I am one of those people who loves variety when it comes to food. In a typical week, I probably had Malay food, a variety of hawker food, maybe even Japanese, Taiwanese, Italian cuisine. It is very rare that I have the same dish more than once in the same week.
Cristang pork burger P7 (by request, not on menu)
But once in a while, a particularly dish come along that is so awesome I just had to have it twice in a row. The latest of such phenomenon come in the form of a very unique pork burger from Cristang Restaurant.
The first time I had it was on Wednesday, I went there again for the same dish on the very next night for dinner, and there is no doubt I would go to Cristang again many times more.
mushroom soup and bacon ribs curry (non spicy)
Cristang Restaurant is located at 8 Avenue in PJ State, a stone throw away across the big Police Station that handles all sorts of traffic accidents in PJ. 8 Avenue itself is a relatively new shop lots that has paid parking much like the concept of Plaza Damas.
The good: there’s always parking spaces
The bad: you have to pay around RM 2 for the spot
pork burger P7, Weihenstephaner beer, pork burger P5
At Cristang, their specialty is pork, and oh, they do serve beer, including the 3 types of Weihenstephaner.
The menu is actually rather extensive, you can find pasta, fried rice with bacon & Chinese sausage, pork bacon soup, pork noodle soup, Portugese laksa, and even Bak Kut Teh noodle.
KY, Terence, and Gareth gobbling down our pork burgers
Then there are the 6 different types of pork burger code name P1 to P6.
Every type of burger comes with their specialty pork patty made fresh and grilled when order. The differences are:
- P1: pork patty (RM 16.80)
- P2: P1 + back bacon (RM 19.80)
- P3: P2 + minced pork chili con carne (RM 23.80)
- P4: P3 + petai stuffed in patty (RM 25.90)
- P5: P4 + grilled cajun prawns (RM 28.80)
- P6: P5 + grilled fresh cut pineapples (RM 30.80)
Missing from the menu is P7, by special request, is basically a P4 plus melted cheese. This was the burger I ate twice in 2 days.
kerol, kim, jeff, shiang, cheesie, and jaclyn
To say the burger is unique is probably an understatement, it is a creation of art, something so ridiculously out of this world I am suspecting the chef probably has a very weird sense of imagination.
Who would have thought a little bit of diced petai in pork chili con carne (something similar to pork sambal at 6-10 nasi lemak , except actually better) with melted cheese, bacon, and that oh-so-juicy pork patty and buns could result in a burger that tastes so good?
My favorite animal meat in three different textures and three different tastes, with that fresh yet slightly pungent smell of petai, then there’s the cheese, the onion, tomato, and pickle. It’s just so goooood!
Did I mention that the wedges accompanying the burger is one of the best I’ve tasted from anywhere too? There’s a hint of rosemary to the potato, a mark that the chef doesn’t prepare the wedges just for the sake of serving the burger with some potato.
Well, other than the burger I’ve tasted the mushroom soup and the bacon ribs curry, they are good too, but I’m not sure when I’ll order other dishes and forgo my stomach space for P7 yet. We shall see.
Address:
Cristang Restaurant
Unit B-G-19
8 Avenue
Jalan Jernih (8/1)
Petaling Jaya, Selangor
GPS: 3.09985, 101.640208
Tel: 03-7956 7877
The pork patty looks very yummy from the picture. It’s good to know that there are more and more of this restaurant that serve pork burgers. That’s what we have been missing out for like the last 10-20 years? Need to start planning, pork burger here I come!
JD,
Yaaa u must try this!
wow! porkilicious .. think will go and try it when im back to kl 😀
weng,
Cristang in itself is good enough a reason to go back!
the intersection between federal highway and jalan 222 / jalan barat reminds me of something…. can’t really recall what…
anyway bestest burger ever! evER! eVER! EVERRRR!! and please. don’t ask terence to unhealthy places like this anymore. he eats like a girl..
Do they also serve seafood?
yeah, to imagine adding petai bits to a pork burger with cheese, certainly OUT of this world.
such creativity. though I’ve qualms on how the actual combination tastes like.
saikua,
Hahaha best burger yesss!
noobie,
Ahh I am not sure :S
J2Kfm,
Gotta try to know! 😀
damn good burger, i just need to share this with another fren that have the same stomach capacity.
wow..the burger look so tempting..must try when I’m back to KL..
wah this is very tempting! But I don’t know how to get there!
God,
Yah you noob! Eat more!
Monica,
Yahhhh absolutely must!
eiling,
GPS! 😀
Love the food there!! Try their orgasmic mashed potato!! Its really GOOD!! and also their nasi lemak goreng! very unique! 🙂
omg so tempting…..hopefully its pork burger is better than sid’s one…
OMGosh . . . .must go . . . . . . . .hope my wife likes them. . lolz
Catherine,
Thanks for the tips!
brian,
It is!
foodcrazee,
Everyone loves it ok!
I had my #4 – delish! Saw a guy with what looked like a huge Tiramisu, pretty attractive..
Suertes,
Oooo awesome!
Yup, very awesome place indeed – best time to go is Wednesday!
Erm…actually we try to schedule meetings on Wednesday 10 am just coz of Cristang. 😉
Huai Bin,
Yahh, 20% off pork burgers on Wednesday!
yeah man… its so damn good!!!
I’ve had it for like 3 times in 5 days…
ericyong77,
Hhahahah you’re hardcore!
Cristang FTW!!! Can’t wait to try it!!! Kekeke
woah~ since you mention till like dat,must go liau! if not feels like never try will regret!
the burgers really look awesome
xes,
Hahaha make it happen soon!
taufulou,
Yesss do it!
babe_kl,
And they are awesome!
Hope they open till late. This Wednesday I only finish work at 8pm.
eh the burger damn yummy can!
yummmmmyyyyy!!!
i want!
Simon Seow,
Quite late!
Adele Archuleta,
Yess, very stim!
Firdy,
Make it happen 😀
ky, thanks for pointing this out. my current proj site is just around the corner in the ‘sudah potong’ bldg. definitely gotta have this before i roll-off
SHEESH, that does it man, i HAVE to make my way there. HAVE TO HAVE TO! how do you tuck it all in and still stay so slim ah?
adrian,
Hahha great! do it!
fatboybakes,
Staying slim is overrated!
pork burger…damn im salivating already… whr else can we get pork burger around the kl/pj area?
and what advice do u have for aspiring food bloggers like me? lolz thanx!
Ian Liew,
Another place for Pork Burger would be at Sid’s TTDI or Bangsar South. 😀
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looking at this again, im so hungryyyyy…roarrrr
Jess,
Hahaha obsessed much! just go eat it!
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You should try the pork burger at Fitou in Desa Parkcity. The patty is thick and juicy.
tiff,
oOo interesting, will try that some day!
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I went to Cristang after reading your blog. 🙂 The pork burger was good but I think it is a bit pricey and the portion is quite small.
The wedges was a disappointment cause it taste as though it was being fried yesterday. I was hoping that for a stronger petai taste. My husband who had it didn’t even know that there was petai. Lol..
Rojakgal: I think need to give feedbacks to the boss, they lost the chef a while back if I remember correctly
Went there today after reading a lot of good reviews. Unfortunately it was a let down 🙁
I had the P2 (without petai) and it was not nice at all. Potato wedges were small and oily and over seasoned with rosemary. The patty was also over seasoned, so no chance to taste anything else than spices. My girlfriend had the P7 with same problems with potato and burger drenched in that chilli. She was also disappointed that the petai was chopped in super tiny pieces, losing a lot of its attraction.
Can not recommend this place right now. To bad, as it sounded so promising…