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Friday, 7 October 2016

Beer, Breakfast & Bak Bak : Bak Bak Bar, Koramangala Bengaluru

Though it is 2016, Beer hasn't considered as mainstream drink in Bangalore. Some of the pubs like Bak Bak Bar is really pushing all limits by offering some unique kind of services which rarely someone might have heard in Bangalore. Yes! Beer along with Breakfast! I know it might sound odd to a small number of people, but it definitely makes ears and senses to pop up for beer lovers. What could be the better way to start your weekend than a beer served with breakfast!


About Bak Bak Bar



Initially Bak Bak Bar was situated in Forum Koramangala, its catchy name is hard to forget even when you are high! However, now the Bak Bak Bar is located above Bakasura Restaurant near Sony Signal Koramangala. Finding this Bar is quite easy as its branding is huge on outside. It has a decent parking facility for both two & four wheelers.



Ambiance

It's kind of raw and basic. It has a large bar area which is capable of serving a huge crowd, they have both outdoor and indoor seating option. I loved the outdoor seating but as its situated near sony signal junction pollution is little concern. Their in-house branding is simple and straight. Cartoon decals will definitely seek your attention and some showcased vintage articles will tempt you to take photographs with it. They have managed to place some wacky statements and articles around but most of them will remain invisible unless you explore. They do have some indoor games like table tennis and mini soccer table. In my opinion they could have utilised the available space more efficiently.


Service

They make you feel comfortable! All stewards are very attentive and oblige very well for your requirement. In my whole breakfast session they never gave me a chance to remind them about the orders. Every steward knows the menu very well, they never attempted to suggest us or interfere in between our discussion about the order. They are well trained in deed.


Beer-Breakfast Experience

Its a popular trend in many countries and Bak Bak Bar has beautifully adopted this trend to give a great desi experience to the Bengaluru customers. We were cordially welcomed with the Fresh Watermelon Juice, I didn’t liked it much as it tasted too diluted.
Our breakfast begin with Kingfisher Beer and bunch of diversified menu;




Just say Cheese Omelette: One of the best version of Omelet I ever had in my life. It was so soft and delicate. It tasted wonderful and it really made my day. Along with this dish they serve Potato wedges and fresh bread, cheese & true strawberry jam.





Baked Eggs in Cloud: The name says it all. It really appeared like they have placed the baked egg on a piece of cloud. It was as fluffy as cloud. Its presentation was so good that I worried a bit to pierce it with fork. It tasted as good as it appeared. One of the finest egg delicacy I had in recent times. It was served along with Bread, cheese and tomato jam.





Akuri: It’s a parsi version of scrambled egg, moderately spiced and served with Pav (Soft Bread) and cheese. It tasted great and the masala used in it was just perfect.







Shakshuka: Another Parsi Egg delicacy which had unique blend of sourness with light spiciness. The half boiled egg was placed on the salsa like gravy. It tasted different than any other dish and I didn’t like it that much. But Yes! It can go well with a beer.





Surat Eggless Masala Burji: One among the few pure vegetarian option, At first glance it appeared like scrambled egg, but upon close observation and tasting we discovered that its in fact scrambled paneer. Bravo! To the chef, he perfectly managed the spice level in this dish and it tasted heavenly. They served it with plain soft Roti and believe me it was a great combination indeed!



Aloo Paratha: Another dish which I liked to the core. Being a veggie lover I have tried stuffed Paratha all over the country and I know how a stuffed Paratha should be. And in Bak Bak Bar they have crafted a perfect art of making Aloo Paratha. Usually, many places in Bangalore which serve Aloo Paratha will stuff aloo more into the paratha. In order to make a perfect aloo paratha, one must mix the equal amount of peas, onion & required amount of chilli puree to it. After my breakfast session in Bak Bak Bar, it gained a permanent place in my “Best Paratha places in Bangalore” list. Just lovely!!!



Kuzhi Paniyaram: How could a breakfast event can end without having southindian dish! Kuzhi Paniyaram or as we call Paddu / Gundu-Pongalu in our local language was an absolute surprise. The chutney supplied with it was not that great but however the overall taste was manageable.






Classic Pancakes: American standard breakfast, it was served with vanilla ice cream and maple syrup. Though it was above average, it tasted great when I tried it with Vanilla Ice Cream. In my opinion slight improvement can be done by providing more options of syrups.





Classic Waffles: I was bit disappointed with this as the crispiness was totally absent. Chef has to work a lot on making this dish better.


Herb Waffles: This was served with mustard sauce, there was not much of a difference between classic and herb, but yeah I liked herb Waffles as it tasted wacky to me!



EVERYTHING ELSE


In my views for the concept of beer and breakfast the current menu is just perfect! If they concentrate on the factors like improving some dishes & choices of beers they can pioneer in hosting this trend. I’m really please and felt thankful to them for inviting me to experience such an unique concept.


FINAL VERDICT: There can’t be any better reason than “Beer with Breakfast” in order to recommend this place. But, yes! They do justify the theme & provide a great experience!

BAKASURA RATING:
3.5 / 5

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      Idiyappam with Pandi Curry

Saturday, 23 January 2016

A Wonderful Pizza Gallery : Whooppeez Pizza, Koramangala

Pizza, it's one of my favorite food & been part of my regular diet from past 12 years. And when FBAB organized it's 16th Bloggers meetup in whooppeezz how can I say no! Winter's Sunday afternoon was just perfect to try out new culinary expertise on my favorite food.

