Located in the lower level foodcourt Jia attracts a lot of passing traffic. They have a take-away side and also do cooked to order meals, which can be consumed in their adjoining dining area. What attracts most visitors though are their specialty: pork dumplings. They are available steamed or grilled and a plate of 10 will set you back $8.80. They really are quite good and you get a substantial feed for the money. I find myself ordering them most times I visit Chadstone.
These dumplings are good because they're hand made and simple. Three ladies, who don't speak a word of English, work at the front of the shop stretching out dough and filling it with a fragrant mix of minced pork, coriander and spring onion. The dumplings are shaped, steamed and ultimately grilled. They are good and upon enquiry I find out that they sell at least 2000-3000 of them each day. Whoa!
Jia also does decent Asian meals and good hot soups, many of which are around the $10 mark. So the next time you are in Chadstone and need a food fix go past the greesy burger and chip joints and head down to Jia. You'll hopefully be pleasantly surprised.
Jia
Shop 70B - Lower Level Food Court
Chadstone Shopping Centre
This entry has been cross-posted on Melbourne Foodie
3 comments:
That looks like a nice entree - what's for dinner? :)
lol! Thats 10 dumplings there. I don't know that most could manage too much more than that as a meal. They also do good soups and meals, which easily fall under the $20 bracket.
Probably the only decent place to eat in any shopping centre in Melbourne.
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