Pusat Bandar Damansara’s new DC Mall is adding to their growing portfolio of eateries with Locker Room, a Japanese-inspired sports bar. Located on the rooftop, this eatery has two dining spaces – a covered outside area that houses the bar and several high tables and chairs; while the space inside has long tables and cushioned seats, along with a private room that can be rented for small gatherings. Its rooftop location ensures an airiness that you don’t usually get in typical bars. Despite being a sports bar, Locker Room boasts a contemporary design with clean spaces thanks to bright colour palettes, rows of shelves decked with bottles of alcohol and two flat screen TVs.
Food here consists of typical bar grub, but with a Japanese twist and sports-related names – think Harimau Muda Fried Rice (fried rice with fried chicken, prawn crackers, tempura-battered anchovies and a sunny-side up egg), Hawks Mentai Pasta (linguine pasta in creamy cod roe sauce topped with tempura-fried prawns) and more. A must-try is the Kobe Bryant Wagyu Burger – a grilled wagyu beef patty between a brioche bun served with caramelised onions, cheese and garnished with a slice of pickle – which goes very well with an ice-cold glass of beer.
Speaking of beer, there’s an extensive selection at Locker Room with tap and bottled beers such as Asahi, Carlsberg and Corona, but we recommend you splurge a little bit and go for the imported brews (they stock both commercial and craft beers; like Kizakura Kyoto ales from Japan, Erdinger Weissbier wheat beers from Germany, McGargles stout beers from Ireland and more). The bar also stocks a good selection of whiskies, alongside a handful of choices of vodka, rum, tequila and gin.
If you want dessert, go for the Snikerbocker’s Tempura – a fried tempura Snickers bar served with a scoop of matcha ice cream and fresh fruits on the side.