IG: biteorbye (Nisa & Nadya)

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Why you will love it ❤
1. Meatballs is just lovely. That gravy, paired with the mashed potatoes and lingonberry jam is a great combo. The savoury goes well with the hint of sweetness from the jam. Personally, I could do without the peas. It wasn't a good addition to the meal.
2. Reasonably priced at 55K for 12 pieces of meatballs.
3. Free parking.
4. The soda and tea/coffee is free flow.
5. Make sure you buy the ice cream which has the consistency more of a whipped cream than an ice cream because it is soft with a nice sweet cone.

What could be improved 🙏
Place tend to be packed during weekends, so schedule your visit accordingly.

Place: IKEA, Serpong
Menu: Meatball, 12 pieces(55K): 8.8/10

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Why you will love it ❤
1. You cannot ask for a better New York-esque style for a great yummy pizza slices.
2. Affordable prices.
3. The bread dough is so fresh, we can't help but to order two slices per person because they're both crispy and soft at the same time.

What could be improved 🙏
1. We have always had a confusing experience every time we eat "pizza of the day", so for anyone planning to buy pizza of the day, we won't recommend, unless you're up to strange ingredients put on top of your pizza then this is your match in heaven.
2. Please sell soda water, we would love to enjoy the pizza with zero calorie soda drinks! No, zero calorie coca cola doesn't count 😉

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Why you will love it ❤
1. The oxtail soup is the highlight! It was spicy and super rich in flavour. Sort of like your crush, everyone else looks average but this one shines brighter than the rest.
2. Lovely ambience.
3. Friendly and attentive service!

What could be improved 🙏
1. Wagyu satay texture was good, however, it was a bit chewy and taste was rather average unfortunately.
2. Love the presentation of the podeng, unfortunately tastewise no distinct taste.
3. Dendeng roast chicken and softshell crab was okay, not bad, but not great either.

Place: Harum Manis

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Why you will love it ❤
The buns are mouth watering, the perfect combination of cinnamon and the right amount of sugary sweetness. It should be paired with a hot cup of coffee to double the great experience. The smooth layer of tiramisu on top enhance the flavour.

What could be improved 🙏
1. Sometimes they don't heat the buns, assuming we just want the buns in room temperature. It would be nice if they ask whether we want it to be warm or not.
2. Sometimes they're not always fresh, so if you're unlucky you would get the quite stale tasting buns, but even the stale ones weirdly enough still tastes good! (They are that good).

Place: Saint Cinnamon, Pondok Indah
Menu: Tiramisu Cinnabon Bun (9.2/10)

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Why you will love it ❤
1. The double shot espresso is hands down carefully crafted, you can tell how well-balanced it is. The after taste, still has the sweetness and aromatic flavour of quality coffee.
2. Ice latte was refreshing, with a sweet after taste (we didn't use sugar, so props!).

What could be improved 🙏
1. Hopefully in the future they do not use plastic cups for the ice latte :)
2. The chocolate cake was quite bland, a bit unfortunate because the moisture was already perfect! Almost, almost is never enough. Was hoping for a better in-your-face kind of chocolatey flavor.

Place: Toby's Estate, Pondok Indah
Menu:
Double shot espresso (9.8/10)
Ice latte (8.9/10)
Chocolate cake (6.8/10)

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Why you will love it ❤
1. The beef ribs are so flavourful you will not even need to dip it in barbeque sauce. Every bit of the ribs is generously smothered with that sauce to caramelized perfection. It's rich in flavour and will make you crave for more.
2. The mashed potatoes are creamy but not overly flavoured that it overshadows the ribs. It is the sidedish that goes well with the ribs. Coleslaw is just average, but with ribs and mashed potatoes that is that good the coleslaw just serves as a refreshing salad and you do not expect it to wow you.
3. The mushroom soup is awesome. A strong mushroom flavour with generous pieces of mushroom cut inside. The mashed potatoes went quite well when dipped with the mushroom soup. The mushroom soup even complimented the flavour of the mashed potatoes.

What could be improved 🙏
1. Only a few branches: Pondok Indah, Sudirman and Kuningan.
2. The outlet in Pondok Indah was too cold. It felt like stepping into a fridge. Perhaps this is a central aircon, but if they could make the room just a bit warmer that would make for a better dining experience.
3. Prices are quite expensive, but the ribs taste divine, so the current price is still relatively reasonable as long as they do not reduce the portion/ribs quality.

Place: The HolyRibs, Pondok Indah
Menu: 450gr US prime Backribs (160K): 9.4/10

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Why you will love it ❤
1. Gao zi is my favourite menu in Imperial Kitchen. Hands down. But the gao zi here is on another level. Generous coriander (without being too much) which makes the dish pop even more. MUST. ORDER. GAO. ZI.
2. Fong Zau has a nice balance between spicy with a hint of sweetness.
3. Ha kau is good, you can never go wrong with ha kau.
4. The fried mantau is a great closing to the meal.
5. Great service, the staff are friendly and attentive. I think this is the best Imperial Kitchen I've been to tastewise and servicewise.

What could be improved 🙏
1. Tim bakso sapi was not the best. Don't get me wrong, tastewise was okay, but it was too fatty and you do not expect that consistency of bakso in a dimsum. Though if you like soft texture of bakso, this would be great for you.
2. Cakwe udang mayonaise lacked flavour. But I think this would be great with soup or porridge because it does have a crunch, so if you order the cakwe udang mayonaise do order porridge, soup or another main dish to complete it.

Place: Imperial Kitchen, BXC
Menu:
Gao Zi 9.4/10
Lumpia ayam saus tiram 7.2/10
Fong Zau 8.5/10
Mantau Goreng 8.2/10
Ha Kau 7.8/10
Wan Ton Goreng 7.6/10
Cakwe udang mayonaise 2.3/10
Tim bakso sapi 1.8/10

I visited on the 13th of July, so all of the first dim sum cost 13K, the second one is normal price.