Little Sista

Last updated on March 25, 2016

Located at the corner of a little row of neighbourhood shops in Cooparoo is Little Sista. It isn’t obviously signed, and if you blink you might miss it as you drive past. There is off-street parking for the complex just around the corner, which makes heading there a bit more convenient.

Some of the bench seats outside, with greenery set in.

There is plenty of outdoor seating, but on a hot day, indoors with air-conditioning is a great choice. Plenty of natural light comes in from the large windows, and inside the decor is white walls, wooden furniture, and references to nature in pictures and cushion prints.

Some of the seats inside. You can see the art and the prints.

You find yourself seats as you come in. There was a menu on the table, and we were soon brought water. It would have been nice if the water was cool rather than lukewarm, given the heat and mugginess of the day. The waitress thoughtfully brought us another menu, and returned for drink and food orders after having given us some time to peruse.

A view across the room, to the counter. There are slices and sandwiches for toasting in the glass cabinet.

I had been looking forward to the Peanut butter french toast that was on the menu on Zomato (brioche french toast with chocolate peanut butter sauce, peanut and coconut brioche crumb, vanilla ice cream, and bacon), but alas, the menu available was different. Still, we did find a couple of alternative options that appealed. (There were also pastries and toasted sandwiches available in the cabinet for lighter food options, but we didn’t really pay much attention to them.)

The peanut butter shake had the right balance of chocolate and nuttiness, and wasn’t too sweet. It came out properly cold instead of just cool. Extra 50c for soy instead of dairy milk though.

A delicious Nutella and peanut butter shake. — A delicious shake with Nutella, peanut butter, ice cream, maple syrup, and soy milk.

They don’t do a pretty picture on the top of their coffee, but it was a pretty good coffee.

The corn fritters had plenty of corn kernels in them, unlike other places where you get mostly batter. They had crunch on the outside, and were soft in the middle. The ginger and chive flavours in it came out nicely. The runny yolks from the eggs, the smashed avocado, and sour cream were good accompaniments to it.

Sweet corn, ginger, and chive fritters with poached eggs, smashed avocado, sour cream, and capsicum relish.

A closer up shot, so you can see how much corn was actually in the fritters.

The slow braised beef was served in pulled form on sourdough toast. It was saucy without being sloppy, and had a rich tomato flavour. It was a bit samey by about halfway through though. The chipotle sauce swept across the plate added a bit of kick. The sourdough bread had a good crunchy crust, and all of it together with the poached eggs made for quite a hearty dish.