30 Oct
Dave’s Pizza Pasta Vino @ One Utama
Lets Do it (x3)
And live it up
I gotta feeling that tonight’s gonna be a OINK night
That tonight’s gonna be a OINK night
That tonight’s gonna be a OINK OINK night (x2)
(Black Eyed Peas – I Gotta Feeling)
Yay TGIF! What better way than celebrating the joy than to indulge in our favourite meal?
I love meat. The smell of it cooking can fill me with desire, and I find its juicy, rich flavor uniquely satisfying. So does my man – KampungBoy and Dad who loves meat. There isn’t any other better way than to celebrate their big day with a porky lardy splendor dinner. Just forgo the prim and proper and go straight for the tried and true – Dave’s it is.
(note: pictures taken at different occasions, and hence different quality standards)
Chef Darren Chin – the man in charge of kitchen operations at Dave’s.
Dave’s has a standard bar atmosphere, with simple setting, dim light and TVs all tuned into Sports Channel. For those looking to imbibe, the bar at the al fresco dining area holding rows after rows of alcohols is good enough.
KampungBoy’s 24th (May 09)
Dad’s 5xth (Sept 09)
Hoegaarden. You can never go wrong with beer and pork.
Ice Blended Mocha.
Bacon-Wrapped Asparagus. Its child’s-play simple but disarmingly delicious. Just curious, does asparagus make your pee smell really powerful and weird? I always have that problem while KampungBoy doesn’t seem to notice it all.
Dave’s Slow Roasted Belly of Pork (only available on Thurs and Fri 3pm onwards) is similar to Auntie Margaret’s Pork Roast (available on Fridays at Yut Kee Restaurant). I still prefer Auntie Margeret’s version – exceptionally crispy skin and tender meat stuffed with pistachios, apricot and safe.
Dave’s roasted pork knuckle was decent but some parts are chewy and requires lots of bite. I want crackling crunchy skin!
The side dishes were good though, especially the velvety smooth mashed potatoes.
Carbonara with Meat Balls. We found the silky, rich sauce resulting from generous doses of bacon, egg and cheese very addictive! Fried until golden brown all over, the meat balls were so flavorful and juicy.
Aglio Olio (linguini) with pork sausages. The pasta was cooked al dente and the generous servings of sliced pork sausages had a good smoky flavor.
Despite the rather lackluster main course, Dave’s pastas were really good. Do drop by for their 50% off selected paste promotion which is available on weekdays 12pm till 5pm.
Ground Floor, 1-Utama Shopping Centre,
Bandar Utama,
Petaling Jaya, Selangor
(opposite TGI Friday’s and Burger King)
Tel – 03-7726-5327
Open Weekdays 10:30am-10pm
Posted by Christine on October 30, 2009 at 2:26 pm
I’m singing to your lyrics already ;P
That tonight’s gonna be a OINK night
That tonight’s gonna be a OINK OINK night (x2)……. Oooooh hooo….
and 50% off selected pasta! that’s a steal. Wonder when’s my OINK night… ^^
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kampungboycitygal Reply:
October 30th, 2009 at 3:04 pm
christine: r we doing christang anytime soon?
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Posted by Huai Bin on October 30, 2009 at 2:50 pm
Haha! I totally agree, you can never go wrong with beer aqnd pork.
Tonight’s not going to be an oink oink night though.
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kampungboycitygal Reply:
October 30th, 2009 at 3:04 pm
hb: haha yeah. usually friday is my oink nite, but nt tonight :p
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Posted by wenxuan on October 30, 2009 at 8:14 pm
weizhi!!! this is a gem actually hidden in 1u!
i love the pork bacon roll with asparagus…unfortunately the main courses were really disappointing.
do try the tiramisu! it packs a whole lotta alcohol *hic* than the version in Italiannies!
and i vote the best ever Caesar Salad is Dave’s!
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Posted by daniel chiam on October 30, 2009 at 9:39 pm
O_O the foods looks really really really nice!
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Posted by SimpleGirl on October 30, 2009 at 10:18 pm
pork roast looks yummy…….caught my attention more than the pasta
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Posted by Jac on October 30, 2009 at 11:26 pm
i spotted the roast pork at yut kee today!! looked yum!
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Posted by Kusahi Keat on October 30, 2009 at 11:26 pm
Yeah! oink oink is favourite. Care for my style of roast pork… in my coming post. Anyway, running a poll on best curry noodle, Ipoh or Georgetown? Please vote @ my blog.
Thks.
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Posted by ai wei on October 31, 2009 at 11:21 am
oink oink oink oink… i wan an oink night too!
bila cristang?! i am waiting …………………..ZzzzzZZ
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Posted by taufulou on November 2, 2009 at 5:27 pm
their pork is good..but you mention there is 1 even better
Auntie Margeret’s…where to get that? or your very own homemade recepi?
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Posted by ee-von on November 3, 2009 at 3:13 pm
a response to a good question: people metabolize asparagus (and everything else) differently. a certain percentage of the population will metabolize it such that their urine smells “weird” whereas some people will not experience this effect at all. take it from a food scientist. thanks for the posts – they are very comforting to a malaysian away from home.
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Posted by kerrie on December 6, 2009 at 12:12 am
hey gal..loves dis post. Is Dave expensive?
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kampungboycitygal Reply:
December 8th, 2009 at 6:16 pm
hi depends on what u order, mains range from rm20 to rm70
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Posted by kerrie on December 8, 2009 at 9:40 pm
oic..how bout da Dave’s Slow Roasted Belly of Pork u ordered?
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kampungboycitygal Reply:
December 8th, 2009 at 9:52 pm
i think its 48 or 58, cant remember, not really good compared to yut kee’s wo
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[...] Dave’s Pizza Pasta Vino Where (is it): Ground Floor, 1-Utama Shopping Centre, Bandar Utama, Petaling Jaya. (opposite TGI Friday’s and Burger King) Tel – 03-7726-5327 Open Weekdays 10:30am-10pm Why (here): I love meat. The smell of it cooking can fill me with desire, and I find its juicy, rich flavor uniquely satisfying. So does my man – KampungBoy and Dad who loves meat. There isn’t any other better way than to celebrate their big day with a porky lardy splendor dinner. Just forgo the prim and proper and go straight for the tried and true – Dave’s it is. [...]