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Showing posts with label burger. Show all posts

Wednesday, November 25, 2015

Peko @ Soi Sukhumvit 49, Bangkok - เปโค @ ซอยสุขุมวิท 49 กรุงเทพฯ

Cuisine: Steak / Japanese
Charged Price: THB420 per person without alcohol
Visited: 11 October 2015
Food: 6/10
Atmosphere: 7/10
Value for money: 6/10
Services: 6/10
Scale: [1=poor ---- 5=average/standard ---- 10=outstanding/exceptional]

It was one cloudy Sunday when we were heading our way to have lunch at a noodle street food stall in Soi Sukhumvit 49 and we found out that there was no parking space at all along the street. An immediate notice of Peko, which is just a small house, with its lunch set advert board was spotted. Without hesitation due to hungriness, our car turned right in and here we were.

First thing we spotted is that the place is lovely decorated in country style. As we settled down, I noticed the surrounding carefully and OMG, there was no local at all but Japanese only. Ok, this must be a rather good one with local taste. Without fail, the meal was good enough indeed. However, often local people here might prefer strong taste while many Japanese dishes are somewhat lighter. This place too it might be soft in term of taste but I do like the overall balance though.

Peko @ Soi Sukhumvit 49, Bangkok

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country atmosphere

Peko = Cow in local language

lunch set advert board

Most of dishes here are steak or beef based dishes. The owner of Peko is from Hokkaido and owns a cattle farm called "Ohira Ranch". Cattles at Ohira Ranch are crossbreed between Wagyu and Holstein. An excellent hybrid surely. Often Wagyu is too fatty and is not suitable for steak but undeniably wonderful for shabu shabu and sukiyaki, while Holstein is lean but packed with flavour of red meat. This crossbreed then gives both excellent flavour and tenderness.

During lunch time, they only serve lunch sets which were rather nice in fact. We had Burgersteak Set (6/10) and Beef Stew Set (6/10). Both sets came with a choice of bread or rice, salad of sesame or caesar dressing, and soft drink. Both burgersteak and stew were enjoyable. The stew was prepared with demi glace sauce base, so as the burgersteak (I believe). The demi glace was rich and flavourful which went along well with Ohira beef.

Definitely, we did enjoy the lunch set here. Next time we shall return for dinner and surely we must taste steak with Ohira beef to see how it goes. At this juncture, I personally suppose it should be awesome but let keep fingers crossed for the time being.

Sesame Salad and Caesar Salad

Burgersteak Set (THB390)

Beef Stew Set (THB390)

Grapefruit Juice and Oolong Tea

Peko @ Soi Sukhumvit 49, Bangkok - เปโค @ ซอยสุขุมวิท 49  กรุงเทพฯ
5/15 Soi Sukhumvit 49
Sukhumvit Road
Khlong Toei Nuea, Wattana
Bangkok 10110
Thailand

Open Hours: Tue-Sun from 11:30am - 02:00pm for lunch and 05:30pm - 10:00pm for dinner
Tel: +66 (0) 83 542 3199
FBhttps://www.facebook.com/pekokitchen/

Wednesday, October 28, 2015

Brunch O'Clock at 22 Kitchen & Bar @ Dusit Thani Bangkok - บรันช์ โอ คล็อก ณ ห้อง 22 คิทเช่น แอนด์ บาร์ @ โรงแรมดุสิตธานี กรุงเทพฯ

Cuisine: International
Charged Price: THB700 per person
Visited: 16 August 2015
Food: 7/10
Atmosphere: 8/10
Value for money: 5/10
Services: 6/10
Scale: [1=poor ---- 5=average/standard ---- 10=outstanding/exceptional]

The old French fine dining of Dusit Thani Bangkok has now bee converted to 22 Kitchen & Bar, which is in a more laid back style. Over more it also offers brunch kind of food every Sunday now which starts as early as 10:30am and runs until 03:00pm. If you are not familiar with Silom area in Bangkok, I can say that Dusit Thani Bangkok is by itself a noticeable landmark. It is located right at the corner where Silom Road and Rama IV Road intersect. BTS Saladaeng and MRT Silom are right there. Pretty much convenient to drop by. Driving is also ok for this place.

