Soy Kitchen Street Food — Restaurant in Queensland

Situated right next to the casino and in between grandiose Roman pillars is a radiant, youthful Asian Fusion restaurant. It was the perfect venue to accommodate our large group with its high ceilings, low lights and airy rooms. I have to give props to the hard-working kitchen and servers who were running around to ensure we were well-fed throughout. For our banquet, the satay chicken was lacklustre starter with partially cold, tasteless chicken only assuaged by the peanut sauce on the side. Next was their signature 'Soy Kitchen' fried rice which is definitely characteristic of their Asian Fusion style. A fascinating blend of fried shallots, dried shrimp and soy sauce with a devilish sweetness that had me digging my spoon for more. The crispy squid was also quite enjoyable with a light crunch and chew flavoured with sweet and sour dipping sauce. The prawn spring rolls contained a tasty filling that was unfortunately diminished by the no longer crispy pastry. Though its lost crispiness was discovered to be in the spicy chicken bao buns, the delicious chicken nudged within soft, cloud-like bun was sensational. But the most exceptional dish was the green papaya salad, an astounding mixture of crunchy and soft vegetables dressed up in a piquant dressing. Chef's kiss. If you thought we were finished, I thought too until the desserts came flying in. Firstly, the gulab jamun packed a cinnamon punch though it was a tad bit dry as it lacked the rosewater. The black sesame ice cream was an instant hit with the subtle hint of sesame that solidified its complex flavour beyond a direct sweetness. There was a dessert plate too that came with banana fritters, fried bao buns and pandan jellies. The fritters was simply its namesake, deep fried bananas. Same with the fried bao buns but I'm a sucker for Chinese delicacies, especially when the divine bun is crowned with a golden exterior. However, the red bean paste and pandan custard to complement the fried buns was sickeningly sweet and it was blatantly taken out the packet. Ending things on a sweet note, the pandan jellies did it right with a smooth texture and milky coconut. Looking back on such an insane dinner, Soy Kitchen certainly carries the potential to be a quiet, relaxing setting for your date or an exhilarating night out with the mates. Either way, you'll get to tuck into scrumptious food and fill your belly up with more than...

I usually love their food, but this time I tried Karaage chicken for the first time. (I love Karaage chicken—who doesn’t?!)

The menu described it as “Karaage chicken, Kewpie, toasted sesame,” but what I got was deep-fried chicken tossed in burnt soy sauce with toasted sesame, a side of Kewpie, and an old lime? Lemon? wedge.

If it had been plain Karaage chicken with sesame soy sauce on the side, that would have been fine. But since it was coated in soy sauce, all I could taste was the burnt flavour—probably because the chef overcooked the soy sauce. and no more crunchiness of the Karaage chicken...

It was really disappointing. The Karaage chicken at Four Cinq or Omu is way better than at Soy Kitchen.

I hope they either improve their basics or update the menu description to reflect what they...

Came to Soy Kitchen on a quiet Sunday night with high hopes. We ordered 4 items from the menu and only 1 of them was “ok” - the rest were terrible. The “root chips” were a few random chunks and 2 thin pieces of burnt carrot. The Korean fried chicken was obviously reheated as it was lukewarm and dry in the middle. The prawn spring rolls were also lukewarm and dripping with water inside and the prawn was mushy. The squid was the only thing half edible and even that wasn’t great. The food came out quick - I’d say because it was already pre cooked/ frozen and just refried. Disappointed as I have been wanting to come here for dinner for a while now - I wouldn’t recommend this to anyone especially as it’s...