Ayam Goreng 99

Sydney Eastern Suburb Kingsford is bursting with Indonesian food. Remember those times when I was studying in UNSW, we would stroll along Anzac parade and have Indonesian food for lunches and dinners. They're very affordable, and always remind us of our own Malaysian street food. From the beginning to the end of Anzac parade, our option were plentiful. But if we're itching for fried chicken, there was only one place to go-Ayam Goreng 99. In fact, Ayam Goreng means Fried Chicken in Indonesian Language.


A&W Soda $2

We used to visit Ayam Goreng 99 a lot but after graduation, and live in the southern suburb of Sydney, I have not been step food (oops, foot ) in this restaurant for a while.
But the all too familiar scene came rushing back as we re-visited this restaurant one afternoon.
This place is bursting with people, students mostly, and if you come at a peak hour ( 12pm or 6pm), you'll have a queue for a long long time.
The restaurant itself, have not much design, it's a very basic and functional restaurant. All the walls were painted in white, and have bright florescence light. There are long wooden tables, that were arranged like a canteen, and normally, would be packed with students, very noisy and lively. It's not the kind of romantic restaurant that you would like to take your special someone out to a special date, rather, it's the kind that offer fast, fresh home style food, reminiscent of the kind we have at home ( Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia ). It's also pretty much self service. There were pen and paper on each table, and we were to write down our orders from the 2 pages laminated menu, and hand it to to the counter. Regulars even pushed if further by only writing down the initials of the dishes, eg: AGP, for Ayam Goreng Paha ( Fried Chicken Maryland ). We can also help ourselves with a list of canned sodas from the fridge near the counter, which stock some of the hard to find sodas such as A&W. ( Similar to Sarsi, a kind of sodas, more commonly found in Asian Grocery stores)


Ayam Bakmi $7.50 ( Extra dollar if it comes with beef ball in soup )

Apart from their signature dish, their healthier counter part is Ayam Bakar, aka Grilled chicken.
They also offer lot's of other famous Indonesian/Malaysian dishes such as Satay, Otak Otak, Sambal Kangkung, Rendang, various curries etc. My husband is totally addicted to their noodle dishes, known as Bakmi. Bakmi actually means "Meat Noodle". He say it remind him of the Kolo Mee back home.


Beefballs in clear soup $1


Mee Goreng $7.50

We also order their mee goreng, which arrived in an enormous pile of flat egg noodle, stir fries with dark soy sauce, chicken pieces, eggs, shallots and beansprouts. It's very delicious, with a faint burnt after taste.


Ayam Bakar Paha $5

Their signature dish ABP, was never disappointing. Full of flavour, juicy as it can be, but with a strong flame burnt aroma. It's really delicious. One bite into it, we decided that we should revisit this place more often.

Ayam Goreng 99
464 Anzac Parade
Kingsford