What I (and perhaps many others) like about this place for a long time is probably the nice view of Bangkok it offers. 22 Kitchen and Bar is, of course, on the 22nd floor of Dusit Thani Bangkok. The whole floor itself is the restaurant and there are many window seats. The view, in my opinion, is decent enough. It might not be as wonderful as those on higher floors. But it at least would offer those who seek romantic moment at night.

22 Kitchen & Bar @ Dusit Thani Bangkok

the bar of the restaurant

comfortable seats of 22 Kitchen & Bar

view from 22 Kitchen & Bar

For us, we popped by during brunch on a fine Sunday in August 2015. Instead of the usual bread and butter, 22 Kitchen & Bar chose to use muffins to welcome us. They were Blueberry Muffins and Chocolate Muffins (6/10). Nice and soft. Decent ones.

As it was a rather hot day, iced beverage was a compulsory in this case. We had Wellness Builder and The Activator to cool down. Wellness Builder is a smoothie with a blend of soy milk, blueberries, corn flakes, and banana whilst The Activator comprises of peach puree, orange juice, lime juice, and yoghurt. The Activator offered a more refreshing sense in this case. In addition, a pitcher of Singha Michalada was also served as a complimentary. I gotta say that staffs were pretty friendly and nice. Thanks for Singha Michalada. However, it was not really my kind of cocktail. Spice and heat from tobasco and chilli flakes were overwhelming. It was just too much for my liking.

Blueberry Muffins and Chocolate Muffins

Wellness Builder and The Activator (THB180 each)

Singha Michalada (THB850)

For the meal, we could not really resist not to order burgers though we should really have ordered other things that look more like brunch too. We had Double-Double Cheese Burger (7/10) and BBQ Pulled Pork Sandwich (7/10). Double-Double Cheese Burger is simply double cheese burger with double patties of wagyu beef. I was told by a staff that each patty weighs around 120 grams. It was nice and juicy burger. Nice flavour too. The jalapeno sauce did its job in bringing another dimension well. It can be noticed that pickles were served on the side instead of putting in the burger. I think do care about customers who do not like pickles. So they let each one of us decides whether pickles should be put in the burger.

As for BBQ Pulled Pork Sandwich, this was a nice one. Rich in flavour. The tender pulled pork showed well contrast with the slaw inside. I like it. I used to have a rather disappointed experience with pulled pork burger at The Girl and The Pig but this one did change my attitude towards this kind of burger positively.

Overall, I do like this place personally. Though I have not yet tried other kind of food here, at least I can say that their burgers are decent. Nice bun and fillings too. Pricing is unavoidably high as it is a restaurant in a 5-stars hotel. Good food, nice view, and friendly service are what you pay for here. But lastly my favourite burger joint in Bangkok is still Papa's Kitchen on Phattanakarn Road though.

Double-Double Cheese Burger (THB450)

juicy yummy double patties of 120 gram wagyu

BBQ Pulled Pork Sandwich (THB340)

Brunch O'Clock at 22 Kitchen & Bar @ Dusit Thani Bangkok - บรันช์ โอ คล็อก ณ ห้อง 22 คิทเช่น แอนด์ บาร์ โรงแรมดุสิตธานี กรุงเทพฯ
Floor 22 Dusit Thani Bangkok
946 Rama IV Road
Sathon
Bangkok 10500
Thailand

Open Hours: daily from 06:00pm - 10:00pm for dinner and 10:30am - 03:00pm for Sunday brunch

Wednesday, September 16, 2015

Game Over Lounge @ Liberty Plaza, Thonglor, Bangkok - เกมโอเวอร์ เลานจ์ @ ลิเบอร์ตี้ พลาซ่า ซอยทองหล่อ กรุงเทพฯ

Cuisine: Bar Food
Charged Price: THB225 per person without alcohol
Visited: 2 August 2015
Food: 6/10
Atmosphere: 5/10
Value for money: 4/10
Services: n.m.
Scale: [1=poor ---- 5=average/standard ---- 10=outstanding/exceptional]

Having heard so much about the excellent burger by food truck "Daniel Thaiger" but I personally have not got a chance to visit just yet. Nevertheless, in case queueing along street side and have you burger right there is not your kind of habit, Game Over Lounge also offers the very same burger "Nerd by Daniel Thaiger".

