Assalamualaikum and hello everyone!
I was craving for some great food, to be exact- lamb chop. I honestly don't eat lamb before, but my friends persuaded me to try and sorta have a taste of what they eat- nasi arab kambing, satay kambing, kambing panggang, and everything kambing lah! And yeah, I love kambing, thanks to them!
And sometimes terbawa-bawa sampai malas mandi macam kambing HAHAHA.
meet my fav lamb chop!
Back to the story- I was craving for some lamb chop and I wanna go out and take pictures of the surrounding. You know, amik feel as if I am a tourist (Amik feel tu penting okehhhhh!). So I thought of Jalan Dhoby, JB. There are some beautiful street arts, and lots of nice cafes too! So lamb chop eh, let me think.... IT ROO CAFE!
Someone should make a Harry Potter wall art here at Jalan Dhoby. Because, Dobby sounds like Dhoby. You know what I mean? #POTTERHEAD
|| THE CAFE
I have been here for several times in the past few years. But the best thing about this cafe, is the taste of the food. It remains the same- always delicious! This cafe is known for the chicken chop, best chicken chop in town they say. The first time I came here, I was clueless. "This cafe looks like some place from the past though", was the only thing I thought of. I didn't even know this "the best chicken chop in town" thing. Then I ordered Beehoon tomyam. Well, it was just the normal beehoon tomyam. But my friend ordered Chicken chop, and it was awesome. Damn awesome beb!
Another time, was with my chinese friend. She knows that I love to try out new cafes so she said that I will surely be happy if she bring me to this place, I just know that it was It Roo when I arrived. My friend was quite disappointed because she wanted to surprise me but I've been there hahah. And like I said, the food never disappoint me.
This cafe is so popular among locals and Singaporeans too! The parking lot is limited but there are parking spaces behind Masjid India nearby. So, it's really no problem. Also, the bazar karat is just around the corner, but it only opens at night.
This cafe existed for years, and is still packed with customers. I went after the lunchtime on Saturday. there are a few empty tables, but it was packed again not long after I arrived!
welcome to the past!
|| THE FOOD
As usual, it was so delicious. The potato wedges are the real potato, not the frozen one you buy in supermarkets. The coleslaw is so fresh and juicy, the black pepper sauce is perfect and the lamb is super tender. Super tender I tell you.
You will be served with some peanuts once seated . I was like "Uuuuu service diaaaaa!", then I changed my mind when I saw the bill. Peanuts tu bukan service laaaaa, worth RM 2.00 lagi kau. HAHAHAHA. I never paid before, always my friend pay, my boss pay. Now only I know 😂😂😂
licinnnnn! but I find it weird to eat with cucumber, macam makan satay pulak keke
Overall, I rate this cafe :
5 stars for the service, there are so many people but the service is so fast!
4.9 stars for the food- it was tasty, fresh and great!
Will I come again?
DEFINITELY YES! for the lamb chop and chicken chop.
Will I recommend this place?
Yes, for the chicken chop & lamb chop. You can try other food, but these 2 are the ones I recommend. The food is great. Even though the cafe is not insta-friendly (no pretty walls like other hipster cafe), but the food definitely is. Worth every penny.
Oh, remember the "SMILE" wall art i posted on the previous post? It was just beside this cafe!
:D
Address :
IT ROO CAFE
17, Jalan Dhoby, Bandar Johor Bahru, 80000 Johor Bahru, Johor.
Phone : 07-2227780
Till then,
Thank you for reading this entry!
hani shubie
Assalamualaikum and Hi everyone! :D
Firstly, this post is obviously not a review kekeke.
Confidence.
Why do you think this topic hits me until I feel like I HAVE to blog about this?
I am not really in a good shape of health. Mentally, to be exact. I am exhausted, with so many stuffs to keep up, many people to protect (cewah!), and I need to take a good care of myself too. I don't talk much, sometimes I don't talk at all, except if I am comfortable with you. We got our own problems, but we can't complain, though. Because Allah didn't test us more than what we can handle.
But tough times are the times that we really, really need someone to talk to. And by someone, I mean someone precious to us, not to talk bad about the others, but just to make us feel better by listening, or even just be there!
As I don't have that special someone yet (Read : YET), and I don't think it's right to kacau my married best friend in the middle of the night HAHA, and I dont wanna make my mom worry , you know how terrible Moms worry, right? they will start think too much, which will stress her out padahal tak ada apa pon. Moms, :') , so I decided that I just need a "Me Time".
as if I havent get enough me time already HAHA!
