The tech team at work will be upgrading our
internet throughout the rest of December so I’ll only be able to see you guys
again sometime next year (fingers crossed!). So before that, I’m squeezing in another
review just in case. Proclamations such as “I swear that this is the best
grilled burger that I’ve ever tasted in Tawau' is a bold statement to make,
especially when the person reading it may know a thing or two about grilled
burgers. My partner dabbles with grilled burgers from time to time so when he
read such declaration from an FB group, it did more than just pique his
interest. It made him very determined
to find and try the burger himself (and roping me into it as well). Honestly I
would say that it’s a smart ploy coming from the owner (yes, I know a marketing
strategy when I see one) but nevertheless it did got our attention (so obviously
it worked). By the way, they're near the Fujimart area and right next door to Gerai Satay Wak Hassan.
We arrived at the reggae sounding, street
food inspired Puaka Café (yes, I did a triple take on its name, which if
translated directly means ‘evil spirits’) open air hipster eatery at around
7.00pm, as they’re only open at such time. And it would be advisable for them
in the future to mention to their patrons that they’re not 100% up and running
during said time since we ended up waiting for our orders for almost 2 hours (I
credited my partner’s determination for our ‘patience’). The guy fronting the
place (the only guy there at that
time) was thoughtful enough to give us complimentary fries while waiting but after
such a long wait, we were both expecting a spectacular rendition of their
Grilled Beef Burger and Chicken Chop. Unfortunately what came out disappointed
us even more. My Chicken Chop order was tender but the sauce lacked any punch
and was very bland. My partner’s long awaited Grilled Beef Burger tasted
acceptable enough but the patty was not grilled thoroughly (it’s still a bit
tough) and it also has a crumbly texture. It’s doubtful for us to be coming
back anytime soon but I do recommend you guys to try them yourselves at least
once, since the place is actually a good place to chill out and maybe you’ll
get a better experience than we did.
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Current status – Has been closed (as of April 2017)
*** Side note: So sorry for the poor pictures below since that is the best that my low
quality camera phone could come up with in an extremely dimmed condition
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