Haji Samuri Kajang Satay
April 6, 2008
Stumble it!
This was my dinner tonight - Haji Samuri’s famous Kajang Satay. It’s surprisingly fast and cheap to reach Kajang town from Seri Kembangan, only 20 minutes and RM1 toll. The real problem starts when you’re in Kajang town itself. It’s a small town but there’s a lot of cars. So, getting around would take quite a while even for a short distance. Read more if satays interest you..
We ordered 10 chicken satays, 10 fish satays and 5 beef tripes satay. Beef tripes is at 9 o’clock, chicken at 6 while fish at 12.
Ketupat (rice dumpling) and the mandatory cucumbers as side dishes. Received some chain emails that cucumber helps to offset the satay’s cancerous effect.. I don’t know if this is real but fruits are good.. so finish them lah. The gravy which is brown greyish is sweet and loaded with peanuts. Chili is provided separately and you can customize your own peanut sauce’s spiciness. For me, I like it spicy. Apparently, the gravy is sooooo tasty for some people. I saw a girl eating the gravy only before the satay arrived using a spoon. Really so nice meh? LOL.
Haji Samuri is really a huge restaurant, clean too. There are two floors and there’s an air conditioned section. I didn’t know this until I went exploring the restaurant after my meal. The air conditioned area is at the ground floor, just in front of the kitchen. Head there if you want a nicer environment.
The first floor is the only place where you can see the workers prepare the satays clearly. Interesting.
The satays are good, no doubt about that. The chicken satay is the best among all, and all are equally priced at RM0.60 per stick. The special ones which cost more are rabbit (RM1.60!), deer and mutton. Too bad the rabbit satays were sold out, I really wanted to try it. Rabbit meat is said to have a really good texture and taste.
This is how big the satay restaurant is.. it’s like a complex!
A piece of advice.. don’t order so many satays at once.. Although they are really good, it’s better to order them in small batches. Order a few first, then ask for more if you really feel like it. For us, we felt very full and had a loathe (feel sien) for the satays already after 5-6 sticks. Also, you don’t need to travel to Kajang for the real thing because they already have a branch in Damansara Uptown, PJ. I wonder if the quality’s the same? Hmm..
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Stumble it!
They have it in Penang too! Just opposite to Western
e-Leng | April 6, 2008 | 12:21 amThey have it in Penang too! Just opposite to Western Digital (Previously was KOMAG).
I haven’t finish digesting the satays, and the post are already up! =P
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miss your penang posting.... Don't worry! I have many backup posts
New Kid On The Blog | April 6, 2008 | 11:44 ammiss your penang posting….
Don’t worry! I have many backup posts from Penang haha! Will take a few months to finish posting them
Great photos of the food. The pictures of the
The Restaurant Blogger | April 6, 2008 | 11:48 amGreat photos of the food. The pictures of the satay are making me hungry. I hope i have the opportunity to travel there one day to experience the flavors of Malaysia.
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Not really a fan of satay, but would definitely try
yung . | April 6, 2008 | 5:10 pmNot really a fan of satay, but would definitely try if there’s a recommendation like from you if there’s a chance..
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i like the kuah kacang..very unique hey, did you bring
TOLANIC@POYOZER | April 7, 2008 | 1:02 ami like the kuah kacang..very unique
hey, did you bring the camera all the time?
Hmm I don’t bring all the time loh.. only when I know I am going for food hunting
But usually I carry it all day in the weekends
Wow! That's a big building! But guess I'll usually visit
wmw | April 7, 2008 | 4:38 amWow! That’s a big building! But guess I’ll usually visit the one in Damansara Utama.
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Good thing that you did not go for Deer meat.
Chong | April 7, 2008 | 11:32 amGood thing that you did not go for Deer meat. It is pretty tender as if you are chewing rubber.
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Hi! My, my, you really make me hungry now... By the
Lily Arbee | April 7, 2008 | 3:27 pmHi!
My, my, you really make me hungry now… By the way, I love “Satay Kajang” , when I was leaving in Kuala Lumpur, I used to go there with family and sometimes with friends to Kajang just to have “satay Kajang”.
The taste is different from other satays! Love it! love it! I do like your site and want to make your site as one of my favourite sites. Good work!
Till we meet again with another “click”, bye from Marang, Terengganu, Malaysia.
Lily Arbee
Haven't been to Kajang for satay for a long time!
Sugar Bean | April 7, 2008 | 3:29 pmHaven’t been to Kajang for satay for a long time! Miss the satays there, they’re really different and taste really good!
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I wish I lived in Asia. The food there looks
DineometerDeb | April 8, 2008 | 5:40 amI wish I lived in Asia. The food there looks so good. At least right now I am in a city with Malaysian restaurants. Maybe I will go to one tonight!
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eh not Hj Samsuri ah? hehe, alwiz tot it's Samsuri.
