Halal food outlet in Brisbane : latest update

New update ---Pizza Lane and halal Brumby's---

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Though I have mentioned before that we seldom eat out, we did visited a number of Halal Food outlet that we would like to share to those of you who are looking for Halal food around Brisbane.
1. Abra kebab, Toowong (lamb, beef and chicken kebab, turks delicacy).
2. Azra kebab n pizza, Edward St (CBD) (kebab variety, turks delicacy, pizza (we love the pizzas).



3. Little Malaysia, West End (most Malaysian sought after food).
4. Tomarco pizza, Indooroopilly (pizza and steak) - I found out recently that the shop is now close. A new restaurant took over the place.
5. Golden splendor, Buranda (chinese, seafood).

6. Ispa kebab n pizza, Moorooka (kebab, pizza (large and cheap), roast chicken).
7. Nandos - West End, St Lucia, Myer center in Queens Street Mall, @ Charlotte St, Clayfield, Cooperoo, Harbour Town, Underwood.
8. Indian kitchen, West End (Indian food).
9. That briyani shop in the Myer center in Queens Street Mall, near Nandos.
10. Makanan Indonesia, West End (Indonesian food).
11. Flaming grill, Darra (burger and steak).
12. Magic kebab, Edward St (CBD) next to Azra (kebab n pizza, we love the shish kebab).
13. Satay Club @ Charlotte St.
14. The Grill House at 2892 Logan Road (opposite Underwood central) - served steak, burger, pizza, chicken tandoori etc.
15. 1001, St Lucia (Middle East and Western)
16. Miss India, St Lucia (Indian food).
17. Dreamy Donut (franchiese).
18. Krispy Kreme.
19. Indonesian Tucker, 1981, Logan Road, Mount Gravatt (thanks Maryam for the info).
20. Scherhazade at Kenmore (Indian food; tandoori, naan, lassi, etc.).
21. Hanaichi, @ Queen St. (Sushi, Udon, Tempura) - not Halal certified, but they don't served pork.
22. Country Chicken, McWhirters, China Town - fried chicken, burgers, fries.
23. Get it India, Twin parks shopping centre, shop 18, 1534 Wynnum Rd,Tingalpa.
24. Pizza Lane, 2922 Logan Rd, Underwood - pizza, pasta, waffle, milkshakes, etc.
25. Halal Brumby's, only at Logan Rd, Underwood.

I was browsing for more halal food outlet in Brisbane, until I stumbled into this "Halal Maps". Great maps, it shows not only halal restaurants, but butchers and mosques too. Good for visitors and people who like to travel, and looking for halal food in particular (like us :D). I wonder how can I make fully use with the map?!

Will update again when we visit/venture new outlet...

Pizza and pastry

A quick update on halal restaurants that you can find in Brisbane. Last Saturday we went to this not so new pizza outlet at Underwood, about 15 km from Brisbane. I came to know about this pizza place from the Muslim Times, and was also recommended by a friend. It is not difficult to find this place, because it is located near that Grill House that we have visited. According to the owner or co-owner, a friendly and very nice lady, Pizza Lane has been operated for 9 months now.

They offer a selection of pizzas that they categorised as classic and gourmet. They too have subs, pastas, waffle and both cold and hot drinks. Yaya n atang quickly ordered milkshakes, but because we have been out in the rain the whole day, I ordered a simmering hot choc, that was so delicious. And we also ordered two types of pizza and a pasta for yaya.

For more info and direction, please visit their site here.

Next to this pizza place is a halal Nandos outlet. And just a couple of shops away, there is Brumby's, that famous bakery in Brisbane (they are every where in Australia actually), and the only Halal Brumby's in Brisbane. I have always love bread and pastry shop (ada la berangan untuk buka a small bakery that offered a limited selection of cakes, bread and pastry, with fresh brewing coffee, one day...hohoho), so after I placed the order at Pizza Lane, I rush down to Brumby's and bought these:

Banyaknye makan.... yes I know that :p

yours truly,

Roti canai only in Brisbane

'Mamak, roti telur satu, kosong satu. Kari ikan, sambal, asing'. Perghh... Macam sarapan kat mamak aje pagi nie.
Ya pekenalkan roti canai dan murtabak daging, only in Brisbane. Ada kawan br mula berniaga, kami pun order la hr nie. Puas hati makan, murtabak dia besar. Banyaknye makan, hahaha, murtabak tu utk bwk bekal, bwk yaya dan adik jalan-jalan harinie. Den pun nak hilangkan stress, macam2 ujian minggu nie.

