IG: biteorbye (Nisa & Nadya)

Biteorbye? Bite.

Why you will love it ❤
1. Aesthetically pleasing, the interior is simple yet beautiful with a neon instagram spot. The place has an outdoor and indoor area available.
2. I typically try to avoid beautiful restaurants because that is usually what they offer. Beauty with nothing much going on. (Not always, but most of the time!). Wokey cannot relate. The place is aesthetic but does not neglect the most important thing about any restaurant... taste. Tried the mie 3 rasa, flavourful with just a hint of spiciness. At first I thought the portion seemed small, but I was quite full. They also have customizable menu so that is always good.
3. Lots of affordable dim sum choices.
4. Great service and the cooking process is quite fast, as you can see from the open kitchen I believe there are 5 chefs who are ready to cook your order.

What could be improved 🙏
1. Limited parking spot, fit 3 cars with normal parking and 5 if parallel.
2. The mie 3 rasa was just slightly more oily than I typically like my noodles. If I come back I think I would request that the noodles should not be too oily, that way the true flavours can truly shine.
3. I believe the payment option currently is cash only, so bring enough cash with you. Spending per person would range anywhere between 35-80K or more depending on what you order, and how hungry you are.

Place: Wokey, Bintaro Sektor 5 (across Sambal Karmila)
Menu: Mie 3 rasa, Siomay, Gyoza

Biteorbye? Bite.

Why you will love it ❤
1. Broth is super flavourful they cook it for 12 hours so no wonder it tastes so delicious.
2. If you like to enjoy your pho with generous serving of herbs, this is the place to go.
3. The sliced australian beef and brisket was melt-in-your-mouth perfection.
4. Not a big fan of meatballs in general (with few exceptions), but Saigon Delight's meatballs are super good!
5. Greatttt service, super friendly and responsive. It was a delight being in Saigon Delight.
6. Open until night time so if you have pho cravings at night, do come here!

What could be improved 🙏
Price in this restaurant is a bit steep, but with the taste that they offer you get what you pay for. If you are a fan of Vietnamese food, definitely worth it. You might become a fan of Vietnamese food if you try Saigon Delight's food. Only tried their pho, but I can assure you, I will come back pho more!

Place: Saigon Delight, Street Gallery
Menu:
Pho Dac Biet (95K): 9.02/10

Biteorbye? Bite.

Why you will love it ❤
1. Spicy Chibab has a very nice level of spiciness. Not too spicy that it numbs your tongue, but the chicken has a kick and slightly sweet flavour profile. The seaweed-flavoured rice is super fragrant, which is perfect paired with the bold spicy chicken. I also think this dish is designed for libras. Because there are three kinds of carbs here for those who are unwilling to choose: rice, fries and sweet potatoes.
2. The cream of nest snow tastes beautiful. You know how in romcoms, the guy usually sees the girl in a dress and he says "You're beautiful." Yes, imagine that but chicken. Then you have the mashed potatoes which goes well with the chicken and whipped cream.
3. The portion is quite generous, a regular portion serves two hungry people so ordering two regulars would be more than enough.
3. Corn tea taste is quite strong but not too strong, which I love.
4. Waiters and waitresses are very quick to respond when the tea needs more refill.
5. Cute ambience without being pretentious.

What could be improved 🙏
1. More branches in the selatan area, besides Chir Chir in Senopati that is.
2. The parking spot here may be a bit difficult to find, so if you want to avoid parking drama better come at non-peak hour. I got stuck for 20 minutes in the parking lot because we were lining up to get out, but granted it was sunday night so I guess I deserved that.

Place: Chir Chir, PIK
Menu:
Spicy Chibab regular (99K): 9.47/10
Nest Snow regular (89K): 8.76/10

Biteorbye? Bite.

Why you will love it ❤
1. Lots of interesting flavours to choose from, they always have new ones so it's like an adventure every time you visit.
2. Price is relatively okay for a gelato this good, worth your money.
3. Love the ferrero rocher gelato, you should get it if you like hazelnut.

What could be improved 🙏
1. Parking is a bit difficult to find if you visit during peak hours.
2. Small place but people eat and then go, not a place to hangout (albeit quite cozy) because you do not want to be that person who is finished eating but still lurks around while other people are looking for a seat.
3. More selection of fruit-based gelato that is not too heavy.
4. This will depend on what you like but personally I do not like the sesame seed one, the taste was too strong (however, my sister did, so again taste varies from one person to another) and Gandalf the grey you can only taste a hint of earl grey.