Game Over Lounge is an electronic playground: i.e. a place where gamers can hang around. Apart from games, the place also operates as a bar where you can grab beer, cafe food, and even burgers by Daniel Thaiger whilst playing along. The way that Game Over Lounge operates is more like self-service. You can order your food and beverage at the counter and pay right there. Cooked food will be brought to your table once done. Basically, there will be no wait staffs and in consequence there will be no added 10% service charge to your bill. If you are familiar with Thonglor, you may know exactly where Liberty Plaza is. Otherwise, Liberty Plaza, where Game Over Lounge is situated, is right at the far end of Thonglor and is right by the bridge crossing Saen Saep canal. If you drive there, Game Over Lounge can be accessed from the car park.

Game Over Lounge @ Liberty Plaza

entrance from car park

bar scene of Game Over

some game corner

over looking staffs in kitchen

look like a cosy corner

For this first time, I tried Mr. Steve Burger (6/10) which is basically bacon cheese burger. It was nice and just juicy but not exactly great. I felt that the beef patty still lacked of flavour and was overdone. I did ask for medium but turned out to be almost well done. The good part was crispy bacon and the sauce however the rich taste of bacon seemed to overwhelm the cheese bit. Bun was baked by Conkey's Bakery. It was a bit chewy. I personally preferred softer kind of brioche bun.

Grilled Tuna Melt (5/10) and Fries were also ordered to be tasted. Grilled tuna melt was just a classic tuna sandwich really but enjoyable. To me, I could say that it was a disappointment for me. I have heard a lot about Daniel Thaiger's burger. But this turned out to be pretty much standard burger that ones would expect to get. Yes, enjoyable but not memorable. My favourite one in Bangkok would still be Papa's Kitchen though. The pricing here was not high but not cheap in my view. The actual size of dishes here was smaller than I had imagined from seeing the photo really. Anyway, if you have not tried yourself, it may be a good idea to give it a go. For me, queueing for burger at food truck of Daniel Thaiger will not happen perhaps.  By the way, they also do serve Tomahawk steak at Game Over Lounge at the price of THB300 per 100 grams. Again, I have heard it is really good and it takes 4 hours to prepare so it will have to be ordered in advance. Another choice for you to try with a group of friends perhaps.

Mr. Steve Burger (THB200)

Fries (THB90)

Grilled Tuna Melt (THB120)

Game Over Lounge @ Liberty Plaza, Thonglor, Bangkok - เกมโอเวอร์ เลานจ์ @ ลิเบอร์ตี้ พลาซ่า ซอยทองหล่อ กรุงเทพฯ
Liberty Plaza
1000/39 Soi Thonglor
Sukhumvit Road
Khlong Tan Nuea, Wattana
Bangkok 10110
Thailand

Open Hours: Tue - Sun from 11:00am - 02:00am (kitchen hours: 11:30am - 11:30pm)

Wednesday, August 5, 2015

Build Your Own Burger at BarSu @ Sheraton Grande Sukhumvit, Bangkok

Cuisine: Pub / Bar food
Charged Price: THB440 per person without alcohol
Visited: 23 May 2015
Burger: 7/10
Atmosphere: 6/10
Value for money: 6/10
Services: 6/10
Scale: [1=poor ---- 5=average/standard ---- 10=outstanding/exceptional]

Burger, burger, and burger!!! It is occupying streets of Bangkok these days. You can find grill bar in this corner and perhaps a burger truck a few block away. It is just everywhere. Even in a 5-star hotel like Sheraton Grande Sukhumvit also offers "Build Your Own Burger" now at its gastro bar: BarSu. Just briefly about BarSu first. Though I am a regular at Sheraton Grande Sukhumvit, it was my first time at BarSu though. The place indeed offers those pub foods as you may expect: fish and chips,  bite foods, pizza, prosciutto, terrines, sandwiches, and etc. The ambient it offers is kind of relax and chill. I believe it is a nice place to hang around and chitchatting with friends and even customers: friendly atmosphere, open until late night (1am though it is close on Sunday), decent food, and variety of drinks. For non-residence, it is also convenient to pop by Sheraton Grande Sukhumvit with a path connected directly to BTS Asoke Station.

