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Just Open: Biggie Smalls, Collingwood

Roslyn Grundy
Roslyn Grundy

East Coast pork belly kebab and a bowl of 'hot crinkles'.
East Coast pork belly kebab and a bowl of 'hot crinkles'.Josh Robenstone

Do you like your kebabs old-school (roasted garlic yoghurt) or new-school (Kewpie mayo)? That's one of the tough decisions you'll face at the counter at Biggie Smalls, chef Shane Delia's Collingwood kebab diner, which opened on Thursday.

That and how many serves of hot crinkles (crinkle-cut chips slathered in spiced butter and preserved lemon) you can tuck away before fellow diners raise an eyebrow.

The skinny 40-seat New York-style diner, kitted out in buttery yellow and pale grey tiles, has been two years in the making.

Booth seating inside Biggie Smalls kebab shop.
Booth seating inside Biggie Smalls kebab shop.Josh Robenstone
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It's named after late American rapper Biggie Smalls, who would probably have given the thumbs-up to both the '90s hip-hop soundtrack and the menu, which bundles things like spiced beef kefta and onion and cumin hummus, or fried chicken and pumpkin pie hummus into thick rounds of pita bread.

It's an order-at-the-counter situation. While you're there, decide whether you'll grab your kebab to go or slide into a booth or perch on a stool to sip a can of beer or a boozy gin and juice slushie.

Open Sun-Wed 11am-11pm; Thu-Sat 11am-late.

86 Smith Street, Collingwood, biggiesmalls.com.au

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Roslyn GrundyRoslyn Grundy is Good Food's deputy editor and the former editor of The Age Good Food Guide.

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