Place: Latteria, PIK
Menu:
Small, two flavours (38K) got the second cup for free because of Zomato Gold.
Ferrero Rocher 8.02/10
Passion fruit 7.54/10
Gandalf the grey 6.02/10
Sesame seed 5.88/10

Biteorbye? Bite.

Why you will love it ❤
1. Generous portion! A good deal for Katsu Mentai for 40K (not too cheap, but not too expensive). I like the katsu and rice ratio, plenty of katsu and mentai, with just the right portion of rice.
2. Taste of mentai is divine, you will definitely want to come back.
3. Quite a nice and bright ambience with smoking and non-smoking areas outdoor, even though the restaurant is not that big the place still remain cozy and comfortable.
4. They have quite interesting menus, and I will definitely come back to try what they are known for: the curry as well as other food like mentai toast, spicy noodle curry and desserts. I have a feeling this would be my new favourite place.

What could be improved 🙏
1. Limited parking spot for cars, however there is a convenience store nearby with a big parking lot so you can buy something there and park there a while.
2. I was wondering why the rice was a bit oily, turns out it was served with butter rice. I did not see the point of an already good katsu mentai served with butter rice, it just added an oily feel with no extra flavour. With that being said, I really enjoyed the katsu mentai.

Place: Curry-In, Bintaro
Menu:
Katsu Mentai (40K): 9.08/10

Biteorbye? Bye.

Why you will love it ❤
1. Se'i sapi has a very dominant smokey taste which is awesome because you can genuinely taste it.
2. The beef is tender and not too fatty, good if you prefer your meat sans excessive fat.
3. The nasi jeruk was beautiful. I believe this was the highlight of my visit here. It was fragrant and the texture was just right. Please order it if you come here!
4. Service was fast.
5. Place was decent, air-conditioned and clean, parking spot fits 4-5 cars.

What could be improved 🙏
1. The sambal. All of the three sambal lacked a distinction. Sambal ijo was very flat, nothing special in particular. The sambal matah was too oily and not fragrant at all. Lu'at is decent but even that is not too impressive. If I do come back, I think I'd order the Lu'at (sambal comes separately) and I'd bring my own sambal. Because even though the sambal was just okay, the se'i was good.
2. The se'i sapi was super oily.
3. Portion was rather small, but price is still reasonable.
4. The cassava leaves lacked flavour. Might as well come with just boiled cassava leaves, there is no true difference in flavour and would even be more enjoyable as a contrast to the oily se'i sapi.
5. The broth was just too simplistic. It would have been a good palate cleanser if the se'i has a strong sambal profile; but since the se'i, sambal and cassava leaves all refused to be Beyoncés and decided to be Kelly and Michelle instead, weirdly enough the one that truly shined was the nasi jeruk. If nasi jeruk was on a reality tv show, she will never be voted off the island. She's a survivor.

Place: Sei'lera Sei Sapi, Jl. Kesehatan Raya, Bintaro
Menu:
Se'i sapi platter - sambal ijo, sambal luat, sambal matah (82K): 7.02/10
Nasi Jeruk (8K): 8.75/10

Biteorbye? Bite.

Why you will love it ❤
1. Gelato with 100% natural concept. Eat gelato without feeling guilty with what you eat.
2. I was at first skeptical to eat the gelato here, because in Bali it was just meh. But I guess that was because I chose the wrong flavour! The best flavour goes to pannacotta if you love your gelato sweet without being overly sweet and passion fruit with a level of sourness that is just right. Klepon is also interesting, has a coconut taste with a brown sugar flavour that is not overdone. Beautiful.
3. Several branches across Jakarta.
4. Usually have a cute interior.

What could be improved 🙏
1. Quite pricey for gelato, and while it is good the price tag is still too steep compared to the quality.
2. The place is small, only has 4 tables.
3. Few flavours, and some flavours that is not too great. I still stand by my opinion, I think the chocolate gelato tastes like store-bought ice cream. Not impressive. Pistachio tastes good initially with an after taste that is not too good. Green tea was rather forgetable and the taste was too light, the green tea flavour was not there.

Place: Gaya Gelato, Gandaria City
Menu: Medium Cup (63K)

Klepon, new flavour 8.02/10
Chocolate 4.57/10
Pistachio 5.28/10
Passion fruit 8.26/10
Pannacotta 8.54/10
Green tea 5.34/10