Gourmet Burgers at The Daily Grind
“Gourmet”, also referring to a connoisseur of food and drink, is a noun widely used in the culinary world. But when it is combined with the word ‘burger’, what exactly does it mean? I have no official definition for it but I would think that “Gourmet Burger” is a burger made from the finest quality ingredients, by someone who is knowledgeable in good food. In contrast to the frozen burger patties of fast-food restaurants, gourmet burgers are prepared fresh daily with good quality meat, as well as good quality bread. The Daily Grind proclaims to be the gourmet burger experts, which in itself was enough to warrant a visit from us one night.
All natural at The Daily Grind
Situated at a corner on the lower ground of Bangsar Village, one could easily bypass this restaurant if one does not pay attention, owing to its rather obscure placement of its signboard. However, once you found the hole, it would lead you to another world of brick walls in its rawest form, comfortable couches, as well as friendly and chirpy staff. My, I could tell that the night was going to be a fun one.
The bar and smoking area
It was a double-date night, and we all ordered drinks enough to last the night. Deserving particular mention that night was the Oreo Milkshake, which came in a tall glass of creamy and cold mixture, generously sprinkled with bits of Oreo cookies. It was bursting with the goodness of home-made vanilla ice-cream, delicious and very addictive!
Drinks at The Daily Grind
In-house Ketchup
Our first dish was Nachos with Cheese, a plate of oven-baked nachos with shredded lettuce and melted cheese, served with guacamole, salsa and sour cream. While I usually like nachos especially for starters, I found these to be quite average, with the nachos being too hard in texture. It’s either that or we took too much time in snapping pictures resulting in them getting cold? Point to ponder.
Nachos with cheese (RM12)
TDG Crabby Caesar Salad, however, was more of my kind of starter! I specifically asked to order this when I saw that Soft shell crab was involved. I mean, I love soft-shell crab! The crispy and crunchy exterior, the soft and crabby flesh, as well as the juiciness from biting into the whole combination. TDG didn’t fail to deliver and the combination of lettuce with crab meat worked wonders! I was almost too selfish to share this dish. Almost.
TDG’s Crabby Caesar Salad (RM25)
It’s mine, all mine! 
When Saucer saw the word ‘dynamite’ in the menu, I knew he wouldn’t be able to resist ordering that dish. The TDG Dynamite Wings had juicy chicken wings marinated with secret explosive sauce that sent all of us to our drinks. Perhaps I was exaggerating, but these wings are definitely not for the faint-hearted. One bite into it revealed juicy and tender chicken meat, but wait for a few seconds and the signals came straight to our head – it’s spicy! I was pleasantly surprised that they managed to make the chicken spicy and tasty at the same time, instead of just the former. One of the nicer chili wings we had!
TDG Dynamite Wings (RM18)
Of course, when we’re at The Daily Grind, we couldn’t resist from ordering burgers. Under high recommendation from the waitress was a burger aptly coined as Lamburgerni, not the car, but the grilled lamb patty with smoky tomato sauce, pesto and grilled vegetables stacked on top. The first thing I noticed was the burger bread used – it’s whole grain and healthy! Just look at the generous amount of oat on top of the bread, I could feel my face lit up because finally, I have found a restaurant that serves burgers with a healthy twist.
Lamburgerni (RM28)
Just look at how thick the burger patty was! It was extremely juicy and tender, with distinct flavours of herbs and pepper within, and funnily, almost no gamey taste at all! If you don’t fancy the gamey taste of lamb, this is the burger for you.
Thick and juicy lamb patty
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Comments (40)
T.T warghh. I need burgers
Farid recently posted..Mengembara Ke Turki Tanpa Visa 1
Everyone loves a big fat juicy burger!
everything looks good eh~
taufulou recently posted..Good Bunny Ramlee Burger @ Kuchai Lama
red velvet cakes seems to be a hit these days, had one at Ben’s, and yesterday at office too
Could it be due to the striking colour? Hmm..
yummy lamb stew and the soft shell crab salad!
xin recently posted..How to cut a Toman Snakehead fish into fish fillet
that’s the first time i see a red velvet cake that is THAT tall!
Merryn recently posted..Indoor Theme Park @ Genting
It’s really tall and spongy!
