IG: biteorbye (Nisa & Nadya)

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Why you will love it ❤
1. Nomz is known for their croissant salted egg and yes it is every bit as good as it is advertised. The salted egg melts in your mouth and then you have the dried salted egg texture sprinkled on top. Super good from beginning to end, however, this is one of those dishes that is super flavourful afterwards you would not want to eat anything else.
2. Croissant dark & white chocolate is also worth a try. It is sweet and usually white chocolate is not my favourite but this one is good!

What could be improved 🙏
1. Service. I understand we were a group of 13 people which means service may be a bit slow. But at least bring the cutleries without us having to ask it multiple times :) The music from the other restaurant across it was too loud that we could not hear ourselves talking. But I guess the waiter/waitress must have heard us because not too long after the music was in a normal volume range so the initiative is very much appreciated!
2. The other dessert surprisingly was not too good. They were beautiful and aesthetic in presentation but tastewise... It's not that it's not good. It's great, but the taste is not as memorable and different compared to the rest of similar dishes in other restaurants.

Place: Nomz, Grand Indonesia Mall
Menu:
Croissant dark & white chocolate 8.1/10
Croissant salted Egg yolk lava 9.4/10
Avogato pie 6.8/10

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Why you will love it ❤
1. The meat is quite flavourful, tender and the ratio of beef to rice is on point. The sweet sauce is nice which binds the don together. The kimchi adds a bit of sourness which refreshes the palette.
2. The beef tongue is tender and you get the runny yolk which goes well with the beef tongue.
3. Ocha can be refilled.

What could be improved 🙏
1. The place uses plastic utensils and paper cup. Would be great if they substitute this to actual utensils/cups that can be reused over and over again to avoid unnecessary waste :)
2. The restaurant is not too big but it still feels quite cozy and comfortable to eat there.

Place: Donburi Ichiya, PIK
Menu:
Ontama Gyu Tandon 8.0/10
Kimchi Gyu Don 8.1/10

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Why you will love it ❤
1. Once I like a certain dish in a restaurant, I am not that adventurous. I order the same thing over and over again. My favourite in Genki Sushi is the chicken teriyaki and salmon/seared egg with pollock roe. The chicken teriyaki is crispy combined with their teriyaki sauce that is generous with the right savory and sweet combo. I also like the seared egg with pollock roe because it is a savory dish with quite a dominant sweet taste.
2. I like how there is a section with the moving trays and the normal dining area. The normal dining area was calm and you could have a nice conversation.
3. Very attentive service, they refilled our Ocha without having to request, except for the hot ocha, but in their defense seeing through a hot ocha non-transparant cup is impossible!

What could be improved 🙏
Perhaps for the iPad it'd be better to put it on the edge of the table instead of the middle of the table.

Place: Genki Sushi, Kota Kasablanka
Menu:
Chicken teriyaki sauce (55K): 8.8/10
Seared egg with pollock roe (20K): 8.2/10

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Why you will love it ❤
1. The soft shell crab stole the show, having the right crunch and softness inside. Super yummy!
2. The tom yum uses coconut milk so it has a nice hearty sweet and savoury flavor with generous amount of fish, shrimps, mushrooms and clams.
3. The vegetable dish has seafood twist to it, making it very flavourful.
4. The staff were very friendly and quick to respond also the ceramic plate they used are very beautiful.

What could be improved 🙏
1. The vegetable was a bit salty for my taste.
2. More meaty stuff and flavor for the pad thai, otherwise still very delicious.
3. The garlic was a bit burnt, would be nicer if they were well cooked.

Place: Plaza Senayan
Menu:
Pad Thai 7.2/10
Tom Yum 8.3/10
Soft Shell Crab 9.0/10
Ceciwis 7.2/10

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Why you will love it ❤
1. Sushi that never disappoints. The taste is more or less the same in most branches. But I like the branch in PIM 2 the most because the protein to rice ratio is good and the way they cut the sushi is neat.
2. Favourite go-to menu is salmon maki, chuka wakame gunkan, inari tuna salad, aburi salmon roll, spicy haruyaki and fuji roll. The salmon is fresh (although I've had fresher salmon maki) and with the price point and the level of freshness, it's a good deal.
3. Every now and then they have a new sushi menu, I forgot the name of the sushi I tried (looks like volcano roll in other restaurants, not sure). But it was pretty decent. It had quite a nice burnt taste and similar flavor profile with the fuji roll, though I must say I prefer the fuji roll because it's bigger and the salmon and the mayo is more generous.
4. Great service, considering they are always packed.

What could be improved 🙏
If you come here, I suggest to avoid peak hours during dinner/lunch because the waiting list is usually quite long. But the line is just proof that the food is good, right?

