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Ho Choi Restaurant

Moorooka

Updated: Mar 12, 2026

Brisbane's oldest Chinese restaurant, Ho Choi stands like a time capsule in Moorooka, dating from the era when Chinese restaurants were the only taste of multicultural dining in Brisbane's suburbs.  

Still run by the third generation of the Liu family who established it in 1966, little has changed at Ho Choi since that era. Step inside to find the circular cloth-covered tables in a dining room with paper lanterns, that is entered via an original archway.

Interior of Ho Choi Moorooka

The menu is a trip back in time to the Anglo-Chinese food served then, with classic staples like Chow Mein, sweet'n'sour pork, curry or satay prawns, beef in black bean sauce, lemon chicken and fried rice. 

The menu is available for dine-in or takeaway, and while Ho Choi is fully licensed, diners can BYO wine with a corkage charge.  

Need to know - There is limited onsite parking at the Hughes Centre, otherwise on-street parking nearby. 

The menu may have changed since our visit.

Image credit: 2nd pic courtesy of Ho Choi Facebook page

Ho Choi 

17 Mayfield Rd

Moorooka

Opening hours

Licensed (BYO wine)

3848 3785

Map

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