Sunday, April 28, 2013

Chicken stew with coconut rice - Dhs 32, Pingpongdimsum, Dubai Mall

Chicken stew with coconut rice - Dhs 32

spiced chicken stew with coconut rice

tender chicken pieces, shiitake mushroom, black fungus and broccoli, with hints of ginger, black cardamom, cinnamon, star anise, on coconut rice


It was my first time at PingPong dimsum located at Dubai Mall. Whatever i ordered all turned out to be good except for the fact for an Indian the portions are a little less. The taste is there on whatever you order. I was hesitant when it said coconut rice but it turned out to be excellent. The chicken tasted good and the spice was perfect on it. Nice ambience too. Their tables and chairs are a little different. They are not soft but all wooden.Their chairs don't have back support generally unless you get a seat next to the wall. Overall they were impressive will surely visit again. 

Man of the match - All stews including beef. I felt beef stew was tasting better than chicken. 
Flop of the match - I wouldn't suggest to have noodles from here rather have that from Noodles house instead. Very ordinary tasting. 


Spiced chicken stew with coconut rice - Dhs 32



chicken and noodles

braised chicken in lemongrass, garlic, tamarind, chinese wine broth with egg noodles, straw mushroom, broccoli and chilli


chicken and noodles - Dhs 30 - I will not order this again

Beef and noodles - Dhs 30

beef and noodles


Beef and noodles - Dhs 30
Menu

Chicken stew with coconut rice - Dhs 32, Pingpongdimsum, Dubai Mall

Chicken stew with coconut rice - Dhs 32

spiced chicken stew with coconut rice

tender chicken pieces, shiitake mushroom, black fungus and broccoli, with hints of ginger, black cardamom, cinnamon, star anise, on coconut rice


It was my first time at PingPong dimsum located at Dubai Mall. Whatever i ordered all turned out to be good except for the fact for an Indian the portions are a little less. The taste is there on whatever you order. I was hesitant when it said coconut rice but it turned out to be excellent. The chicken tasted good and the spice was perfect on it. Nice ambience too. Their tables and chairs are a little different. They are not soft but all wooden.Their chairs don't have back support generally unless you get a seat next to the wall. Overall they were impressive will surely visit again. 

Man of the match - All stews including beef. I felt beef stew was tasting better than chicken. 
Flop of the match - I wouldn't suggest to have noodles from here rather have that from Noodles house instead. Very ordinary tasting. 


Spiced chicken stew with coconut rice - Dhs 32



chicken and noodles

braised chicken in lemongrass, garlic, tamarind, chinese wine broth with egg noodles, straw mushroom, broccoli and chilli


chicken and noodles - Dhs 30 - I will not order this again

Beef and noodles - Dhs 30

beef and noodles


Beef and noodles - Dhs 30
Menu

Saturday, April 27, 2013

SouthWest Burger - Dhs 39, FuddRuckers - Al Garhoud, Dubai

SouthWest Burger - Dhs 39
SouthWest Burger - Dhs 39

SouthWest Burger - Charboiled burger, cooked to order, loaded with melted pepper jack cheese, hickory smoked beef bacon, guacamole, drizzled with creamy ranch dressing served with mixed lettuce, sliced tomatoes and chipotle mayonnaise dressing on a freshly baked bun.

World's greatest  hamburger can't be disappointing. I enjoy going to FuddRuckers at Al Garhoud. Spacious and big. I went on a weekday afternoon this time so I had all the attention needed unlike last time when i went on a weekend and  they were quite busy. Best part is in the order is the salad. I enjoy eating their coleslaw and sometimes I feel I eat more of coleslaw than anything else on the plate.  You get to choose potato wedges(fudd fries) or french fries as your choice. Their wedges are better than their fries. Their french fries are thin which I hate. One thing I noticed is that they don't tell you that you get a complimentary salad along with the main course. Unlike pizza hut where you get a plate to put your salad, here you put the salad on the same plate on which your main course is served.

