2019 Sunnybank Food Trail - Sunnybank

 

A bit late, but here's my event recap for the first ever Sunnybank Food Trail I have ever attended. Yes, despite only living fairly close by, I had always thought to avoid the crowds and so have never been. But this year Adam went with media privileges so I came along for company.

Starting off, we got our map and two media passes. The passes had no privileges or rights attached to them (I wish we could jump the queue, but alas no), but it did make me feel special for the day (haha).

Our little party was also gifted an extra crew member, who we named Bacon. He came along with us on our adventures throughout the day.

So there was a designated VIP seating area outside with live cooking demonstrations, but we didn't really have time for it.

First thing off the list at 2pm was a churro from Coco Jungle. It tasted fairly average, but fresh deep fried dough always hits the spot.

Also in the food court was Grandma Liu's Meat Pies, so we had a serve of beef pie. It wasn't so much a pie in the traditional western sense as it was a pan fried dough pastry with minced beef filling. For $2, we had two fairly small slices, which wasn't really good value.

Next we hit up Pho An, a place which has long been on my list and grabbed a Grilled Pork Skewer. Bacon also developed his taste in cannibalism. The skewer was tender and well seasoned, but the meat was a little coarse.  

Last stop in Plaza food court was Mr Curry, we tried out the Cherry Blossom Soft Serve. For $2, it was $1 cheaper than RRP. Having tasted actual cherry blossom soft serve before in Japan, it normally has an almost citrus taste to it, whereas this version tasted more like strawberry. I do like strawberry soft serve though.

Heading down the ramp outside, we went to Tony's Breakfast, the newly opened Asian breakfast. Adam couldnt' resist the idea of a Chinese Hamburger, which is what he ordered. What he got was actually quite similar to our "Pie" at Grandma Liu's. The pastry was fluffy and the mince was crumbly.

Further down the laneway we hit Udonya Tokoton. I absolutely loved their factory line service. Having kids stamp the competition fliers was the best strategy ever and they were super adorable. The kake udon though was definitely overcooked and the noodles had started disintegrating before we even commenced eating.

Walking around, there was also a kids area with cool music in the carpark, but we didn't stay long.

The lineup at Lok Fok was epic, quite a lot of people were keen on the roast duck with rice, I noted some people had a whole drumstick with their serve if they were lucky.

Personally, I can't resist sushi, so we had a tempura prawn roll at Hana Zuzhi. This was fairly small at about half the size of regular food court sushi. Not a great deal in my opinion.

Best value dish of the day would have to be the Beef Pho at That Viet Place. Freshly made with a generous portion and quite a few pieces of sliced beef and herbs, this was my favourite dish of the event. Bacon also really loved it.

Last dish of the event was without a doubt the Peanut Butter Puffle and Milk Tea Puffle from Southside Bistro. The lineup was about half an hour. For $2 a serve, it was half a waffle with some topping. Texture was soft but not chewy, I still prefer the authenticity of come buy, but Adam enjoyed it.

As expected, crowds were insane, lineups were long and at some points we could hardly breathe, let alone walk. Would I go back again on my own initiative? Probably not. If Adam asked me again next year, without a doubt, yes.