J2Kfm | April 8, 2008 | 6:44 pmeh not Hj Samsuri ah? hehe, alwiz tot it’s Samsuri. Anyway loved the sambal peanut sauce. and the huge chunks of meat! never enough! if only Ipoh has famous satay …
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I loves satay 'perut' :lol: BaseGuardian's last blog post..Destron’s Starscream
BaseGuardian | April 9, 2008 | 8:41 pmI loves satay ‘perut’
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Wah so tempting!! Haney's last blog post..Need Time For Myself
Haney | April 12, 2008 | 4:27 pmWah so tempting!!
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lame x pegi.. even i live in bukit mewah, kajang.
mufflerash | April 17, 2008 | 12:32 pmlame x pegi.. even i live in bukit mewah, kajang. lolz~
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nice but ur photo focusing. Feels like your love to
Mus | April 21, 2008 | 2:24 amnice but ur photo focusing. Feels like your love to do bokeh but u lost the focus. u focus only on the middle, not the satay itself. put the aperture more
thanks for your comment.. please comment more on my other photos.. I just picked up a DSLR and still learning
i just came back from there... it taste seem to be
allan | April 21, 2008 | 7:33 pmi just came back from there…
it taste seem to be dropped from last time i went (1yr ago)….
this is the first time i eat satay suffering like this..
I went to have this Kajang Satay last Thursday
Mrs.Ang | May 29, 2008 | 11:38 amI went to have this Kajang Satay last Thursday (22/05/2008)
The only difference Satay Kajang from normal satay is the amount of meat,is definately more and of course you pay more for it too. The peanut sauce is just ok! ok-lah. I find the place and the ambience congested and not so welcoming at night at all.
Cat’s all over the place and to my horror, there was a cat under my table and my mom was trying to chase it off but the cat seem not to be bothered by our presence until I had to call one of the waiters to chase it off. To my shock the waiter carried the cat away from under our table and never bother to wash his hands.
Sadly, after that he went to serve food for a new order by a customer. That’s the kind of SERVICE and Satay you get from MALAYSIA’s Best SATAY - Haji Samuri.
If Haji Samuri wanna practice hygienic kitchen and service, please get rid of the cats and teach your workers to be hygienic conscious too. Even their uniforms look so dirty.
I notice your kitchen id of course CLEAN. Kudos to you! If you can’t keep the cats out, please build glass walls to make it more nicer looking and of course cleaner too. Please install air-cons so that the customers feel more comfortable while enjoying your satay.
Hope my dissatisfaction will be taken into your consideration and by the way, I spent RM61.10 for your satays.
So don’t you think I deserve a better service than having a cat under out table and other cats running all around tables in your shop and not to mention your waiter who obviously not aware of germs. We left immediately after what we witness for we lost our appetite. I regretted ordering a take away.
vk: I will reply to your comment again. I think you should have complained your dissatisfaction to the restaurant. I would have asked the person who handled the cats to wash his hands, or I will complain to the management. I’ve learnt this the hard way.. if you are unhappy with your meal or how you’re being treated, you need to speak up on the spot. Because you are paying for it, and the management must know what is their staff doing. RM61 is not a small sum.
Actually for me, I wouldn’t mind if there was a stray cat under my table. I think that’s the environment you get if you’re dining in Malay restaurants.. they have cats everywhere. I even had meals with the cat sitting on the table looking at me.. for me it’s cool. Just like when you go to Chinese restaurants there are dogs in it.
There’s an air-conditioned room downstairs.. I think you didn’t see it
I am not sure how true this email is, but
satwant | June 26, 2008 | 10:41 amI am not sure how true this email is, but i received it in my mail and I thought I should share it with all - the management and the customers so that we do not get cheated. Hopefully there will not be a repeat of this nature anymore…..
`Satay Kajang banyak RECYCLE…
Dear Kawan-kawan,
Kalau kita pergi ke Kajang, semua orang tidak melepaskan peluang untuk makan satay kajang di sana. Terutama sekali Satay Haji Samuri sebab ianya sudah terkenal seantero Malaysia.
Sekarang ni tak payahlah pergi jejauh ke Kajang, makan saja di Awan Besar (tempat rehat di highway Kesas), sebab Haji Samuri dah buka
branch di sana.
Untuk itu teman nak berkongsi pengalaman (yang mungkin tidak boleh
dilupakan) selepas memakan Satay Haji Samuri.Pada hari minggu yang lalu, teman berserta dengan adik teman (2 family) baru pulang dari Sungai Chongkak.
Dalam perjalanan pulang, kami bercadang untuk singgah di Awan
Besar untuk makan malam - apalagi, sataylah!!! (jawab anak-anak).
Masing-masing semuanya tengah kelaparan sebab sehari suntuk bermandi-manda di sungai. Setibanya di sana, kami pun order seperti biasa (masa tu orang yang makan dan bawa pulang punyalah ramai). Kami pun makanlah dengan penuh berselera sekali tanpa menghiraukan orang sekeliling.
Setelah kenyang, suami teman pergi ke surau untuk solat maghrib & adik ipar teman ke toilet & hisap rokok sebentar. Lebih kurang 15 minit kemudian kamipun bayar bil & berlalu dari Awan Besar (nak balik rumah awal, sebab esok anak-anak nak sekolah).
