Chuan Wang - Footscray, Victoria

Sichuan Style Cold Noodles $8.00

Sichuan Style Cold Noodles $8.00

Gross Blood Characteristics Mong $22.80

Gross Blood Characteristics Mong $22.80

Stir Fried Spinach (Plain-Frying, Garlic Sauce) $12.00

Stir Fried Spinach (Plain-Frying, Garlic Sauce) $12.00

Revisit verdict: We'd seen a group of students devour this dish the first time we visited Chuan Wang, so despite the very off-putting translation and name, we were super excited to finally try the "gross blood characteristics mong". It's full of different ingredients (including blood, tripe, spam, mushrooms, different types of noodle and bean curd skin), was super spicy and delicious - though it's definitely not a dish for everyone.
Time and date of visit: 6.30 pm Friday 25 July 2014 (see previous visits)

Chuan Wang
190-193 Hopkins St, Footscray, Victoria, Australia (03) 9687 2288
Open Monday to Sunday, 11 am - 10 pm 

Chuan Wang - Footscray, Victoria

Cucumber with sweet and sour sauce (cold) $8.00

Dandan noodles $8.00

Zhong dumplings (10 pieces) $8.00

Spicy salt and pepper sliced fish $28.00

Time and date of visit: 6.15 pm Friday 4 April 2014 (see previous visit and thanks for the shout-out Footscray Food Blog!)

Chuan Wang
190-193 Hopkins St, Footscray, Victoria, Australia (03) 9687 2288
Open Monday to Sunday, 11 am - 10 pm 

Chuan Wang - Footscray, Victoria

Fish flavoured eggplant $16

Ma-po tofu $15

Sichan style cold noodles $8

Cumin ribs $18

Chuan Wang is Sichuan food in Footscray and it’s pretty good. Please go here. Try it out. Don’t let it die as it really deserves to survive. Its décor is pretty standard for Barkly St, so it doesn’t have the flair of Dainty Sichuan or anything. It’s not much to look at. But I have to say the food was pretty great. Anyone who is a fan of Sichuan food really should give it a go. If you live in the west then you have twice the reason to eat here. The menu is pretty expansive and it was all reasonably priced. It gets the thumbs up.

- words by pisso | images by überjoi.

Time and date of visit: 7 pm Friday 10 January 2014

Chuan Wang
190-193 Hopkins St, Footscray, Victoria, Australia (03) 9687 2288
Open Monday to Sunday, 11 am - 10 pm