http://www.fuddruckers.com/menu/
Potata wedges that comes along with your order and salad I've picked from their in house vegetable market
In house vegetable market 
Me and my 1/2lb burger

SouthWest Burger - Dhs 39, FuddRuckers - Al Garhoud, Dubai

SouthWest Burger - Dhs 39
SouthWest Burger - Dhs 39

SouthWest Burger - Charboiled burger, cooked to order, loaded with melted pepper jack cheese, hickory smoked beef bacon, guacamole, drizzled with creamy ranch dressing served with mixed lettuce, sliced tomatoes and chipotle mayonnaise dressing on a freshly baked bun.

World's greatest  hamburger can't be disappointing. I enjoy going to FuddRuckers at Al Garhoud. Spacious and big. I went on a weekday afternoon this time so I had all the attention needed unlike last time when i went on a weekend and  they were quite busy. Best part is in the order is the salad. I enjoy eating their coleslaw and sometimes I feel I eat more of coleslaw than anything else on the plate.  You get to choose potato wedges(fudd fries) or french fries as your choice. Their wedges are better than their fries. Their french fries are thin which I hate. One thing I noticed is that they don't tell you that you get a complimentary salad along with the main course. Unlike pizza hut where you get a plate to put your salad, here you put the salad on the same plate on which your main course is served.

http://www.fuddruckers.com/menu/
Potata wedges that comes along with your order and salad I've picked from their in house vegetable market
In house vegetable market 
Me and my 1/2lb burger

Tuesday, April 23, 2013

Papa Johns Pizza - Dhs 38 Medium, Al Ghurair Dubai

Super Papa's Pizza - Dhs 38
Pepperoni, Italian beef, smoked turkey, mushrooms, onions, green peppers and black olives

Yes this is the week where you get Papa Johns for cheap. Everything from starter, sides to main course is discounted at 50%. Today(Wednesday April 24th) is the last day of the offer. So go out and get them if you really like to eat them. I ordered quite a few to know what their taste is like. I'd say worst was their PASTA. Never order their pasta. Pizza hut makes much better pasta. Papa's Pizzas were as expected and Super papa's was the best with them. Both sides I ordered turned out to be good. Man of the match was Pepperoni Rolls. Chicken tenders were better than what you get at pizza hut. The whole menu being half the price was the best part. Didn't feel a pinch when ordering ;)
Recommendation: Do try Super papa and Pepperoni Rolls. You can't go wrong with these orders. For vegetarians try Garden Special Pizza, it was nice too.

Garden Special Pizza 
Fresh tomatoes, mushrooms, black olives, green peppers and onions
Garden Special Pizza - Dhs 38 Medium


Pepperoni Rolls  
An appetizer of fresh dough rolled and baked with pepperoni, ranch sauce and mozzarella cheese, 8 rolls served with pizza sauce and ranch dipping sauce
Pepperoni Rolls - Dhs 19


Mexican Ole Pizza 
Grilled chicken, fresh tomatoes, onions, mushrooms, green peppers and jalapeno peppers
Mexican Ole Pizza - Dhs 38 Medium

Chicken tenders - Dhs 21

Papa's House Pasta 
Your choice of pasta with grilled chicken, pepperoni, turkey ham, fresh green peppers and onions with our special tomato sauce, mozzarella cheese and parmesan cheese.

Papa's House Pasta - Dhs 19

Pasta Chicken Florentine 
Your choice of pasta served with grilled chicken, fresh tomatoes, mushrooms, onions and olives tossed with creamy spinach alfredo sauce, mozarella cheese and parmesan cheese.
Pasta Chicken Florentine - Dhs 19
 http://www.24h.ae/papajohns

Papa Johns Pizza - Dhs 38 Medium, Al Ghurair Dubai

Super Papa's Pizza - Dhs 38
Pepperoni, Italian beef, smoked turkey, mushrooms, onions, green peppers and black olives

