Mum’s Kebabs

Mums Pack is great. The lamb is just so good! Open till late and they accept eftpos with no minimum purchase.

A ripper kebab bar right on my way back form uni.
I don’t even know how I went 9 months without realising this place was here. I fellow student pointed it out to me first week of exams and I was stunned. The kebabs are great. One of my choice places in Melbourne. They’ve got the whole deal set here.
The wait can be a bit of a negative. Was waiting for 20mins on my first visit. One, it was busy. Two, the chicken had just been chucked on. Oh well, what’re you gonna do about it.
All I can say is that the wait is worth in for a filling, delicious meal. If you’re into your kebabs like I am, give Mum’s a go.

This Turkish (Middle Eastern) take away restaurant first opened its doors on Saturday 21^st of August 2010. My first reaction/​thought of this place is, «Why is it located in such a very bad location?»
If for some reason you lose your phone and have a bad sense of direction, forget about trying to find this place because its sandwiched between a self serve car wash and BP petrol station, just as you turn in. The BP petrol station alone makes this places hard to find with its big signs and flashy colours.
Since this place open til late, I had the pleasure of eating their lamb Kebab a few times in the evenings and late nights. I bought a Small Lamb Kebab pack that came with:
Kebab, which does not fall apart like other kebabs in other restaurants. The better its stuck together the less mess you’d have to clean up after.
Hot chips with amazing seasoning which is fried when ordering. I found to be great as it keeps that freshly fried hotness and that sound we all love to hear on the TV when that special someone bites into a nicely baked/​fried chip.
Can Soft Drink
Buying in the afternoon/​late, early evenings are great as the kebab are still hot by the time I get home to eat after a 15−25min drive (during peak hour after work).
Buying during the late trade was another story! I wanted to see if there would be a difference in quality from the start of the day trade running til its last few hours of trade. 3:30am I get in and ordered the same small pack. Everything was great but what I’ve noticed was that the Kebab, the main meal had cooled down by the time I got home. No cars on the road, in the middle of early morning? What’s going on here? Why is it that the quality of food dropped from being great in the morning to the point that someone will get food poisoning? I couldn’t finish it as I was cautious to not get food poison.
Being a well known kebab place which its main consumers are buying during the night/​early morning it gets full majority of the weekends.
What I’ve also noticed is their food handing hygiene. When preparing food in front of customers, wearing food grade gloves is a must which none of the employees and the owners themselves didn’t have on and rings on fingers weren’t taken off. I don’t know where their fingers have been and being the consumer, its not nice to see all this happening right in front of my eyes.
Prices are similar with other Kebab restaurants, give or take a dollar or 3.
In conclusion,
The best Kebab and hot chips I’ve had, but the reason I gave it 3 stars out of 5 is due to Food Handling hygiene which is a big concern with me (it can being in Food Safety inspectors/​auditors) plus how they are maintaining their meat temperature after being cooked (Food poisoning is dangerous) and location.
You know those signs that say «Beware»? Well with this restaurant it would be
«Beware, eat at your own risk»

Don’t bother with the kebabs here. I mean, do, they’re great. But if you’re down to your last $ 10, and you need some food to make you feel good, don’t bother with the kebabs.
Why?
Because the chips are possibly some of the most fantastic hot chips in Melbourne. The secret, I suspect, is a spice blend they’re putting on them. A spice blend mixed with fairy dust in all likelihood.
I used to eat these and then go home and not have space for a meal lovingly cooked by my actual mother. She was offended until she tried them, and then she started sending my father out for late-​night chip runs. They’re that good.