-----update----

Here are more pictures of the roti canai :D

Kalau nak cuba, you can find Brisbane Roti Canai via fb.

Ramadhan Day 4: Mission accomplished

Today is the 4th day of Ramadhan. Our tamar mission yesterday was accomplished successfully. Alhamdullillah. And if not of the tamar mission, maybe we will never visit the butcher, this one located at Moorooka, one of the suburbs in Brisbane. The price is not much different from the regular butcher we go to. I was delighted with the size of a whole chicken they offer at this butcher. But the service was slow, I waited longer for my turn. I don't like waiting, so I wonder around the shop while waiting for our turn. Luckily they not just selling meat, there are many dry product such as lentils, rice, some biscuits, cordial, and most of the products are imported.

Halal butcher at Moorooka

As promise, here is the picture of the tamar.

The tamar

For iftar yesterday, I made a batch of donut, half I pre-fry and kept in the freezer, another half I fried for iftar. Atang bought Nando's, birthday boy belanja. I was more happier, I didn't have to cook for dinner and sahur.

Iftar day 3 (Big donut, small donut and neighbour's yummy popia)

I called mak last night, before iftar time Malaysia, arghhh sedih la bila dengar Mak n Abah buka puasa berdua aje. Wish that we are there (memang rasa terkilan betul la semalam), and they said the same thing too, adeh, sebak betul. Alhamdullillah, thank you Allah, they are able to perform the fasting. Abah puasa, but he had to skip the first day because of the CT scan. On Monday he will starts the radio therapy, dah tentu tak boleh puasa. Coincidentally my neighbour's dad is sufferring from cancer too, and will undergo radio therapy somewhere next week. Dah macam apa dah sekarang, sana sini dengar kes-kes cancer nie kan. My mother-in-law has completed her second chemo, and on medication, hopefully tak de lagi laaa. She went through two times, because of two different cancer. In June, my uncle passed away because of cancer. Atang's aunty is now on death bed because of throat cancer. Now I have both sides of the family who inherit cancer. Orang kata kemungkinan anak-anak untuk mendapat kanser tinggi. Hmmmm... wallahulam. Semua ketentuan Allah.

And yesterday, my facebook public wall was inundated with news, video recording, pictures of a tragedy that occured at pasar ramadhan at Jasin, Melaka. Al-fatihah to those who passed away (from the news, two people died). I had goosebumps watching the videos. Macam kena angin dari blower aje...... SubhanAllah.

Ok. Till we meet again, selamat berbuka, biar sederhana.

yours truly,

Halal rolls n pies

Alhamdullillah....lately we came across many Halal certified products (consumable) in Brisbane. We have tried several variety/flavour of this Vili's rolls and pies. Makan panas-panas sambil minum kupi O, kaw kaw punya.

You can get Vili's at Acai the grocerer/saundry (those who live in St Lucia or surrounding areas knows where). Our fav are the sausage rolls, the mushroom pies and the chicken pie. Price range $3 to $5.

yours truly,

Makan nasi briyani at Tingalpa

hey hey hey... dah lama dah tak jalan-jalan cari tempat makan halal kat Brisbane. Two weeks ago, we went to a new place, recommended by a good friend of mine. It was about 40 minutes drive from Brisbane. It was an Indian restaurant, called "Get it India". We ordered two plates of briyani (chicken and lamb), two serving of pappadom, two lassi and one orange juice. The briyani came with raita. And it was the best briyani we ever had in Brisbane (and of course cannot beat Hyderabad briyani).

Sape nak jalan-jalan cari makan halal, here is the address:

Twin parks shopping centre, shop 18,
1534 Wynnum Rd, Tingalpa.
Open Tue-Sun.

They have a site available, just google "get it india".

yours truly,

Only in Brisbane

Tolong promote bisnes kawan...

Nasi Lemak every morning (except on weekend)... but only in Brisbane. Free delivery within St Lucia.