So I started to go to places, alone after work. You know, took some photos (remember I said I wanna learn to take great photos HERE), wandering around instead of being depressed alone in the room and letting my thoughts controlling me. And this hits me- Confidence.
Why confidence?
Lets talk about the most basic thing- Eat. How many of you are okay with eating alone? I found that there are so many people who's afraid & don't have the confidence to eat alone. Some said they'd rather die starving than eating alone. Die starving? You sure or not? Later you really starving ah, don't update on facebook ok?. *read using chinglish slank
Well as for me, I'm cool with eating alone. What I'm not cool with are being starved, stomach hurts from hunger then gastric pulak, and I am totally not cool with the thoughts of food when I am hungry - just because I don't have friends to eat with.
Dude, if people stare, it would be because you sit at a huge table and make other people who came to eat with family got no seat. Or maybe because they recognize your beauty but too shy to approach. Or you should try to eat in front of the mirror, see if maybe the way you eat is super weird which makes people stare. HAHAHA!
As a food blogger, still a baby in this thing, I often take a great shoot when I was with my friend. Why? Because I don't care if people are watching- because we are acting weird TOGETHER, we make noise TOGETHER, we take pictures TOGETHER, and people stares at us TOGETHER too. Like "Akulah raja, aku pedulik apa" kinds of things. But when I eat alone- I take pictures alone, rate the food alone, being stared alone and so much more alone! Which makes me less confident.
|| How do I overcome this?
I always keep this in mind- What if I am travelling or have to work outstation, and found some cute insta-worthy food to take pictures of? well, not a problem, right? But what if the food looks real good, tastes real yummy, the cafe / stall looks real dope, and I feel like I need to blog and tell the others about the cafe? I can't be like, "takpelah lain kali datang dengan kawan lah". So, when will this "lain kali" be? Trust me, the post won't come out pon nanti sebab that "lain kali" always turns out "tak jadi", whether sebab bajet, sebab busy or sebab takde yang boleh teman. So I better buat je, amik je gambar, lantakkan je orang tengok. It's not like they pay for your bills, kan?
Another example, is when you go to the interview.
Do you think you can pass and hired by being takut-takut and not confident? And if you wanna hire a staff, would you hire someone like you? Think.
We can't rely on others too much, be independent, be confident. If you are not confident, build it. Find ways. I can't deny that having a friend to hang out with is better, but there are times when we have to do it alone. You don't drag your friends in the interview.
I was at IT Roo cafe (will blog about this later!), alone, in a cafe full of customers, and I feel super awkward. SUPER AWKWARD. But I just pergi lantakkan everything and set in mind that "I wanna do a blog post about this cafe and most importantly, I'm starving". So, yeah, I did it! But I still shy shy cat and don't take lots of pictures but it feels good because I started taking pictures even when I am alone.
And I wanna do better next time.
Speak louder, with confidence. talk, walk, do things with confidence. But dont be overconfident sampai taknak tanya lepastu habis semua salah HAHAHA. If you are being asked to so something that you've never even heard of, ASK. jangan takut and hentam je sebab tak confident nak tanya. Okay?
I'm gonna stop here, I dont wana nag too much as #iamnotyourmother LOL.
Oh, be sure to like my facebook page for this blog HERE ya! Muchas gracias!
Firstly, this post is obviously not a review kekeke.
Confidence.
Why do you think this topic hits me until I feel like I HAVE to blog about this?
I am not really in a good shape of health. Mentally, to be exact. I am exhausted, with so many stuffs to keep up, many people to protect (cewah!), and I need to take a good care of myself too. I don't talk much, sometimes I don't talk at all, except if I am comfortable with you. We got our own problems, but we can't complain, though. Because Allah didn't test us more than what we can handle.
But tough times are the times that we really, really need someone to talk to. And by someone, I mean someone precious to us, not to talk bad about the others, but just to make us feel better by listening, or even just be there!
As I don't have that special someone yet (Read : YET), and I don't think it's right to kacau my married best friend in the middle of the night HAHA, and I dont wanna make my mom worry , you know how terrible Moms worry, right? they will start think too much, which will stress her out padahal tak ada apa pon. Moms, :') , so I decided that I just need a "Me Time".
as if I havent get enough me time already HAHA!
So I started to go to places, alone after work. You know, took some photos (remember I said I wanna learn to take great photos HERE), wandering around instead of being depressed alone in the room and letting my thoughts controlling me. And this hits me- Confidence.
but pretty walls like this makes me regret strolling around alone because there was no one I could ask to take pictures hahaha
Why confidence?
