A small restaurant at 8 Hobson Drive in Panmure, Auckland, Hobson Flamin Food holds a 4.9 rating from 33 Google reviews, with diners praising the chicken chilli and steamed momos, chicken biryani, Indo-Chinese noodles and a mango lassi one reviewer called the best they'd had.
Kitchens that specialise in momos and Indo-Chinese food reward timing: momos are at their best straight from the steamer, and wok-tossed noodles depend on fierce heat, so they're best eaten promptly rather than left to sit. Chilli heat varies from kitchen to kitchen, and most cooks will adjust a dish if you ask. Menus that stretch from steamed snacks to fried chicken often hide a house strength, so it pays to ask what the kitchen is proudest of.
For a friendly, well-kept neighbourhood table in Panmure, this Hobson Drive restaurant is clearly doing things right.