Sodap ...memang sodap...den dah order dua kali...siap bawak gi Oz Zoo aritu.. sampai kan lizard yg besar yg ada kat zoo tu pun cakap sodap (lizard makan sisa2 yg jatuh ke lantai) hahahhaha...lizard mmg besar2 kat sana...den risau aje dia memanjat kaki den, makan nasi lemak aritu mmg kurang kusyuknya...ahahhahaha

yours truly,

Bur-ger portugis

Penat minggu nie. Keje bny tp puas ati. Dah mula sakit-sakit belakang, akibat duduk lama dan membongkok. Kalau dpt urut nie best ooo.


Tgh dinner kat nandos, layan portugese bbq chicken...nikmatnye





p.s. saje nak capture gambar burger nie, antara fav meals di Nandos...kat Nandos Mesia ado tak ekk... seingat dulu takdo

nasi campur di Brisbane

Seperti yang telah diceritakan...hujung minggu baru nie sibuk dengan barang-barang sekolah yaya. uniform, textbooks, scrap books, exercise books and stationaries; that we bought at the school. On Saturday, we went out to buy yaya's shoes and socks. Dah biasa sangat dengan mall dekat-dekat rumah, I suggested atang to go somewhere outside Brisbane area, so we went to Westfield at Garden City.

Punya la susah nak carik kasut yaya nih. Must meet the requirement of white shoes and socks (nih kalau kat mesia senang carik), sini banyak sekolah pakai kasut hitam atau kelabu. To make things worst, we want to find velcro shoes, tak la nanti cik kak nie lambat ngikat. Yaya nie kalau nak bersiap, kalah puteri agaknye, kalau orang dulu-dulu cakap, berjam-jam. Mandi berjam-jam, pakai baju berjam-jam, pakai bedak, sikat pun berjam-jam. issshhhhh.... Velcro tu kira penyelamat masa laaa. 3 4 kedai kasut kami masuk, ada velcro, takde saiz la pulak. Ada saiz, mahal la pulak, AD40++ isssshhhh... Nasib baik ada rezeki kami kat satu kedai nie, dapat la yaya berkasut velcro putih ke sekolah nanti. Kalau tak, terpaksa la beli kasut bertali, sebab tu memang senang nak carik. Selesai carik kasut sekolah, dah pukul 12 dah, perut lapar, tekak haus...tapi kena gi Coles dulu nak beli groceries.

Makan tengahari, di mana arah tuju kami, dekat Garden City tu. haaaa....dah dekat Mt Gravatt. Ada satu restoran halal kat situ. Dan teringat cakap our good neighbour pasal nasik campur kat situ...dah la tengah lapar betul....jadi kami pun ke Indonesian Tucker, 1981 Logan Road.



fuhhh.....alhamdullillah....sedap betul... nasi campur dengan 3 lauk. Tengok, gambar pun ambil bila dah separuh jalan makan....hahahhaha (sebenarnye segan nak ambil sebab ada satu meja tu penuh dengan keluarga dari seberang tengah berdiskusi). Dah lama betul tak makan nasi campur style gerai nih (arrrggghhh tetiba teringat zaman study dulu, asal tengahari, meredah Skudai carik gerai nasi campur yang berbeza2 :D).



Indonesian Tucker nie, a good friend and also my reader Maryam yang bagitau. Thanks Maryam,we had delicious meals. Can't believe I finished the whole plate, tapi memang sendat lepas tu...hahahhahah.... and I think the price is ok, with that amount of serving. But we only had nasi campur, so tak tau la yg lain ye...tapi jangan order nasi goreng ayam, sebab rasa nasi goreng biasa aje. And that was what yaya ordered, asyik dapat yang tak sedap aje si yaya nih...hehehhehe...

yours truly,

Ayam goreng Ayam goreng ala ala kayhepsi di Brisbane

Dah lama tak citer pasal outlet halal kat Brisbane. Kami pun dah lama tak makan kat luar. Towards end of last year, we were sooo busy even to eat out. Bila dah balik rumah, takde nye nak kuar balik, dengan hari yg pendek sebab winter, dan sejuk. Furthermore, there were only two of us, sesak-sesak atau malas giler nak masak, ada alasan pekena maggi kari atang....o la la...
Lagipun bukan banyak outlet halal kat Brisbane nie, ada beberapa tempat lagi yg kami tak pergi.
Country Chicken, located at McWhirters', tempat we all beli daging-daging kat Chinatown. Was not sure how long it has been there, but I believe not more than a year. Selalu gak lalu lalang kat walkway depan kedai tu, tp mmg tak perasan, rasanye dulu kedai lain. Anyway, I knew about this outlet from a friend, just before fasting month. So, have to wait after fasting month to try rite. And we spent two final weeks of fasting and eid at Malaysia, and only in November we able to try it.