Located in a prime location at Koramangala, whooppeezz offer almost everything a pizza lover would expect.


AMBIANCE: Once you enter into the whooppeezz premises, you feel like you have entered the word of pizza. Though their in-house branding is basic, you'll surely love it's beauty of simplicity. Some cheesy wacky words cover walls & particularly a decal with a group of characters makes you to think about yourself. It has a decent seating arrangements and can easily house weekend crowd. Service counter is located in the center and it has huge windows which provides a good glimpse of kitchen. Over all ambiance is like classic retro themed. Simple yet brilliant!

SERVICE: I must say, they have dedicated work force. There is a reason for using such strong description. During our meet up we spilled drinks and dropped pizzas on table/floor many times, but within seconds they use clean it in disguise. We never noticed how and when they managed to clean it up. Even they acted to professionally while delivering pizza from kitchen to table. Each time they delivered pizza on time without making us to wait. And they were strictly wearing head cap while entering the kitchen. In one word the service was delightful.

PIZZA: They have some exotic array of pizza in their menu which will surely bring out child in you. I'm sure because I grabbed slices from each and every pizza they offered and enjoyed it without minding about others :P

Nachos


But first it's about appetizers, breaking the conventional tradition they presented us Nachos with cheese & salsa dips. Nachos were extremely good and crispy and it went well with cheese. But salsa could have been better with little more tangy twist. Then comes cheese Garlic bread. It was nice. They also had option of mushroom topping for the garlic bread.







Then begins the festival of pizza...


Hawaiian Fusion: Aaah! It was pure tropical delight. This pizza had thin crust with moderately added cheese with tomato sauce. Fresh pineapple and jalapeño chunks with little twist of chili flakes created a wonderful experience to my taste buds. Just loved it.






Paneer Fanatico: True it's origin, this pizza had thin crust. Paneer used as topping in this pizza was slightly spiced with some kind of herbs I guess. It gave brilliant taste with its soul mate capsicum. I never tasted such a different taste of paneer before. Too good.





Eggizza: Here comes the surprise! To be frank, I'm not such a big fan of egg and rarely I taste egg. But I must admit, appearance of this pizza tempted me so much I ended up having two slices of it. In general egg tastes odd with cheese, but hats off to the inventor of this pizza it tasted so perfect with the side kick of black olives & cocktail sauce. It's not just a pizza, it's a fine art indeed!



THE veg WHOOPPEEZZOO: Clearly it's their Bazooka to hunt down the guest! I have tried many cheese burst, double chesse, cheesy delights, bla bla bla in many other Pizza restaurants. But Whooppeezz's WHOOPPEEZZO stands above all. They also call it as double-Decker in general, it has layer crust containing generous amount of cheese in between layers  on top with exotic veg toppings. No matter how hard you try you'll surely end up spilling cheese out of your mouth. It's a real adventure to have whole pizza by an individual!




Veg Explotica: Veggie lovers will surely love this pizza. It's full of vegetables like capsicum, olives, jalapeño, sundried tomato & onion with barbeque sauce. It's definitely a rich veg pizza.







BBQ Bonanza: Though it has similar toppings compared to other popular pizza, each topping has a different story behind it before being on top of this pizza, Panner has been barbequed to the perfection & capsicum has been roasted. It really enhances the taste entirely in a different way.





Tandoori Paneer: By the it arrived, we had lot of pizzas which had paneer toppings. Since paneer tasted differently in each pizza, I tried a small slice. Yes! It tasted more tasty and exotic than other.
I really admire the chef for his/her creativity and effort in giving different twists to taste of similar toppings each time. Truly a bravo!



Cremelicious Pasta

PASTA & DESSERTS: I got mixed feeling about their pasta. Some of them were too good but some were just okay. While "Cremelicious Pasta" tasted too good with its buttery buttery taste  mild flavor, "Arrabbiata Pasta" tasted just okay as I felt it lacked the tangy-ness and the flavor of tomato was too much. May be those wonderful pizza had set my taste standards too high to handle this pasta. ;)



When it comes to desserts, they have very few options. But each one will certainty justify the climax of your dining experience.


Tre Leche was a kind of Milky cake. I had it before in a Delhi restaurant with wine dip. But here it was more spongy and they serve it with condensed milk and cake is topped with lite layer of cream & choco chips. It's really nice dessert.






Chocolate Pizza, kids will surely love this. Got chocolate spread evenly across the pizza with the topping option of gems or almond flakes. Even the edge of crust is filled with chocolate. It's really hard to resist such great dessert even if you have diabetes!








Caramel Shots, nowadays desserts in the form of shots are getting popular and whooppeezz is definitely getting along with that trend. Layers of cream, chocolate & caramel was feast for both eyes and taste buds.






EVERYTHING ELSE: Hygiene has been maintained well across the restaurant. Since it is located in a busy street, parking could be difficult for both two & four wheeler. They have a selfie corner with many fun gears, just grab one take a wacky selfie!

FINAL VERDICT: This restaurant is great option for those who are tired of traditional pizza outlets. Once you taste their pizza for sure you will build up a fondly relationship with Whooppeezz. Hope they come up with more outlets soon.

BAKASURA RATING
4.5 / 5

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Cheese Garlic Bread

Cheese Garlic Bread with Mushroom Topping
 
Chocolate Pizza with Almond Topping

Arrabiatta Pasta