Lion City Restaurant

Date: March 29, 2013

Location: 1177 Central Parkway W, Mississauga
Website: http://www.lioncityrestaurant.ca/

Cuisine: Singaporean, Indonesian and Malaysian

Meal: lunch

My thoughts:

My family and I were going on a day trip to Hamilton, and my dad suggested this restaurant because a) it was on route to our destination, b) he was curious to try their Indonesian offerings since that is his roots, and c) it was actually open on Good Friday.

This was what we ordered:

Satay skewers ($7.50) - pork, beef or chicken skewers served with peanut sauce. These were alright. My favourite was the beef, as I found it a bit fatty and therefore juicy.

Gado Gado ($7.00) - Indonesian salad with prawn crackers, vegetables & peanut sauce. This is an Indonesian staple, so of course my dad had to order it. It is a pretty basic dish: an assortment of steamed vegetables, Asian-style fried prawn crackers and peanut sauce. This was okay - pretty standard.

Deep fried tofu ($4.50) - This came with a peanut sauce, which was the saving grace for this dish, because the tofu itself wasn't very good (i.e. crispy).

Goat rendang with biryani ($8.50) - This was goat biryani, which came as a surprise to us, as this item was called "briani" on the menu and also because this is southeast Asian cuisine. Anyway, while I love biryani, this was nothing special. There was nothing about it that made it southeast Asian in any way.

Chendol ($4.50) - jelly in sweet coconut milk drink. This was too sweet for my liking and expensive for the lack of jelly it had.

I feel obliged to remark that the owners, who also served us, were very nice. They came by to chat with us a few times. That, however, doesn't warrant a good review. I found the menu unorganized and the food unimpressive. I won't be back.