Taiwanese food is without a doubt one of my favourite cuisines. With my impending trip at the end of the year, I was very excited to enjoy some authentic Taiwanese food before my trip. Coming back from an interstate business trip made for the perfect opportunity for us to have a dinner at Fat Tai located at Mt Gravatt which had been on my radar since Taiwan Fest.
It was somewhat lucky that we went during the mid week, there were only half a dozen tables and almost all of them were full. I can definitely see there being significant queues over weekends. Menus were provided and there was a small selection of rice, noodles, sides and drinks. We ordered and paid at the counter.
First to arrive were our drinks and side of Taiwanese fried chicken. The drinks were fantastic with a smooth creamer and strong tea taste. I was also surprised that large was definitely significantly larger than medium, but unfortunately they missed the instruction for no ice in Dr L's drink. As for the Taiwanese fried chicken, it was as good as I remember the night markets in Taipei to be. For almost $12 the serve was a little bit small but the peppery flavour was delicious and intense.
Our first main to share was the Taiwanese Braised Pork Rice. Despite the name of the dish, it had a surprisingly little amount of braised pork but did have a lot of other braised tofu variants, half a braised egg and some broccoli. I found the portion to be somewhat small for a main size and we would definitely be hungry without the extra drink and side. I did however really appreciate the mellow sweet soy herbal flavours that permeated through the toppings. The rice was also perfectly cooked with a smooth but chewy texture. I just wish that we had more pork and tofu.
Ordinarily I wouldn't have ordered the Signature Chinese Sausage Fried Rice, but reviews suggest that they make one of the best fried rice in Brisbane, so we had to order it. Whilst the portion was more generous than the braised pork rice and the texture of the rice was again spectacular but the toppings were somewhat lacking. We did enjoy the flavours and taste of the dish but would definitely liked it a lot more meat and veggies in the dish but it was undeniably authentic.
We had a good time at Fat Tai, I'm not sure that it's necessarily better than other stores like Yang Mama in Pinelands but a solid contender for wholesome Taiwanese food in Brisbane, but I would definitely be happy to come back for more any day.
Taste: 8/10
Value: 7/10
Service: 7/10
Environment: 8/10
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