Miss Ping's, Docklands

Ping was my friend's sister, an accomplished pianist and articulate speaker. She however is not the woman behind the chain of Thai restaurant by the same name. Miss Ping's is the latest venture by Winnie Chiang, a Singaporean who also brought us the Thailander quick service restaurants. As to whether there is a Miss Ping, I do not know but if she does exist, then her favourite colour would be pink. I suspect she also like boa feathers, partying and neon signs. 

We had dinner at Miss Ping's at District Docklands recently. Miss Ping was away and we spent some time trying to attract the attention of the harried staff to get a seat. The restaurant was about half full but it was a large restaurant so the staff were run off their feet. 

I wanted a light dinner so we ordered sweet and sour chicken ($21.90), and braised pork belly on noodles ($17.90)

The sweet and sour chicken had a more natural colour compared to the artificially bright red hue usually found in the same dish in chinese restaurants. The chicken pieces were thickly battered which was a negative but I suppose is to be expected from battered dishes. It came with cucumber, pineapple, capsicum and tomatoes that enhanced the sweet and sourness of the dish. 

Braised pork belly with preserved mustard leaves on egg noodles. This dish is only served the dry style, which means the noodles is mixed with soy sauce and caramel sauce with a small bowl of soup in the side. 

The pork belly had jiggly fatty pieces and was well braised. It was a high calorie day for me that day, having also eaten wicked wings from KFC as afternoon tea before dinner. Well, the diet starts the next day!

While eating, I saw some sparrows flying in and landing on tables with half eaten food. They were pecking around and probably also enjoyed their dinner. At least they didn't have to wait to be shown to a table.