The interior of Country Chicken.


And these were what we ordered.


Best...best... the only thing that we are not ok with is the burger. The fillet is too thick. It is chicken breast, jadik bila tebal camtu...cepat muak, mayo pun sikit jek. Tang nie mmg tak bleh lawan zinger burger.... errrkkk sape tau camne nak buat patty zinger burger tu tak?

yours truly,

Excellent tandoori at Scherhazade

We tried out a new restaurant last Friday. We received a brochure advertising Scherhazade's outlet in Kenmore (a suburb in Brisbane) in our mailbox last week. So we decided to go and try something new.

We went there for dinner, after atang picked me up at the office after isya.

We ordered;

The restaurant is small, but cosy. Our choice of food was excellent, soft and tasty naan, with a variety of tandoori (chicken and lamb). The mint dip is marvelous. And the lassi drink, I managed to sip until the last drop although I was vey full, but I didn't want the drink to go to waste, because it was soooooo refreshing and I have never tasted a wonderful lassi in Brisbane before.

So friends, I recommend you this restaurant (if you like Indian food).

Krispy Kreme: Is it Halal?

Recently, there was a comment left by a new friend regarding my Krispy Kreme entry. Foremost, thanks Pink Shiba for visiting my blog. She was asking about the Halal status of Krispy Kreme, and I quote her comment:

"Pink Shiba_Sakura, IIDA Smiles said...
Menarik...just chatting ngan my ex classmate/schoolmate now kat Saudi Arabia, she mention the Arab Saudi Krispy Creme tak halal...sebab semua ingredients adalah sama, contains lard especially untuk glazing....Waalahualam...coz kat Malaysia pun ader dah Krispy Creme ni....camner ni mintak2 bantuan kawan2..... "

Your question attracted my attention, and I did further research about it. From Krispy Kreme's website, they have information about the Halal status of their donut. They do have Halal certificate for all their donuts. And Halal certification is control by a trusted body in Australia (use google to search more information about this). This link will direct you to the exact information about Halal status of Krispy Kreme in Australia.

Below, I insert the email that my friend received from the Krispy Kreme when he asked them about the ingredients that they used in the donut.

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Thank you for your enquiry!Krispy Kreme doughnuts do not contain alcohol products manufactured tobe consumed as a beverage such as liquors, wine and beer. The glaze on Krispy Kreme Original Gazed Doughnuts contain a speciallyproduced flavouring that is made and approved for use according to strict FDA guidelines. This flavouring contains a small amount of ethyl alcohol, a common ingredient that is also naturally present in just about all fresh fruits and vegetables. The flavouring for Krispy Kreme's glaze contains less than 2 percent ethyl alcohol, an essential ingredient for much flavouring commonly used in commercial food production.It is important to note, however, that when the flavour is mixed intothe glazed recipe, it becomes less than 1 percent composition and therefore, the ethyl alcohol content drops to less than 0.02 percent. During the cooking of the glazed, virtually all - if not all- of the ethyl alcohol is lost through evaporation.

The only animal by products used in our doughnuts are eggs (whites and yolks) and dairy products (including milk, butter, yoghurt, whey, nonfat milk and non fat whey). All other ingredients are made from non animal by products.

With regards to our Ice Kreme, we don't knowingly use animal derived emulsifiers and gelatin. We would advise that you consult our nutrition section on our web site at http://www.krispykreme.com.au/ for further information regarding the ingredients used in our Ice Kreme. We do not make our Ice Kreme on site, it is supplied to us by an external source. The same can be said of all our products as we do list all ingredients used in both our doughnuts and Ice Kreme in the nutritional section of our web site.

In addition to this, there is a full listing of all our doughnut ingredients on the bottom of our dozens boxes which any of our team members would be more than happy to show you if you just pop into your local store. At this stage we don't have Kosher certification on either our Ice Kremeor doughnuts and this is something we are currently working on. We do however have Halal certification on our doughnuts.

