Chez Tessa along Hawken Drive in St. Lucia (across Coles supermarket) serves the best Fried Chicken in Brisbane. Well, actually, they just do fried chicken wings, but that’s still chicken! The dish is served with a hefty portion of hot rice and a small bed of fresh salad, along with a dish of nuoc nam. The wings are unbelievably light and crisp on the outside, and tasty and juicy on the inside.
The fried chicken pieces bear more resemblance to the Korean variety (think Kyo Chon and Bon Chon) rather than the American South kind. Having a plate in front of you is a real treat when you’re craving for comfort food and it’s much better than KFC, in my opinion. At just AUD7.50 (or is it 6.50?), it is an astounding bargain, too.
Chez Tessa is a small and rather rudimentary student eatery run by a friendly Vietnamese couple and the fare is the typical Australian version of Chinese-Vietnamese cuisine. What I truly appreciate about this place, other than the fact that it is quite cheap, is that although not authentically Vietnamese, the food is prepared with greater care and better ingredients than other similar establishments’. The pho hardly has msg, if it has any at all, and is full of nourishing real beef goodness.
If you do decide to try the place out, you will also find that there is a wide selection of inexpensive packaged beverage, ice cream, a range of condiments, and a lot of other things on the menu that might become your personal favorites.
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