Firing Up American Favorites
The
award-wining American bistro, TR Fire Grill
has opened its first international outlet in Malaysia last month. Located in
the prestige Pavilion Kuala Lumpur, TR
Fire Grill is under the umbrella group that runs the famous global chain of
Tony Roma’s restaurants.
The
American bistro is bringing a taste of American cuisine to our shore. Featuring
smoked and grilled dishes using hickory wood, there’s plenty of meat and
seafood as well as vegetables on the menu. Everything is made in-house, down
right to their sauces as well as condiments. Best of all, TR Fire Grill offers crafted artisanal cocktails at their bar as
well as an extensive wine and beef offerings to go with the hearty American
dishes on their menu.
The
restaurant is spacious and glowing at sight. Perfect for big as well as small
gatherings at any time of the day. Catch glimpse of our bustling metropolitan
city through the glass wall during day time and the glittery cityscape during
the evening. Whether you’re seated at the big dining area, at the bar or at one
of their sectioned dining space, TR Fire
Grill is warm cozy and casual.
Mocktails
and cocktails to start our evening. Island
Getaway (RM17), Cucumber Strawberry
Freeze (RM17) and Fire Grill Mule
(RM36) is not only pretty in colors but deliciously thirst-quenching, bang on
for an evening filled with hearty favorites.
The
Jalapeno Potato Tots (RM12) may only
be a side but what a side it is… one dozen of crispy cheese potato croquettes served
with jalapeno ketchup. These potato balls are so addictive, especially with the
house-made spicy and tangy ketchup. Hand me a beer please…
If
there is one appetizer to order it’s the cheesy Oven Baked Pizza Dip (RM25) served with toasted garlic focaccia bread
batons. Loaded with lots of mozzarella ricotta and parmesan cheese with tomato
sauce and beef pepperoni, this dip is sublime with every dip of the toast!
The
Margherita Flatbread (RM20) is
pretty decent too. Simple with beautifully fresh ingredients that work
wondrously well, it’s the quality of ingredients that made this crispy
flatbread easy to enjoy.
A
salad not for the faint-hearted, the Whistle
Stop Club Salad (RM31) is pretty hefty in portion. Great for sharing, this
salad has loads of ingredients from crispy fried green tomatoes, pimento cheese
to smoked chicken, chicken bacon and lots of other ingredients. Drizzled with a
creamy peppercorn ranch dressing, this salad is so tasty with lots of various
textures from all the various components. So this is another salad I would
gladly eat if I have to steer away from meat…
Moving
on to mains, one of TR Fire Grill’s best seller is the Salmon & Zoodles (RM59). A lean and healthy dish of zucchini
noodles tossed with asparagus sweet red peppers, apple and feta cheese in a
creamy dressing is paired with grilled salmon and grilled lemon half. Topped
with a generous helping of pistachio romesco sauce, it was this nutty and tangy
sauce that elevated the whole dish together. While the salmon was slightly too
cooked for my liking, other had no issue with this dish. Just a matter of
preference but the flavours are good.
The
Chicken & Waffles (RM36) was my favorite
of the evening for mains. Crispy and juicy chicken that was tender inside,
sandwiched and stack up with golden crisp waffles and finished with a drizzling
of agave syrup, this is about as American as it gets. Sweet and savory in
bites, it’s a crowd pleaser in the States. Psst… we heard that the waffle has
leeks, cheese and chicken bacon dust in the batter… no wonder the waffle is so
tasty!
Smokehouse Board (RM79) has a little of everything if
one cannot decide what to order. There’s dry rubbed lamp chops, wood-grilled
quarter chicken breast with BBQ sauce, spicy chicken sausage, jalapeno potato
tots and side of apple cider slaw. My favorite of the lot was the grilled lamb
chops with agave plum sauce. Tender and succulent, the lamb chops had a moreish
sweet and savory flavour that is utterly delicious. The chicken fared decent
too but the chicken sausage fell short on flavour and texture. This one is definitely
meant for sharing.
For
desserts, there is a bit of a waiting time as everything is prepared-to-order.
Out of the four desserts on the menu, we tried three of them. Chocolate Mayhem (RM26), a best-seller
at TR Fire Grill, has two sizes. We had the small but even then, this one has
two huge scoops of coffee and chocolate ice creams with chocolate cake topped
with coconut caramel sauce, chocolate mousse, Snickers bar and dark chocolate
espresso beans. Talk about sinful luscious chocolates… this one is pure
chocolate all the way!
The
Buttery Seared Lemon Pound Cake
(RM29) looked rather normal until we tried it. It was super duper scrumptious.
I could be bias since I love lemon but TR Fire Grill really elevated the lemon
pound cake by pan searing it, giving it a nice toasty citrusy crust that
matched so well with the big scoops of vanilla ice cream and blue berries. If
you love lemons, this is a great dessert to end your meal at TR Fire Grill.
The
last dessert of Asian Pear & Papaya
Cobbler (RM20) also comes with ice cream. Crusty and toasty crumbles with a
soft fruity base, this one is comforting with its hot and cold combination. The
soothing scent of cinnamon and spices gave this dessert an earthy appeal.
There’s
more to enjoy at TR Fire Grill such
as steaks, ribeye steak tacos, shrimp po’ boy and smoked meatloaf. Portion is
pretty hearty here and quality is solid hence pricing is decent for what TR
Fire Grill serves. We certainly hope to see more outlets of TR Fire Grill around…
TR
FIRE GRILL
Lot No. 6.01.06, Level 6,
Pavilion Kuala Lumpur
168 Jalan Bukit Bintang
Kuala Lumpur,
Tel: +603. 2110 0944
Website: www.trfiregrill.com.my
Facebook: www.facebook.com/TRFireGrillMalaysia/
Hours of Operation
10am - 11pm
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