BarSu menu

preparation counter and grill station

For "Build Your Own Burger", you get to choose the combination of your liking to pair with a side dish, and a standard drink such as soft drink, local beer, and house wine. All of these is priced at THB440 net. Not bad at all in my view. To create your burger, you start off with choosing a patty (200 grams): beef vs. chicken. Feel like more, tick it for double at some additional cost. There are 4 choices of cheese: cheddar, emmenthal, brie, and blue cheese. Then pick your fillings and sauce, avocado, lettuce, bacon, ketchup, truffle mayo, and etc. Lastly, finish off with your choice of buns: between regular bun, beatroot red bun, and charcoal black bun. Honestly, these buns are just for fancy colour. They are hardly any difference in taste.

For example, I chose to go with beef and charcoal black bun with fillings of avocado, fried onion, lettuce, pickles, brie, and truffle mayo. These were to go with curly fries. Simply and full. Highly recommend. By the way, don't forget to tell them how you'd like your patty cooked, otherwise, it will be well done.

As said, they are so many burger joints around Bangkok nowadays. You better go judge it yourself to see if you like it. For me, I did enjoy it. Fatilicious!!!!

Charcoal Black version

Beetroot Red burger

square cut view

Water Melon Frappe and Pineapple Juice

Build Your Own Burger at BarSu @ Sheraton Grande Sukhumvit, Bangkok
250 Sukhumvit Road
Khlong Toei
Bangkok 10110
Thailand

Open Hours: Mon-Sat from 05:30pm - 01:00pm

Wednesday, May 27, 2015

The Capital by Water Library @ Empire Tower, Bangkok - เดอะ แคปปิตอล บาย วอเตอร์ ไลบรารี่ @ อาคารเอ็มไพร์ทาวเวอร์ กรุงเทพฯ

Cuisine: Steakhouse / Seafood / Burger / Grill Bar
Price: THB2,700 per person (what we paid for)
Visited: 28 March 2015
Food: 8/10
Atmosphere: 8/10
Value for money: 7/10
Services: 8/10
Scale: [1=poor ---- 5=average/standard ---- 10=outstanding/exceptional]

In general, restaurants associated with Water Library do guarantee consumers at some degree of appreciation for example Water Library @ Chamchuri Square in the form of fine dining and 1881 by Water Library @ Central World in the concept of hanging out bar. Here "The Capital by Water Library", which is located on the 2nd floor of Empire Tower, comes in the concept of urban steakhouse and grill bar. Inside, the ambient is cool and chic resembling the old time New York financial theme with strikingly elegant and opulent decoration. It was my first time here at The Capital and I felt from the first moment that this was going to be a nice meal. And yes, from the service to food, we were totally satisfied. I have to say that the service here is good, and could even beat the service Water Library @ Chamchuri Square where I had felt the let down in service quality during my last visit.

Here, if you are crazy about steak, you can find quite a variety of beef: from German Simmental to Piedmontese to Japanese Kamichiku and grass fed vs. grain fed. Steak lover will sure be excited. What I really like about this place apart from great food and lovely service is the location. Location, Location, and Location is always and still all time classic important factor. Being situated in Empire Tower which is on Sathon Road means that it is right adjacent to BTS Chong Nonsri Station. It is, hence, super convenient to come by via public transport. Though driving here for dinner during weekdays can be a bit of disaster on an unfortunate day due to office staffs storming out heading home, it is at least away from night time/weekend hanging districts like Siam Square, Thonglor, or Sukhumvit Road in which traffic is definitely less crowded during weekend.