Lets talk about the most basic thing- Eat. How many of you are okay with eating alone? I found that there are so many people who's afraid & don't have the confidence to eat alone. Some said they'd rather die starving than eating alone. Die starving? You sure or not? Later you really starving ah, don't update on facebook ok?. *read using chinglish slank
Well as for me, I'm cool with eating alone. What I'm not cool with are being starved, stomach hurts from hunger then gastric pulak, and I am totally not cool with the thoughts of food when I am hungry - just because I don't have friends to eat with.
Dude, if people stare, it would be because you sit at a huge table and make other people who came to eat with family got no seat. Or maybe because they recognize your beauty but too shy to approach. Or you should try to eat in front of the mirror, see if maybe the way you eat is super weird which makes people stare. HAHAHA!
As a food blogger, still a baby in this thing, I often take a great shoot when I was with my friend. Why? Because I don't care if people are watching- because we are acting weird TOGETHER, we make noise TOGETHER, we take pictures TOGETHER, and people stares at us TOGETHER too. Like "Akulah raja, aku pedulik apa" kinds of things. But when I eat alone- I take pictures alone, rate the food alone, being stared alone and so much more alone! Which makes me less confident.
|| How do I overcome this?
I always keep this in mind- What if I am travelling or have to work outstation, and found some cute insta-worthy food to take pictures of? well, not a problem, right? But what if the food looks real good, tastes real yummy, the cafe / stall looks real dope, and I feel like I need to blog and tell the others about the cafe? I can't be like, "takpelah lain kali datang dengan kawan lah". So, when will this "lain kali" be? Trust me, the post won't come out pon nanti sebab that "lain kali" always turns out "tak jadi", whether sebab bajet, sebab busy or sebab takde yang boleh teman. So I better buat je, amik je gambar, lantakkan je orang tengok. It's not like they pay for your bills, kan?
Another example, is when you go to the interview.
Do you think you can pass and hired by being takut-takut and not confident? And if you wanna hire a staff, would you hire someone like you? Think.
We can't rely on others too much, be independent, be confident. If you are not confident, build it. Find ways. I can't deny that having a friend to hang out with is better, but there are times when we have to do it alone. You don't drag your friends in the interview.
I was at IT Roo cafe (will blog about this later!), alone, in a cafe full of customers, and I feel super awkward. SUPER AWKWARD. But I just pergi lantakkan everything and set in mind that "I wanna do a blog post about this cafe and most importantly, I'm starving". So, yeah, I did it! But I still shy shy cat and don't take lots of pictures but it feels good because I started taking pictures even when I am alone.
And I wanna do better next time.
Speak louder, with confidence. talk, walk, do things with confidence. But dont be overconfident sampai taknak tanya lepastu habis semua salah HAHAHA. If you are being asked to so something that you've never even heard of, ASK. jangan takut and hentam je sebab tak confident nak tanya. Okay?
I'm gonna stop here, I dont wana nag too much as #iamnotyourmother LOL.
Oh, be sure to like my facebook page for this blog HERE ya! Muchas gracias!
Till then,
Thank you for reading this entry!
hani shubie
Assalamualaikum & good day everyone!
I am not a camera junkie, or a camera geek, but photography is definitely something I love. I usually take photos using my phone camera, or whoever camera that can give me nice quality picture (lol). But I tell you, if my friends / family got a camera in any event i'm in, I will surely be the one taking photos (if my younger sister is not around, she takes amazing pictures!) HAHA!
But still, I am a no pro, and my photos are not that good yet 😅 (Read : YET)
I have a big project that I've been working on and it requires me my own camera (will reveal about the project SOON!). Not that my phone's camera is not good enough, but I need this 2 to be separated. Why? ease of use. I always think like this- If my phone ran out of battery and my usb is damaged / my powerbank also ran out of battery (double trouble), I still got my camera to take photos!
And of course, camera is needed for blogging purpose. kekeke.
So for my first camera, I was thinking of something compact, something small that can fit my pocket AND budget friendly. I got my eyes on Fujifilm cameras, but it's not within my budget. Then I got my eyes on SONY WX500, but I thought if the camera comes with a body strap, it would be amazing. But this model also comes in white, though. I die die want a white camera even though everyone said that it will get dirty easily. Then when I found the perfect one, with body strap and stuffs, the price is not within my budget pulak, but the lens is changable. I want to buy my first camera so that I can practice, to learn how to, what to do and what not to do, then only I want to upgrade the camera. Because a great camera doesn't always produce the best images, . It also requires the photographer's skill. Cewah skill, kemain jah.
I am not a camera junkie, or a camera geek, but photography is definitely something I love. I usually take photos using my phone camera, or whoever camera that can give me nice quality picture (lol). But I tell you, if my friends / family got a camera in any event i'm in, I will surely be the one taking photos (if my younger sister is not around, she takes amazing pictures!) HAHA!
