YES, IT'S ANOTHER FOOD POST! don't be hating ya u hungry ppl!
So this week round, Don suggested this place called The Daily Grind @ Bangsar Village II where according to him has the best burger in town! Now I was a bit sceptical bout this cos I thought I made the best burgers in town!! hahaha.. ooops, thats malacca town... ok ok, jokes aside, honestly, my burger bench mark would be Carl's Junior. If a burger can match up to Carl's, then it can be considered a pretty damn good burger in my books. Same goes wif the fries that comes with it!
Anyway, we arrived at the place which was located near the Starbucks/Outback Steakhouse/Worse Organic Food EVER side of BV2. It looked kinda cosy with some rustic interior. Though I was wondering why did 1 small joint have 3 entrance doors.
The Daily Grind...
Then the waiter brought us the menu which was kinda short and simple, prolly watched one or 2 of Gordon Ramsey's shows (he basically tells restaurant owners that the menu should not be over cluttered with dishes). So there were quite a variety of burgers plus your usual soups, salads and pasta. One burger that caught my eye was the foie gras burger! Was so tempted to try cos I had never eaten foie gras before let alone in a burger! But the price of 55 bucks for that burger put me off... for now!
@ RM 8 a mug, how can I pass it up...
So we ended up ordering 1 salad, Don had a smoked salmon + grilled chicken burger, Yong had an aptly named Lamborghini burger while I had a regular Italian beef burger with mozzarella cheese. It was happy hour so 1 mug (which I think = 1/2 pint) of Tiger was only RM8! while it's buy 1 free 1 on 1/2 pint of Guinness. Wasn't a fan of the dark stuff so I had the Tiger instead while the other 2 decided to order ice water... AGAIN...
Klip says it redefines the term 'salad'...
The salad came first, and it looked tasty! But when we dug in, we were disappointed to find only 4 pieces of prawn and 3 pieces of calamari (deduced by Yong)! WTF!! Well, probably it's for 1 portion so that's why la... but RM25 bucks for that... I might not order it again though the prawns and squid were fresh!
Did I hear the burger say, 'Vroom vroom'?...
Then Yong's Lamborghini burger came. It was, as I assume that you could've guess, a lamb burger. At first glance, the patty looked rather small but thick and there was quite a few greens on top. After having a bite though, I have to say it is quite superb! Juicy and tender though it might not suit a lot of people cos the lamb has a rather strong game smell. If you don't mind that, then this is the burger for you! Now we know where Mary's little lamb went!
Why I oways see u in the Milan jersey wan...
For once, my meal didn't come out last as my rather simple n plain Italian burger came out. Like the lamb burger, it was very juicy and tasty minus the gamy smell. And I did like the fact that they added some spice on the cheese (oregano if I'm not mistaken) before melting it on the meat. Though I would've liked more cheese :(.
Look at the cheese oozing out...
About a quarter way through my burger, Don's burger of the month came. Heck it looked more like a normal western dish with all the leaves and asparagus sticking out rather than a burger! But I have to say, the chicken and the salmon complemented each other quite nicely. Oh I love smoked salmon!
Burger or a regular meal with a bun?...
All in all, a great dinner, although it wasn't too filling (yon'g and I went for sup kambing later on) it was just a nice portion. So is it THE best in town? Burger wise, in terms of taste n texture, yes, one of the best. I wasn't as blown away as the Inverse Burger @Oasis however. Size of the burger could've been a tad bigger though. As for the fries, it was good enough that didn't sucked as bad as say KFC or Burger King's but still cannot beat Carl's Junior's fries! But I was a bit turn off by the times our burgers came out, all quite far apart. I expected better consistency from a burger joint :P
Nom nom nom...
Oh, topic of discussion for the night: the ending of the world in 2012 and possible invasion on Malaysia. Apparently Yong and Don seems convinced that like the movie 2012, the world is going to end in about 2 years time and with all the recent erratic form of nature, they might have a point. On the point where our country will be conquered again (possibly by Jews!), I seriously doubt so. Really, c'mon, what natural resources does our country have that has a global demand? Palm oil and rubber? I however foresee our country going down by our own hands rather than being invaded lah (see UMNO-Perkasa). I'll stop here as I don't want to spoil this post :P...
One last thing, I feel that we need to expand our makan group. 3 people is fine but with more people means more food to sample! PYH has already had the experience that he shall not soon forget! So those who are free on weekends, want to have a good meal, don't mind spending a little over the norm, please inform us lah... I don't want to be the only one not ordering ice water everytime leh :P
