YnZ invited us to try out some dishes at Gokako Restaurant. It is located in Paradigm Mall, Johor Bahru. The word “Gokako” made me wondered. What does it mean? What language is that? The friendly waiter explained to us
Go – Goreng from Malay language
Ka – Kao （烤） from Mandarin language
Ko – Koli from Indian language
We tried Combo Set D (for 2 pax). This set costs RM39.90.
PIneapple carrot green tea
Soury pineapple and carrot juice to refresh your day.
Rose & pomegranate juiceNacili Pizza Bits of pineapple, green pepper, red pepper, yellow pepper, chicken on thin pizza crust covered with cheeses. I enjoy the soury pineapple and crispy thin pizza crust texture.
Na – Nanas from Malay language
Ci – AnnaCi from Indian language
Li – HuangLi(黄梨) from Mandarin language
Honey Fried Chicken Tender fried chicken meat coated with honey are very suitable to eat with briyani riceGokako Signatue Chicken Burger
The chicken meat is marinated with herb before deep fried. It is tender and juicy. The best part of all is the chicken patty is placed between wholemeal burger bun. A truly well balnced meal with salad in it.
LerLer’s Reviews:
Halal? : HALAL
Vegetarian-Friendly:30%
Family Friendly: 70%
Tax?: 6%
Service Charge? : Yes
Service: 8/10
Delicious: 7 /10
Parking: 6/10
Gokako Malaysia
Gokako Malaysia
Lot 4F-49, Level 4, Paradigm Mall,
Taman Bukit Mewah,
81200 Johor Bahru,
Johor
Tel: +607-232-3114
Operating Hour:
Monday to Sunday 10:30am – 10:00pm
Year 2017 will be our last “single” valentine day celebration. Next year, we will celebrate valentine day with our child. Mr Ang is very shy in nature. He won B2W: Brunch2 Wine Valentine day – Love story contest. We were very happy to read the notification from Facebook. However, both of us are working on 14 February 2017. Thanks to B2W, we are able to celebrate belated valentine day on weekend.
We tasted the “Four Course Degustation Menu” RM96++ per pax. We not able to taste the special valentine day set. I don’t mind at all. As long as I can enjoy great meal with my loved one, I am grateful. This was our fist time enjoy fine dining too.
Starter: Cream puff bread with butterOctopus tentacles, Umibudo seaweed, smoked potatoes and squid ink
Frankly speaking, I took 4 minutes to chew and swallow an octopus tentacle. Octopus in takoyako is easier to chew and swallow. Maybe fine dining cook the octopus tentacle differently.
Signature mushroom soup
The mushroom soup is very thick and creamy.
Char grill beef fillet, caramalised parsnip, candied raisin passion fruit juice
The beef fillet is cook well done. The sauce complimented well with the beef.
Grilled chicken fillet, honey garlic sauce with peanut.
Mr Ang requested for chicken dish. He like the tender and juicy chicken fillet.
Smoked woods sous vide pineapple with rosemary and sabayon
Total bill is RM240.70. We just paid for the distilled water RM16.30.
There were some negative reviews on the valentine day. However, we didn’t experience it on our dining day. I believe that the servers were serving well when there were less crowd. The manager even joyously explained my questions on vegetable and meat. In conclusion, we truly enjoy our evening at B2W: Brunch2Wine.
LerLer’s Reviews:
Halal? : NO PORK, NO LARD, NO HALAL CERT
Vegetarian-Friendly:NO
Tax?: 6%
Service Charge? : 10%
Service: 8/10
Delicious: 6/10
Parking: 9/10
(Very easy to find parking on weekend and public holiday)
Image Credit: Google Image
B2W: Brunch2Wine
Lot 6376 & 9236,
Jalan Ibrahim Sultan,
Kampung Stulang Laut,
80300 Johor Bahru,
Johor
The familiar spiral staircase is at the side of the building.
