Billy Lee's

Billy Lee's Chinese Restaurant
Roe Street entrance to Chinatown
Location of Billy Lee's within Chinatown
Restaurant information
Food type	Chinese
Street address	Shop 15, 68 Roe Street, Northbridge
City	Perth
State	Western Australia
Postal/ZIP Code	6003
Country	Australia
Coordinates	31°56′56″S 115°51′26″E

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]

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]

See also

• Picabar
• Nine Japanese Bistro

References

1. Broadfield, Rob (6 June 2023). "Breath of the wok: Where to find Perth's top 10 Chinese restaurants". WAtoday. Retrieved 12 June 2023.
2. Jurewicz, Jade (15 September 2022). "We ask leading Perth chefs where we'll find them when they're not in the kitchen". The West Australian. Retrieved 12 June 2023.
3. Belle (8 June 2023). "Uncle Billy's Devotee and Billy Lee's Fanatic Call Off Romance Over Irreconcilable Differences". The Bell Tower Times. Retrieved 12 June 2023.
4. "Where Chefs Eat for Under $25". WA Good Food Guide. 11 May 2021. Retrieved 12 June 2023.
5. Kelleway, Blake (21 February 2020). "Some Of The Best Chinese Restaurants Around Perth". Perth is OK. Retrieved 12 June 2023.
6. Sandy (27 September 2011). "Billy Lee's Chinese Restaurant". Hungry Again. Archived from the original on 12 June 2023. Retrieved 12 June 2023.
7. Staff Writers (27 January 2017). "Perth's best Chinese restaurants: the ultimate list". Hills Avon Valley Gazette. Retrieved 12 June 2023.
8. Burnell, Charlotte (18 September 2018). "Billy Yes Please". Eaten with Love by Char. Retrieved 12 June 2023.
9. Chew, Cynthia (15 October 2009). "Late dinner after graduation – Billy Lee's Chinese Restaurant". The Food Pornographer. Retrieved 12 June 2023.
10. iMasticate (26 August 2014). "Billy Lee's". Tumblr. Retrieved 12 June 2023.

External links

• Official website