The Capital by Water Library @ Empire Tower, Bangkok

restaurant entrance

30's style fashion of interior

comfy seats outside the main restaurant

For me, one of the very first thing to arrive on the table, being bread and butter, happens to be one of my all time favourite. Bread here, at The Capital, did not disappoint me at all. The soft kind of bread came along with yuzu and cranberry butter: mild flavour and aroma with delicacy. Additionally, I, without fail, did swipe through the moderate list of wine in which I found reasonably selected. The list is not extensive but modest and comprehensive. It ranges selection from both old world and new world: sparkling wine, Champagne, white wine, red wine, and dessert wine. Wines are categorised by variety of grapes and then sub-categorised by new or old world. Pricing wise, I would say the mark up is moderate. Not exactly value for money nor ridiculously expensive. For the night, I had Cavallotto Barolo Riserva Bricco Boschis Vigna San Giuseppe 2004 (93pts). The tannic and complexity of this Barolo crafted by Cavallotto did pair wonderfully with tenderloin. I have to say I do like this one a lot and ones should not miss it if you happen to face one.

bread portion

Cavallotto Barolo Riserva Bricco Boschis Vigna San Giuseppe 2004 (93pts)

When it came to the actual food, the first to arrive on the table was Wagyu Bolognese (9/10). This was so so so classically delicious. There is perhaps no need for necessity of Kamichiku wagyu at all. Any decent beef would be so delicious with this recipe and skill. The flavour was just right with good balance of herbs and spices. Texture was delicate. It was served with in-house made pappadelle cooked to al dente. This was my first dish here and the best dish as well. Next was an American classic style of sandwich: Philadelphia Steak and Cheese (8/10). Just by looking what had been placed on the table, I drooled unconsciously already. Tender slices of steak and cheese complemented so well with generous vegetable and peppers. It was the peppers that brought the picture together nicely. The final magic was the bread which was soft but crisp on the outside. Just the first two dishes, good impression has started building up.

Wagyu Bolognese (THB420)

Philadelphia Steak and Cheese (THB470)

Moving on to steak, there were German Simmental Tenderloin 230g (7/10) and Japanese Kamichiku Striploin A4 150g (8/10) for the night: two kinds of beef from two different cuts and from two continents. Both were tender and yielded distinctive flavour and aroma. The German tenderloin was less fatty and less juicy (of course) but exposed more of natural flavour and texture of meat. On the other hand, Kamichiku striploin burst out the juicy fatty character more and indeed was more tender on the touch. Personally, I enjoy the German tenderloin more due to the bite-able texture. Only if the cut was thicker, meaning heavier weight, it would be such a perfect piece.

On the downside, steak at The Capital does not come with any kind of sauce at all. You will have to order if you would like one. For us, we did try Mushroom Cream Sauce (THB150) which was nice, aromatic, and creamy. But honestly, this was too expensive for such a small portion of sauce (approx. 2 portions of glass shots). I believe this should not be charged to customer at all. It is just sauce and sauce should usually compliment along side steak, unless the restaurant sees that their steak does not need any kind of sauce at all to be enjoyed. From my point of view, a touch of Dijon mustard does its job wonderfully. By the way, salt also played a crucial role for steak and there are 3 types of sea salt here to be chosen from: white flake from UK, merlot infused himalayan, and spices infused himalayan.

Last but not least, a side dish was also ordered to complete the act: Dauphinoise Potatoes (8/10) or simply called potatoes gratin. It was so creamy, so cheese, and so flavourful. Well, all in all The Capital is definitely an excellent place for dining. It is not cheap but it sure will satisfy your appetite.

