Mie Kocok. Consist of egg noodle, bean sprouts, scallion, shallot and of course lot of KIKIL. The broth is fantastic. The base is beef broth and they enrich the broth with lime juice and 2 spoons of MSG! Yup, 2 spoonful of MSG in that small bowl. That's the secret. Who ain't gonna love that. We all love MSG. Sadly, the portion is quite small. For me, it's more like snack instead of heavy meal.
The location is quite strategic. Exactly in front of Kartika Sari. So it's easy to find even though you can't waze it.
Salmon Toro Misoyaki Set. Quite a complete set. Half-cooked salmon, miso soup, simple salad and rice. It's not the worst salmon I've ever tasted but definitely not the best. The texture of the fish was quite meaty and the skin made it worse. Soggy and bit sticky.
Even though I don't like this dish, I encourage you to come to this restaurant. I've tried some of their sushi and tasted good. Compare to other sushi chains, I'd prefer this one. Fresh, tasty and still affordable. Especially the Salmon Aburi Sushi.
Mix Frappucino. Taste quite unique and sweet. If you wanna try it, just tell the barista the recipe and they'll make it.
I used Coffee Frappucino as the base. (On second thought, maybe Espresso Frappucino gonna be a better base for this one.)
- add Java Chip
- 2 pumps Mocha Syrup
- 1 pump Hazelnut Syrup
- Zero Base
- use Whipped Cream
- drizzle the whipped cream with Mocha and Caramel Sauce.
Real Aglio Olio. Still the best spot to eat aglio olio. How would I like my aglio olio? Plain! Spaghetti, (lot of) garlic, oil and chili. That's all. Adding topping would change the taste and it no longer the aglio olio I love.
Bakmie Karet Rica. Thin egg noodle topped with spicy minced chicken. The texture of the noodle itself was good, a bit springy and bouncy. The spicy minced chicken had a nice spicy kick in your tastebud, not too spicy but you definitely can taste the rica taste. It may not look that big but trust me, the big portion is enough for 2 persons. Me? Of course I eat it all by myself. A really good way to start your day.
What I really like about this place is the price. It is very affordable. It just costs slightly more than 20K. Include free hot tea.
Soto Oseng Haji Mamat. Nice chunks of beef, chili, tomato and kikil (I don't even know what do you call it in english 🤣🤣). A bit greasy but tasted so damn good. Very beefy, a bit salty and insanely fragrant from the shallot. You can choose between a clear soup or the one with coconut milk. I do prefer the clear one. The light broth really match the rich chunks of beef. One word : LEGIT!
Basically they have 2 kinds of noodle (rice noodle and egg noodle), 2 kinds of topping (beef meatball and shredded chicken) and 2 kinds of broth (sweet & sour and creamy). You can mix them all into 8 menus. The portion is small, It's more like 1 slurp per bowl, so I suggest to order 4 bowls to start. Well, I tried them all and I just don't get it. Where's the hype! Why do people keep saying it's tasty and cheap! Based on my experience the egg noodle was extremely soft, the shredded chicken was too little (mix it out and poof, it's all gone), and both of the broth lack of spices. It's almost flavorless, unless you put a lot of chili powder. The only thing I like on the bowl is the meatball. It tasted like.... meatball. I did order the sangkaya which is steamed bread with thai coconut jam aka srikaya. The steamed bread was good, light and fluffy, but the coconut jam wasn't as strong as the one I used to eat (all hail srikaya medan). One more thing, the kra-pow chicken rice was good though. Lot of spices, rich and deep flavor.
Sate Babi Johan. Pork belly, intestine and pork skin skewer. So so so good! Especially the pork belly. Extremely tender, fatty, sweet and rich at the same time. Yes, this is my kind of popsicle.
Zaru Chasoba. It served with a bowl of dipping sauce. *newbie tip : just dip the noodle into the sauce. Don't pour the sauce over the soba*. You can't taste the green tea flavor unless you eat the soba alone. I mean without dipping it. The sauce is very very light. It tastes a bit salty and fishy (in a good way). Tiny portion of soba though, maybe only around 2 or 3 bites.
If you only knew the power of the dark side. Nah, I ain't interested. A cup of coffee is more than enough. It consists of green tea, milk and coffee. At first, I thought the flavor is gonna be the same with st*rbucks. One sip and I knew that it's totally different. If st*rbucks has a bitter back taste from the coffee, this one has a back taste from the green tea. And surprisingly it tasted good!