Yes this is the week where you get Papa Johns for cheap. Everything from starter, sides to main course is discounted at 50%. Today(Wednesday April 24th) is the last day of the offer. So go out and get them if you really like to eat them. I ordered quite a few to know what their taste is like. I'd say worst was their PASTA. Never order their pasta. Pizza hut makes much better pasta. Papa's Pizzas were as expected and Super papa's was the best with them. Both sides I ordered turned out to be good. Man of the match was Pepperoni Rolls. Chicken tenders were better than what you get at pizza hut. The whole menu being half the price was the best part. Didn't feel a pinch when ordering ;)
Recommendation: Do try Super papa and Pepperoni Rolls. You can't go wrong with these orders. For vegetarians try Garden Special Pizza, it was nice too.

Garden Special Pizza 
Fresh tomatoes, mushrooms, black olives, green peppers and onions
Garden Special Pizza - Dhs 38 Medium


Pepperoni Rolls  
An appetizer of fresh dough rolled and baked with pepperoni, ranch sauce and mozzarella cheese, 8 rolls served with pizza sauce and ranch dipping sauce
Pepperoni Rolls - Dhs 19


Mexican Ole Pizza 
Grilled chicken, fresh tomatoes, onions, mushrooms, green peppers and jalapeno peppers
Mexican Ole Pizza - Dhs 38 Medium

Chicken tenders - Dhs 21

Papa's House Pasta 
Your choice of pasta with grilled chicken, pepperoni, turkey ham, fresh green peppers and onions with our special tomato sauce, mozzarella cheese and parmesan cheese.

Papa's House Pasta - Dhs 19

Pasta Chicken Florentine 
Your choice of pasta served with grilled chicken, fresh tomatoes, mushrooms, onions and olives tossed with creamy spinach alfredo sauce, mozarella cheese and parmesan cheese.
Pasta Chicken Florentine - Dhs 19
 http://www.24h.ae/papajohns

Sunday, April 21, 2013

Diavola - Dhs 45, Carluccios Dubai Mall

Diavola Pizza - Dhs 45
Diavola Pizza - Tomato Sauce, Mozaarella and spicy beef pepperoni

I felt this pizza too boring. There are no vegetables in it and it felt dead. Specially after eating their Capricciosa, you would feel this too blank.

http://www.carluccios.com/

red spicy beef pepperoni 

Diavola - Dhs 45, Carluccios Dubai Mall

Diavola Pizza - Dhs 45
Diavola Pizza - Tomato Sauce, Mozaarella and spicy beef pepperoni

I felt this pizza too boring. There are no vegetables in it and it felt dead. Specially after eating their Capricciosa, you would feel this too blank.

http://www.carluccios.com/

red spicy beef pepperoni 

Friday, April 19, 2013

Arayes Dhs 30 -TOPKAPI turkish , Taj Palace Hotel

Arayes - Dhs 30
Arayes that comes with minced meat in it. Tasted descent but nothing to rave about. Not worth Dhs 30 for me. You dont' get anything extra along with Arayes either. Topkapi restaurant is a very quiet restaurant. One interesting thing at their restaurant is pick to cook order. You get to choose any fish, crab, squids from their aquarium and they would cook them for you fresh. Pricing would depend on the weight of your pick. They've got these deadly scorpions in their aquarium which is a thrill to watch. Probably that was the best part for me in their restaurant, staring at their aquarium.



Arayes Dhs 30 -TOPKAPI turkish , Taj Palace Hotel

Arayes - Dhs 30
Arayes that comes with minced meat in it. Tasted descent but nothing to rave about. Not worth Dhs 30 for me. You dont' get anything extra along with Arayes either. Topkapi restaurant is a very quiet restaurant. One interesting thing at their restaurant is pick to cook order. You get to choose any fish, crab, squids from their aquarium and they would cook them for you fresh. Pricing would depend on the weight of your pick. They've got these deadly scorpions in their aquarium which is a thrill to watch. Probably that was the best part for me in their restaurant, staring at their aquarium.