With the gentle breeze on my face, Mr.Ang held my hands as we walk down little Paris street. The exterior design of the building are white in colour. The familiar spiral staircase leads you to the unknown second-floor cafe. White and sleek design captured my woman inner feeling. Wait a minute.. I can’t take leave and fly to Paris and enjoy all this detail.
Welcome to Little Paris @ Johor Bahru. A new hipster area for family, friends or Instagrammers to hang out. Ladies love to do their outfit post of the day (#OOTD) against this area. Not to mention, there are a big love shape sculpture and the status of liberty are good prop to take photos. Along the street, there are a few cafes, restaurants and ice cream shop to curb your hunger. It is great to get to know Mr. Ken, the owner of this street developed this area for hanging out. He invited some bloggers and us to try out his new menu in Garden Ritz.
Al-fresco style seating under shady trees.
Garden Ritz is located outdoor. Diners enjoy their meals at tables set out al-fresco style. There are a number of shady trees along it. Thus, the temperature and breeze are most favourable. Time to tuck in for some BBQ food.
Signature Seafood Paella RM88.00. The portion can serve 2 to 4 diners. The paella consists of 3 big chicken drumsticks, prawns, squids and mussel clam. The rice is creamy with a slight of spiciness.Signature Meat Platter RM198.00. An array of meat for meat lovers. Chicken, lamb, pork, beef rib, fried calamari, sausages ad curly fried. Salad, grapes and watermelon to balance off the taste.BBQ Baby pork Rib RM45.00. The chef maintained the Argentina BBQ style for these ribs. The chef used 100% charcoal to cook it. If you have tasted Morganfield’s or Naught Nuri pork rib before, Do not expect the same taste. Argentina BBQ is totally opposite cooking style. No additional cooking processes such as steam or boil to retain the juiciness. The BBQ style itself retained the meat tender texture and juiciness. We can easily tear off the meat from the bone.Teriyaki Salmon RM38.00. The homemade sweet teriyaki sauce with Norwegian Salmon was well grilled. Most of the male diners include Mr. Ang praise for its crispy salmon skin.Mix Skewer Basket RM49.00. Each skewer (aka satay) has chicken , beef, pork and sausage. Stick salad and fried potato are served too.Grilled Mackerel Saba Fish RM34.00Cajun Chicken Chop RM28.00
LerLer’s Reviews:
Halal? : NON-HALAL
Tax?: 6% GST
Service Charge? : No
Service: 7/10
Delicious: 6.5 /10
Parking: 8/10
(Quite easy to find a parking lots)
Al-fresco style seating under shady trees.
Garden Ritz
Jalan Jaya Putra 1/1,
Bandar Jaya Putra,
81100 Johor Bahru,
Johor
Tel: +6018-964 3485
My parent are impromptu travelers. They have the urge to try some Kampunng Bukit Tinggi dishes. Thus, they drive from Johor Bahru to brother’s hostel. After fetching my brother, they drive to Genting Skyway to fetch us ( Mr. Ang and Mrs. Ang aka LerLer Chan) . The more the merrier. It will be more easier to order food with more diners. That is the our family traits. We will drive a distance for food.
Limau Juice RM3.80
This drink is very refreshing during hot weather
Passion Fruit Juice RM3.80
A bottle (500ml) passion fruit juice is RM5.00. The restaurant does not allow outside food. Thus, dad order in house juice.
Steam Ikan Patin RM67.50
Patin fish usually has earthly smell. This dish does not has earthly smell. The fish has lot of fat.
Steam Kampung Chicken RM15.00
Kampung chicken dish used the thigh portion. The meat is very tender soft. Bentong has the best ginger. The ginger really smell good with steam chicken. Mother can’t help praising this dish non-stop.
Macherie Johor Bloggers are invited to try out Bushido Shabu Shabu at Taman Pelangi, Johor Bahru. It is located behind of Leisure Mall. The restaurant located at the corner of Jalan Kuning and Jalan Serampang. It has a very strategic location.
