Awesome homemade burgers at Jackson’s Burger.

We totally stumbled on Jackson’s Burger by chance. We were driving around aimlessly trying to make our way to PJ Old Town when the BF asked me to stop. I literally made an emergency stop :P

He has spotted the famous but elusive Jackson’s Burger. Okay maybe not elusive, but we could never have figured out how to go there.

It’s parked right outside a house (which belongs to Jackson, I assume) and somewhat obstructed by a big tree, you might miss it if you’re not observant.

# – Jackson’s Burger.

Operated by a couple (whom I will assume to be Jackson and his wife), they sell all kinds of simple and fresh homemade burgers. There were only 4 types of food listed on the menu – beef burger, chicken burger, fish fillet burger and hotdog but I was told they also sell amazing crab and prawn burgers, which sadly I only found out after.

Apparently Jackson’s Burger has been around for years and is very popular among PJ natives. Blame my judgmental nature, but when it comes to famous food places, I almost always expect the proprietors to be arrogant but this is certainly not the case with Jackson’s Burger. The lady is soft-spoken and friendly. She was very sweet and patient with a girl in primary school who had difficulty recalling her father’s long list of orders.

# – I think they are Jackson and his wife?

By the way, Jackson’s Burger is also listed as a legendary food truck on 4sq ;)

We had a beef burger each and I must say, it really lived up to its notoriety. The patty was juicy, thick and flavourful. With just some cucumbers , onions and chili sauce, it was a simple but very satisfying burger. I like my meat in its natural form, which basically means I don’t crave for frankfurters, spam, burgers or other heavily processed meat but I really like Jackson’s because it tasted very natural and not overly processed.

# – ST was loving it.

Just look at this. So succulent, so juicy!

# – Jackson’s beef burger.

# – I is a happy camper.

If you’ve eaten at Jackson’s, what’s your favourite burger? Tell me please so I know what else to order next time! Thanks :D

No 144, Jalan 14/29 Dato Abdul Aziz,
Section 14, Petaling Jaya,
Open daily from 11am to around 5pm

an unusual dinner at frontera, jaya one

been hearing about frontera for the longest time and was waiting for the best time to go. the thing is, there is no best time to go. you just gotta do it when you gotta do it.

so, just an hour before before heading home from work i got shaolintiger and myhorng to meet me at frontera, jaya one. i was introduced to larry, the owner. he recommended a couple of dishes which we did not hesitate to order:

#1 – habanero wings and nachos

#2 – my main, beef enchiladas

#3 – st’s main, chilli cheeseburger

#4 – ah horng’s main, beef chimichanga

food was so fantastic. portions were huge. the enchiladas and chimichanga were stuffed to the max, juicy and delicious. wings were just awesome. nachos still crispy (i hate soggy nachos) and the chili con carne is highly recommended (sorry forgot to take pictures). frontera’s chilli con carne does not have fillers like beans, it’s not supposed to have beans!

larry lived up to his reputation. he really ordered a lot of alcohol for us :P he is one persuasive fella. he could make the strongest hearted person down alcohol.

#5 – these are two bottles of infused tequila. one with jalapeno and the other with orange/vanilla.

i don’t think you could get these anywhere else as larry specially brews them. delicious on its own and delicious in cocktails! you must try the jalapeno frozen margaritas – spicy and refreshing at the same time!

#6 – cheers!

besides the spicy jalapeno margaritas i also had the pina colada which i seriously couldn’t tell whether it has alcohol or not. its really tasty, definitely a girl’s drink.

#7 – larry with pina colada in the foreground.

#8 – st and ah horng downing shot after shot after shot throughout the night.

#9 – ah horng’s colour not long after.

#10 – back in 1996, my guinness world of record called habanero the spiciest chili in the world, i was fascinated. so horng and i tried it. habanero looks like this.

ah horng puked after that. and i drank more alcohol than i should to subdue the pain.

yes, pain. ever had a blowtorch aimed directly at your tongue and at the back of your throat? it’s not that bad, everyone who’s going to frontera should try it. seriously.

#11 – a video of ah horng and i eating the habanero.

#12 – try the habanero, it’s not that bad.

and then, we had key lime pie and deep fried cheesecake. yes you hear me, DEEP FRIED CHEESECAKE. yums

#13 – key lime pie

#14 – deep fried cheesecake

    Frontera Bar & Grill
    Palm Square at Jaya One
    Corner of Jalan Universiti and Jalan 13/6,
    Petaling Jaya.
    Phone 603 7958 8515.
    Fax 603 7958 8125.

never been so stuffed and happy with myself.