Beat Eat Cafe - Taste The Beat!

UPDATE: Beat Eat Cafe has a new and updated menu with better selections and bigger portions. Feel free to drop by for a visit 😍👍


Greetings~!

I hope that everyone's doing okay.
Oh, dear! It's almost at the end of January.
Time flies fast when you're having fun, right?

Yet here I am... At home... Zzzzz~...

Anyway, I would like to introduce you to a new cafe; Beat Eat Cafe. 

Beat Eat Cafe :)

Promotions on display :)

This cafe is located in Seksyen 7, Shah Alam and being managed by young and skillful local graduates. This cafe was recommended by my friends; Ainul, Sora and Sadrina since they have been here before. When I first stepped into this cafe, I was greeted by the cozy ambiance. It was spacious and the modern decor was simple but colourful. The creative word-art on the wall was really interesting and eye-catching.

Outer seating area

The cafe's cozy interior

Beat Eat Cafe specializes in sandwiches and light snacks. As for the concept, it is self-service. As for the sandwiches, you can choose your own bread and filling from the menu before placing your order at the sandwich counter. The choices of breads are panini, croissant, cheese baguette and wholemeal baguette. As for the fillings, you can choose from chicken (chicken slice, teriyaki chicken, tex-mex chicken), turkey ham, beef (pepperoni, supa ballin', bulgogi beef, streaky beef, tex-mex beef, philly cheesesteak), seafood (Aisukka tuna, Mak Tok's Sardine) and egg (egg surprise and Club Beat). 

Then, you can choose your own veggies and sauces for your sandwiches as a finishing touch. They have a wide selection of veggies and sauces so you can choose anything that you fancy. In other words, we can craft our own sandwiches. If you're not sure what to choose for your sandwich, you can ask the friendly staff for recommendations. You can add on drinks or upgrades. 

If you're not into sandwiches, you can opt for pastas or other light snacks such as chicken wings, onion rings and fries. You can even choose any sauce for your light snack. Desserts such as bread and butter pudding, banana muffins, blueberry muffins and chocolate muffins.

At the sandwich counter

So... what have we ordered?

Fries and onion rings with our own sauce selection

Ainul's sandwich

My sandwich

Overall, we really enjoyed our time here at Beat Eat Cafe. The food and beverages are delicious, light and fulfilling, affordable and reasonably priced. The staffs are friendly and helpful. The cafe's ambiance is cozy and very inviting. Furthermore, this cafe is perfect for having lunch with your friends and family or just hanging out while munching on scrumptious sandwiches. You can even organize parties or small private functions here in the cafe. If you are nearby Shah Alam's Seksyen 7 or you are in UiTM Shah Alam, you can always drop by for a yummy sandwich here in Beat Eat Cafe. Even I myself would be happy to visit this cafe again sometime in the future. :)

*Side Notes*

- This cafe is Halal

- All meats are obtained from Halal sources

- This cafe is self-service

Interested in going to Beat Eat Cafe?

Here's the address :)

AAG/30, Ground floor, Block E, Jalan Plumbum AA7/AA, Pusat Komersial Seksyan 7, 40000 Shah Alam, Malaysia

Or check out their Facebook page :)

https://www.facebook.com/beateatcafe

I guess I should pen-off now and grab something to eat because I still haven't taken my dinner. Hahaha~ *stomach growls* Ouch...

Well, we'll meet again in the next post.

Take care now :)

*Thanks to Ainul,  Sora and Sadrina for the recommendation :) *

NY Steak Shack Malaysia - Succulent and Scrumptious Steaks

Greetings~
I hope that everyone is doing okay. For those that are currently on holiday, I hope that you have a great time going places or just chilling at home. For those who are working, I hope that you have fun at your workplace.
Me? I'm still here chilling at home, reading books, drawing or watching anime.

And playing Neko Atsume too ;)

Anyway, I want to talk about NY Steak Shack Malaysia's Succulent and Scrumptious Steaks. After the last paper for our final exam, I invited Farahis for an early dinner (and to celebrate our freedom of exams lol) at IOI City Mall. We agreed to have our dinner at NY Steak Shack because the restaurant itself looked quite inviting and the steaks looked appetizing. Let's go.

The restaurant at a glance

The restaurant was not too crowded when we first stepped inside. The ambiance was calm and inviting with all the theme-based decor and the surroundings itself was very pristine. There were two main seating areas; inside and outside of the restaurant. We had chosen a cozy and secluded spot of the outside seating area of the restaurant.

