Now Open: Uncle Don Has Expanded Its Donburi Empire with a New Eatery at Woolloongabba's South City Square
Already slinging Japanese rice bowls in Paddington and West End, this chain has brought 20-plus variations of the dish to its biggest venue yet.
Australia's first Angelika Film Centre. Italian bar and eatery Sasso, Chinese Peruvian joint Casa Chow, Palm Springs-inspired gin-pouring garden bar Purple Palm, and European-influenced wine bar and wine shop South City Wine. Two holes in the wall, one a La Macelleria gelateria and the other taqueria Los Felix. They're just some of the reasons to drop by South City Square in Woolloongabba — and now, if you have a hankering for Japanese rice bowls, so is Uncle Don.
The chain already boasts eateries in Paddington and West End slinging donburi and, with its newest location, it has brought 20-plus variations of the dish to its biggest venue yet. You'll find Uncle Don catering to up to 100 guests in the Logan Road precinct, complete with both indoor and outdoor seating — to begin with, for lunch Wednesday–Friday and also on Sundays, and for dinner Wednesday–Sunday, but seven-day trading is on the way.
On the menu, Uncle Don splits its donburi offering into seven sections: seafood, chicken, beef, pork, vegetable, curry and keto. Within each, a heap of choices await. So if you're having a hard time picking between salmon sashimi and baked salmon, grilled eel, chicken katsu, karaage and egg, grilled duck, wagyu steak, crispy pork, shiitake mushroom and scrambled egg curry varieties, for instance, that's understandable.
Among the starters, lotus root chips with miso pumpkin dip, a tower of eggplant chips, pork gyoza, parmesan chicken karaage and pork katsu sandos are all options. And for dessert, there's also a don — a matcha tiramisu don, which is made with mascarpone ice cream, honeycomb, biscuits and matcha syrup.
Uncle Don hails from Sunshine Coast-based hospitality group Eastern Culinary Collective, which also includes Nonda in Newstead, plus Soka and Choo Choo Sushi in Maroochydore, and Jango Korean BBQ in Kawana in its stable.
South City Square is also set to welcome two-level brewpub The Wright House, which was initially slated for a 2023 launch, but is now due to open in 2024.
Find Uncle Don's Woolloongabba outpost at South City Square, 148 Logan Road, Woolloongabba — opening from 11.30am–2.30pm Wednesday–Friday and also on Sundays for lunch, and 5–9pm Wednesday–Sunday for dinner, with seven-day trading coming soon. Head to the chain's website for further details.
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