Gourmet pork burger @ Cristang

Didn't think much of the heading posted by Foodie KY. Afterall what is a Cristang - thought he was on one of his overseas food prowl or something else? Aiyo regretted clicking into his post as it got me drooling over a juicy burger with bacon, petai, pickles and basically the whole works. Ha ha ha

So after an exhausting day's cleaning the house and running around, decided to reward myself ourselves a little....oooh, must have been the bacon calling. Didn't help either since Susan posted earlier about Dan's delicious homemade bacon made with maple syrup which just about sealed the deal! * you can tell I needed a lot of persuasion, NOT really!*

Scouted the location of 8Avenue since I was around that area earlier that morning, enroute to Hanlim for a toilet basin (the earlier one bought was a little too small). The office building is actually opposite PJ Hilton Hotel along Federal Highway. Still pretty new with only a few restaurants operating, reminds me a little of Phileo Damansara at Seksyen 16.

I went for the recommended ‘P4’ with chilli con carne and petai. Master Prince wanted something more basic but not foregoing the bacon, so he ordered 'P2'. We both added a slice of cheese to our order. Found out later that each slice cost rm1 each. At that price, one could be tempted to BYO!!

The list of 'P' burgers, the 'P' stands for 'pork of course :)

But am a little confused because from the menu, each burger comprising 250g of freshly made patties is suppose to come dressed with cheddar cheese, romaine lettuce, Holland onions, tomato and gherkins on a lightly toasted bun spread with Dijon mustard and mayo with Cristang Cajun wedges on the side. Hm, will clarify this with them another time.

While waiting for my burger to come, distracted myself with the restaurant’s menu. Couldn’t quite decide what type of restaurant it is with a mix bag of fusion food between Western cum local food with a handful of Portuguese dishes thrown in. Suppose their ‘nasi goreng’ (aka fried rice) is a specialty since they have a full section on it with various cooking style – kampong, salted fish, vegetarian, lemak etc.

Also noticed the rather extensive collection of quirky pig decorations (on shelves which you can get from Ikea, if you are interested). First impression was perhaps the owner is a fan on pig-like decorations, only to realize a few seconds later that its probably more to compliment the pork joint theme. Unlikely for guys (the owner) to have pig fetishes right? *Then again, I've been wrong before!!* ;p

Anyway, our burgers finally came and lets just say there was a good 10 minutes of happy silence as we devoured the meal. MP enjoyed his burger so much that he wanted to come back the next day (and probably everyday if we let him)! But MP didn’t quite appreciate the herbed Cajun wedges as he was expecting more French-like fries instead – oh well, more for me :) yum yum!!

Ate my burger open sandwich style, hard to fit everything into one bite.

Had difficulty getting a clear shot of the burger as the lighting is rather 'romantic' inside. So if you want to take food pictures, highly recommend sitting outside where the light is much brighter. Confirmed by looking at KY's pictures where he and gang sat outside! *good call mate*

MP's 'P2' burger.

Being 'gourmet' burgers and all, expect prices to be a little steeper compared to your local Ramly burger stall. You know, KY missed out something VERY IMPORTANT in his post *tsk, tsk, tsk - aiseh man?? Must be the burgermanium syndrome causing to lose temporary consciousness of the surrounding except for the burger in front of you!*.....and that is EVERY WED, you get 20% off pork burgers!

Can you read backwards?

So if you wish to try some pork burgers, you may want to consider dropping by on Wed instead and check out the gourmet burgers for yourself!! Just a note, looking at Gina’s post in March this year, realized that the burger prices have since increased in price by rm2! But for the quality, its still pretty reasonable (even more on Wednesdays).

Even though I enjoyed the juicy petai pork burger, felt the flavour of the chilli con carne (even though it was good in its own right and noticed quite a number of patrons ordered this that night) overpowered the natural taste of the burger. So when I come back next, I’ll probably join MP for ‘P2’ and maybe tapow some crunchy fries from Golden Arches, now that would be the ultimate perfect burger meal for us!!!

Psst….if you still have space and looking for waffles and ice cream, A&W is conveniently just around the corner!!! Lolz

Cristang Restaurant
Unit B-G-198 Avenue
Jalan Jernih (8/1) Petaling Jaya
Selangor
Tel: 03-7956 7877