German Simmental Tenderloin 230g (THB950)

Japanese Kamichiku Striploin A4 150g (THB1,100)

Dauphinoise Potatoes (THB150)

The Capital by Water Library @ Empire Tower, Bangkok - เดอะ แคปปิตอล บาย วอเตอร์ ไลบรารี่ @ อาคารเอ็มไพร์ทาวเวอร์ กรุงเทพฯ
Floor 3 Empire Tower
195 Sathon Road
Yan Nawa, Sathon
Bangkok 10120
Thailand

Open Hours: Mon - Sat from 11:30am - 11:00pm

Wednesday, February 18, 2015

New York Style Steak and Burger @ Park 22, Sukhumvit 22, Bangkok - นิวยอร์ค สไตล์ สเต็ก แอนด์ เบอร์เกอร์ @ Park 22 ซอยสุขุมวิท 22 กรุงเทพฯ

Cuisine: Steak and Burger
Price: THB460 per person without alcohol (what we paid for)
Visited: 8 February 2015
Food: 7/10
Atmosphere: 7/10
Value for money: 6/10
Services: 5/10
Scale: [1=poor ---- 5=average/standard ---- 10=outstanding/exceptional]

Just recently launched towards the end of 2014, New York Style Steak and Burger at Park 22 is among one of those burger joints spewing out in 2014. I have to say that I rather like this place personally. The decoration is friendly and comfy in USA city scape theme. There are around 10 spacious tables indoor and a few more outdoor which can be pleasant during winter evening. I believe this can be another good spot for hanging with friends.

The place is located in Soi Sukhumvit 22. First this came up to my mind when I had found out about this place was availability of parking space as Soi Sukhumvit 22 can be a hassle place for those who drive. However, there are some parking spaces, around 10, at Park 22 so you may be lucky on a good day. The range of menu is kept simply. Mainly it consists of burger and steak range with a few of non-beef choices for those who do not take beef. We only gave a go to burger this time but will return for steak later. As for pricing, it is not cheap nor expensive. I would say it is on average if you ask me about value-for-money.

New York Style Steak and Burger @ Park 22, Sukhumvit 22, Bangkok

NY bar scene


There are around 11 choices of burger and here are 5 of them. We had The Atomic, The Bacon Cheese, The Damn Yankee, the Brooklyn BBQ, and The Petite. All are beef based burger but just different kind of stuffing and sauce. Beef meat is homemade ground US beef (choose your own preference doneness). Bun is from Maison Jean Philippe bakery. Vegetable are fresh from the northern part of Thailand, I believe. Each burger is served with French fries. Nevertheless, you may ask for variation such as salad if you would like to go for a more healthy choice.

The Atomic: This is a more spicy range with filling of fried onion, lettuce, pickle, tomato, spicy sauce, and jalapeño ranch dressing. This is the one for tagging on your instagram with the tall looking with fancy fried onion (^><^).

The Bacon Cheese: Classic bacon and cheese burger with crispy bacon, cheddar cheese, fresh lettuce, onion, tomato, and pickle.

The Damn Yankee: This was my choice of the meal. It was the burger with more cheese in fact: Swiss cheese and cheddar cheese filled along with onion, tomation, pickle, and arugula (rocket).

The Brooklyn BBQ: The juicy range, I suppose. It consists of crispy bacon, cheddar cheese, onion rings, those classic vegetable, and juicy smoky Jack Daniels BBQ sauce.

The Petite: If you are not a big eater and fancy a classic cheese burger, here is the one for you. Basically, it is the junior version of The Big Boy which is the classic cheese burger.

Just fyi, we did order our beef in medium doneness and it was just right for us with juiciness and tenderness maintained. Perhaps only the burger bun, from Maison Jean Philippe, that made the whole thing a bit difficult to eat. The bun was thick and I guess you can imagine how troublesome it would be to have your mouth widely open for a bite. If you are thinking of taking your date out here, order steak and not burger. Otherwise, just use fork and knife to eat your burger which is probably not what you would like to do when enjoying a juicy piece of burger.

The Atomic (THB390)

The Bacon Cheese (THB400)

The Damn Yankee (THB390)

The Brooklyn BBQ (THB400)

The Petite (THB250)

New York Style Steak and Burger @ Park 22, Sukhumvit 22, Bangkok - นิวยอร์ค สไตล์ สเต็ก แอนด์ เบอร์เกอร์ @ Park 22 ซอยสุขุมวิท 22 กรุงเทพฯ
Park 22
28 Soi Sukhumvit 22
Sukhumvit Road
Khlong Toei
Bangkok 10110
Thailand

Open Hours: daily from 11:00am - 11:00pm
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