Ayam Goreng 99
464 Anzac Parade
Kingsford, NSW 2032
Ayam Goreng 99 really appeals to the Uni student. Situated right next to the University of NSW campus, it’s haphazard, not-so-clean and you’re-in-you’re-out. And that’s why I love it. It brings me back to my Uni days where we were always there gorging ourselves silly. If there’s anything that I like more than fine-dining in a gorgeous classy restaurant, it’s chomping down on cheap food in a dirty restaurant 😉
Typically Indonesian, you get a box of tissues and a help-yourself box filled with cutlery and sauces. Chinese tea and water are also self-serve and complimentary. The decor definitely won’t make anyone wax lyrical – it’s, erm, tacky Indonesian-style wall hangings. But it adds to the charm of the place 🙂 Filled with Indonesian students, it’s a sure sign that the food is authentic and good. And nothing beats a good, cheap feed.
Ayam Goreng 99
The interior
We got our age-old favourites. The obligatory Nasi Kuning (coconut rice), which is so so so much better than regular ‘ol plain white rice. And also far unhealthier, whoops. It’s basically riced boiled in coconut milk instead of water.. giving it a fantastic smell and flavour. So satisfying. As Chris said, “I could just eat this alone and be happy!”
Nasi Kuning $3
We didn’t order any veggie dishes, of course. Who wants to waste precious stomach space on such lousy stuff?! So we got meat dishes instead. Beef Rendang which was a hunk of soft flaky beef in a thick Rendang gravy. I found the gravy a little too much, a bit too salty for my liking. However, paired with a big mouthful of rice, it helped mute the flavour. The beef was super soft and obviously cooked for hours, the texture was lovely.
Beef Rendang $3
Also got some Chicken Satay, which IMHO is one of their specialities. Succulent little chunks of chicken swathed in a lusciously thick and creamy peanut/soy sauce. It’s sublime. They make satay PROPERLY, not that weird pseudo “chicken kebab” things they actually dare to call “satay” in foodcourts here. For shame!
Chicken Satay $7
Dessert was a shared Alpucat (avocado with mocha, shaved ice and milk). Seems that everyone was ordering it, so we decided to jump on the bandwagon. The blended avocado was smooth, creamy and chilled.. whilst the mocha added welcome sweetness and helped take away the ‘fullness’ of the creamy avocado taste. Absolutely delectable!! Will definitely order it again 🙂
Alpucat $4
And if you know myself or Chris, you’ll know that we just CANNOT physically be in the Kingsford area down South and not pay Kingsford Chinese (I can practically her angels singing “Hallelujah!!” when I say the name) a visit. So of course, we paid Kingsford Chinese a visit 😉 It was just some takeaway to have tomorrow or something. Our old favourites, of course.
Fried rice with mince beef and egg
Peking spare ribs
Not to be forgotten, it should also be said that Bondi Westfield’s food court was visited for lunch earlier in the day. The dish of choice was an Indian set meal, with lamb & spinach curry, potato & pea curry, naan bread, rice, pappadum and veggie samosa.. with a mango lassi drink. WHEW! Was mind-bogglingly stuffed afterwards, but the food was great 😉
wow $3 for rendang! what a good deal! everything looks delicious bev 😀
Ya it’s one of the places where you get get a meal <$10, so good :)~
wow $3 for rendang! what a good deal! everything looks delicious bev 😀
Ya it’s one of the places where you get get a meal <$10, so good :)~
The Indian food stall at Bondi is fantastic! I go there with my boyfriend all the time and we share a set meal because there’s so much food! Their garlic naan is amazing and the curries are very tasty. And we there at Westfield yesterday too…shopping at Coles. Fun.
I like their food too – not 100% authentic but it’s still tasty 🙂 And their mango lassi is mmmmmmmmmmmmm :)~
The Indian food stall at Bondi is fantastic! I go there with my boyfriend all the time and we share a set meal because there’s so much food! Their garlic naan is amazing and the curries are very tasty. And we there at Westfield yesterday too…shopping at Coles. Fun.