Free appetizers. We have the chance to try 5 types of appetizers.
Appetizers are serviced before the meal. I prefer the cucumber and seeweed appetizer as it is very crunchy. Mr. Ang prefers the preserved appetizer as it is a bit spicy.
刺身沙律 Sashimi Salad RM16.90
The presentation of sashimi salad is slightly different from Japanese restaurant.. It is a fusion of Thai sauce and Japanese cuisine. Alfafa create a special fragrant. Sashimi need not to eat with wasabi as the Thai sauce is spicy. It is a very refreshing dish.
6 types of soups. From the left, Miso Soup, Bushido Golden Buckwheat Miso Broth, Bushido Grain Mocha Milk Broth, Chinese herb soup, Tom Yam Soup and Kimchi Soup.
We have the chance to try 6 most popular soup of the restaurant. Bushido Shabu Shabu focus on the healthy diet.
Their soup based are made out of 2 essential soup base. There are fruit based soup and Katsuobushi soup based
Next, come the best soup of the day: Bushido Grains Mocha Milk Broth. This soup has three great points.
Prevent aging
Prevent cancer
High in calcium
Grains and mocha content 47 kinds of natural and healthy cereals. It is known as the “perfect food” that can prevent high blood pressure, diabetes, high cholesterol, cardiovascular diseases and other diseases too. It is considered as Japan’s Okinawa generations’ longevity formula.
Mr. Ang and me really enjoy this soup based. At the end of the meal, we two just focus on drinking this soup. The fragrant and mocha and milk is the key point attracted me the most.
Bushido Golden Buckwheat Miso Broth
Buckwheat is a plant cultivated for its grain-like seeds and also used as a cover crop. Buckwheat is considered as one of the healthiest food on the world’s healthiest food organisation. A research shows that buckwheat intake was associated with lower total serum cholesterol, lower low-density lipoproterin cholesterol (LDL, the form linked to cardiovascular disease) and a high ratio of HDL (health-promoting cholesteril) to total cholesterol.
The restaurant chef mixed the buckwheat with miso broth to create another uniqueness. As buckwheat is a type of grain, the soup has a very powdery texture. I prefer to boil vegetable in this soup based.
Vegetable Platte
A variety of vegetables for our steam boat.
Mutton and beef
The restaurant served some side dishes too.
日式锅贴 Yaki Gyoza RM9.90
The meat and vegetable is well marinated. The gyoza skin is fried till golden brown and crispy. It is best eating it using a spoon. Meat juice will flow out from the gyoza
龙颜凤玉 Ebi Uzura Fried RM18.90
While waiting for our steamboat to be ready, this dish is a very good starter. Mr. Bin can have some food to munch first.
三文鱼铁板烧 Salmon Teppanyaki with Golden Soba RM39.90
Soba is made out of buckwheat. Soba has a softer texture than spaghetti. The salon teppanyaki complimented the soba noodle well. In the end, we girls finish this dish in a few minutes too.
10 different types of sauces to compliment the steamboat.
There are a variety of sauces to compliment the steamboat. From the left: sour & spicy sauce, green chili padi, sashimi shoyu, wasabi, goma miso sauve, barbeque sauce, sweet & spicy sauce and special spicy sauce.
Boss Secret Sauce. A combination of sesame sauce, Shacha Sauce and chili sauce.EPIC Photo of the day: Mr. Ang with Chicken slice
LerLer’s Reviews:
Halal? : NON-HALAL
Tax?: GST
Service Charge? : 10%
Service: 8/10
Delicious: 10/10
Parking: 5/10
(Quite hard to find a parking lots around peak hours.)
Bushido Shabbu Shabu 武士道全新养生火锅
Bushido Shabbu Shabu 武士道全新养生火锅
80 & 82, Jalan Kuning,
Taman Pelangi,
80400 Johor Bahru,
Johor
Tel: +607-3334668
