Frozen Pizza: Dr. Oetker Casa di Mama - Ultimate Deluxe

Hoi! It has been a while since I post my last review. Many of my online friends (and by many I mean Whoopsy) asked me to do frozen pizza review. Since I usually eat frozen pizza on Monday night, I told him that I will. The reason why I eat frozen pizza on Monday night is because I volunteer until later at night. So I get really tired and don't want to cook. (maybe if you guys are lucky, I might finally post picture of the food I cook).

So the credit go to Whoopsy and Tomato who tell me that this pizza is the shit! So I suck it up and spent 7 dollars on this semi-small pizza, Dr. Oetker Casa di Mama - Ultimate Deluxe.
Toppings include the following:
- Pepporoni
- peppers
- red onions
- mushrooms
These toppings are very similar to other frozen deluxe pizza.

Here is the nutrition facts label (I ate the whole thing... D: ). The Calories is aboutt he same some of the Delissio pizza that is twice the size/

First impression: Not impressive at all >_<. The pizza doesn't really look appetizing. Note that the pizza come with what they call parchment, which is the white paper between the pizza and the cardboard. This parchment paper must be left under the pizza during baking for best results. 

IN THE OVEN!: 480 F or 250 C for 12-14 mins, lowest rack with tray and baking sheet/aluminum foil. This is the first time that I have to place a frozen pizza on a tray/sheet to bake (notice that the parchment is intact). I have to say that it takes less time to bake than other frozen pizza. The fragrance is alright, very generic for frozen pizza.  

Out of the Oven and in my MOUTH! I must say that the pizza actually looks really good. The crust looks amazing, and there are actually a lot of cheese, but not as much mushroom as I would like. The pepperoni is as thin as other frozen pizza.  

Taste: This pizza just taste very generic, apart from one thing. The crust is AMAZING. Hands down the best crunchy crust I have ever eat among frozen pizza. The texture is very good (I have no words to describe them lol). The taste of sauce and topping themselves are just as good as any of the deluxe pizza (Delissio, McCain, PC, etc ...), but the crust actually make everything better. 

Conclusion: 8/10

If this crust were to be like any other crust, I would have rate this pizza around 6.5 or even 6 (my standard for other typical deluxe pizza), but I would rate this crust around 9 or 9.5. Average out to be around 8. 

Please let me know if there is any frozen pizza you would like me to review. 

Happy Eating :D and please click the like button :D 

Razzellberries (Restaurant & Cappuccino Bar): Review

Good evening everyone!

Today review will be a bout a small Sri Lankan restaurant downtown of Edmonton, Razzellberries Restaurant and Cappuccino Bar. This is my first time going to Sri Lankan restaurant and I never had Sri Lankan food before. This place is indeed owned by a Sri Lankan family. I will only write about their lunch buffet as that was the only thing I experienced there.

Part of Razzellberries Menu

It was my friend, R, birthday so we decided went there for lunch (R ninja paid for everyone, we were planing to pay for her D:). This place located right in the middle of downtown just off Bay/Enterprise Square LRT station, close to Sobeys, and Red Arrow bus terminal. It is a very good location to grab lunch if you work around there.

Inside Razzellberries

Although it has perfect location, the look of the restaurant just didn't have what it take to attract people. The front of Razzellberries is covered with banners and pictures of their food which I felt were unnecessary. Inside decoration, tables and chairs are just plain and looks more like cafeteria. Even their water was served in plastic cup. Then again, I try not to judge the book by its cover and by that I mean not to judge the taste of the food by its presentation. However, I am sure that the decoration and the front of this place would have turns many people around looking for something different.

Buffet and Special Menu

Menu:

As the name and banners suggested that this is almost like a one place serve all kind of place. They have everything from bake goods, pastries, coffees, sandwich, burgers to Sri Lankan traditions. Many of my friends call it "fusion" food and that they would only serve authentic Sri Lankan food on Saturday (I will have to go back to try it).

Waiting to get food :D

For the price of $8.95 the buffet was what we went there for. Their sandwiches are almost the same price, and if you have time to sit down then it is a better option to go. For their buffet they only have 6 dishes to choose from:

- Sri Lankan Fried Rice

- Devil

- Pasta (Penne)

- Chicken Tetrazarea??? (some type of chicken cream sauce with celery and carrot ... first time I ever seen)

- Lentils

- Veggies

Chicken Cream sauce penne, and veggies

At first I was skeptical about Razzellberries and its food. I had put a bit of everything on my first plate so that I could try small portion of everything out before I went for second. First of all I was impress with the chicken cream sauce with the rich flavour it has, although its been sitting in the food warmer for however long. The penne on the other hand was a bit dry. The lentils was better than expect as it was edible for me (I do not like lentils very much). The veggies on the other hand was... old and wrinkle, just like what you would get at some fast food Chinese restaurant.

Devil beef, rice and lentils

The devil beef took me by surprise, it has a rich, deep and refreshing flavour that will make you ask for more. Although not as spicy as I would hope for, the hint of lime and the sauce just goes so well with rice. I was lucky with the devil beef because they had just put out a new batch into the food warmer. One negative thing about the devil beef is it is not very tender and can be tough to chew at time. The rice was dry and not very flavourful at all (not something you would expect from fried rice), but this might be so that the devil beef would go well with the fried rice, which it certainly did.

Verdict:

Cheap eat, alright/good foods (depend on what you get). Will eat again and will have to go try their Saturday Authentic Sri Lankan buffet. Come down from your office if you have time during lunch, with 8.95, it is worth the money.

Overall : 6.5

Devil Beef: 7.5 (my Sri Lankan friend rated it 7)

Links

http://www.yelp.ca/biz/razzellberries-restaurant-and-cappuccino-bar-edmonton

Have a good night :D

Nomiya Restaurant: Revisit

Hi guys

Its been couple of weeks since I last wrote a restaurant review. I will try to write another one today (along with this short write up). I have revisit Nomiya couple of times after my first visit. The last time I went to Nomiya was last Friday for dinner. My gf, J, ordered our favourite Tantan-men (Please see my last Nomiya review for more info). However this time I found that the tantan-men this Friday night just did't cut it for a good ramen. There were lots of noodle in the bowl and not enough soup, consistently because there two of my other friends also order it as well. I ordered shio ramen this time, again there were lots of noodle, but at least I got more soup than J and our friends. Shio ramen was pretty good, and the light but tasty soup is pretty good (7/10 due to unbalance amount of noodle). My undercover agent (a friend who work there) said that there are some people that cook better than other, so consistency is an issue. In general the food still pretty good, the ramen still better than other place around town.

Mobile picture (I didn't bring my camera this time)

Link to previous Nomiya review:

http://eternity-ply.blogspot.com/2011/03/nomiya-restaurant-review.html

Cheers