Dalam perjalanan pulang, teman dah rasa ngantuk sebab kenyang sangat,
tiba-tiba adik teman menegur suaminya “Papa, tadi makan satay banyak betul!!” Terus adik ipar teman cerita…
“Kalau korang, dengar cerita ni, mesti tak nak makan satay kajang lagi………..” Semua yang ada dalam kereta tanya dia
“Kenapa??” Dia pun cerita, setelah dia pergi ke toilet, dia pergi hisap rokok di tepi toilet tu dekat belakang kedai Satay Haji Samuri (kedainya di sebelah tepi sekali). Dia memerhatikan seorang pekerja sedang menyatukan sisa-sisa kuah satay (yang biasanya dalam mangkuk kecik-kecik) ke dalam sebuah mangkuk besar.
Seorang pekerja lagi sedang mengumpulkan lidi satay yang telah digunakan orang ke dalam satu bekas besar. Adik ipar teman ni secara
spontan bertanya kepada pekerja yang sedang menuang sisa kuah satay
tadi (sebab jaraknya lebih dekat dari pekerja yang sedang mengumpul lidi
satay).
“Dik, kuah ni nak buang ke?” Jawab pekerja tadi,
“Taklah bang, mana boleh buang, kuah ni mahal tau, kita pakai balik…..”
Adik ipar teman, terkejut betul dengan jawapan tadi, dia pun tanya lagi … “Lidi-lidi tu pun tak buang ke?”
Jawab pekerja tadi, “Ialah bang, kita cucuk satay balik” Pada mulanya
adik ipar teman, ingatkan pekerja tadi bergurau saja, rupa-rupanya
pekerja tu bercakap benar.
Kemudian, dia lihat pekerja itu terus bangun dan membawa sisa kuah yang telah disatukan ke dalam mangkuk besar tadi ke dalam kedai (mungkin untuk di hidangkan semula).
Setelah melihat kejadian tadi, adik ipar ku pun terus berlalu dan memegang perutnya sebab dah kenyang makan satay………
Kami di dalam kereta yang mendengar cerita tersebut sungguh terkejut dengan cerita tadi. Teman berapa kali tanya adik ipar teman,
“Betul ke ni, Fozi…..” (terasa loya pun ada). “Betullah”,
jawabnya . Selepas itu bermacam-macamlah perkataan keluar
untuk melepaskan perasaan geram & marah.
“Cuba bayangkan kita makan sisa kuah satay tu, entah-entah Cina, India,
semuanya di campurkan sekali..ee gelinya!” “Ialah, kita manalah tahu kalau orang yang makan ada penyakit HIV ke, penyakit yang senang berjangkit,”
“Lidinya orang dah gigit-gigit lepas tu kita pulak gigit….” “Patutlah,
kita makan sedap aje…..” “Agak-agaknya, dia malas nak masak selalu kuah tu, diam main tambah-tambah aje….” “Entah-entah, itu
dia punya petua untukpelarisnya kot…………….”
“Wallahuallam bissawab”
Suami temanpun cakap untuk meredakan suasana -
well, sekarang kita dah tahu, lepas ini tak janganlah makan lagi Satay Haji Samuri dan kita sebarkan berita ni kat internet supaya orang lain pun sedar….Itulah ceritanya, so kalau you all nak makan satay, kenalah
berhati-hati.
Tapi yang nyata, teman tak akan makan Satay Kajang lagi ……………….
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SEKTOR PENGURUSAN MAKLUMAT & PEMBANGUNAN TEKNOLOGI
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Hello fellow eater, I just want to add my few
Akt | September 19, 2008 | 9:42 amHello fellow eater, I just want to add my few sen thoughts… I think Hj Samuri is a wee bit overrated since it is strategically located in Kajang Main Hall/ and what used to be the Main Road of Kajang Town itself… there are other shops which sell satay like Satay Malaysia (my apologies if you have done a review on this but I am running out of time to cruise through your fine and mouth-watering inducing blog!) and believe me, Kajang is NOT just ABOUT Satay! If you ‘dare’ to negotiate around the streets (since Kajang is infamous for its strange routes) and housing estates of Kajang, you’ll be marveled by what Kajang can offer… Much, much more!
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Hi, Satay Kajang very famous, but Satay muar also famous in
ako | October 6, 2008 | 10:45 amHi,
Satay Kajang very famous, but Satay muar also famous in Malaysia. In Muar , Satay are very famous in the morning breakfast time and also during dinner. Muar style, satay you can eat with Mee Rebus, Lontong or Soto.
The famous satay shop in Muar at the Bangunan Mara in front of Bus stand terminal bus express ( Muarian called it Bus Stand Pagoh ).
The Shop is near to the Jejantas And the shop name is ” Renneny’s Terminal Satay Muar”.
You can try the special ” Kuah Kacang” and for me the taste are different compare to others. The Mee Rebus also different because i think the owner use a totally prawn and potatoes inside the kuah.
So, don’t forget to try it!