Islamic Kitchen (generous portions of Salmon!)

You know how there's Pizza Hut, Ice Room, Noodle Station, Manhattan Fish Market, and Kedai Kita? (feel free to suggest some more examples). Well now there's Islamic Kitchen, and though the name implies middle-eastern food (to me at least), you'll be surprised to find that it serves mainstream food from every continent including awesome chicken nachos complete with cheese dips. Yep. Mexican. (Yo quiero Taco Bell!).

Grilled lamb and salmon with black pepper sauce,
corn on the cob and fries. Heavenly.

The thing about Islamic Kitchen is that it's like a down-graded version of those big western food chains, you know, like Cili's, or TGIFs. The menu interestingly displays the chefs who cooks your food. A few are not bad-looking, and though I haven't tried (Dor was not with me), I don't think you can order them. 

The menu also states that there's no MSG in their food and that they make their own ice. Which makes you wonder about all those other restaurants you eat at: who makes their ice?!

Nasi goreng Mr Pow.  So-so.

So last hot Thursday, I picked Armand up from school and we decided to eat out, seeing as Armand just found out he got number 2 in class for his exams. Don't tell him this but I was quite proud of him for doing well. I had literally dragged him to Port Dickson the weekend just before his exams to accompany me on a health workshop and he spent the entire two days in the swimming pool in front of the hotel room instead of studying. Bravo babes.  

I was feeling 1Malaysia that day so I went for the Ah Pow fried rice (that's nasi goreng Cina sans normal, --yep, its gone down from an entire nation to just one guy with Islamic Kitchen, apparently). Armand ordered the salmon and grilled lamb. He usually goes for the salmon in butter lemon sauce, which I must admit is quite heavenly, and for around RM25  is very reasonable given the big portion of salmon. 

So here's the deal. If you go to Islamic kitchen, order the western meals. They are delicious and good value for money. But the nasi gorengs (i,e., fried rice), tastes mediocre and are over-priced, considering also the ordinary table and open-air space you're eating it in. Comprendo? :)

Everything else about Islamic Kitchen is cool. I mean, which other restaurant lists their chefs in the menu and make their own ice these days? 

Islamic Kitchen, Bandar Baru Bangi
Cleanliness: B
Food: B (asian food can be better and cheaper)
Price: ~RM25 per pax (including drinks)
Satisfaction Level:  B+ (definitely halal)
Service: B/C (sometimes wait is quite long. Food does not arrive together)
Atmosphere: B (hustle and bustle, open air)