smashies smashing burger

The craze of gourmet burger outlets has caught up in Genting Klang with this considerably new cosy diner called Smashies Burger.

My first thought looking at their multi-colored buns was 'wow, they have strawberry and orange-flavoured buns?'. And then i was told it was merely food coloring. -.-

This is a self-serviced place, hence all its staff are mainly in the kitchen area. As i was a first-timer here, i definitely took a long hard look at what was written on the blackboard.

There was a lot to read.

This certainly brings back memories of my Fergburger days in Queenstown, NZ.
'cept that this place could certainly do with a cleaner and better-dusted background?

Anyways, we finally settled on the 2 main featured burgers on their board - Lord of the Mess (RM 16.99)

and Annoying Orange (a whopping RM 18.99!) (the naive me was still secretly hoping my bun was gonna be an orange-scented one)

Both beef patty burgers turned out to be SO freaking tall, i'd need to dislocate my jaw first before taking a bite off it.

Quite disappointed that my burger did not come with a handy fork and knife for a less sloppy meal. I was beginning to relate to the 'annoying' part of my burger.
Nevertheless, it was a very wholesome meal despite our burgers not coming with a usual side of fries or soft drink. The patty was juicy and tender, hash brown and bacon all greasy and lip-smacking tasty.

 Not about to let our throats dry out, we ordered a combo of Soda + mediocre Onion Rings for RM 5.99.

Since it opened, this place has been packed with students, which is kinda a surprise to me, looking at the heftier-than-usual prices this place is charging. Perhaps students here have finally found a 'nearby' alternative to McD? Well, let's hope Smashies is here to stay, shall we? Especially since they only open at night!

Smashies Burger,

126-G-5, Metro Genting, Jalan Genting Klang, Setapak, Selangor.

Open daily starting 6pm - 11.30pm; last orders at 10:30pm

D'Portuguese...not D best...

For no apparent reason am i showing you here my typical Sunday breakfast spread whenever i'm back in Malacca.. ^^.

 aaahh....my fave min fan gou and kueh below....

My personal indulgence aside, here's a look at my latest internet deal from Groupon. The meal offer was for an authentic Portuguese dining experience for four. The place is this newly sprouted open-air restaurant called...

  D'Portuguese Cafe & Restaurant along Jalan Ujong Pasir (it's hard to miss).

I found the wall decor impressive as it showcased the authenticity of the Portuguese community, not to mention various antiques were displayed too.

 Life story of the owners of this place perhaps? It was too long and the words too tiny for me to read on...=.=

My first English N Portuguese menu....No idea what 'kumiria di pamiang' means, but it certainly isn't 'breakfast' in Portuguese.

Our set consisted of a Curry Capitan (a thick spicy Chicken curry with potatoes, valued at RM 19.90). Appreciated the super huge chunky potatoes, but certainly did not fancy them using chicken breast meat instead of the usual chicken cut-up pieces, like how a chicken curry should be. And i think it's just me, but the curry tasted 'different'...not like the usual kind. Must be Portuguese style...

This dish below is called 'ambilla kacang garlinia' or sourish chicken curry with long beans. And so like you, i asked myself, what's the difference with the other curry dish?.....the beans, plus this one's less spicy, more sour.
Once again, a tad too thick for my liking, but lots and lots of curry sauce to drown your rice with.

Next came a plate of mixed vegetables, valued at RM 10. Liked the variety of it.

Then there was a medium plate of Fried Taugeh with Japanese beancurd. Hmm, never thought i'd one day blog about beansprouts. At RM 10 for this dish, well at least they removed the tails of the sprouts.

Just when i thought that was it, the owner surprised us with this plate of Deep Fried Silver Thread Fish (RM 8.90) or its other name, Karing-karing Fretu. Thinking how crispy and tasty a snack this would be, i popped one in my mouth and omg, it was so freaking salty!! We left this dish untouched - i felt sorry for the fishes... =(
It was so unbearable, we just had to comment on its taste to the lady owner. According to mom, this fish has to be soaked beforehand for some reasonable amount of time before frying, to rid it of its saltiness. So, we sort of gave the lady some tips on this too. All she did was smile and nodded her head....hmmm.

