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Yok Yor, Haymarket
6 July 2011, 05:34
So like, I’m easily suckered into something with quirky costumes. A coupla months ago there were signs plastered around my work hood about a development proposal for a Thai restaurant and I was all like hells yeah more foods within super close walkable distance! And then just the other day out of the corner of my eye I see a sparkling new restaurant partially hidden by all the roadwork, and what’s that? The staff are wearing hard hats and overalls?! At first I thought oh maybe construction is still happening inside but nope this is what the staff wear at Yok Yor (g06/323 Castlereagh St, Haymarket) now all together with me: Bobbbbb the builder! Can we fix it? Booooob the builder. Yes we can! (ChocolateSuze does not accept responsibility if Bob the Builder song is stuck in your head for the rest of the day).
I’m here with awesome humans who have a pretty high spice tolerance compared to my weak fail Malaysian self. Luckily only the Som Tum Kai Kem with salted egg ($10.50) was the only dish that was so mind blowingly spicy that I had to steer clear of. As refreshing as the chopped papaya was and as delicious as the nubbins of salted egg yolk sprinkled throughout were, the chili syrup was just crazy on my oh-crap-that’s hot-chili-meter.
Gai Tod Hard Yai ($11.50) aka pile o’ awesome southern Thai fried chicken is deeeelicious and has us eagerly munching away finger licking style. The fried shallots are fought over. It wasn’t pretty. Pak Prik Khing ($14.50) is borderline uhoh-hello-spicy territory but I power through the pork belly coated with dry red curry. A scattering of crispy pork rind bits made for an interesting treasure hunt amongst the squeaky green beans.
Shockingly we forgo the desserts. Crazy I know right. But after eating sticky rice with our dinner I really wasn’t in the mood to eat a dessert containing sticky rice again. But hey look at the drinks! Iced Thai Tea, Iced Thai Coffee and Pandan juice. The tea and coffee were crazy sweet as expected, heavy on the condensed milk but the pandan juice was surprisingly refreshing. There was a ‘Pinkie milk’ on the menu but we found out it was just milk with red syrup haha I nearly got sucked in by its name!
Google tells me there’s a Yok Yor in Darlinghurst so perhaps this is an offshoot? The tiny restaurant was packed by 6.30pm and with food that was tasty and reasonably priced, I’m sure this would make a great alternative to those in the never ending queue at Chat Thai. And hopefully their desserts menu will increase!
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mm tea would have been needed with the chili!
— Fiona Jul 6, 06:14 AM #Now I can’t stop thinking Boob the Builder. Booooob!
The uh, hard hats are an interesting choice…
— Karen | Citrus and Candy Jul 6, 06:27 AM #Oooh, yeah – sounds familiar. Interesting uniforms indeed… :S
— Tina@foodboozeshoes Jul 6, 09:27 AM #The fried chicken was amazing, and lol, I’m still unconvinced as to whether the hard hats provide safety or a hindrance, especially with the couple of fireballs coming from the kitchen. lol
— Helen (grabyourfork) Jul 6, 11:56 AM #The return of Yok Yor has me happy! This one is the relocated Darlinghurst Yok Yor, so I guess (fingers crossed) the same chefs and food. Yay!
— joey@FoodiePop Jul 6, 12:57 PM #Pak Prik Khing looks fantastic. Love the crazy uniforms and so sad for you that you don’t like the spice.
I love Pak Prik Khing but only with a good whack of chilli behind it. Those beans look so fresh. Yummo.
— Jasmin Jul 6, 12:59 PM #Mmmm those drinks look delectable? I wonder what pandan juice tastes like?
— Generation Food Jul 6, 01:34 PM #lol those outfits are hilarious! I wonder what they need the hard hats for in the kitchen…
— Jacq Jul 6, 05:25 PM #haha mb the hats will protect them from workplace hazards! there seems to be a few new thai places in syd lately!? i only got to try ‘home thai’ recently too!
— Vivienne Jul 6, 06:31 PM #Love the overalls, lol. All the dishes look good, especially those chicken wings.
— Dumpling Girl Jul 6, 09:05 PM #The food sounds great for the price. Bring on the chilli. Must go there, thanks
— mykitchenstories Jul 6, 11:01 PM #That fried chicken looks so damn good. I can have 3 plates of those.
— Obesebaby Jul 7, 02:35 PM #Doh! Wish I read these comments last night… we spent a good while last night trying to find the Yok Yor Darlinghurst branch before finally giving up and going to Spice I Am (yum yum).
— Swah Jul 7, 02:38 PM #Will give the Haymarket branch a try soon!
More costumed places I say!
— FFichiban Jul 7, 03:37 PM #That is really quite funny, i wonder how comfortable you feel after working a shift! the pinkie milk is funny too, my daughter would want it…..
— muppy Jul 7, 05:17 PM #pandan juice? wow that’s not something you see everyday! hehe i like the costumes too but so random
— Vivian - vxdollface Jul 7, 10:10 PM #Pandanus juice is rare even in Thailand
though, if you’re curious enough, the leaf could be sought from Thai grocer next to Chat Thai
Suze if you can’t stand the heat from Thai food in Sydney you can’t taste street food in Bangkok
— j03w Jul 8, 12:39 AM #don’t think I’d be able to handle the spicy ones either XD but the pandan juice sounds really cool!
they should have more themed restaurants here :) maybe they got the idea from all the other ongoing construction sites :P
— Gummi Jul 8, 12:52 AM #omg no way! staff in safety hats! gee its new and already packed :(..but that wont stop me from visiting!
— sugarpuffi Jul 8, 03:18 AM #i could totally go some thai fried chicken right this second!!!
— Mary@ohmykitchenaid Jul 8, 12:38 PM #There should do a village people theme; a policeman and an american indian will fit in nicely
— Lex Jul 8, 06:54 PM #I’m so intrigued! I love the hard hat idea! I wish we had more funky things here… I live in the saddest food area on Earth. True story.
— Veggie Mama Jul 8, 09:14 PM #ooohhh love this post!
— irene Jul 9, 12:01 AM #i want spicy fooodss
wow pandan juice sounds interesting….!
— jenny (minibites) Jul 11, 12:12 PM #there was a Yok Yor on Crown Str, they closed down and re-opened in Haymarket. The prices look a lot cheaper then when it was on Crown Str!
— QueenMab Jul 14, 03:31 PM #