But still, I am a no pro, and my photos are not that good yet 😅 (Read : YET)
I have a big project that I've been working on and it requires me my own camera (will reveal about the project SOON!). Not that my phone's camera is not good enough, but I need this 2 to be separated. Why? ease of use. I always think like this- If my phone ran out of battery and my usb is damaged / my powerbank also ran out of battery (double trouble), I still got my camera to take photos!
And of course, camera is needed for blogging purpose. kekeke.
So for my first camera, I was thinking of something compact, something small that can fit my pocket AND budget friendly. I got my eyes on Fujifilm cameras, but it's not within my budget. Then I got my eyes on SONY WX500, but I thought if the camera comes with a body strap, it would be amazing. But this model also comes in white, though. I die die want a white camera even though everyone said that it will get dirty easily. Then when I found the perfect one, with body strap and stuffs, the price is not within my budget pulak, but the lens is changable. I want to buy my first camera so that I can practice, to learn how to, what to do and what not to do, then only I want to upgrade the camera. Because a great camera doesn't always produce the best images, . It also requires the photographer's skill. Cewah skill, kemain jah.
Assalamualaikum and hi :D !
So last weekend, my friend and I went to this place called Seven Oaks, which is a restaurant and also a bakery! It took me a week to finally blog about this as work has been overflowing these few months due our company new system ðŸ˜ðŸ˜ðŸ˜
OK back to our main topic about the cafe.
I actually never know about this place, but it turned out that I always pass by the area when I first worked in JB. I always saw the building from across the street and thought that it was just another fancy hotel, which is not!
I was there earlier than my friend. And guess what, both of us sesat jalan! Please, DO NOT follow the location given on their facebook page. It makes me curse because the maps was taking me to the garbage area HAHA. I was like, "Oi I wanna go to a restaurant to eat, you want me to eat garbage meh?". No worries, I will give you the exact address at the end of the post (like always 😉 ) so stay tuned!
|| THE CAFE
unfortunately, I failed to take the picture of the whole building from outside. There were a bunch of guys that was doing piping stuffs nearby, and one of them keep staring at me. super scary! his head even turned and follow my every move! so I decided to wait for my friend inside the cafe and luckily no one bother asking me why I sat inside without buying anything. Maybe the staffs are used to it since the cafe is super fancy & cute hahaha.
Assalamualaikum. :)
After a long hiatus, I'm back with my food review. Yeay~! This time will be about KFry, a Korean food restaurant!
Not to lie, I love Kpop. You know, people's common reaction when I say I like Kpop, is - "why u like those jambu guys? you can't even understand their language!". Oh yeah, say what you want. I don't care because each of us got our own preference. Be nice to each other!
Even not everyone loves Kpop, most of us can't resist Korean food! Ok, forget nationalities, great food is great food! Let's admit it. Korean knows how to make us drool while watching them eat in movies & dramas. Oh speaking of which, have you guys watch 'Let's Eat'? If you haven't, please watch it. If you're hungry, I suggest you to eat first because you won't be able to tahan lapar watching that drama HAHA.
NOT THE FIRST TIME
So I finally got the chance to try Kfry Urban Korean food, and actually this is not my first time coming here. My friend and I actually went here when Kfry first opened. But we didn't order anything and just walk out lol. Why? because the first thing I saw when I get into the restaurant was Cass bottle. Of course I know Cass beer, it's the beer Sandara Park drink in Kiss MV (and I'm a blackjack haha!). I decided to seat, and look at the menu.
Curious and not confident, I walk out of the restaurant. Why? I know they didn't sell pork/ lard but we Muslims also can't drink alcohol. They sell alcohol, and even the food sold doesn't contains alcohol, it's still better to find another place because we're in Malaysia. Halal restaurants is super easy to find. That's my personal opinion- better safe than sorry. So off we went.
Few months later, this restaurant started to get viral. Many muslims came and of course I was curious. So I DM the page asking if the food served is halal, and they say that they didn't have the halal certificate yet, but the ingredients they are using are halal certfied and they also got Muslim staffs there. Enough waiting, lets go Hani!
THE RESTAURANT
We arrived around 130pm (if i'm not mistaken) and the queue was super long! The restaurant is on the second floor and the queue was until downstairs.
long queue
upstairs
waiting space
ok the first thing I realized was, the cass bottle and ads is not there anymore and they really hire Muslim staffs! I mean, it's a great news because I can now eat confidently!