Very clean and pristine :)

At the counter

Creative decorative lighting :)

Welcome to NY Steak Shack :)

We did not need to wait for long for our menus because the waiter approached us and handed our menus. Since this was a steak house hence the name, both of us had decided to order the restaurants' specialty; STEAKS. However, we did take quite some time to decide on our food since both of us were first-timers here. After a few minutes, we had finally placed our orders. Apart from steaks, this restaurant also had selections of soups, salads, pasta, poultry dishes, snacks, lamb dishes, surf and turf combo, desserts and a variety of beverages and milkshakes. 

The menu

Look at those scrumptious steak selections

You can even choose your favourite sauce, 2 tasty sides and
 your preferred cooking temperature for your steak

Now for the fun part, FOOD!

Ribeye Steak

For my steak dinner, I had chosen the Ribeye Steak with button mushroom sauce. 150gms of ribeye goodness grilled to perfection with two scrumptious sides; my choices were mashed potatoes and french fries. You can never go wrong with too much potatoes. Hehehe. 

My ribeye steak was grilled to a perfect medium temperature. It was neither undercooked nor overcooked. When I cut into it, I can still see the delicious meat glistening with its juices. The bed of sauteed onions underneath the grilled ribeye gave extra flavour to the meat and an extra crunch. The mushroom sauce (I LOVE MUSHROOMS) was perfectly seasoned and it complemented the steak as it was not overwhelming. The mashed potatoes were creamy and the accompanying sauce complements each other like Ying and Yang. As for the french fries, they were crispy on the outside and fluffy on the inside. You cannot go wrong with french fries. EVER.

 NY Striploin Steak

As for Farahis, she had chosen the NY Striploin Steak with black pepper sauce. 150gms of striploin steak perfectly grilled with two sides; corn-on-the-cob and french fries.

Her striploin steak was grilled to a perfect medium-well temperature. Despite it was being well-done, it was not overcooked and the meat was still juicy and moist. The sauteed onions gave extra flavour to the steak and also an extra crunch. As for the black pepper sauce, it added an extra fiery kick to the meat with every bite as it was perfectly seasoned. The corn-on-the-cob was slathered with butter and it was good. Same goes to the french fries.

Peach Blossom (Left) and Sunny Apple (Right)

Since it was a hot day, we would like something that was refreshing. I had chosen the Sunny Apple; a drink that was consisted of green apple concentrate, soda water and ice. As for Farahis, she had chosen the Peach Blossom; a drink that was made from peach concentrate, soda water and ice. These refreshing beverages were wonderful to drink on a hot and sunny day.

Overall, we really enjoyed our dining experience at NY Steak Shack. The food and beverages are delicious, fulfilling, affordable and reasonably priced. The restaurant itself is very cozy and inviting. The staffs are alert, helpful and very friendly towards the customers. This restaurant is also suitable for families, friends and couples. You can even celebrate your birthday here in the restaurant.

I'll definitely bring my family and friends here one day. :)

Thank you NY Steak Shack for the awesome experience. :)

*Side Notes*

- This restaurant has other branches throughout the Klang Valley including Midvalley, Sunway Pyramid, Bandar Utama and another one that will be opening soon in Subang Parade.

- The Midvalley branch has already obtained their HALAL certificate but other branches are still in the works of obtaining theirs.

- All meats are from HALAL sources.

- They DO NOT serve pork, lard and alcohol.

Interested in going to NY Steak Shack? 

Here's the address for the IOI City Mall branch:

LG-045, Lower Ground Floor,

IOI City Mall, IOI Resort,

62502, Putrajaya,

Wilayah Persekutuan

You can also check out their Facebook page :)

https://www.facebook.com/nysteakshackmy/

or you can visit their website :)

http://www.nysteakshack.com/

That's it for now. Till then, cheerio~ 

By the way, please stay safe :)

Franco - A Francoishii Dining Experience

Greetings everyone!

First of all, I would like to say...

Yeah, I know that it's been already 13 days late but I don't really mind at all. Hehehe.
I'm feeling quite relieved that exams are finally over and I've submitted my FYP (Final Year Project). So now, it's HOLIDAY TIME~!!! *I'm a University student so yeah. Hehehe*
Which means... I can finally keep up with my posts and go food-hunting before returning back to school for my practicum.

Feeling Excited and Scared at the same time for Practicum

Okay, let's get back to the title; Franco - A Francoishii Dining Experience

Franco is actually a Japanese-French fusion fine-casual dining restaurant that focuses on yummy quality food with affordable prices and comfortable dining ambiance. For now, this restaurant has many branches across the Klang Valley and there are a few branches that will be opening in other states such as Penang, Malacca and Johor.

Actually, I really wanted to visit Franco after reading their ads on Facebook. The sights of their scrumptious desserts and yummy pastas whets my appetite. So, one day, I finally got my chance to dine at Franco. This time, I brought my friends Farahis and Aisyah along. We went to the nearest branch at IOI City Mall, Putrajaya.

