Samba Brazilian Steakhouse Churrascaria@ Avenue K – A Brazilian Samba Buffet Churrasco and Gourmet Cuisine Review

Churrasco is the term for a barbecue in Brazil and some of the Latin American countries. There are not many churrasco restaurant in Malaysia that serves authentic Brazilian cuisine. 

Best Restaurant To Eat was invited to review one of the original Brazilian Buffet – All You Can Eat Churrasco and native Brazilian spread at SAMBA BRAZILIAN STEAKHOUSE CHURRASCARIA @ AVENUE K strategically located near the city centre at 156, Jalan Ampang, L3- 3/3-4A, Avenue K, Level 3, 50450 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Just opposite KLCC Suria.

SAMBA BRAZILIAN STEAKHOUSE CHURRASCARIA@ AVENUE K has in place a host of Brazilian Chef namely Ms Mariana Barbosa which are experts in native Brazilian food and Mr Daniel Lira which is the Head Chef for the Churrasco 

The restaurant main theme is everything Brazil which is lively football festivity; here there are many posters and murals which exuberates this theme. 

It has a separate area which caters to the different dining experience, while there is also an alfresco dining area, which overlooks the SURIA KLCC and the stunningly picturesque KLCC Twin Tower. 

The buffet line was very impressive as there were many Brazilian special cuisines on the tray of the buffet namely the Cheesy Parmegiana Beef, Summer Rice, Fish Moquecca, Baby Potato & Mushroom Sauteed, Creamy Bechamel Penne and more.

The other Brazilian dishes are Brazilian savoury soups and beans based stewed dishes. They are Pinto Beans, Beef Rubacao, Nuts Vatapa and Shrimp Bobo. 

There is also a wide salad selection from you to choose from i.e. Caesar salad, Tropical fruit salad, Potato salad, Greek salad to Pasta salad Tropical Fruit Salad & Fresh Romaine Lettuce. It was the ideal complimentary dish to our BBQ. 

Others on the buffet line include the very popular SEAFOOD ON ICE which were poached seafood like PRAWNS, SLIPPER LOBSTER, SQUIDS and OYSTER. 

The seafood was very fresh and goes well with a sprinkle of zesty lemon juice and a tinge of Tabasco sauce or you can have it with the popular Thousand Island dressing or even eat it on its own to savour the natural taste of the seafood. 

We were just nibbling on these dishes as we want to leave our stomach to the CHURRASCO meat offering which we heard was superb. 

But, for me, this night belongs to the STAR dishes i.e. the Churrasco specialities which boasts a total of 20 meats on skewers, but due to the limited space in the little tummy of mine, we just couldn’t sample it all. 

The variety of beef, lamb, sausage and chicken are cooked on a purpose-built "churrasqueira", a barbecue grill, which supports the spits and skewers rotating on a presets speed and temperatures to ensure a perfectly grill of these tender and succulent meat. 

One of the nice experiences about SAMBA BRAZILIAN STEAKHOUSE CHURRASCARIA@ AVENUE K is that these meats on skewers are served by the server at your table, so it is as freshly cut straight from the grill as you can get. You do not really need to go to the buffet counter to have your choice of meat. Just tell the servers what meat cut you want and they will bring it to you. 

When the servers comes to your table, he will angularly slice the meat cut based on your preference and you use a special tongs to clip the pieces of meat as he slices it accordingly. 

The first Churrasco was the fresh Shrimps wrapped with Beef Bacon. The flavours of the natural taste of the Shrimps was mixed with a slightly salty crisp bacon. Wonderful combination.

this is followed by grilled Dory Fillet. 

Next, is the succulent Chicken Thigh which was crisp on the outside, moist in the inside meat which was very tasty. The chicken was smooth and tender, bursting with flavour upon each bite.

This is then followed by the Super Size Fat Juicy Sausages 

Next, is the Chicken Fillet wrapped in Beef Bacon. Each sumptuous piece of Chicken Roll was a medley of flavors.

For Beef Lovers - The Rump Steak, this one is a must try. The meat is moist, tender, and flavourful. 

followed by the firm and chewy fresh white squid. It was a wonderfully grilled and flamed licked to perfection

Smoky, succulent Chunky Peppery Beef in Skewer with Capsicum

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Look good & Smells good - Beef Fillet Wrap With Bacon. Real Beefy goodness 

My personal beef favourite, it is the PICANHA BEEF RIB- It is the topmost layers of muscle covered in a layer of thick fat. Look at the size of this slab of beefy ribs.

 It is a flavorfully grill roasted back ribs which the meat was still moist, juicy, tender and succulent. Just so yummy.

The smoked duck skin was grilled to perfection, giving you that nice oozing feeling when the juicy fat melting on your palate.  

Next is the Cheese Steak - which has a strong melted cheesy taste.

Followed by the grill Quail. 

Smoky, succulent grilled Sirloin Steak

 Crispy and savoury skin, with a tender and juicy interior that was oozing with flavour. 

Sweet and flavourful grilled pineapple. A break from all those super tasty meat.

Lastly the Chicken heart - Not for the faint heart. Overall all the BBQ meats and seafood was delectable even without any sauce and pleases all your taste and senses 

At SAMBA BRAZILIAN STEAKHOUSE CHURRASCARIA@ AVENUE K, since the servers come to each table, there is a chip which has one side GREEN - signalling you want more or RED - I had enough, so the servers would not come by.

At the restaurant, there are some specialities snack food, which is not available on the buffet line, During the course of your buffet, the servers will serves you this small Brazilian Snack, the first of which is the super smooth Passion Fruit Mousse, 

and the Chicken Croquette 

For patrons who would like to have a drink or two, the restaurant also serves hard liquor.

