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Back once again with the ill behaviour. This seemed to me to be KFCs response to the recent Red Rooters Parmi promotion....
24/06/2026

Back once again with the ill behaviour. This seemed to me to be KFCs response to the recent Red Rooters Parmi promotion. Felt like they needed to cash in on the gravy train that is the chicken Parmi. KFC specialising in fried chicken obviously gives them an advantage over other fast food outlets, because a chicken Parmi generally starts with a piece of fried chicken. And a KFC tendy is delicious, and they have gravy. The tendy in this burger wasn’t too anemic either. The KFC research laboratory has decided to go a little rogue with their choice of cheese on this promo, using 2x deep fried “mozzarella”sticks. Outrageous. The first few bites of the mozz sticks were piping hot, with an oozy (cheap) cheese like substance. Paired with the crumb, this exceeded my expectations initially. Unfortunately as soon as this cools down, the cheese and crumb become a goopy, sloppy mess. Not very nice to handle or eat after the initial few bites. The “nap” sauce used on this was the sweetest I’ve ever experienced. It was closer to a sweet chilli sauce than a nap sauce. Weird flex. The “bacon” was also heinous. I’m not sure what meat this is made out of, but the flavor, texture, quality, all of it, reminded me of dog s**t wrapped in cat s**t. I’d leave it out altogether. The quality of the chicken and the innovation of the cheese were the things I liked about this burger over other fast food Parmis. Now I also tried the Parmi double from the secret menu. Such a diabolical creation from KFC. I think I liked the Parmi double better than the Parmi burger. Without a stodgy bun, old lettuce, and more chicken, this actually was a good rendition of a portable, hand-held Parmi. If you want something that resembles the conception of a Parmi, I’d have to choose the Parmi double. It’s the best attempt from a fast food joint so far. Parmi burger combo: $15.45. 5.4. Parmi double combo: $15.95. 6.2. KFC, Australia.

A new pub is my vicinity is always something to get excited about. But this trendy new spot got half of Adelaide excited...
20/06/2026

A new pub is my vicinity is always something to get excited about. But this trendy new spot got half of Adelaide excited too. I got 3 requests from 3 different groups to attend this venue in 24 hours. So to do it justice I decided to spend the day there. A good 13 hour sesh at 1 venue. Saw the rooftop, drank a ton of beers, threw some darts and of course ate myself a Parmi. Straight away, as soon as the plate was plopped in front of me, I knew this was almost identical to the 2 other Hurley pub Parmis that I’ve had before (Arkaba and the Royal). This sets an interesting precedent. Flagship Hurley pubs are adopting a McDonald’s-like standardisation strategy: a Big Mac tastes the same no matter which restaurant you visit. The same seemingly applies to a Hurley Parmi. Consistency is key. Now this is good and bad. Good because the Parmi they are standardising is of top quality. Bad because it’s stifling the subtleties of the differentiation of flavour, creativity and variety between venues. Interesting times. This particular one had great coverage and beautiful leoparding. All of the similarities of the Ark and the Royal were all still here. The only drawback was the chips were Luke warm. High quality Parmi from a trendy new Pub. $32. 8.7. Hotel Panorama, Panorama, SA.

A magnificent start to the day at Mollydooker with multiple heavy reds drunk at quarter to 10 in the farken mornin’. Not...
12/06/2026

A magnificent start to the day at Mollydooker with multiple heavy reds drunk at quarter to 10 in the farken mornin’. Not VB loongnecks, because I’m sophisticated. Followed by another few wineries in quick succession, the day was creeping up on me. All lovely places and wines. But we all know Wine tours down in mclazza have a tendency to blow out, so I needed a saviour at lunch time to make it out alive. A hearty Chicken Parmi came to the rescue. The staff were very friendly and our orders came out all together and promptly (not bad for a group of 20 or so). This Parmi presented well, featuring a red blend sauce with tangy notes of tomato, basil with a cinnamon finish. The breading was crisp had good legs until the end. The plate was small and the salad was large, which meant this petite Parmi was served on the bed of chips unfortunately. The topping coverage was mostly all there. The cheese was tasty and not oily, with notes of cream, salt and parsley. This was an alright harvest, but for $33 I was left wanting a little more. $33. 7.3. Carmel’s Bar and Grill, Mclaren Vale, SA.

