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King of Kings

175 Wickham St
Fortitude Valley 4006 QLD
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King of Kings has been serving yum cha to Brisbanites for more than 20 years, so it's safe to assume they're doing something right. In fact, the yum cha served up at this unassuming Fortitude Valley eatery is so good that devout Christians have been known to forgive the apparent blasphemy of using their lord and saviour's moniker to sell small plates of Chinese food.

Be warned, 20 years of producing great yum cha means that King of Kings is no secret, so if you head in here for lunch prepare for the rest of Fortitude Valley to have the same idea. However, if the hustle and bustle doesn't deter you, the barbecue pork buns and deep-fried king prawn balls are well worth fighting the crowds for.

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	Yum Cha: Mon-Fri 9.30am-3pm Sat-Sun 8.30am-3pm Restaurant: Daily 5.30pm-midnight
	Chinese and Yum Cha
	Entree: $3-$9 Mains: $11-$28 Dessert: $3-$6 Payment accepted: MasterCard, Visa, Diners Club, American Express and EFTPOS
	Licensed with bar. Wine is available by the glass.
	Children's menu
	This venue accepts bookings. Group bookings are supported.
	Seats 200
	No wheelchair access
	Limited parking
	Take-away available
	Phone: (07) 3216 0205

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Posted by: Registered user - name withheld | 18 March 2012, 1.31pm

King of yum!

Have eaten at King of Kings many times and just wanted to stipulate how great the service is, the food is prompt and how tasty it is. Have been for both dinner and for Yum Cha lunch and is the most authentic Chinese food I have tasted in QLD. Ate till we could eat no more, and only came to $35 for the both of us! If you are looking for good chinese cuisine I couldn't recommend it highly enough!

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Posted by: sunnybank4eva | 9 March 2009, 8.16pm

King Pow

I thought this place was mediocre and I live in Sunnybank! So don't go there if u want great Asian food.

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Posted by: Garys | 6 September 2008, 9.27am

Recently I went twice for yum cha. Yes, the location is convenient, but the second chance didn't work either. Limited dishes being wheeled around without change, that cater for the ignorant westerners who don't know what real yum cha is about, and don't know what they're missing. I remember how much better it was 5 years ago, but now no real simple and authentic Chinese dishes such as niu za. Maybe the owners could take a trip to Melbourne where it's so easy to get the real stuff! I know the range in Brissie is limited, but this one no longer deserves support - it has outlived its ranking.

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Posted by: M D | 28 June 2008, 1.09pm

Not very impressed

The food was nice enough, but it was just a shambles trying to get it to the table. We were in a group of 8 and all our meals came at different times. Some people were finished before others even got their food. And we had to ask to get the rice to go with our food and had to ask even to get our plates cleared from the table in between the entree and main. These are simple thing swhich any restaurant should be able to deliver. Fast service and everyone having hot meal at the same time is very simple.

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Posted by: New2Town | 26 May 2008, 12.19pm

Really has an opportunity

Good side, prawn dumplings lots of options and dim sims well made (but could been from the supermarket.. No problem they were nice)

Bad side - I have been eating BBQ pork for about 20 years now - firstly the cost was very high for a yum cha at $8.50 plus it was very dry. The egg tarts had been over cooked and pastry was hard. Service was fast but we felt over rushed (we only spent 55mins there!).

Overall I love my yum cha and I have had it in most major cities around the world. King of Kings really have long way to go but after 20 years in service I would have expected something much better.

Food:			Visit: Sun 25 May 2008 Mealtime: lunch
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Posted by: Haleth | 3 May 2008, 12.48am

Perhaps the most overrated yum cha in Brisbane?

I don't understand how people could claim this place serves the best yum cha in Brisbane. King of Kings used to be good ages ago, but it's gradual downward spiral in terms quality, has been a well-known fact among most of the local Chinese community in Brisbane who are in the know. I don't like eating clumsy and crudely-made dumplings that are the size of a tennis ball each, for one.

Food:			Visit: Fri 9 November 2007 Mealtime: lunch
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Posted by: LittleMissT | 13 September 2007, 10.31am

Way off the mark...

I just have to say that since being introduced to King of Kings last year, I have been going regularly ever since. If you go at around 11am and stay for an hour or two you get a good seat and all the variety that you want. It doesn't hurt to ask the staff if you want something in particular. They are always happy to help.

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Posted by: ConSpinaci | 29 August 2007, 9.21pm

M.L. could be right

We were sorely disappointed with the yum cha at King of Kings. There was very little variety, the food tasted oversteamed. The service was friendly enough as long as you don't get stuck near the bar as happened to us the only other time we visited. After sitting there for 20mins with no trolleys willing to push thru the queue of people trying to get in, we left.

This time we were sitting in the 'right' area but almost wished we weren't. Cheap enough, but only because there wasn't really much we wanted to eat.

Food:			Visit: Sat 25 August 2007 Mealtime: brunch
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Posted by: NedB | 28 December 2006, 6.39pm

Must Have Been a King of a Bad Day

Re: previous posting, try it again. I recently moved from Sydney to Brisbane and had an outstanding yum cha locally. King of Kings is the only one in Brisbane that has come close. We worked this out through trial and error. My husband and I go there every 2-3 weeks, have always had great food and friendly attentive service. Maybe they were just having a bad day, give them another go.

Food:			Visit: Sun 24 December 2006 Mealtime: brunch
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Posted by: M.L. | 19 November 2006, 11.01pm

King of Nothing

To put it simply ... hopeless. The worst service I've experienced at yum cha and worse still, the food did not come close to making up for it. Do yourself a favour and give this place the miss.

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