Recently I've found another hidden gem in a less explored part of section 13. Unlike laman seri & tadisma business park, this area only crowded with clinics, convenience store & nurseries. But on the back, there's a quite an interesting cafe called Holy Smoke Cafe. Unlike the coffee themed cafe that currently hitting Shah Alam like a storm, this cafe adopted a different look. More of an American Diner similar to Johnny Rockets minus the dancing waiters. The interior design is quite creative with familiar faces on the wall like Elvis.
The interior
As for the food, since it was based on American Diner, food like burgers are a must. Not many choice of them. They have steaks as well as pasta & local food like mee bandung, fried rice & maggi goreng.
The menu
The food here have some of familiar ones & some are quite interesting ones. The asian food & starters are quite interesting. We decided on NZ Lamb Chop, Salmon Penne Carbonara, Holy smoke burger, Grilled Chicken Chop & Holy Smoke fried rice. First up, Holy smoke burger. Homemade patty topped with slice of cheese with a homemade sauce kinda like bolognese with a bit of sweetness from the caramelized onions. The patty was nicely done & lightly seasoned. Comes with fries & garlic butter mayo. No donner for this one though.
Holy smoke burger (RM 18.90)
Their holy smoke fried rice are quite interesting. Kinda like nasi kerabu style. Lot of condiments on the side like diced fried tempe, long beans, carrots, green chili, tomatoes, cucumbers, cabbages, fried anchovies, & fish crackers. Fried rice tasted like nasi goreng kampung with chicken topped with fried egg & homemade sambal.
Holy Smoke Fried Rice (RM 15.90)
It seems like their forte lies on their steaks menu. I had their NZ Lamb chopper. It was worth the money with 3 rack of lamb chops served with choice of 2 sides. The lamb was perfectly done with no lamb smell. The meat was tender & not too rubbery.
NZ Lamb Chopper (RM 36.90)
Another grill we had was chicken chop with the choice of deep fried or grilled. Our choice will always be the grill. Same as lamb chop, there are choice of 2 sides & sauce. To me, nothing to shout about apart from being decent. Chicken grilled perfectly, maybe lacked the marinade.
Grilled Chicken Chop (RM 18.90)
And of course, we just had to try the pasta. Since we had some meat & chicken, we decided to go for some seafood. Hence, salmon penne carbonara. The portion was very nicely big. Sauce was creamy but to me, carbonara sauce will always goes well with beef bacon because it will add extra seasoned taste to the sauce. It was still an OK dish to me.
Salmon Penne Carbonara (RM 16.90)
So for Shah Alam folks who wanted something different from mamak or melbourne theme cafe, head down here at seksyen 13 for Holy smoke cafe.
Holy Smoke Cafe
Jalan Bola Jaring 13/15, Seksyen 13, Shah Alam
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