I don't take lots of pictures of the interior but overall, the restaurant is so clean and the interior is so gorgeous. Promise you guys next time I will take lots of pictures of the restaurant I make review on. not just the food like this time HAHAHA. I'm saving money to buy myself a camera. But if anyone is willing to sponsor me one, I will be very grateful and I promise you I will make a review post on it HAHAHA (acah-acah retis sekejap).
THE MENU
Nah! here's for you who's planning to go but not sure about your budget and what to order. Click to enlarge.
THE FOOD
I hate it because my seat got bad lighting, how to take good pictures of ME and the food? HAHAHA! So I forced my friend to switch the place for picture purpose. We were like, kejap-kejap tukar tempat to get a nice picture. Rule of good photos- Lighting, Lighting, Lighting! Thanks Bibah :')
Since it was only 2 of us, we ordered UFO Kimchi Bokkeumbap, K'razy Spicy Cheesy Fried Chicken Bumbuk, Mango Rita and Mini Bingsoo - Oreo Chocolate Bingsoo~ and it costs us RM 116.00 :') split the bill guys, split the bill. (still crying after split the bill lol.) Please don't order too much, and I'm not saying this because of the price, but the portion is really generous. We share our Kimchi Bokkeumbap and everything, but still need to bungkus the remaining since we can't finish it.
K'razy Spicy Cheesy Fried Chicken Bumbuk
the staff will help you coat the chicken. (I know you guys can't see it but I love her hairstyle HAHA)
the chicken
The staff will first separate the chicken, cheese & fries. They'll melt and mix the cheese, and after that coat the chicken with the melted cheese. It taste soooooo freaking good! The chicken is sweet and bit spicy (not really spicy for me though), but the pepper paste is super good, the chicken is crunchy and juicy too.
coated chicken
Ok now i'm drooling. =.='''
HAHA I hate the fact that I am hungry because of the food I'm trying to show you guys!
UFO Kimchi Bokkeumbap
I've always wanted to try Kimchi fried rice, so I ordered this. The yellow melted stuff around the rice is the cheese and eggs. topped with half coked egg, and it is served on a hot claypot. The staff will ask if you want their help to mix the rice and I said yes because I was curious, why would they ask if we need their help to "mix" the rice? Is there any special step?
But no lah. they just help you kacau the rice and mix it with everything jeee. I regret saying yes because I really like half cooked kuning telur and it was gone when he mixed it. *bye bye my kuning telur goyang TT~TT
no more telur kuning goyang :')
Honestly, when it first came, I was like, "why does this smells like nasi goreng adabi? The legendary fried rice paste that I love so much. And my friend was, ya lah bau macam nasik goreng adabi.
And it tastes the same as Nasi Goreng Adabi except this one got kimchi, but serius sebijik HAHAHA whyyyy. It's delicious but why u taste like nasi goreng adabi and I paid so much for this HAHAHA. I was laughing at myself, and keep repeat the same question. sedap tapi why? lol.
Our food
Oreo Chocolate Bingsoo. Aiyaiyaaaaa~ *singing Bingsoo from AKMU.
The bingsoo is sooo delicious! I love everything about this bingsoo. the pepero, the vanilla ice cream, the shaved ice underneath the oreo. Just, everything! I wanna try strawberry bingsoo next time, because I love strawberries~
THE SERVICE
free Coke
As I told you, there was a really long queue. But we didn't wait that long, seriously. We're still, so amazed with the speed and their customer service. They served us free Coke as we were waiting in the lines, seated when we reach upstairs at normal chair since the sofa area is full, then we transfer to sofa area. The workers already take note of how many of us before they sit us in the waiting area. We were given the menu while waiting, which will speed up the order processing.
The staffs are also alert with the surrounding, greet us when we walked in, and it's really easy to call them. You angkat tangan sikit, and someone will come. unlike some restaurants which kita dah separa jerit pon, no one cares.
You can tapau everything, even the bingsoo. The staffs will be happy to help. Please don't be shy to tapau back the leftover food, because you pay for it. And don't waste the food just because you malu nak tapau okay.
Friendly staff, speedy order, clean restaurant. I wish went to the toilet to inspect its cleanliness HAHAHA.
THE LOCATION
As far as I know, there are only 2 branches of KFry and 1st is in JB, and another one is in Batu Pahat. They're still planning on the third branch but no news on the location yet. So here's the address of KFRY JB and BP :
KFRY JOHOR BAHRU
07-266 0902
KFRY BATU PAHAT
07-430 0301
Official website: https://kfry.my/
Both locations open from 12pm to 12am.
***** Latest Update: the third branch is in IOI city mall Putrajaya!
Till then,
Thank you for reading this entry!
hani shubie
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