Jimmy's Recipe, Sydney

Assam laska $7.90
Round rice noodles served with sliced cucumber, pineapple,
red onion, sardine fish and boiled egg in a tropical Malaysian
sour soup boiled with tamarind skin, pineapple and fish

There's always a queue at Jimmy's, but we arrive early at The Galeries Victoria for a weekday lunch. I'd heard good things about their murtabak--a roti crepe rolled up with meat curry and egg--but on this day we feel like rice and noodles.

The assam laksa has plenty of pineapple and cucumber but compared to the dark and pungent broth at Malay Chinese Takeaway, this version is much sweeter and milder with less of the characteristic fishy resonance of mackerel.


Har mee $7.90
Noodles in chilli prawn soup served with prawn, chicken,
fish cake, boiled egg and vegetables

The har mee prawn noodle soup is also pale and subdued in comparison to the one served at Malay Chinese. It's not particularly strong with the flavour of prawn shells, but on the plus side, as least the post-lunch breath isn't as bad either.


Nasi lemak with chicken curry $7.90
Rice cooked in coconut cream and screw pine leaves served with
ikan billis (chilli anchovies), cucumber, boiled egg,
peanuts, Malaysian pickled vegetables
and a choice of either chicken or lamb curry or beef rendang

Nasi lemak is served in a bright blue melamine plate complete with handy partions. The coconut rice is rich and fragrant, and the chicken curry is tender. I enjoy the crunch of the pickled vegetables and the sambal has a moderate heat. It doesn't feel quite right having nasi lemak with loose rice (usually it's packed into a bowl then upturned on your plate so it resembles a dome) but the fried shallots add an interesting texture.

Prices are competitive for this end of town and service is fast if cursory. Jimmy's also serve roti, laksa, murtabak, satay chicken and Ipoh hor fun.



Jimmy's Recipe
The Galeries Victoria
RG16, Ground floor
500 George Street, Sydney
(best approached from Pitt Street, next to the Arthouse Bar)
Tel: +61 (02) 9267 288

Monday to Friday 9.00am-6.00pm
Thursday 9.00am-9.00pm
Saturday and Sunday 9.00am-3.00pm

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