ikea

1 March 2009, 22:56

when people say the word ikea they think of the maze-like store with the diy furniture, the giant bright yellow plastic bags available to carry your impulse buys and the tiny pencils with the cardboard tape measures. but when i hear the word ikea i think of their food. i mean sure, you wouldnt go out of your way to eat there but when youve spent several hours wandering around dodging the hordes sometimes all you want is something cheap and tasty


like the meatballs! the meatballs are awesome! i got the regular sized meatballs (15 for $7.50) and somehow got fries instead of mash but that was ok because the fries were crispy crunchy golden rods of potato but the star of the show were the meatballs! they don’t look like much but they were slightly crispy on the outside but super soft and moist on the inside and oh so very tasty with the gravy and the dollop of lingonberry sauce mmm nom nom


the boy and his mum chose the fish and chips ($5.95) there may have been more breading/crumbing than actual fish but the serving was generous and the plate is almost overflowing with peas and chips


dessert time makes me happy! slice of daim cake with a daim candy ($3.95) i usually buy the whole cake from the ikea store downstairs and a packet of daim candy to munch on the way home =P

1. How cool! I would never have thought to have blogged Ikea. Would this perhaps be the first of its kind…?

   — Simon    Mar 1, 11:16 PM    #
   
   

2. haha! i’m such a fan of the food at ikea. i chucked a christmas party based on the fact that i had bought four bottles of glogg there :)

   also $2 brekkie! yeahyeahyeah!

   — shez    Mar 2, 08:46 AM    #
   
   

3. looks artery-clogging :\

   — Fiona    Mar 2, 09:29 AM    #
   
   

4. I love the ikea soft serve and now you can serve it yourself!

   — Marj    Mar 2, 01:18 PM    #
   
   

5. I <3 Ikea food!! The chicken caesar wrap is my favorite and the marzipan chocolate…mmmmm

   — January 2009    Mar 2, 08:42 PM    #
   
   

6. Ahh long time no Ikea for me. Swedish ppl sure know their way around meatballs mmm and yay for dessert!

   — FFichiban    Mar 2, 10:26 PM    #
   
   

7. ooh yes i love daim bars! i always think of the food shop when i think of ikea – so many curious treats to buy! i’ve also succumbed to the hot dog and soft drink on more than one occasion!

   — Helen    Mar 3, 12:58 AM    #
   
   

8. I use to have the hot dogs here all the time, brings back great memories. When I came with my parents back in the day, we would walk away with some sort of item + food for less than $20!

   — Howard    Mar 3, 01:04 AM    #
   
   

9. Hey I love their meatballs. We use to buy the frozen meatballs and microwave them when we’re hungry. Quick and easy :)

   — foodie-central    Mar 3, 10:53 PM    #
   
   

10. simon: heh i dont think it’s the first but yeah it’s certainly different post to restaurants!
    shez: the meatballs! i love the meatballs!
    fiona: mmm indeed it does but it is so very tasty =P
    iron chef shellie: ooh i didnt see the wrap but theres always next time!
    ffichiban: the daim cake is so freaking awesome!
    helen: hehe the hotdog is so cheap! also i hear theres a yoghurt softserve?
    howard: lol i never ate at ikea when i was little ah the sheltered childhood! im making up for lost time now heh
    foodie-central: i know how awesome are the meatballs! theyre so tasty1

    — chocolatesuze    Mar 5, 03:57 PM    #