 An entire jug of ice lemon tea could barely wash down our salty palates.

 We decided to order an additional basket of Fried Chicken Wings. Not included in our set meal, these wings were GOOD!

Mom had the Cinnamon Coffee. Black. For me - simply BITTER. +.+

 Last but not least, we each got a scoop of ice cream.

 One thing though, their Menu is quite an extensive one, ranging from Breakfast to Buffet/ catering style. The cheapest starting from RM 18/ pax.....

 ...right up till RM 45/pax.

 All in all, it was a meal that i paid a discounted RM 55 for 4 pax. Rather disappointed though that the food turned out to be just mediocre. Pity, not too sure how long this place can survive, especially with only 2 tables occupied during a Saturday lunch hour.

I have a feeling Darren won't be coming back for a second visit.

For me, should i crave for some Portuguese, i'd go a few blocks down the road to Portuguese Square.. ^^

lunch at athena's

The restaurant in Pavilion, Athena takes after the name of a famous Greek goddess. But you won't find any Greek cuisine here. 

This place serves Mediterranean food such as seafood paella, moussaka, lamb kofta and much more.

Thank God for its bar, or else i don't think this place could have survived this long. Its restaurant occupancy was less than 10% during the lunch peak hour.

Cafe Latte (RM10)

Ginger Ale (RM 9) - so disappointed that for the price paid, all i got was a canned soft drink!

Mixed Bruschetta Platter (RM 43) - way way way overpriced for a plate of 10 petite-sized slices. Could do with a livelier garnishing or color to this dish, and some melted cheese perhaps? hehe... Anyway, the different types of meat on it were rather tasty.

Chicken Peri Peri (RM 42) - move aside Nandos, this is da Bomb! Nice with a tinge of spiciness.

Grilled Salmon (RM 56) - loved this! Tangy sauce complements the tender salmon beautifully.

Spicy Strawberries (RM 19) - The perfect ending to my lunch! Sweet and sour at its best! Sorry, couldn't detect the 'spicy' part though. Maybe 'spicy' means there's some kind of spice in it?
A must try, even if it means popping into Athena's ONLY to have THIS FREAKING GOOD dessert!!.

The black stuff you see at the bottom of the glass is the ultimate sour machine! It's dried strawberry. ^^

kooci kushi q

My Japanese food hunt frenzy continues with this blogger-recommended place called "Kushi Q", obscurely located on GF of Tropicana Mall. Everyone's first impression of this place would be "wAh, eat satay ah..all batang-batang wan".
Take a closer view and how it works is this...They have various sets of meat combinations - the cheapest being the 'Set A Chicken' where you are served 3 sticks of tender juicy chicken meat grilled in 3 different styles.

Next, select either A1/ A2/ A3 or A4, depending on your palate and of course, your budget.
There was no doubt I'd take A2 since it had my fave miso soup and 'hot spring egg' just sounds too good to pass.

See see..what did I tell you about the E-G-G.....!

Even the rice soaking up their so-called Special Chicken Sauce was super tasty.

Back to the Chicken Set and yup, at some point, I was seen picking at those sesame seeds.

The meat and sauce was very well-marinated though, but quite cold when served to us. Wish they'd reheat it in the Auto-Griller right before serving.

For the next set, we decided to be a little more 'adventurous' so, we took the "Chicken + Beef + Seafood Set". I like that they gave us scallops as one of their 'seafood' item - the other being fish.

Here's an even juicier shot bound to make your mouth water!

Here's one thing I don't mind eating cold.... SOBA!

If Set meals are too heavy for you, then order the individual sticks. The prices are really reasonable too for even the teriyaki sticks sold in Jusco are priced around the same.

The Seafood sticks costs more.

If this is 'Sea World', why isn't the Chicken called 'Land World'.....

My verdict : Overall, the food is a 7/10 and the concept's something fresh and different but the waiters DO need an immense improvement in their PR skills (and hearing), so I do not need to repeat myself 10 times when giving them my order or when I request for my green tea refill. ><

Small little restaurant it may be, but you can even surf the net here, using their free WiFi services!

..or so they claimed.