Curly Joe's Express Fitzroy North, Melbourne

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892 Nicholson St
Fitzroy North VIC 3068
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5 Average

Food 7 Value 3

I ordered delivery, which explains why I can't really determine the ambience of this place or the service (after all I pretty much have limited contact with the driver and no real startling complaints). Also, there's a 5 dollar delivery fee to North Melbourne.

Issue 1: While ordering online, I had this one issue. If I ordered between 25 - 30 dollars worth of food, I would receive free foccaccia bread, but if I ordered over 30 dollars I would only receive a free Pepsi (that was worth LESS than the bread)? I preferred the free bread over the Pepsi, so I found myself having to repeatedly change my order to make it fit within that small window of 25 - 30 dollars. That deal wasn't very logical but oh well.

I ended up ordering salmon pasta, chips, and tiramisu (along with my free foccaccia bread).

Salmon Pasta $17
Red onion, spring onion, salmon, in cream sauce (I ordered it without the capers). This was actually really good. One of the best pastas I've ever had. The salmon could've been more tender, but wasn't terrible. The onions really complimented the dish and I thoroughly enjoyed it. However, it was most definitely NOT worth $17. Extremely overpriced because the portions are not large. I would say that it's worth $13 at most.

Chips $5.50
What can I really say about chips? They were pretty good. Could have used a bit of seasoning, but I added some myself from my kitchen. Again, not really worth the money. I would say it's worth maybe $3.50, especially since it's not like they even spent time seasoning it.

Tiramisu $6
I really really do like tiramisu, but this was definitely not worth it. It wasn't bad, but $6 is a bit overpriced there. There's really not much to say about it though - just generic tiramisu.

Foccaccia (FREE but normally $5.50)
It came in a little pizza box that was big enough for a small pizza so I initially thought "WOW WHAT A DEAL!" but it really isn't. I didn't even finish the bread. It was hard, rubbery, and completely tasteless. All I can say is, I wish I didn't spend so much effort trying to alter what I ordered for this bread.

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Overall, the food wasn't that bad. I really enjoyed the pasta, but really overpriced as far as expense goes. If you're looking for a good restaurant, you can probably find somewhere better with a better deal too. I do have to hand it to them - there menu has a lot more variety than a lot, but with these prices I would say no.

NOTE: I'm speaking only from delivery experience. Not sure if the food would be 10x better dining in.
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Overall, the food quality was prett