Parma and pop trivia

Far down the arse end of Lygon St, past little Italy, past VicRoads and the cemetary, past the 24 florist and past the strip of restaurants near the Quarry Hotel is a place called the East Brunswick Club. Which apparently is quite the place to go see some great live bands and drink yourself silly.

On this particular Tuesday there were no bands on, but plenty of people in the public bar for pop culture trivia and $10 parmies.

Which weren't too bad. Although there were a few issues that I'll discuss with you right now..

The salad and chips were fine, no problems there, however the actual parma was 'interesting' to say the least. Don't get me wrong, it was very tasty, but it was just the way it was put together that grabbed my attention..

First off, the cheese was kinda strange. Very thick, and very very stringy, not necessarily a bad thing, but it just surprised me how I really had to cut through the cheese after I'd already dislodged a bite sized piece of parma with my knife and fork.

Second. The actual schnitzel was a bit 'crumbly' I guess you could say. As though the chef tenderised the absolute crap out of the fillet and flattened it out so much that it began to fall apart before being dipped in egg and breadcrumbs and then fried.

All in all, it wasn't a big deal, and I ate the whole thing quite happily. Feeling a bit ill afterwards, but again, this could just be a normal reaction to so much parma. I did however swear to not have another one anywhere else for a while.

Well we came dead last in trivia, but at least we got a $10 meal at an interesting venue that neither of us had been to before. Go there at least once, bring some friends and see for yourself. You might actually like it.