Billy Lee's
Restaurant in Northbridge, Western Australia
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Billy Lee's is a Chinese restaurant in Chinatown, a small precinct in the Perth suburb of Northbridge, Western Australia.[1][2][3] Serving Cantonese cuisine,[4] the restaurant is popular for revellers in the nightlife district of Northbridge looking for Chinese food during the early morning hours.[5][6][7]
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 Roe Street entrance to Chinatown | |
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| Restaurant information | |
| Food type | Chinese |
| Location | Shop 15, 68 Roe Street, Northbridge, Perth, Western Australia, 6003, Australia |
| Coordinates | 31°56′56″S 115°51′26″E |
Description
The menu has been described as "typical, simplistic yet lovable".[8] Service is quick, and portions of "old fashioned MSG-Chinese", differentiated from complexities like adaptations or fusion-style restaurants, tend to be on the larger side.[8]
The interior of the restaurant is simple, with white tablecloths covered in plastic, and a large number of tables crammed into a small space. The clientele of the restaurant tends to be a mix of Chinese and non-Chinese Australians.[8]
Reception
Student reviewers have praised the restaurant.[8][9] Other reviewers have described the restaurant as 'not the best rated', and 'not the classiest or flashiest option for Chinese in Perth'.[5] Dishes to have received specific praised from reviewers include the spare ribs with Peking sauce, and sizzling Japanese bean curd.[9] Another reviewer praised the 'Snow Peas and LaLa in XO Sauce'.[6]
Evaluations of the restaurant are not universally positive. One reviewer complained of a lack of spiciness in the Chilli pepper chicken, an over-reliance on tomato sauce for flavour, overly battered or flavourless soft shell crab, and sizzling beef that had been served at room temperature.[10]
Billy Lee's neighbours the similarly named Chinese restaurant Uncle Billy's. That similarity has sparked a faux-rivalry in Perth culture.[3][10]
