Magical Rice is magical. Well, it's pretty darn tasty…read more It's your typical food court Asian food - sushi rolls and sushi packs for a grab and go meal, or order off the menu. The menu has a few of the usual flavours - Katsu Curry, Katsu Don and Teriyaki. But they also had a few other interesting flavours you don't usually see in a food court like Sweet and Sour and Spicy Black Bean. I had the Spicy Black Bean beef and my friend had the Katsu Don chicken. My dish was really tasty and had a bit of heat, but I could have handled spicier. I guess for a food court meal this is spicy enough, and you can always add extra chili powder. Our meals were huge too, really good value for $9.90. Lots of beef, lots of rice and strangely, there was lettuce on my meal. I guess this is what makes the place "healthy" - lettuce on all the meals! The meals could easily be split between two people, we both couldn't finish ours. I would definitely eat there again. I hope to start seeing Magical Rice stores opening in all food courts around Brisbane.

Its pretty good value for money at Magical Rice…read more I got a katsu chicken and for under $10 and was pretty stoked to see all that crumbed-fried chicken goodness resting on my curry. It was a huge helping and so flavoursome that I had to stuff every last grain of rice into my belly. Later, perhaps it was from the sheer pace that I engulfed my meal, I started to get a little sore in the stomach. Non-the less, the food was fresh and well cooked and the staff very nice, probably because I may have been the first customer of the day. Maybe. Magical Rice is located on the edge off the market food court. In general the whole place very vacant. Initially, I was expecting to see a whole load of people down from the nearby work areas having lunch but no. I guess I was there at the wrong time.

I have no idea why I still buy food at the airport when the airport prices are so ridiculously…read moreinflated. A bottle of water is at least a dollar more than elsewhere and god forbid you want a sandwich. Combine the two and you will have at least $10 less in your pocket. Nonetheless, I still manage to always forget to either eat before I leave or bring something. That is why I more often than not find myself in the food court area of the Brisbane Domestic Terminal before a flight. BLD (Breakfast Lunch Dinner) is pretty good because of its long opening hours but still not the cheapest feed in the world. Their service was nice and it is one of the healthier options available with good sandwiches, wraps and the like available as well as a wide range of food and drink. It is a good enough place to grab a feed but nothing to boast about.

I probably go to the Queen Street Mall too often. At some level, I feel lame for not exploring…read moreother options or areas. However, it's just too easy. It's well located and has just about everything one could want. There's food, drinks, movies, food, drinks, clothes, mobile phones, banks, etc, etc, etc. The current construction is a bit annoying, but it's hard to knock improvements being made. The result is a bit of a bottleneck with the huge crowds walking around on weekends. This is a problem when you walk faster than basically any other human in existence and are incredibly impatient. So, it's probably more of a problem just for people like me, which thankfully, I don't believe can be found in abundance. I like that there is often music and the people watching is tremendous.

'Ello chaps! Queen…read moreStreet Mall is a marquee tourist and shopping area of downtown Brisbane. It extends from George Street to Edward Street with more than 700 retailers. Many of them include the kitschy tourist shops. NOTE: Don't assume all of the stores are the same. Some may have the very same products, but even at different prices. It's worth the while to browse around first and then actually make your purchases. Other stores include shoe stores, clothing, jewelry, and odds and ends. It does seem as though Queen Street Mall may have seen better days, although it is buzzing. It's better than a typical American shopping mall, although it is not a five star high end shopping plaza, making it very affordable for most shoppers. Reportedly there were 26 million visitors to Queen Street Mall last year. Overall I give Queen Street Mall four stars out of five.

I love this restaurant, and the food is impeccable. however i recently went there and got food…read morepoisoning from their seafood laksa.

Finding fast food in the late evening upon our arrival in Brisbane proved to be a tad bit more…read moredifficult than I thought it should have been. This was probably due to two reasons: 1. Seems like the local eateries close at what we (Americans) consider to be quite early (7 pm). 2. My son and I had ABSOLUTELY no idea where we were or what we wanted. After a bit of wandering, we stumbled across this gem (Fantasia Asian Food) by sheer luck. One of their employees was offering free samples on the street just outside the food court where they're located. My son tried the sample (chick pea curry) and, to my surprise, he LOVED it. Even more shockingly, he asked if he could have it for dinner ...... We found our take out. Located on the second floor of the food court near the Apple Store on Adelaide St. Tucked into the very back of the court. The chick pea curry with rice was excellent, and although mild (heat wise) for my taste, I wouldn't hesitate to order it for myself. I had the Asian spice wings . . . FANTASTIC. My wife got the lemon grass chicken . . . verdict was two thumbs up. Service was great especially for a Chinese joint.

Good toilet located in the Vally Station. I've used this toilet often. Small toilet, small lines…read more Pretty clean toilet. I was going to put 3 stars because if you go there too early or late they are closed. But they have the new Dyson hand dryers so extra star!

