Jom Makan! Ice Cream @ Baskin Robbins, Sunway Giza, Kota Damansara (November 2011)

Assalamualaikum Readers,

We are done with dinner so it is now dessert time! Haha Mieza & I are not much of sweet-tooth persons but once in awhile would be no problem. I was craving for Baskin' Robbins ice cream but desserts without a friend would not be fun, thus when Mieza said she was craving to try it I was definitely on! =D

Since Sunway Giza was really nearby Mieza's crib so we just head for a BR branch there. For those who never went to Sunway Giza, I like the concept which is a roofed but open air and environmental friendly shopping mall (but mostly locates interesting eating joints & restaurants). Why did I say environmental friendly? Because it does not use any air-conditioner but instead use giant fans on the ceiling which are pretty cool looking as well.

As usual, even on the ads, Baskin Robbins is famous for their ice cream cakes delicacies. Actually for my birthdays when I was younger, Ayah never bought BR's ice cream cakes but we did have ice cream cakes from Haagen Dazs and those were incredibly tasty, I bet BR's should taste just as good if not better. Anyways, I just love the fun looking designs! =)

This should look really tempting for chocolate lovers out there.

Yup, this was our order. We shared of course or else we could have puked anytime. Ok Suraya such a distasteful choice of word on this supposed to be yummy entry. 

2 scoops Sundae to share. Praline & Cream & Raspberry  Cheesecake. It was simmered with Hot Fudge  & Chocolate Sprinkles. RM 12 if not mistaken. Oh I hate it if I am not sure of the exact price.

I really like the guy who served us, he's very suggestive. I love cherries and I was quite offended when he said, don't get the cherries because they taste awful. I was stubborn so he gave me at the end, and truthfully the cherries tasted like MEDICINE. YUCK.

Mieza enoying her ice cream.


Baskin Robbins ice cream are great, those 2 flavours we ordered are my most favourites. Oh yes one of the staff there on that night got a pretty scolding from his supervisor/manager/owner about the ice cream cakes. He was being loudly given instructions and corrections in front of the customers. I mean I understand the superior's intention to serve the customers the best way possible, but please, if you want to be that loud, not in front of the customers please. It disturbed the customers' experience there.

Jom Makan! American Style Seafood @ Manhattan Fish Market, Mid Valley Mega Mall, Bangsar. (November 2011)

Assalamualaikum Readers,

Are you craving for some American style seafood? Let's hit The Manhattan Fish Market then! (or as Anwar Hadi calls it "Merket Ikan Man Hattan" LOL!)

As usual the star of The REAL CurHat Sue, my baby sis Deena. =) Yes I'm not that camera friendly myself. =)

We saw the promotion here, seems pretty good so we were attracted.

Ummi & Nana selecting a promotional set.

The interior decor is very American diner-like. As you can see it's all about fish. We have tried Manhattan Fish Market before at their other outlets, but at Mid Valley it's our first time here.

I love the semi oval red seats & purple lights.

Smile Nana. =)

OF-FISH-CIALLY THE BEST SEAFOOD IN TOWN!
Will it prove its tagline? And we shall see. =)

Yup this was the value set that we chose. Best Seafood for Two
(but will be sufficient for Three too we bet) at only RM 49.90 for the scrumptious looking courses.

My drink. This is not a part of the Best Seafood For Two set.

Citrus Mint. RM 7.90
Cooled my day down with this crushed ice in refreshing lemon juice drink with a dash of cool mint.

It was certainly yummy for me! SUPER REFRESHING! =)

Totally love the pretty colour & texture. =)

Still not a part of the set.

Clam Chowder. RM 7.90
Hot, Creamy, Delicious with a generous amount of clam.

And now we shall start with the Best Seafood for Two Set at RM 49.90 (inclusive of 2 fizzies, we chose 1 Pepsi & 1 Ice Lemon Tea).

I will put the normal price for each ala carte as well to figure out how much we have saved.

Garden Salad with Honey Mustard. RM 8.90
Crunchy garden greens drizzled with our own choice of Thousand Island Sauce, Cajun Honey Mustard or Italian dressings.

We may add Tuna (RM 3.90), Grilled Salmon (RM 4.90) or Scampi Shrimps (RM 5.90)

I'm not much of a vege person since I was a kid, but this salad was surely fresh & crunchy as promised. As for the honey mustard, well I HATE MUSTARD and think that mustard will ruin any meal but surprisingly the honey mustard is delish! =D

Ummi lookin' so serious. =D

Well actually she was so into watching the Fishing video shown, a collection of deep sea fishing experiences from all over South East Asia.

Moving on, now it's time to try the Quad Delights. RM 15.90
Fried calamari, fried country mushrooms & fried shrimps served with coleslaw & raisins - great for sharing.

It's meant for 2 but since there was the 3 of us,  we got 1 each from the 3 selections alhamdulillah. Although they are fried food, they don't feel oily so it's really nice to be eaten with the dips. The raisins in the coleslaw also sweetens the onions but very subtly.

Finally there's me haha! Enjoying my portion of Quad Delights. =)

Now the heavier course, Manhattan Baked Dory in Garden Herbs. RM 18.90
Baked Dory in wholesome Garden Herbs, served on a bed of garlic, Herb Rice with scrumptious broccoli and carrots.

The Herb Rice was okay but the best element of this dish was definitely the Baked Dory Fish with Garlic condiments. So fresh, so tender, so so so delicious. =)

And here is our final main course, Shrimp My Olio. RM 17.90
Sauteed Shrimps & Spaghetti swirled in garlic, coriander and olive oil dusted with zesty chili flakes.

