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FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 2012
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MONKEY BAR
14/1(Krishna Manere), Wood Street, Rich-mond Road, Ashoknagar,
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hey serve the most amazing Hot Wings –Jumbo chicken wings with sour creamand chive/blue cheese dip. It’s a perfectcombination of tangy, juicy and spicy. Thewings are huge. The blue cheese dip loadedwith real blue cheese is great too! And thewings don’t get your manicured nails messy!
Neha Bajaj,
Professional photographer
PHOBIDDEN FRUIT
965, 12th Main, HAL 2nd Stage, Indiranagar,
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he menu describes it as batter-friedwings wok-tossed in green sauce andground herbs. And when you look at it, it doescome across like a local Manchurian version,but the taste of these oriental wings isunique. It could be the spice mix that we arenot really used to.
 Amandeep Sinha,
Marketing professional
HUCKLEBERRY 
No 298, Binnamangala, 1st Stage, 100ftRoad, Indiranagar ,
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hese are mildly spiced wings but full of flavour. They are soft and juicy as far asthe meat goes. The sauce is more of the BBQstyled ones, making it neither too spicy nortoo bland. The accompanying sauce addstwo other dimensions of sweet and spicy inthe right hints. You will want more.
Prasoon Banerjee,
IT professional
 VIVA ARRIBA 
3rd & 4th floor, 618, 12th Main Road, HAL 2ndStage, Indiranagar,
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particularly like the fact that the wings areoffered in a range of sauces – this meansthat everyone at the table can opt for some-thing without worrying about spice levels.Particular favourites are the garlic mozzarel-la and the peri peri sauce, both of which workreally well in terms of taste.
Priyanka Menon,
Student
PLAN B
#20, Castle Street, Ashoknagar,
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hese are a set of wings that can be had inso many ways at Plan B. Whether you havethem on Wings Tuesdays or any other day, you can opt for marinades that can test yourspice tolerance levels. From the Big Bang Firecracker to the ABS challenge, the juicywings here can give you much more to re-member as far as flavour goes.
Mukesh Nanda,
PR professional
Spicy nibbles is all you ask for while nursing a mug of beer. Nothing can beat succulent portions of chicken wings. Here are the best ones to be had
FIVE OF A KIND - CHICKEN WINGS
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W
hen a place is named Por-tland Steakhouse & Café,you’d be pardoned forskipping the first few pag-es of the menu and jump-ing to the steaks section. But then, if your focus wavers for a moment, andyou glance at what’s written beside the‘Steaks’ heading, you’ll notice a hat tipthat’s a clue to the establishment’s ori-gins. “A tribute to Haroon” – even if you’re a neo Bangalorean, there’s astrong likelihood you’d recognise thename Haroon Sulaiman Sait from TheOnly Place. I learned that PortlandSteakhouse & Café is run by Sabiha, hisdaughter, and her husband MaqsoodMohamed. The connection establish-ed, I looked for similarities in the am-biance, especially the iconic checkedtable cloth, but there was none. How-ever, there is an unmistakeable charmand hospitableness. We dined on anight when the restaurant was hostingan expat party, and the service missed afew steps courtesy that, but thatcouldn’t take away from the overall ex-perience, especially after Maqsoodstepped in for damage control.
 Appetisers:
The Fiery Chicken arrivedfirst – chicken strips marinated in Cajunspices, with peppers – moderately spicythough a tad oily. The Batter Fried Cala-mari came next, and though it got thecrispness right, the greasiness overpow-ered everything else. We were saved bythe Chili Con Carne soup, a beef,vegetable and bean stewserved with twisted bread-sticks. A wonderful dish, itstang provided just the biteour palates needed. TheClam Chowder soup fol-lowed and though theclam flavour was subtle, thecreaminess was much appre-ciated. The veg representationwas the next to appear – the Jalapeno- Jack Mushroom Dommies. The jalape-no presence was limited to the dip andthe dish wasn’t inspiring. What wewere really waiting for, given the num-ber of PMOs (People of Malayali Origin)at the table, was the Beef Strips in Let-tuce Wrap. This was when the servicefaltered first, and it seemed as thoughthey had forgotten this order. Thank-fully, when it did arrive, it was worth thewait. With spicy and well cooked meat,we didn’t even miss the promised dip.
Entree:
By the time we were ready forthe main course, the expat party was infull swing, and we bore the brunt of itwith a longer-than-average waitingtime. The Signature Portland Beef Burger hosted a perfect patty andIcompletely enjoyed it. TheHerbed Gnocchi had slight-ly chewy dumplings butthe scrumptious pestosauce made up for it. TheSpicy Beef Ragu Spaghettiwas good enough to behoarded and taken as a dog-gy pack! The Porterhousesteak had slightly inconsistentmeat (we had asked for medium rare)but together with the mashed potatoand the red wine reduction sauce, it wasexcellent enough for us to appreciatethe dish. The last to arrive was themuch anticipated Shivaji Nagar Cur-ried Beef Pizza. But that literally left abitter taste, and we discussed quite afew unsavoury possibilities of what theShivaji Nagar connection could be aswe waited for desserts.
 Afters:
We decided against the platteroptions, and asked for the Crème Bru-lee, Bread and Butter Pudding and Prof-iteroles with Chocolate Sauce. TheCream Brulee was everyone’s favou-rite, though I thought the soft, butter-rich pudding with its sprinkling of dryfruits was a strong contender. The Prof-iteroles were more éclair shaped, anddespite the chocolate filling, not goodenough to be in the reckoning.
In all:
It’s only been a couple of monthssince the restaurant began operationsand it obviously has its small share of teething troubles, accentuated by thestaff being busy with the party it washosting. But given the pedigree and ex-perience of the management, thesewould be temporary. An excellent, in-viting ambiance and largely superbfood means that this should be yourport of call soon..
Bangalore Mirror reviews anonymously and pays for meals
BM VERDICT
Cuisine
Steakhouse, Continental
Owner(s)
Sabiha and MaqsoodMohamed
Chef 
For now, Sabiha manages it as well.
 Alcohol
 Yes
Wine list
Literally. Just wine,and a few mocktails.
Price range
For about
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1,600, youcould share a soup, anon-veg starter, acouple of non-veg main courses and adessert (inclusive of taxes)
Parking
Valet parking soon
Wheelchair
No
accessService
Helpful, but becameslower as the mealprogressed.
Sound level
We had amazing livemusic, but that wascourtesy the party!Loud enough to be enjoyed while having a conversation.
 Ambience
Pleasant and inviting.
Hours
11 am to 11 pm
Home delivery
No
Reservations
A good idea, especial-ly on weekends.
Manu Prasad
bmfeedback@timesgroup.com
DURGESH KUMAR Y 
Beef Strips in Lettuce Wrap; SignaturePortland Beef Burger; Porterhousesteak; Creme Brulee
Ahit with minor misses

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