Place: Sushi Tei, PIM 2
Menu: Salmon maki, Chuka wakame gunkan

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THE STEAK IS GREAT, THE NACHOS ARE EVEN BETTER.

Why you will love it ❤
1. If you see nachos in the menu. You see it. You like it. You buy it. The portion is super generous. There is plenty of meat, sour cream and avocado so all the nachos gets the dipping. I even preferred the nachos more than the steak. The meat also tasted gooood.
2. The strawberry mojito is awesome. Super refreshing with the soda but the strawberry and mint makes the flavour pop!
3. Steak is flavourful and juicy, they cook their steak just right! The grilled corn also tastes lovely it is super buttery. The steak has butter on top but weirdly enough, I do not really taste the butter. But with that being said, the steak was well-seasoned!
4. If you like cincau hitam, order the es cincau hitam. The portion is super big, you will be impressed by the size. Taste is similar to your typical cincau.
5. Carbonara with rib eye has quite a good flavour. It's creamy and the texture of the pasta is just the perfect al dente. My kind of pasta!
6. Generous portions! We were so full after dining here.

What could be improved 🙏
1. I wish their barbecue sauce was more flavourful. Don't get me wrong, still good! But a more distinct barbecue sauce would have been better.
2. Personally, I do not really enjoy the creamy mix mushroom, does not taste creamy at all. I guess I ordered the wrong sidedish for my steak. You could say it was my mis-steak :')

Place: The Cutt Grill, Tebet
Menu:
Beef Rib Eye (135K): 8.2/10
Strawberry Mojito (38K): 8.6/10
Es Cincau Hitam (45K): 7.1/10
The Cutt Black Angus Burger (110K): 7.8/10
Carbonara with rib eye (95K): 8.2/10
Fried Chicken Burger (80K): 7.8/10
The Cutt Beef Nachos (75K): 8.9/10

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Why you will love it ❤
1. All kinds of meat and you can choose which one suits your taste. I personally like the spicy suki shabu, suki shabu and the rosu because I like my meat thinly cut with not too much fat.
2. The takoyaki! You probably think why would I want to order takoyaki in a Japanese barbeque place? Get this one. It's crispy and the sauce is well-balanced. Make sure you wait a while though, it can get hot.
3. The service is superrrr nice. They were patient in explaining (my first time here) and they changed the barbeque cast iron 4 times to ensure we do not get that annoying burnt taste on our meat (without even being told to). Great staff and great initiative. We asked and normally per table, they would change 4-5 times the cast iron. I love it when restaurants pay attention to little details like these.
4. The caramel ice cream is a nice closing for the dessert. Not too sweet and crazy but cleanses the palette quite well.
5. You know the feeling when you have eaten in a barbeque restaurant you come home smelling all smokeyish? Gyu-kaku cannot relate. I notice they directly suck all the smoke built-in the stove, this way the experience is super enjoyable. And you know how sometimes when the meat is too fatty the barbeque becomes too firey? Did not happen here! Maybe it was the meat. Maybe it was the stove. Either way: enjoyable eating and cooking experience.

What could be improved 🙏
1. The sauce. Don't get me wrong, the sauce is good. But I think it has a potential to be great. To me it lacks a bold flavour, would be better if they have a more pronounced sweet and spicy flavour. Both the sauce, albeit good I think is forgettable. If I come back, it's because of the meat that is already perfectly marinated and not the dipping sauce.
2. The freshness of the squid, somehow could be improved. Although I understand this is a barbeque restaurant specializing in meat and not in seafood.
3. I highly do not recommend the juicy beef pot. The beef is too fatty that it cannot be enjoyed. If you like your meat fatty go with the dragon karubi instead. But then again, it all comes back to preference. Some like it fatty some like it lean. One thing is for sure though, the food and the service will be the reason I come back!

Place: Gyu - Kaku, Citos
Menu: Standard Buffet 9.02/10

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Why you will love it ❤
1. Burger was juicy. The bun is the best! Plus the sauce is greatttt. Juicy burger+awesome buns+great sauce=winning combo for a burger.
2. Service super attentive and friendly, they can suggest what you should get depending on what you like so the staff is well-trained on the menu (always a plus, unlike places that sometimes can't even describe their specialty).
3. Great value for your money, with a price that is reasonable you get quality burgers.
4. Ambience is great, the playlist fits the restaurant.

What could be improved 🙏
1. The sauce is good but it could be just a little bit more generous to make the burger even better!
2. Aircon could be colder, not too hot that it was unbearable but I guess it makes sense because most people seem to order by online app (sign of a good food: you can see ojek online drivers lining up for delivery. If you are willing to pay an extra delivery fee, usually it's good food)

Place: Bros in the box, Panglima Polim
Menu: Philly Cheesesteak (45K) 8.58/10, Mushroom cheese burger (40K) 9.21/10