Cho Dumpling King, Haymarket

 

Lu rou fan or braised pork rice small (left) and large (right)

This Taiwanese shop has been here for ages.  Located in the Haymarket near UTS.  Back then they served a bento box of lu rou fan (braised pork rice) that comes with one side dish.  It costed less than $8 at that time for a rice set and $1 extra for a glass of cold black tea. Great for Uni students with a tight budget especially like me.   

I could just have a bowl of this rice and minced pork without condiments. They are already amazing on its own.  But don't quote me wrong their side dishes are very delectable as well.

We ordered the Taiwanese set meal which you will get one lu rou fan and one selection of side dishes.  The rice comes in a small or large size for $16 or $17 respectively.  With the set meal, you can get a choice of soup of the day or black/green tea or wintermelon tea for only $2 extra.  Of course, we never can get enough of their snack dishes, so we got more of them for $13 each. 

Deep fired pork chop

Deep fried chicken pieces

Taiwanese sausage

Soup of the day - Cho special sour soup

Braised pork knuckles

Chili sauce

They won't give you this chili sauce right away, you need to request for it.  I think the first one comes for free but if you want to get more, it will cost extra.  This chili is a must, it is not that spicy but all that black bean and taoco, they definitely lift up the flavour of your rice meal.  

 

Shaken ice black tea

Don't mistakenly take the name of restaurant which is Cho Dumpling King, you actually won't find any dumpling dishes here.  They serve authentic Taiwanese dishes instead.  Their price is pretty reasonable as well.  Also, their service is absolutely quick and spot on.  Totally recommend this place. 

Cho Dumpling King

Shop TG6, 8 Quay Street, Haymarket

Ph: 02 9281 2760

Opens: daily from 10am - 8pm