A 7″ Thick Vegas Full House Burger @ Vegas Kitchen, Kampar
May 5, 2010 | 11,170 views
Vegas Full House Burger (RM11.50/USD3.60) – A monstrous of a calorie-laden horror, featuring two patties (a chicken and a beef), ham and cheese, a fried egg, and loaded with greens to balance out the guilt, in a most futile manner. 🙂
Wait, before you go screaming “NOOOOOOOOOooooooooo ……….. !!!! You moved AWAY from Ipoh?!!!!“, let me clarify this. I am STILL safe and sound in the comfort of my home here in Ipoh, but the frequency of posts on food from around Perak (ie: The Teluk Intan Food Tour, Kampar’s Curry Chicken Bread and now THIS post) might be slightly disturbing, I know.
After all, those who have been following this blog since my blogspot days would have known that my work requires much travelling, hence sometimes you don’t get to read about Ipoh food in a week or more.
Good for them, Democrats exist in Kampar of Perak?! 😉
I first read about Vegas Kitchen @ Taman Bandar Baru of Kampar (no doubt, THE most happening place to be in Kampar, perpetually packed with youngsters from UTAR (Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman) and locals around the residential areas, as well as tourists staying in Grand Kampar Hotel) from Live To Eat’s blog not too long ago.
Hence when the opportunity knocked on our doors this afternoon, we omitted the ideas of eating in Kampar market once again, nor searching high and low for food in Kampar old town. We hurried over to Bandar Baru Kampar on our way back to Ipoh, and made some rounds before stopping at Vegas Kitchen; a corner lot within spitting distance from Grand Kampar Hotel.
Vegas Baked Chicken (RM12.80/USD3.65) – Hidden under the cheesy mess, bolognese sauce, lots of greens (you see a pattern here?) and potato salad on the side.
Among the thousand and one cafes around the area, and I am NOT kidding you, Vegas Kitchen appeared to be of a higher stature, in terms of ambience, overall aesthetic values, and the array of food they serve. Billed to be the “Original American Diner” the choices range from American burgers (loaded with sins, and befitting a carnivorous glutton’s wet dream is all that came to mind), pastas, various chops, and even liquor.
The food at Vegas Kitchen are reasonably-priced, with nothing priced above RM20. More interestingly, their repertoire of burgers range from the Naked Gun (with nothing more than a patty sandwiched between buns @ RM4.50/USD1.40), to the explosive, diet freak’s nightmare named Vegas Full House Burger (RM11.50/USD3.60), an express ticket to slumberland, or worse ….. prerequisite of an impending heart attack.
But I digress. The roughly 7-inches thick burger contained a slice of beef patty (of the generic Ramly’s variety), a piece of grilled chicken (a little bland, but sure beats the usual unrecognizable minced chicken and whatnots), two slices of ham and cheese (usually onion rings would be served, but not today), lots of lettuce, tomatoes and capsicums, and a dollop of tangy Bolognese sauce on the side. Oh, and did I mention there was also a fried egg on the top most layer of the burger? And the buns were put on the grill, and smothered with margarine before that.
Aesthetically pleasant, yet nothing out of the ordinary – Tiramisu Coffee @ RM4.20/USD1.30
Mr Z’s Vegas Baked Chicken looked promising from the start, unlike the usual chops served with generic shoe string fries in most of the ‘wannabes’ out there. Instead the piece of deboned upper chicken thigh was served with a generous serving of potato salad (boiled cubed potatoes seasoned and served with mayo), and blanched vegetables. Sadly, the evident layer of oil (probably from underneath the chicken skin) marred the experience slightly, and the still-attached layers of fat under the skin was unsightly.
If only they had a roulette, or a slot machine at a corner ….. but then again, this should be a HEALTHY cafe, sitting amidst an area populated by youngsters after all.
Let’s not compare an apple to an orange, and I deemed this experience above average, and nothing short of splendid especially for such a new cafe (they opened in January of this year), manned by youngsters themselves, and daring to try something different. At least we don’t see Chicken Chops, Fish & Chips, and Lamb Chops again and again and again ……
P/S : By the way, how MANY cafes/bistros EXACTLY are there in Taman Bandar Baru Kampar?!! I was bewildered with astonishment, seeing one at every corner. 🙂
VEGAS KITCHEN
2175, Tingkat Bawah (Ground Floor),
Jalan Timah,
Taman Bandar Baru,
31900 Kampar, Perak.
Telephone : 6016-599 1699 (Steven Ngan)
Business Hours : 11am – 11pm (Monday to Saturday), 6pm – 11pm (Sunday)
Here’s a GOOGLE MAP of Vegas Kitchen, and Grand Kampar Hotel.
Read what the others have to say about Vegas Kitchen :
Live To Eat – Who had the All Star Burger, and craving for the Full House instead
Adrian Foo – First Western dinner of 2010 in Kampar
XiaoPei – Did not quite like the Tiramisu Coffee, but loved the Full House Burger to bits, so she visited AGAIN … but came out disappointed with the Fish Burger.
Jinz Connexion – Loved the food,but hated the insects?
Charmmy – Wrote a review in Chinese.
At first, I misread it as VEGAN Fullhouse Burger and I was like, “A vegan burger? How can??”
Nasib baik it’s Vegas. 😛
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J2Kfm Reply:
May 5th, 2010 at 10:17 pm
Haha, Vegan burger also can geh …but obviously I wont go all out for it!