I spy with my little eye something starting with…well it’s not C for chips. Because they are absent from this photo. I t...
03/06/2026

I spy with my little eye something starting with…well it’s not C for chips. Because they are absent from this photo. I think this is the first time in all my days that they’ve forgotten the chips. Of course I was the only one on the table to suffer from this inconvenience. The house quickly rectified this issue though, so only a minor fault. The real highlight was one of my dear friends, Chef Tim Ram-Barn, returning from his interstate stint back to little old Adelaide. Celebratatory drinks, chicken Parmis and general chicanery reigned in his welcome home. Missing chippies aside, the Parmi itself wasn’t bad, but still had several defects. Served a little on the cold side, which made the start to the dish 0/2, it managed to recover with some good flavor synergies. The sauce, cheese and chicken all tasted fine, but the ratios were off, making for a saucy boi. What I got served was ok, but mistakes were made. $32. 7.1. Belair Hotel, Blackwood, SA.

This perfect love heart presented nicely (apart from chips being under). The dining room staff were very attentive and p...
14/05/2026

This perfect love heart presented nicely (apart from chips being under). The dining room staff were very attentive and provided good service. Mid-high quality cheese was used to produce some leoparding, nice to see. The Crumb was a little soggy but had an enhanced flavour. Felt like they had sprinkled a little bit of yum-yum on the schnit after it finished cooking. The nap sauce was watery and weak. No distinct taste, and the water content contributed to the soggy breading unfortunately. Chips and salad seasoned correctly. Nothing too much to knock here. A solid weeknight contender. $30. 7.8. Morphett Arms Hotel, Glengowrie, SA.

Whilst the world is on the brink of WW3, the price of fuel soars and cost of living pressures us all, it was nice to get...
25/04/2026

Whilst the world is on the brink of WW3, the price of fuel soars and cost of living pressures us all, it was nice to get away from it all and spend quality time with my family, namely the outlaws: Dr. Wayne King and Prof. Sue Flaye. We took our mind off everything with long walks along the beach, golf, dice games, chocolate and Parmi’s. What a gorgeous spot down in Robe, that saw no shortage of tourism over the Easter weekend. The Cally was absolutely stacked for bookings and we could only get in at 8.15pm on Sunday, which was really 9.15pm EDST. Very excited to try a regional Parmi in a location known for its seafood, we were met by an entourage of 6 bouncers. A little excessive I thought? But maybe it would get rowdy later? The locale was very old-timey and very maritime-y. I wonder how many Parmi’s have been served out of this fine establishment over the years since 1858? A boat load, I’m sure. Mine took a lengthy 45 minutes on its expedition from the kitchen to the table. 10.15pm EDST by the time I ate. Unfortunately it was nothing spectacular either. I think it was near end of the day and the galley had run out of Nap sauce, because I had a light smear at best. No detectable tomato notes at all. It was all chicken and cheese. The salad was rare, so points for trying to be different, but it just didn’t synergise and hit the mark. Chips were dead and unseasoned and my beer was flat. For 32 doubloons and one and a half bells, I was left making up leeway on the dog watches. $32. 6.8. The Caledonian Inn, Robe, SA.

As the SA election count comes to a close, I reflect on what this state wants and needs. And it’s definitely more Parmis...
05/04/2026

As the SA election count comes to a close, I reflect on what this state wants and needs. And it’s definitely more Parmis. I remember back to the democracy Parmi I had on election week. It was from an old school Aussie pizza shop. They were quite busy slamming out pretty good looking pizzas, but of course I went off-piste and ordered a Parmi. This joint hadn’t modernised with other hip pizza shops, as this offering was not the very popular pizza box parmi. It was a much smaller portion in a takeaway container, served with a salad and no chips. A weird flex. The Parmi itself had a rich and herby pizza sauce, classic shredded cheese and ham strands. The flavor profile wasn’t too bad, just lacking completeness for a full meal. Couldn’t say this one was good value when you can a monster in a pizza box for a few dollars more that would feed a small village. Anyhow get out and support your local pub or pizza shop and make Parmis great again. Vote one, Parmi nation. $15.50. 5.9. West Beach Pizza bar, West Beach.