The restaurant at a glance

The cozy seating area

As we took our seats, the other diners began flooding in for lunch. The waiter handed us the menu and it took us quite awhile to make up our minds since the three of us were first-timers there. There were selections of appetizers, salads, soups, baked rice, beverages and others. The tempting dessert selection consisted of souffles, pancakes, parfaits, ice cream and other sweet treats. Please note that the food in this restaurant are hand-made from scratch and a minimum waiting time of 20 minutes is expected.

The menu

The Baked Rice selection

Tempting Souffle range

I looked around and noticed that this restaurant was quite cozy and inviting to all groups of diners; families, friends, couples and diners who preferred to dine alone. A section of the restaurant was closed off because we were told that there would be a banquet dinner later that night. 

Here's the best part: FOOD!!!

Since we ordered the promotional set meal, we had an appetizer, a main course and a dessert.

Appetizer: Minestrone Soup

This soup was made in-house from scratch. The soup was delicious with the right amount of acidity from the freshness of the tomatoes, light and perfectly seasoned with herbs and spices. A great start for a meal. I'm not really a huge fan of tomatoes but a tomato-based soup is perfectly fine for me. Hehehe. 

My Main Course: Spaghetti Yumeina

I chose this dish because it is one of the signature dishes for Franco. It consisted of spaghetti that was cooked in a secret broth and shoyu (soy sauce) and sauteed with mushrooms, baby spinach, chicken frankfurters, smoked chicken slices, eggplant slices and garnished with toasted sesame seeds, tomatoes and a soft-boiled egg. 

For me,  I think that it was quite new as I never had pasta like this. The Japanese twist in this dish was quite refreshing with the shoyu and it is good. The soft-boiled egg added a touch of creaminess to the dish. The eggplant, baby spinach and sesame seeds gave an extra crunch. As for the pasta, it was perfectly cooked.

Farahis's Main Course: Spaghetti Pescatora

The pasta was perfectly cooked and still firm to the bite. The tomato-based marinara sauce was tangy from the acidity of fresh tomatoes and perfectly seasoned with herbs and spices. As for the seafood, all of them were prepared nicely and perfectly cooked; plump and juicy prawns, springy calamari rings, perfectly cleaned mussels and clams. These seafood still retained their natural flavour as they were not being overwhelmed by the marinara sauce. I think I would order this on my next visit. Hehehe.

Aisyah's Main Course: Squid Ink Rice with Assorted Seafood and Omu Egg

This dish was quite different from any other dishes as it was rice cooked with squid ink. The squid ink added a mysterious touch and a distinctive flavour to the dish. The assorted seafood (calamari rings and prawns) was perfectly cooked. The Omu (Omellete) was fluffy and brought a pop of colour to the dish. A nice colour contrast between the yellow Omu and the blackness of the rice and seafood. It was an interesting dish to try but be prepared with tissues or napkins though. Hahaha.

Okay, let's move on to the desserts.

A Vanilla Softee (Soft Ice Cream)

Each of us received this Vanilla Softee for our set meal. It was soft (hence the name hehehe), creamy and not too sweet. I think this softee was okay as a light finish for a course meal. But I would love to have more of it since I really like Vanilla.

Creme Brulee 

Aisyah ordered this dessert and all of us pitched in to taste. It was creamy and not too sweet. The caramelized sugar (or bruleed sugar) added a subtle smokiness to the dessert. Perhaps I would order this on my next visit.

Despite there were many choices of desserts in the menu, I didn't order any of them because I was too full from the main course. *cries in the corner* However, I will be looking forward for my next visit to Franco for the desserts... Especially those from the souffle range. ;)

Overall, we did enjoy our dining experience here in Franco. It was Francoishii~ The food is delicious and fulfilling and reasonably priced. The cafe ambiance is cozy and inviting, the staffs are friendly and the service is good. The cafe is suitable for families, friends, couples and can be booked in advance for small parties or banquets. This cafe is also suitable for hanging out with your loved ones and friends in the afternoons.

I really can't wait for my next visit. Looking forward for those desserts :)

*Side Notes*

- They DO NOT serve pork or lard

- They are alcohol-free (bebas alkohol)

- All meats come from HALAL sources

- Usually crowded during lunch and dinner

Interested in going to Franco?

Here's the address for the IOI City Mall Branch:

FRANCO @ IOI City Mall:
LG-80C & 80D, Lower Ground Floor, IOI City Mall, Lebuh IRC, IOI Resort City, 62502 Putrajaya, Sepang. Tel: +603 8959 3928

or you can check out their Facebook page :)

https://web.facebook.com/FrancoMalaysia/

See you again in the next post.  Till then, cheerio~