Fool me once shame on you. Fool me twice, three times - why oh why does Wagamama fool me again and…read moreagain? In public, I bag Wagamama a lot for their pretentiousness and overinflated prices. It's nothing but dressed up ramen noodles. Something keeps me going back to their website though to look for their 2-4-1 deals and whenever I do find one, back I go to slurp my way through a bowl of miso ramen. Wagamama Express is better than its predecessor in that the meal prices are cheaper and the food is just as tasty. The menu is not as extensive of course - there's only one ramen option available if you want noodle soup. However, they've covered the main lunch time favourites such as katsu curry, teriyaki chicken and yaki soba. It's also situated in the Myer Centre food court so it's casual dining. It'll be interesting to see if Wagamama Express can compete against the Japanese food court favourite Hainachi or whether it's purely trading off its brand. My guess is that it's here to stay.

I love me some Wagamama! The 2 times that I have been to Brisbane I have eaten at Wagamama and have…read morenever been disappointed and yes, I do plan on eating there again! If you don't fill up on the food, which may be hard to do, they have a delicious dessert menu as well!

For fast food court offerings, these guys are pretty yummy. If you're like me, from a chinese…read moremalaysian background, you will soon learn to recognise that this isn't just a food court chinese takeaway place, it is run by chinese malaysians and they mean business. They keep their wok out back hot and you can taste it in all the dishes they prepare using the wok, from the really yummy and authentically tasting Chow Kuey Teow, to the Combination Laksa, Hokkien Mee, Gon Loh Mee and the Nasi Lemak... they give you chopped chilli as well. My family have been going here for ages, yes even though it's in a food court, it may as well be a restaurant seeing how busy it gets during peak hours, even though there's a chinese stirfry place right next door literally to this place. These people aren't silly... they know where to get the good stuff. These people namely chinese students that are studying at The University of Queensland. I recommend all the above, the actual buffet food is okay too, the curry puffs have always been a favourite of mine. With the meals starting at about $9.90 for a huge plate, you will definetely be back for more.

Don't be put off by the Bain Marie offerings, just don't eat them. They tend to be of the lemon…read morechicken/sweet and sour pork variety. Instead cast your eyes upward to the menu board for the best Two Wongs have to offer. They do a deliciously authentic 'Nasi Lemak' -- a Malaysian dish which literally mean 'fatty rice'. It's rice cooked in water and coconut milk, served with a mild chicken curry as well as dried anchovies, roasted peanuts, a lively chilli relish and pickled carrots. They've also got a quite good 'Hainanese Chicken Rice' which comes with an undrinkably hot broth, so you might want to ask for an ice cube to cool it down. As for the service, they may never smile at you or utter much other than "What you want?" but if you keep going there long enough, they might start giving you chopsticks instead of a fork. It's then you know that they've welcomed you into their hearts.

This outlet mall is very close to the BNE airport. Parking can be challenging during the mid day…read morehours. The stores are inside, and the eateries are of great variety. Overall, great buys at this outlet in Brisbane, especially the 2XU outlet store.

As a tourist looking for Australian gifts to return back home, there was only one small shop that…read morehad the keychains, bags, Tea towels, wallets, boomerang, etc, Australian marked items to buy and share with family/friend's back home. Definitely more affordable than the shops at the airport. I appreciated the free shuttle service to/from the airport that circulated every 20-30 min. Plenty of eating places also.

At one time back in the 1990s, Centro Toombul was one of the biggest and busiest shopping centres…read moreon the north side, until Westfield Chermside came along. Centro Toombul, which once had a big cinema, is now a shell of its former self - the cinema closed down years ago and David Jones finally shut its doors last year. However, like a Phoenix rises from the ashes, Target has now opened its doors in the old DJ's location, bigger, better and brighter than before. That David Jones was so sad and old and depressing, but the Target is huge! It has really rejuvenated the shopping centre, and I believe there is talk of a new cinema opening up in late 2012. Toombul is a great shopping centre when you don't want to battle the crowds of Chermside, as it has all the essential shops - supermarket, discount bargain shops, fashion stores, food courts, deli, bottle-shop, fruit and vege shop and more. It also has an Aldi, which Chermside doesn't have. There are a number of good eateries both in the food courts and outside the centre, including Sushi Train, Zarraffa's Coffee, Billy Baxters and Mehfil Indian. There is also a 24 hour McDonald's on top of the Toombul shopping centre.

Centro Toombul is the oft forgotten middle-aged cousin of Westfield Chermside…read more While it doesn't have it's big carpark and epic maze of shops, Toombul Shopping Centre has everything that you need in a suburban shopping centre. There's a Target and a KMart for all your basic department store needs, several cafe's and eateries, a Coles and Aldi for groceries, and a whole bunch of other random stores and things to do. The cinema's recently reopened up here, too. Definitely going to check those out soon!