Sometimes I can’t even make it through the day without succumbing to the ever present desire to eat a Parmi. My underdev...
18/03/2026

Sometimes I can’t even make it through the day without succumbing to the ever present desire to eat a Parmi. My underdeveloped brain can’t fight the urge sometimes. Like, I know I don’t
have enough time on my lunch break for a countery, so how can I fulfill the desire in a pinch?
Red Rooter currently has an offering. The illuminated menu board in the empty Red Rooster drive-thru showed me there were actually two types of Parmi burgers, so I had to try both. Firstly, the normal Chicken Parmi burger: It let me down even more than I imagined it would. Just terrible. It kinda smelt like a Maccas Cheeseburger but had the consistency of a wet paper bag. Extremely highly concentrated tomato paste almost blew my head off. The chicken wasn’t even a whole, singular patty. It was two measly chicken strips. Unmelted cheese really just topped off the experience. Also for some reason the geniuses at Red Rooster HQ thought it might be nice to chuck in some mystery smoky cheese sauce. It wasn’t. I didn’t finish this burger. Chips were seasoned though. This was the worst fast food promotional Parmi Burger I have eaten (so far). Didn’t even squash my cravings. Why do I do this to myself? 4.6. $12.95 (regular meal).Red Rooster, Australia.

The Kids Parmi burger: This was actually very slightly better. It has a singular, whole patty. But it was ultra processed and wafer thin. This one seemed better made, because the cheese was melted and had slightly less sauce so the chicken-to-cheese-to-sauce ratio was marginally better. The overall flavour was more cohesive than the standard Parmi Burger. Still s**t though. 4.9. $6.25 (burger only). Red Rooster, Australia.

Happy St Patrick’s day!, here’s a review from an Irish pub: After rising a bit gingerly on a Sunday morning off the back...
17/03/2026

Happy St Patrick’s day!, here’s a review from an Irish pub: After rising a bit gingerly on a Sunday morning off the back of a travel disaster (3hr train ride from GC to BNE) and a crushing defeat at the casino the night before, we decided to cheer ourselves up by going to the local Irish pub. A live band of flute and folk music played and it lifted our spirits as the creamy pints flowed on. To be sure to be sure. We got a wee bit peckish and had a go of their food options. Which included the classic Irish drinking food: a Spoice bag! The Parmi though, was questionable. Presented well but was again very small. A trend I’ve seen this trip to GC. Terrible coverage of the schnit and shredded ham strips were far from ideal. The sauce was the Dolmio special. The luck of the Irish wasn’t on my side for this Parmi. The spice bag though - scintillating. 8/10. The Parmi: 6.7. $28. D’arcy arms, Surfers Paradise.

You woulda’ thought with all those beer tickets I would win something right? Well this fortunate son did! Plucked a $25 ...
06/03/2026

You woulda’ thought with all those beer tickets I would win something right? Well this fortunate son did! Plucked a $25 voucher which I pumped straight back through the bar. How good. This was my second Parmi for the day up here in the Gold Coast and it really hit the spot. Immediately off to a good start because the sauces were free! (albeit a bit watery) The venue was popping off on a Friday night too, with a live travellin’ band playing and our group continuously requesting ‘more Creedence!’ While it is true that I had a skinful by the time I consumed this, my sharpened palate still knew what was goin’ down. Again, another small Parmi but the flavours were better on this one. The tangy nap sauce and the simple but crunchy breading were quite nice. Unfortunately absent leoparding on the cheese but this one had better topping coverage than the last. Some good improvements but still not the midnight special. Also, IIRC as we left this venue we saw a lad skateboarding and we asked him to do a kick flip, he obliged and we all cheered. The end. 7.3. $26. Palm Beach Soccer Club, Gold Coast.

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