well gee whizz phone up the Victorian police because that’s a god damn steal! I called up my SOUP SQUAD aka @foodclub_aus and @bensonaus and they picked me up in their Brothmobile and we drove straight for this Laksa. ⁣
Being delivered to our tables were three piping hot bowls of the gods nectar itself. First impressions were good. Vegetables ✔️ Tofu Puffs ✔️ Couple of Prawns ✔️ Eggplant ✔️ Egg that is an egg not a plant ✔️ Chicken ✔️ All the makings of a great laksa. We also had 2 types of noodles. A very very strong requirement for a high rating Laksa. All of the above was cooked well, loved the addition of fried shallots, always adds a nice murky aroma. Personally I felt the broth could have been a little bit more pungent, even after adding some Sambal it was lacking the flavour hit that you want from a bowl of laksa. It was good don’t get me wrong but maybe a bit too much coconut and not enough curry + spices right here. This is a steal, i’m constantly finding that in a lot of these suburbs the lunch deals are a straight up steal. When I call the police about this god dang daylight robbery of a bargain i’ll also be telling them to try this laksa too! This is now #2 of top Laksa’s in the inner south east for me. Second only to the Laksa god’s - Ipoh Parade on High Street. ⁣
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Broth Flavour: 🍜🍜🍜.5⁣
Soup ingredients: 🍜🍜🍜🍜/5⁣
Service: 🍜🍜🍜🍜/5⁣
Overall: 🍜🍜🍜🍜/5⁣
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Had a very nice Laksa here today...attentive staff...worth a visit if you enjoy Laksa.  Good Coconut Broth, curry flavour...eggplant....and king Prawns