Eric @ericfoodreview

Nasi Ayam Geprek. This ayam geprek was slightly different with other geprek. The chicken wasn't too messy and still in chunk pieces which I like. I could still feel the texture. Someplace, they smash it too damn excited and I feel like eating shredded chicken. 

I chose the sambal matah one. The matah was good, not too spicy and not too oily. And the price was reasonably cheap. 17K for rice and chicken. From now on, this is my benchmark for ayam geprek. 

Ps : I don't like the other celebrity ayam geprek. (I know you know which brand I'm talking about) I personally don't understand why it gets that famous. Lost all texture, more pricey and too messy or did I eat it at the wrong branch at the wrong time? IDK. Should I give it another shot?

Emie. If you don't know this, you should try. It's famous and tasty. The noodle was good. Not too soft yet not tough either. It's bouncy as it should be. The boiled potato was good. And the gravy was sweet, seafoody or shrimpy to be exact and thick. They put (lot of) shrimp, beansprout and fried shallot. For me the most essential factor in emie is the gravy. And the gravy here was fantastic. Someplace serve crappy emie gravy and trust me, you won't take a second bite there. When it comes to emie, I only trust 2 places. Here and emie acuan. Personally I do prefer emie acuan. The gravy was more lighter and less sweet, they put less shrimp in that gravy. But it's just a matter of preferences. Both of them are great on their own strength. Light or rich gravy, you decide. 

Ps : I'm medanese, so I know exactly the shit I'm talking about. And if you happen to go to medan. Do try yoserizal, you'll find the exact same taste.

Beef Bacon & Onion Burger. Beef patty topped with beef bacon and sweet onion jam sandwiched between fluffy panini bun. 

The visual look on this dish was boring. It got brown and brown. No greenies or red tomato whatsoever. But fuck visual, as long as it tastes good, eat it. The patty was thick, not that cheap thin kind of patty that you normally find in fast food chain. It's tender and juicy. What's better than sweet caramelized onion? The answer is a pile of sweet caramelized onion. Look at the amount of that onion. So generous. It's so fragrant and so sweet. The only turn down component on this dish was the bun. Panini bun but didn't taste like one. Yes it had that brown color but that's it. No burnt taste, no crispy texture (not even a bit)

Baramundi & Cherry Tomato Sauce. Pan fried baramundi with spinach and cherry tomato sauce and you can choose 2 of your favourite side dishes. 

The texture of the fish was meaty. Not a clean lean of fish. Not necessarily a bad thing, I did enjoy that. The creamy spinach was a hit. Earthy, not too creamy and not mushy. The cherry tomato was a bit disappointing. It's mushy and lost all the crisppiness. Luckily it's a bit sour and gave refreshing flavor to the fish. Ate the fish, spinach and tomato all together and it's good. It's like they're meant to be together. Creamy, earthy and bit oceany. Great dish.

Unagi Dashi Chazuke. Teriyaki unagi, sliced tamago, edamame, spring onion, served with dashi soup and pickles and wasabi. 

When this place opened, I did wanna try. I thought it's tea over rice. So when the waiter told me that it's dashi not tea, I left the place immediately. It's not that interesting. Like it's dashi, it has savory flavor on its own. Obviously it'll taste good like any normal broth. 

So one day, a friend of mine asked me to try a place that we've never tried before. And this place popped into our mind. Checked the directory app and the rating was quite high, so we both agreed to try this one out. 

You can choose rice or noodle for this menu and I chose the noodle one since I ordered the rice one on different menu. It's not mind blowing at all, well it's not supposed to. For me it's more like a homey comfort food kind of thing. Not fancy, lousy, mind blowing kind of dish. It's more like something that you need when you have no appetite but hungry af at the same time. The texture of the noodle was quite good, the unagi was tender and sweet and boneless, the tamago and spring onion were okey and like I thought, the dashi tasted like any rich savory broth. Nothing really stood out. I can't really complain since it went down extremely easy. And I don't know if it's normal, but I did put the pickles on it. It gave crunchy texture and nice sour kick. 

The concept is a bit 'unique' for us. I do recommend you to try this place at least once. And try the rice one to feel the difference. There's no rare to find soupy noodle, but rice?

They sell fried chicken and rice in a bowl with lot of flavors to choose from. Tried them and here's my thought.

Sweet Glazed with Mayo (35K). It may be named sweet glazed, but somehow I tasted more salty and savoury flavor from the sauce. Yes I could taste the sweet side, but the savoury flavor was more dominant. You gotta eat it with rice, otherwise it'll be too salty. 

Salted Egg (35K). It looks good right? But I didn't taste it, so I have nothing to say. 

Sambal Matah (35K). Rice, fried chicken and sambal matah. The perfect combination for me. The sambal wasn't that spicy with strong oniony flavor. So harmonious with the rice.

Rica Rica (35K). The rica was good. Not too spicy but it's very fragrant. It had unique spicy flavor. Once I ate it, I knew it was the rica one.

Buldak (35K). This time they used korean sauce on the chicken. To be honest, I didn't like it. Not because it tasted bad, I just don't like buldak. As you've already known, buldak had some bitter after taste. And I don't particulary like that kind of after taste. So yeah, not working for me.

Sambal Matah with Rica (40K). The combination of sambal matah and rica rica. The price is slightly higher than the others. But, I'm definitely gonna buy this one again. 2 of my favourite flavors into one bowl? Yes, yes and yes!