I like their food too – not 100% authentic but it’s still tasty 🙂 And their mango lassi is mmmmmmmmmmmmm :)~
Okay, I’m Indonesian and I live in Indonesia, but those photos of the beef rendang and satay still make me drool! Hmmmm…. =9~
You’re so lucky to have such fab food! Idonesian food’s soooo tasty :)~~~~
Aahh! That makes me SO hungry, even though I actually just ate… and I had laksa too so I should have satisfied my tasty food cravings! 🙁 But my parents don’t make laksa with egg noodles too (which i like more than just the thin vermicelli) so it’s a little less filling I think!
I don’t mind food that isn’t authentic if I really don’t know what it’s meant to taste like… For Chinese food I know what it’s meant to be like, so hate ordering things like honey chicken, mongolian beef because they’re just random Westernised things… but for other foods I don’t mind cos I have no idea what is meant to be the real thing! I guess you’d have more of an idea with Asian foods cos of being from Singapore!
Ooo I like Laksa with egg noodles and not vermicelli as well, it’s much tastier that way IMHO.
I don’t mind it when food isn’t authentic (ie. I’ll never say no to sweet & sour fish!) but only if it’s actually GOOD.. 😛
Okay, I’m Indonesian and I live in Indonesia, but those photos of the beef rendang and satay still make me drool! Hmmmm…. =9~
You’re so lucky to have such fab food! Idonesian food’s soooo tasty :)~~~~
kuning is indo for yellow… therefore nasi kuning refers to the spiced yellow rice… coconut rice is nasi lemak… 🙂
Oh hahah I just checked with Chris and it was “nasi uduk” that we had. Derrr!
That fried rice looks awesome!
Kingsford chinese makes the BEST fried rice. Ever.
my friend always takes us to different places in kingsford i havent been in a while but we have planned somehting for the 15th (pay day oh yeah!)
What do you think is the BEST BEST food place ever at Kingsford??
yum Indian is my favourite!!
KINGSFORD CHINESE! No question. But if you aren’t up for Chinese food, then Ayam Goreng 99 is my 2nd fave 🙂
I can’t believe you guys had soooo much food in one day! That would’ve been enough to last me a week!
We’re just greedy… muwahahah!
mmmm…
I could eat Samosa all day long.
i love indian food. my neighbor was indian and he taught me how to cook SO many dishes. *drool*
I can’t stand the Indian food that most food courts have though.. the quasi-western style ones. blech! Proper Indian food is so yum :)~
mmm ayam goreng….. although i havent tried any of those dishes you ordered, they look delicious!
the chicken satay looks huge! worth the $$ 😀
THe food’s so satisfying.. i LOVE Indonesian food, wish we had some close to where I live!
I would never think that avocado would make a great dessert. Very interesting.
I haven’t really had it as a drink either.. it sounds like it’ll be really odd, but it tastes quite good!
You went to Ayam Goreng and you didn’t order their chicken? It’s sooo good! I always order the Ayam Bakar Paha (Grilled Chicken Thigh) and the Sambal Kangkong. You have to eat the chicken with a mixture of their sambal and kecap manis. It’s seriously sooooo good!
Btw, if you like Peking spare ribs, I’ve got a recipe for it. Have yet to try it out though but the cookbook it came from is apparently really good.
I don’t like the chicken as much as I do their satay! The other one I love is their bihun goreng.. it’s soooooooooooo good :)~
And YES PLEASE to the peking ribs recipe, I’d love to try it out myself
Ok, I’ll bring it in with me tomorrow. 🙂
and then post the recipe with the results here plz, bev 😀
can you believe i’ve never been to ayam goreng- i can’t believe such a sizeable chunk of rendang is only $3! i’ll try it out soon..
meanwhile, my sister spotted you and chris at WBJ yesterday!
