Today, for two people, we ordered two hot soy bean drinks, you tiao with egg pancake, green onion pancake with egg and a beef and vegetable noodles. I don't remember how much they were individually but all together it was only $25.90. Yep cheap and tasty.
First to arrive is the hot soy bean drink which comes in a large bowl. It's lovely and smooth with a good soy flavour. The hot drink has no added sugar which is why I prefer it over the cold drink which is sweetened.
Next to arrive was the you tiao in egg pancake. I don't really understand why people find the you tiao so good. It was soft and didn't have much taste. I much rather have the egg pancake on its own which by itself was good. The egg pancake is a thin crispy pancake base with egg and spring onions on top.
The green onion pancake with egg was actually very similar to the egg pancake but only this time the green onions are in the pancake and not the egg. This pancake is a bit thicker than the egg pancake but I felt was a also a little more oily. Taste wise, the green onion pancake edges towards the salty side of things but it was still enjoyable.
Lastly, the beef and vegetable noodles. I wasn't in a soup mood so I opted for the dry version which had a savoury-sour vinaigrette-like sauce instead. Mixed together with the pickled vegetables and generous amounts of refreshing bean sprouts there was excitement with each mouthful. Underneath all the bean sprouts were slices of melt-in-your-mouth beef and a few stalks of choy sum. A minor let down were the noodles themselves which were a little soft, but apart from that it was a pretty good bowl of beef noodles.
Mother Chu's is a great place for a quick lunch. Service isn't top notch but they make up for it in the price and the food.
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