OM Burger @ Ampang - Who Says Sloppy Can't Be Tasty?

Worked my a$$ off during the weekend, again. Slept the whole noon off today, and woke up to realise the weekend's gone in a flash .... Sigh. There's always a silver lining behind every cloud, light at the end of the tunnel, sunshine after the rain, right? If there ever is, I'll give an arm and a leg to know what and where's the light, the lining and the rays.

The mysterious connection between burger stalls and 7-11. The devil's pact?

Finally here's something from KL for a difference. For those uninitiated, I'm still living and working in Ipoh, and the travel posts of late are backlogs from previous excursions either for work, or for play.

Da Man, OM and Da Lady, erm ... OMa? =P

This unassuming Ramly burger stall (or 'warung' in Malay) is NOT your average burger stall. It's been sometime since I've tasted burgers from roadside stalls, but this one has to be the ICING on the cake, CREAM of the crop, if you will. Normally, it's tough to differentiate a Ramly burger from the others, as most wannabes/hopefuls operate their stalls in the most generic of ways; Following others blindly.

Won't break a hole in your pocket. But daily consumption may be detrimental to health ...

OM means Uncle in Javanese. Or so I believed, from the various reviews on the net. Manned by a couple in their late 50's (presumption, don't take my word for it), the burger stall looks just like any other stalls everywhere else. Down to the nitty gritty details. For instance? The location in front of a 7-11 outlet. ;)

Burger Daging Special @ RM4

So, what makes OM Burger special? The elite amongst the elites? One word : Sloppiness. And it's obvious from the picture above. Juicy, messy and sloppy struck one's mind by the looks of it, but I'm sure (darn sure) none would categorize the burger as appealing nor lipsmacking from looks alone.

But my dear, looks can be deceiving. Much like human beings, outer appearance matters none. Nor size.

Hot Dog Special @ RM4

Watching the OM/uncle in action is a feast to the senses itself. Visually fascinating, stimulating the olfactory department, as well as tantalizing one's tastebuds (aka saliva-a-dripping).

Thick slab of burger patty (no half-half business, McD comes to mind naturally), grilled on the spot, enveloped in a fried egg ala Nasi Pattaya, but drizzled with sauces. No, wait. The sauces (mayo, chilli and butter) were literally poured/doused onto the meat + egg + cheese combination.

If you're expecting a clean meal, forget bout it. If you manage to hold the burger intact, without sauces dripping, smearing and squirting, I salute ya!

Accolades in tow. Let's hope OM does not commercialize and forget its roots. But this stall has been up and running since days of yore, I can be rest assured.

The Hot Dog on the other hand, was not up to expectation, though prepared the same way as the burger. The sausage was somewhat out of place, buried underneath the volcanic mess.

Location : OM Burger, also known as Burger Sri Tanjung in front of 7-11 Convenience Store @ Lorong Kolam Air Lama, 68000 Ampang Jaya, Selangor. Got MAP !! Opens at night only. No seats, no tables, no waitering staff, no service charge.

Those who've stained/smeared/soiled their hands with burgers from OM :

Bangsar-Babe, Riz Ainuddin's, Lyrical Lemongrass