(I withhold the sender's name)

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Waallahulam

As for Krispy Kreme in Malaysia, maybe you can check at Halal Malaysia's website. Ask them about the Halal status of the donut. My experience is, never takes thing for granted. Bila dah duduk sini, I found that we should constantly check and ask about the ingredients used in the product. Some ingredients, for example emulsifier is derived from animal. Boleh google kalau nak tau maklumat lanjut.

Hope this enlight the confusion. Happy to help wherever possible. Thanks for reading.

another Halal Butcher outlet in Brisbane

On one Saturday, atang wanted to go to a Cash Converters at Stone Corner. Cash Converters has been atang fav place to hang out. Apa best sangat la cash converters tu tak tau laa...ahahahha... Cash Converters is like a kedai pajak gadai, they buy and sell used items or pre-owned items :D. They even provide a loan service for you, say if you need some cash, you can pawn your thing for some duration to get some cash. Begitu la kot, I never ask them for info. Cash Converters are everywhere, maybe one in each suburb. Atang like to visit the one at China Town aka The Valley. You can find almost anything, from video cassette to DVD, from Xbox to Nintendo DS, from lawn mower to chainsaw, from diamond rings to gold bangle. Pendek kata macam-macam laaa. Atang likes to go there because he can get 2nd hand CDs. Very cheap CDs. So on that Saturday, atang wanted to visit another Cash Converters located at Stone Corner.



After that, we went to another Halal butcher in Brisbane. A long time ago (takde la lama sangat, tahun lepas je), I wrote about a Halal butcher that I frequented, it was located at The Valley. There is another halal Butcher. Actually there are a couple more Halal butcher. But the one I am going to tell is nearby Brisbane CBD. This one is located at Stone Corner.

I prefer the one in The Valley because it offers many variety. But since we were at Stone Corner, and I was thinking about our dinner, and I thought of having some steaks. So we stopped by the butcher to buy some steaks.

We had black pepper with mushrooms steaks for dinner that night. Yummy ... :p

Lunch @ Makanan Indonesia

This week we did our normal groceries shopping at Coles. It has been a routine for us to go somewhere every Saturday, be it doing the groceries, window shopping or visiting friends. When the kids were around last year, we will take them to the park in the evening. Anywhere, for relaxing. It is a therapy that I find works for me all the time. Keeps me away from the work, seeing other things, appreciating things around me, for we don't know when the time will come. Experience is life, and life is experience.

So talking about experience, after the groceries shopping, we had lunch at an Indonesian restaurant, located at Hardgrave Rd, West End. This is our 2nd experience, tasting and eating at the restaurant. Makanan Indonesia is the name of the restaurant. They have a wide spread of Indo cooking, and it is so difficult to decide on what, luckily I have a friend who I met at the university, recommended a few dishes (and coincidently she was there at the restaurant when we arrived). So we ordered Dendeng kentang belado, Gado-gado and Cumi goreng. Do you know what cumi is? Cumi is an Indonesian word for squid.

[Inside the restaurant]




The Gado-gado, marvelous, wish they put more peanut sauce, and would be twice marvelous.




I forgot to snap pictures of Dendeng kentang berlado and cumi goreng. The plates are all empty when I finally realised my mistake :D. Everybody who works in the restaurant is friendly. They make sure their customer are satisfied with the food. Through my friend I was introduced to Tante Mimi who cooked our perfect Dendeng kentang berlado and Tante Yenni who made sure everything is hot before serving us :D.

This is our 2nd time visit, and will definately come again to try other dish. Atang has already decided what he is going to have for the next visit.

Promo : Hannah Edible Image

My friend, Iza, has just expanded her business and launched "Hannah Edibile Image".

"Edible Image is real photo (of you/your favorite cartoon character/your loved ones/anything else in the world that you could think of) that is printed by using edible ink and frosted sheets(kertas gula). Then, the Edible Image will be applied to the plain cake/cupcake/cookie that has been iced. Any types of frosting can be used, such as Butter Cream, Fondant, Chocolate Ganache, Royal Icing, even frozen Ice Cream cakes. The quality of the photo determines the quality of the Edible Image. I would suggest a photo that has been captured using a digital camera, rather than the one using a mobile phone, as the later will usually produce a blur image."


