Lucky Yu Chinese Restaurant

Now I must admit, I’ve only been in here once. Usually, if I was after Cantonese, I’d stop at a place closer to home. The only reason that I stopped here was because I was on my way to a movie night at a mate’s place, and we were all bringing our own takeaway.
This place isn’t going to make me drive the extra 10 minutes or so just to grab their food, but really, it isn’t bad. In fact, it’s pretty reasonable food at decent prices. I had beef in blackbean and fried rice, and I walked out of the shop with change from a twenty dollar note. So it isn’t expensive for what it is. The serving sizes are pretty good, too. If I’d bought an entrée, it would have been enough to feed two people comfortably, but I somehow managed to find my inner manliness to force myself to finish it. You don’t leave food when you eat with your mates. It’s a sign of weakness. Doubly so if the food is bad.
The place itself was relatively neat, possibly a bit on the daggy side, but still acceptable. If I was doing a hard day’s furniture shopping on Whitehorse Road, I’d be happy to eat there again.

Nunawading has no shortage of decent Chinese restaurants, and Lucky Yu just adds to the mix. Lucky Yu has been around for years, and for years I have been a loyal customer, particularly fond of their chicken and sweet corn soup.
The funny thing is, I’m not usually a fan of said soup. However one day I arrived home after picking up my Lucky Yu goodies only to discover my won ton soup was actually chicken and sweet corn. Oh the horror!
Rather than drive back down, I ate the soup. That was three years ago and I have not looked back, my obsession with chicken and sweet corn extending out of Lucky Yu and into any chinese restaurant I go to. Lucky Yu still holds a special place in my heart though as they were my first.