The taste was nice but although I know it's Olio, but for me it's tad too dry. Nevertheless I love the Shrimps because of their tender meat and the size was quite big and also the amount was quite generous. If I'm not mistaken 3 for each of us.
Yup that's it! I can't really recall the price of a soft drink & Ice Lemon Tea but the total without them so far was RM 61.60. Say the drinks were about RM 10-15, then we have saved around RM 20-25.

Great buy wasn't it? The food was great, portions were generous, and the affordable set for 2 was just good enough for 3 so I seriously recommend for you to try the promotional sets. =)

However, the minus point was, the staff were polite but they were not very attentive. More standing around then checking on the customers' tables. Particularly the young girl whom attended our table did not even know the Soup of the Day when we asked her & we had to ask for our Clam Chowder twice because they seemed to have forgotten about it. Hence, the management must do a better job so the customers will be happy because food-wise, they taste is only slightly lower than Bubba Gump's however price-wise they win & their shrimps are much bigger than Bubba Gump's when shrimps are the signature food for Bubba Gump. =)

Jom Makan! American Burgers @ TGI Friday's, 1 Utama Shopping Centre. (October 2011)

Assalamualaikum Readers,

Welcome to another edition of Jom Makan! Remember that Deena is craving for some greasy, generous portion of definitely high in calorie in cholesterol American burger? Yup today we went to satisfy that craving (and will not eat, shall not, eat burgers for a long time I suppose). 

Please take note that you will be seeing a lot of Deena in this post, because apparently, according to her, her outfit matched the TGIF's theme red & white colours. Also she's having a good make-up day. As for me, I'm having a fat, unattractive looking everyday so I definitely cropped out all my photos hehe. =) 

Oh yes TGIF's definitely brings lots of memories to Deena since my parents held her 18th birthday party at one of the TGIF's and it was a really fun party there with her friends. Yes yes, birthday girl bullied to sing on the chair was definitely done, but Nana was more than happy to be the centre of attention as usual. =)

The Halloween promotion. We were not in costumes but we were indeed as famished as witches hunting for fresh blood of the young.

Check out the ambience which suits the Halloween mood. We went on the day of Halloween itself so all the waiters & waitresses were wearing creepy costumes & make-up to be in the mood.

Spiders, bats, cobwebs all over. I just couldn't help to think of the cleaning afterwards hahaha I'm so boring. =D

Ok before we order, please help yourselves with more Deena & Ummi. Alhamdulillah Ummi is on meds and recovering slowly but surely insha Allah. Her appetite is getting better only she prefers sour-ish food these days but she's still weak especially in the evenings, thus we can only go out for a short while only most of the time.

Finally! Let's order =) 

We don't feel like eating Mexican today, both of us are definitely going for their burgers. When I say both, it's that although Ummi's appetite is improving but she can never finish her food. She always shares of what we're having so it's so much better especially when the portion is huge like at TGIF's.

Green Apple Slush. RM 10.50

Since it's Halloween I just felt ordering a green beverage was the most suitable drink to order. =D It consists of green apple & lemon lime soda. It was tangy, refreshing, fizzy but nice. I love the look. I think it looks eerily pretty. Such paradox works for me. =)

Nana ordered Mango Juice. RM 9.50.

For starters we ordered Boneless Wings. RM 14.90.

Succulent crispy pieces of chicken breast basted in TGIF's traditional spicy buffalo sauce. I always like starters like these combined with celery sticks and dipping. Just like the starters we always order at Chili's.

Uhuh more Nana..

She just had to do this. It's Halloween people! =D

And now is the amazing (slightly embarrassing) time for..

 WOMEN VS FOOD!!!

ROUND 1 : My order was the TGIF's infamous specialty, the Tennessee Burger. RM 25.90

Expertly seasoned and fire grilled to order. TGIF's juicy 7-oz. (yes guilty as charged!) burger is glazed w Tennessee Sauce and stacked with 2 strips of crispy beef bacon and Jack cheese on a toasted bun. Served with a side of Tennessee Sauce, the classic fixings and crispy fries.

I dared to order this because previously my bestie Mira told me that this burger is awesome, and I tried it first time by sharing with her. I totally fell in love with the Tennessee Sauce (yes that black sauce) which tastes sweet but the sweetness is so subtle which makes the burger tastes perfect. I am the kind of gal that hates sweetness on food but dessert but this is just the right kind of complimentary sweetness to the burger. Another thing Nana & I noticed was, the crispy fries are real delish here at TGIF's. Ah yes, I tried to share this burger with Ummi & Nana, tried to eat slowly, but the last few bites, I surrendered. 

ROUND 1 : FOOD WON AGAINST WOMAN. 

ROUND 2 : Nana ordered Barbecue Burger. RM 22.90

It's down-home with a twist  - TGIF's chargrilled patty covered in melted Colby cheese, topped with thin Cajun-battered onion rings and served with Friday's barbecue sauce.

Uhum I think from the looks I might feel guiltier if I ordered this. =D 

I tasted some of this from Nana but it didn't bring any significant sensation to my taste buds. Probably because me too, is having such an incredible burger. However I think the onion rings add the extra crunch in this.

Now let's see the results of this second battle of WOMAN VS FOOD...

And it did happen! Tell the world that

DEENA WON AGAINST FOOD!!! 

It's a victory! Woohoo for women who love to eat like us!! =D

And we left TGIF's  happily, trying to put the guilt behind our minds but we felt greater because indeed we experienced AMAZING BURGERS & great service by the very attentive staff. See you again, but not too soon, TGI Friday's. =)