If you want more information and place an order, please visit her site, here.

Krispy Kreme

Dah lama tak citer pasal Halal food kat sini. Well, we have not visited any new outlet lately. But I have a few halal food to add in the "Halal food list" that I will republish after this entry.


Yummy

I was introduced with Krispy Kreme by an arab research student. When I asked him whether the donut contain any non-halal ingredients, he said he was not sure about Krispy Kreme donut in Australia. He bought the donut because it has franchise in Saudi Arabia. But he offered to send email to the customer centre to ask about the ingredients.

Later, he called me and said that Krispy Kreme Australia has replied to his email. In the email, the manager said that they have halal certificate for all their donut. Another halal donut in town. Alhamdullillah.

Halal donut

Dah lama tak citer pasal makanan halal kat sini. Well, we have not visited any new place so far. But I have a few item to add to the "Halal food list" that I will later republish after this entry. One of the newly discover halal food is, Krispy Kreme donuts.

Yummy!!!

I was introduced with the donut by an arab research student. When I asked him is it free from any non-halal ingredients, he said, "well, he did not ask krispy kreme in australia about that. He bought the donut because it has franchise in Saudi Arabia". But then he said he will send an email to the customer centre immediately.

Later he called me and said that the manager of Krispy Kreme replied his email, and in the email the manager said that they have halal certificate for all their donuts. I have a copy of the email in my mailbox. Another halal donut to be added in the list. Alhamdullillah.

Bazar Ramadhan @ Brisbane : the visit

6th of Ramadhan. As usual, Saturday is our outing day (teringat zaman kat jasin, malam jumaat dah pikir nak outing mane. Liza ko pun same kan....hahahah). So we went to Coles for groceries. At around 2 pm, we went to West End to visit Asma and Rahmat. Asma has delivered a baby boy on the morning of the 31st August. Anak merdeka-post-merdeka...heheheheh.... We were there just a short while, bulan puasa bukan bleh minum teh pun...heheheheh... then we rush back to St Lucia, heading Guyatt Park...for...jeng jeng jeng....



(tengok orang ramai kerumun gazebo tu.....)



The Bazar Ramadhan ...hehehehheh. We were expecting a large number of stalls. However it turned out, there were only 8 to 9 stalls there.



We have already ordered 2 pack of Laksa Penang from Naim, so we just went there to pick them up...plus that 'kuih ijau'....plus Laksam.... we end up buying popia basah and 2 packs of Nasi Ayam...



Looking around I saw others were selling soto, laksa johor, nasi tomato, murtabak, nasi ambang, nasi lemak, agar-agar, popia basah, donut, keria and kuay teow goreng. The famous nasi kerabu kak Ha was already gone went we arrived.



The price range AD 4 to AD 5 for heavy dishes (nasi and noodle). Kuih about AD 0.50 to AD 1 per piece. Macam harga kat Malaysia aje.... cume dalam Aus dollar....

We already ordered Nasi Lemak for next week....gegegegeggege.....baik punye plan...

Bazar Ramadhan @ Brisbane

Jommm turun esok....



Unlike last year, this year the bazar, or famously known as PaRam back home, will be held every Saturday and Sunday. Tahun nie nak turun la.... Last year tak dapat. I heard PPMQ received great response from "para peniaga kecil-an" this year. Must have a widespread of goodies. HMmmmmMm

Balik kampung : Episode 2 : at Harbour Town

Harbour Town is popular among tourist. It is like factory outlets for popular brands like adidas, nike, osh kosh, hush puppies, pumpkin patch, canterbury, to name a few. We never been there before. When mak and abah came earlier this year, we took them to Gold Coast, but only to the Carrara Market. Not enough time to stop by Harbour Town.



Since my beloved sistah, request some jerseys for her heroes, we went there because it is much cheaper buying at Harbour Town than any shops at Brisbane. I was told that at Malaysia the Canterbury jersey will cost you around RM300...dear oooo dear.....



We were lucky, coz Canterbury was having a big SALE last Saturday. All items were marked down to 50%. Yes....50%.... what a bargain right.... so we bought the requested Wallabies Jerseys... and some gifts for the families....







Nearly noon, everybody is feeling hungry. There is Halal Nondos nearby. So we stop for lunch before continue the shopping spree.