Billy Lee's
# Billy Lee's

Billy Lee's is a Chinese restaurant in the suburb of Northbridge in Perth, Western Australia.

## Description

The restaurant is situated in Perth's Chinatown Square. It is a popular eatery for revellers in Northbridge looking for Chinese food during the early morning hours. It is known in for serving late-night revellers in Northbridge after a night out. Largely in this context it has been described as an 'institution'.

The restaurant serves Cantonese cuisine. The menu has been described by food bloggers as 'typical, simplistic, yet lovable'. Service is quick, and portions tend to be on the larger side. One reviewer described it as 'old fashioned MSG-Chinese', differentiated from complexities like adaptations or fusion-style restaurants.

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.

## Reception

Student reviewers have praised the restaurant. Other reviewers have described the restaurant as 'not the best rated', and 'not the classiest or flashiest option for Chinese in Perth'. Dishes to have received specific praised from reviewers include the spare ribs with Peking sauce, and sizzling Japanese bean curd. Another reviewer praised the 'Snow Peas & LaLa in XO Sauce'.

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.

The restaurant neighbours a similarly named Chinese restaurant; Uncle Billy's. The similarity between the restaurant names has sparked a faux-rivalry in Perth culture; one that has been parodied by the Bell Tower Times.