Really huge portion! Enough to feed 4 of us!
wow your face looks slightly cubby!
You mean chubby? Maybe you can share the secret of staying in shape with me?
seem like all the food are approved by you wor, a must visit place adding to my list
mimid3vils recently posted..Ecoba Eat Chill Oogle
My biggest recommendation would be the lamb stew, salad and milkshake
I would eat all of it. Looks like really good food but then again I enjoy anything that is not made with my hands!
Natalie recently posted..Manastir Hotel – I Will Move In When I Win The Lottery
Red Velvet cakes, Nachos with cheese and a pint of Hoegarden …. perfect for me after work!
email2me recently posted..Good and Cheap Macarons at The Vanilla Place- Subang Empire Shopping Mall
Lamburgerni! What a creative name for a burger. But it does look very classy!
Isaac Tan recently posted..I Am Number Four Free Screening
wow look at the Lamburgerni when cut into 4 pcs!!!!
And Lamb Stew was awesome too!
kianfai87 recently posted..I Am Number Four 2011
wow!! what a sexy lady on the burger!! :p very seducing. :p
Caroline recently posted..Desserts at Tian Pin Ge Ge 甜品哥哥 @ SS2
darling!! bring me here !! i want nachos n lamburgerni!!
everything looks sooo fine there! sobs! where’s Eric!! hahahaha!! time to bug him to bring me here! :p
Caroline recently posted..Desserts at Tian Pin Ge Ge 甜品哥哥 @ SS2
It’s my favourite place for a good burger. If you are going there again, do try out their Japanese Yodel burger and/or Lasagne. And if you are a fan of Baileys, their Baileys & Coffee milkshake is awesome!
Chong recently posted..In Krabi – Aree Tara Resort
Hey! What coincidence. I went there with Shantee last month too. But aside from the nice ambience, we weren’t too pleased with the food there tho.
i once promised myself that i’d try sampling ALL the burgers on the menu here. alas, i haven’t succeeded so far (but my favorite is their foie gras-topped burger, heheh).
Lamburgerni (RM28), so expensive…and doesn’t look great. Have seen better…and I’m sure there are better elsewhere too. Have you tried Hard Rock’s?
suituapui recently posted..I’ve gotta get a message to you…
Wow…these are really gourmets. :p
tekkaus recently posted..Chicken Cordon BleuHeavenly Cheesy
TDG Crabby Caesar Salad is certainly not my kind of salad….looks so….well… :p
tekkaus recently posted..Chicken Cordon BleuHeavenly Cheesy
Lamburgeni…true to its name…expensive. It look rather exotic..not very tempting. But I am sure it taste good right?
tekkaus recently posted..Chicken Cordon BleuHeavenly Cheesy
I have no secrets on how to stay trim and fit, but that picture taken of you make you face looked a bit wide!
lamburgerni! nice name.. haha
ken recently posted..Tugu Negara- Malaysia’s National Monument
oh yea… almost forgot that there’s a gourmet burger shop in Bangsar Village
Jenn would love the lamb stew and anything LAMB-y
Leo (thule) recently posted..Restoran Extra Super Tanker @ SS20-10 Damansara Kim PJ
Yea go for the lamb stew!!
the wings looks extremely yummy lor.. errrr, i wonder if there is any pork burger there?? must be very yummy i guess, hahahaha~~
[SK] recently posted..28022011 銀紙靚靚
Hmm I don’t think I saw any pork burger.. Perhaps it’s pork-free
Ah, The Daily Grind – always reliable for good burgers… and love their homemade ketchup!
Life for Beginners recently posted..This Must Be The Day- Part 1- The Great Wall of China and the Locks of Love
U love ketchup? I’m a chilli sauce kinda person!
Wah the red velvet cake looks damn nice lerrr…. so much cream layers just the way I like it
Baby Sumo recently posted..Blueberry Cheese Tart @ Bakers Cottage- Jusco Mahkota Cheras
Gourmet burger? It still doesn’t trump Bacon and Cheese stuffed Pizza Burger.
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I just learned that the red velvet cake is dyed in red. Is it true?
foongpc recently posted..My Very First Jollibee Burger!
Yeah, it has an colorful burgers…Chance less pictures…too good