For those who loves wine pairing with their meat, there is an impressive collection of wine in the cellar to choose from. 

and also some invigorating brazilian cocktails like the Kiwi, Lime, Strawberry, Mix and Passion Fruit cocktail to chill your night away after a sumptuous feast.

So, If you are a real meat lover like me especially on Beef and just loves it to be cooked as BBQ, then SAMBA BRAZILIAN STEAKHOUSE CHURRASCARIA@ AVENUE K will definitely not disappoint you. There are on going promotion which you can check out from time to time on their facebook page 

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Authentic Korean BBQ and Traditional Korean Home Cook Jal-Dae-Ji at One Ampang Business Avenue

“안녕하세요 - Aann Yeong Ha Seyo”

When it comes to Korean food in Kuala Lumpur, where should one go for this delicious fares. The first place is of course in One Ampang Business Avenue. There are about 20 plus Korean restaurant serving BBQ and specialty Korean dishes.

We were invited for dinner at Jal-Dae-Ji located at B-41, One Ampang Business Avenue, Jalan Ampang Utama 2/2, Kuala Ampang, Selangor. What does Jal-Dae-Ji means in Korean, it literally translates to Getting Better. So if you meet a Korean friend or associates, the next time they ask how are you doing now? You can reply by saying Jal-Dae-Ji. 

To start off the night, we were shown on the right and proper style to savour our Korean BBQ meal. One of the best things as a food reviewer, is that we are not there just to try out food but to really understand the culture and to gain knowledge about food antics.

As usual, in most Korean BBQ meal, you will be served with green lettuce. Usually this is used to wrap your BBQ food but apparently, as Malaysian, we will eat it at its own, wrap with some side dishes or eggs servings and etc. This is a no no in Korean BBQ eating style.

For Korean BBQ, your first taste of BBQ should be to eat the meat as it is, with no condiments and any sauces. This is to enable you to taste the freshly grill piece of the meat as its best. From this, you will be able to taste the whether the meat is of quality and well marinated.

If you eat with sauces added to it, most of the time the taste is of the sauce and you can’t really savour the taste of the marinated meat.

Your second helping of the meat should be with the lettuce wrapping. Next, will be the meat with the dipping sauce (only for pork) with lettuce wrapping, a slice of garlic and spring onion, parsley salad. This will ensure that you will be able to taste each of the condiments and meats. Note: Another No No is the Korean does not eat their BBQ with rice.

At Jal-Dae-Ji, the proprietor is a Korean and has a strong passion in cooking and serving real authentic Korean fares i.e. he will not compromise to make the dish suited to local taste. Almost all the sauces and marinates are his top secret recipes (jokes aside, even his wife does not know how we made it). That is why, majority of the customers venturing to this restaurant are mainly Korean. To them, this is the next best to home cooked meal.

For BBQ, we started with Yong Yang Galbi (Marinated Fresh Marble Beef)

Daew Ji Galbi (Marinated Pork Spare Ribs) – marinated for 2 days

Dak Gla Bi (Marinated Boneless Chicken) – marinated for 1 day

GoChuJang Samgyoup Sal (Marinated pork Belly in Red Hot Pepper Paste).

The taste of all the meat was juicy and succulent even after grilling it. We had the pleasure of one of the staff to grill for us and making sure it was grill to perfection.

Side dishes are common in mostly Korean restaurant, these side dishes varies on a daily basis i.e. You don’t get to eat the same side dishes everyday except for one or 2 i.e, Kimchi (a must for all Korean food). We were told by the proprietor that they do l prepare about 100kg of Kimchi every week for his restaurant.

Rice is usually eaten with these side dishes which are a little tad salty. These side dishes are cooked without the use of oil. Thus, it is a healthy food.  Now, you know the secrets why majority of Koreans are quite lean. You seldom see many Korean which are extremely obese.

Next, we proceed to the Bulgogi Beef – it is a dish which is served with thinly slices of beef, marinated in with a special sauce and cooked with a variety of vegetables and the familiar soo hoon noodles.

Our next dish is the Kimchi Jiggae, which is a thick stew of Kimchi simmered in Pork. If you love Kimchi, this is the one of the dish for you to try out.

A Korean pancake (Kimchi Jeon) is really a great challenge for many chefs. In the past those that I have tasted was either too soggy, too much batter or somewhat not the right taste. Here at Jal-Dae-Ji, the pancakes was nicely made, it retains the flavors and blended well with the seafood infused into the pancakes. Taste wise, it was perfect especially the fresh squids. A dip of the pancake to the slight spicy dipping sauce was the perfect blend to this dish.

The next dish was none other than the tTeokbokki (similar to Chinese Chee Cheong Fun) but the noodle here is of the harder and tougher type unlike the chee cheong fun which have a smooth and silky texture.

Lastly, we had the Bibim Guksu which is Noodles with vegetable and Red Hot Pepper sauce. For me, this was an average fare, which I find the sauce a little too sourish and the texture of the noodles was not to my liking.

On the whole, the entire meal was very satisfying and I would rate it as one of the best Korean restaurant in Kuala Lumpur. So, the next time you carve for real authentic Korean food, head over to Jal-Dae-Ji, it sure will be “getting better”.

Tips. If you really want your Korean meal to be cooked by the proprietor himself, make way there on every Monday. It is when he will be helming the kitchen. Also if you are going there on a weekend, please make sure you  make a reservation well in advance else you might be left waiting for your place outside the restaurant.

“감사합니다   Gam Sa Ha Bni Da”

Signature KimChi at Jal-Dae-Ji

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