Sizzzlingo

Best Pakistani style zinger burger in Australia. I have been here a few times and it never disappoints. It’s crunchy, juicy and spicy. Paratha rolls are great too. I love the loaded chips with cheese and hot sauce. Staff is nice and prices are reasonable. It does take some time for the food to be served but it’s been worth the wait. I highly recommend this halal cafe.

(3.5 stars) Pakistani street food wasn’t what I expected to find in Padstow, after growing up just two suburbs down the East Hills train line. However it’s clearly what the locals want, with large family groups filling the over-lit SizZzlingo dining room on the evening I dined. The charcoal walls are adorned with posters of the dishes, which you order from a men flyer at the counter in the first room. Filled with potato, chickpeas and sauces, gol gappay ($8/8) are a great start. Spoon in some cumin-heavy dipping sauce, and pop the whole crisp ball into your mouth in one bite for a vegetarian explosion. Also from the chaats menu, the mix chaat ($8) is a textural adventure with crisp wafers, washed onions, chickpeas, potatoes and lentil dumplings sitting under yoghurt, mint chutney and tamarind sauce. Everything is served on disposable paper and plastic, from “burgers” like the anda daal bun kabab ($10) with its soft channa dahl patty teamed with lettuce, onion and omelette in a low rise sesame-seed topped bun, to the drinks. The date milkshake ($6) won out over a Kashmiri chai ($4) that looked pleasantly pink and drank okay but had an off-putting aroma to me. If you’re eating on the go, the spicy chicken paratha wrap ($11) is your go-to item, with diced charcoal BBQ chook wrapped inside a freshly made flatbread with lettuce, onion and Pakistani spices offset by a pot of mint raita.

We had heard so much of this place. We actually drove all the way from Central Coast to try it - went back with full belly and smiles on our faces. Our food arrived hot and fast plus tasted great. Witnessed some amazing customer service. The lady at the counter was dealing with what I assume to be one of their regular customers. The customer was looking for tea but they didn’t have any or weren’t doing it at that time. When he expressed his disappointment, she requested the kitchen staff to make it for him on the house. These guys aren’t just bringing the taste of Pakistani street food but the hospitality as well. :D