Arghh you GOTTA try it out!
Heh where did she see Chris and I? We were just wandering around but didn’t buy anything 😛
at Oroton- she was working and thought, hey they look familiar haha
Oh and I forgot to say she said she looved how you wore your red B bag!
Aww that’s nice of her! if I’d known she was there I”d have said hi 😛
Aahh! That makes me SO hungry, even though I actually just ate… and I had laksa too so I should have satisfied my tasty food cravings! 🙁 But my parents don’t make laksa with egg noodles too (which i like more than just the thin vermicelli) so it’s a little less filling I think!
I don’t mind food that isn’t authentic if I really don’t know what it’s meant to taste like… For Chinese food I know what it’s meant to be like, so hate ordering things like honey chicken, mongolian beef because they’re just random Westernised things… but for other foods I don’t mind cos I have no idea what is meant to be the real thing! I guess you’d have more of an idea with Asian foods cos of being from Singapore!
Ooo I like Laksa with egg noodles and not vermicelli as well, it’s much tastier that way IMHO.
I don’t mind it when food isn’t authentic (ie. I’ll never say no to sweet & sour fish!) but only if it’s actually GOOD.. 😛
*faint*
*giggles* the food was so good
kuning is indo for yellow… therefore nasi kuning refers to the spiced yellow rice… coconut rice is nasi lemak… 🙂
Oh hahah I just checked with Chris and it was “nasi uduk” that we had. Derrr!
That fried rice looks awesome!
Kingsford chinese makes the BEST fried rice. Ever.
my friend always takes us to different places in kingsford i havent been in a while but we have planned somehting for the 15th (pay day oh yeah!)
What do you think is the BEST BEST food place ever at Kingsford??
yum Indian is my favourite!!
KINGSFORD CHINESE! No question. But if you aren’t up for Chinese food, then Ayam Goreng 99 is my 2nd fave 🙂
I can’t believe you guys had soooo much food in one day! That would’ve been enough to last me a week!
We’re just greedy… muwahahah!
mmmm…
I could eat Samosa all day long.
i love indian food. my neighbor was indian and he taught me how to cook SO many dishes. *drool*
I can’t stand the Indian food that most food courts have though.. the quasi-western style ones. blech! Proper Indian food is so yum :)~
mmm ayam goreng….. although i havent tried any of those dishes you ordered, they look delicious!
the chicken satay looks huge! worth the $$ 😀
THe food’s so satisfying.. i LOVE Indonesian food, wish we had some close to where I live!
I would never think that avocado would make a great dessert. Very interesting.
I haven’t really had it as a drink either.. it sounds like it’ll be really odd, but it tastes quite good!
You went to Ayam Goreng and you didn’t order their chicken? It’s sooo good! I always order the Ayam Bakar Paha (Grilled Chicken Thigh) and the Sambal Kangkong. You have to eat the chicken with a mixture of their sambal and kecap manis. It’s seriously sooooo good!
Btw, if you like Peking spare ribs, I’ve got a recipe for it. Have yet to try it out though but the cookbook it came from is apparently really good.
I don’t like the chicken as much as I do their satay! The other one I love is their bihun goreng.. it’s soooooooooooo good :)~
And YES PLEASE to the peking ribs recipe, I’d love to try it out myself
Ok, I’ll bring it in with me tomorrow. 🙂
and then post the recipe with the results here plz, bev 😀
can you believe i’ve never been to ayam goreng- i can’t believe such a sizeable chunk of rendang is only $3! i’ll try it out soon..
meanwhile, my sister spotted you and chris at WBJ yesterday!
Arghh you GOTTA try it out!
Heh where did she see Chris and I? We were just wandering around but didn’t buy anything 😛
at Oroton- she was working and thought, hey they look familiar haha
Oh and I forgot to say she said she looved how you wore your red B bag!
Aww that’s nice of her! if I’d known she was there I”d have said hi 😛
*faint*
*giggles* the food was so good