Kam Fook - Chatswood (CLOSED)

This joint has a golden dragon with glowing eyes set into a feature wall. Oh, and enormous chandeliers sparkling from the ceiling. Fun. Carts do the rounds filled with silky scallop and snow-pea dumplings and plates of surprisingly light pan-fried rice noodles dusted with toasted sesame seeds and served with a side sauce of hoisin and sesame paste. These babies are often greasy when they come off the grill; here, they’re cooked hot and fast. Fresh pork mixed with prawns and stuffed into wonton wrappers make the siu mai a must-order, while the barbecue pork buns are super hot. There’s an excellent moment when we ask for said buns, and the trolley nanna pulls a sad face and says “only chicken” like she’s got the worst cart in the world. But seriously. Who orders the chicken?