Porky gastronomy only @ Checkers! ^^

It was definitely one of the wonderful weekends I have so far with the epicurean journey that I embarked on since several years ago. And thanks to the same friend who just got back from Australia, could I come to know of another place of indulgence, Checkers.

It is actually located humbly at one of the shop lots at Damansara Heights, which you might not be aware if you’re new to this area, at least for me, hehe. The restaurant holds a warm and cozy ambience which naturally makes diners feel at ease the moment they set in. Since Yule’s festive is just around the corner, there are also Christmas embellishments decorating the modest space in the homey way. The surrounding is also further spiced up with several artistic paintings hanging on the walls.

The shop owner was very attentive. Soon our appetizer; Grilled Calamari, arrived!

I thought it was some big rings, but turn out to be a huge squid nicely sliced and grilled to perfection. It’s very chewy and fresh. The dipping sauce that came together was very uniquely blended. It gave the mixture flavor or BBQ and some lime or lemon zest, which made it very savory.

Soon the main entrée joined the table. First to come is this widely recommended by my friend; Porky’s Best. It’s actually the Southern style of BBQ ribs with corn on the cob and also mashed potatoes. It came from both world, back ribs and also spare ribs. The meats were adequately marinated and grilled to perfecto! With each part of meat was fully immersed with inhouse secret recipe, there were so juicy and a joy to be shared :D The accompanied salad was pretty special too. You would find red beans, papaya, tomatoes, red and green capsicums. They made a great companion and was thus, so delish!

Besides the famous best, you may also want to try their Grilled Pork Tenderloin and Sausage.

 I never thought that I can enjoy tenderloin part for this term is usually comes with beef dishes, which I couldn’t take. Finally I get to enjoy a different version of it, which is pork tenderloin. Like its namesake, the meat was very tender and succulent. Though the meat was lightly chargrilled (I suppose so for the meat came with an intense aroma of charcoal), you could still occasionally enjoy the juices of the meat and best paired with their inhouse relish, which is very unique indeed. There were Chile Mustard and BBQ sauce. The former held a piquant taste with lots of garlic and some greenish chillies, which I wonder could it be pickled Jalapeno for the mild sourness it produced. Somehow, I think the sausage had been overshadowed by the succulent tenderloin:P  As for the salad used for this menu, it was mainly on sengkuang and bean sprouts that are paired with a zesty dressing. Yum yum!

As cliché would have it, dinner wouldn’t be complete without dessert, hehe. Therefore, we tried the signature Porky’s Wild Dessert- Drowned. As its name suggested, it came with some liquor content and that was rum. It was quite a big bowl of vanilla ice cream, topped off with assorted bites like cashew nuts, red beans, cendol, pomegranates, longan, gula Melaka and of course, rum! The ice cream combo as a whole taste great! It’s so creamy and velvety as it tantalized your palate. With the addition of alcohol, I guess it’s an acquired taste and still an enjoyable one. Pretty extraordinary and awesome! ^^

Thumbs up and looking forward to another return.