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Wow…7 inches? Looks super delicious and super thick too.
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That’s one Chisin massive burger! And of all places to see obama’s face hanging from a wall, u found it in Kampar! Cayalah!
Like LFB, I read Vegan on first sight too
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J2Kfm Reply:
May 6th, 2010 at 10:22 am
“Chi sin” right? I thought for RM11.50, maybe NOT so big after all … ended up I left a quarter of the burger unattended.
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Wow!!! I can’t believe that one my blog post about Vegas Kitchen is featured in your post.
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J2Kfm Reply:
May 6th, 2010 at 10:21 am
Believe that, Adrian. 🙂
Just to offer the readers some other perspectives.
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cheap burger!!! now i wanna try that burger 🙂 hahhaa
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Wow…now i have another place to try for lunch hour….let see how long this cafe will last in bandar baru
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J2Kfm Reply:
May 6th, 2010 at 10:20 am
Haha, don’t have much faith in new cafes around Bandar Baru huh?
I can understand that.
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those super high burger is difficult to eat lah, u potong also not correct, hold with ur hand also not correct… Arrgggghh!!!!!!!!!
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J2Kfm Reply:
May 6th, 2010 at 10:19 am
I just runtuhkan everything, then slowly digest my way one layer at a time. Anyway, they’re supposed to be TOWERING above everything else, for the presentation alone. Not necessarily requiring one to hold the whole juggernaut in both hands and open one’s mouth to the maximum!
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the burger looks the bomb! perfect for students on date? can share 1 burger between 2.
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I guess everyone wants to chip in to make money from those University students who live nearby… that’s why the price is lower.
ah… suddenly I crave for a burger “)
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OMG how is it possible that you tried this before me? LOL! I’m heading back end of the month, this is surely a no-miss place then! The towering burger is taking my full attention right now 😛
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J2Kfm Reply:
May 6th, 2010 at 9:28 pm
Haha, going back Wesak Day weekend ah? Okay, do give your feedback as you see fit. But of course, don’t compare to the gourmet burgers in KL ……
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Ehemmm…..the burger is too FULL for me, but it looks so tempting!!
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Haha. Thanks, J2Kfm for promoting my bloggie in your post there 🙂 I guess it’s better to share this burger as it’s too much for a single person to finish it. Unless you are super hungry 😀
There’s quite a number of cafes/bistros in Kampar new town thou but I don’t know the exact number :/
p/s I’ll ask YV about it and leave u a comment again soon 🙂
From: WY
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J2Kfm Reply:
May 6th, 2010 at 9:27 pm
Yup, I second that notion about sharing this monstrosity of a burger!
Eh, that was merely a sarcastic notion, no need to go all out and count the number of cafes lah … really.
Though I would not mind seeing more posts on the newer eateries around Kampar.
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wow.. next time i got new place to go for lunch when i go kampar..lol~
thanks thanks.. (”,)..
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OMG that burger looks MASSIVE. 🙂
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Aah, the most “happening” place in Kampar these days =P You’re lucky that you went in the afternoon, I doubt you’d have gotten a table at all during dinner without a reservation! During my first trip there, ignoring warnings from my friends, I took that monstrosity of a burger and almost blew up after forcibly ingesting everything XDXDXD I didn’t quite enjoy it though, because the Bolognese sauce did not attract me and I was left “marinating” the dry patties in tomato ketchup =__=;; During my subsequent trips, I ate the All Star burger, which has some black pepper sauce if I remember correctly, a reasonable portion and definitely tastes better, although the Full House definitely boosts the ego more LOL I love the potato salad and I can’t get enough even with an additional side order! I have to concede though that the drinks there are quite atrocious, one of the worse ones in Kampar really, that’s why I always order can beverages when pigging out there XD
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J2Kfm Reply:
May 12th, 2010 at 2:56 pm
Hi Cheryl, you’re a fan also huh? Hehe … yeah, I was stunned as the place looked rather deserted on a weekday’s afternoon.
But I don’t doubt their popularity, especially when the area’s so packed with students from UTAR.
The bolognese sauce was indeed slightly off, having no reason to be there. I pumped some chili/tomato sauce as well, but truthfully, their patties were not that dry ….
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CherylHew Reply:
May 12th, 2010 at 10:51 pm
Haha, what to do, when you want burgers in Kampar, it’s either Ramlee style or Vegas =P Another reason that it was so empty might be because it’s currently the final examination period, where students were probably going nuts over their books instead of enjoying hearty lunches XDXDXD I wonder if my abysmal Full House was because I came when they were still about a month old, and during peak hour, where they probably were too busy to ensure stringent quality checks ^^;;
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J2Kfm Reply:
May 13th, 2010 at 7:56 am
Abysmal meh? Haha, for that sum paid, that should be more than reasonable, I felt.
Plus, although their grilled chicken came with skin intact, and almost tasteless, at least they did not take the easy way out and used generic patties.
I can imagine this place staying longer than most of the other cafes.
tried one time, bt consider wldnt go visit anymore since d fud is cool although jz few table….d meat look like pre cooked, n nt reheat b4 serving. the fud is jz nice, oli the quality abit disapointed 4 me
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J2Kfm Reply:
September 8th, 2010 at 8:45 pm
Thanks Vincent for sharing that with us.
Pre-cooked? Maybe to speed up the cooking process?
You should have told them to reheat the food instead.
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