IG: biteorbye (Nisa & Nadya)

Biteorbye? Bite.

Why you will love it ❤
1. They have unique ice cream flavours, unfortunately the lavender ice cream was sold out when we visited.
2. Nice ambience to sit and chill without the music being too loud.
3. Great service.
4. Love the sweet potato fries here, great for sharing and having a talk when you are here

What could be improved 🙏
1. Toilet could be cleaner.
2. Also warning for the coffee icecream, it has alcohol so do ask before you try since they do not put a label of alcohol on it (or maybe I did not see it). Would be great if they notify in advance, although this place does serve alcohol, some people might still want to visit albeit having dietary restrictions.
3. Also spaces between tables are a bit small, I had to apologize to the next table whenever I wanted to move around/go to the bathroom.

Place: KLTR Coffee Roasters, Pavilion Retail Arcade
Menu: Sweet Potato Fries (60K): 8.3/10

Biteorbye? Bite.

Why you will love it ❤
1. Great if you hate choosing between grilled vs shabu shabu. Choose both! Yes, you can do that here.
2. Our favourite is the Gyutan, Wagyu and the side dish General Tso's chicken. Also the menu that deserves a shout out are the original konbu for the soup, chawan mushi and the shabu shabu meat (everything we tried) is awesome dipped with the ponzu sauce.
3. Great service! Special thank you to Pak Ilham and Mas Rid’one for the warm hospitality and their explanation on the menu and how to enjoy the food here.
4. Strategic location, in Senopati the heart of Jaksel culinary scene.
5. Cozy interior, you can chill and relax here (but this is an AYCE with limited time 90mts only so you better eat a lot and have a good talk over coffee somewhere else haha!).
6. Generous amount of side dishes we didn't know what to choose! But our ultimate favourite is the General Tso's chicken
7. A lot of green vegetables variety to enjoy the meat with, the crunch texture differs every bite
8. Prices differ between weekdays and weekends. Pro tip: come on weekdays if you want a cheaper deal, but come again on the weekend with that special someone #ay.
9. A great grilling experience, the oil didn't splatter and the meat served are so great with the generous choices of sauce dipping provided. We cannot choose a favourite, every dipping for the meat grills are great and yummy, a must try all. Spoil your palate with varieties!

What could be improved 🙏
1. The place is in Senopati so parking is limited - however valet is available or it is just an ojek online ride away!
2. Only one branch in Jakarta (so far)
3. Would love to have non sweet soda water provided while enjoying delicious meat, because we enjoy having fizz without the guilt of calories


Place: Shabu Ghin, Senopati
Menu: AYCE Wagyu (398K++) and add on Shabu Shabu (72K++/person)

Biteorbye? Bite.

Why you will love it ❤
1. The Signature Dark Chocolate is love! It has a bitterness from the dark chocolate combined with fresh milk, just a great very chocolatey drink. However, downside though is either they have not been able to standardize the taste of each branch.
2. Cheap but does not taste cheap.
3. Multiple branches across Jabodetabek.

What could be improved 🙏
Consistency of taste. I have had the one in BSD, it tastes divine. But the one in Plaza Semanggi seems quite bland compared to the one in BSD with chocolate that is more generous. In Plaze Semanggi they added more ice and less chocolate. Maybe this was a one time thing, just visited this once so will have to try again.

Place: Co.Choc, Plaza Semanggi
Menu: Signature Dark Chocolate (15K): 7.0/10

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Why you will love it ❤
1. Thin cut beef cooked to perfection.
2. Decent service.
3. Various promos with different merchants and fintech payment options.
4. Lots of branches everywhere.

What could be improved 🙏
1. I tried the spicy beef bowl with glass noodle, I can understand why some people might like this, but I think the classic beef yakiniku beef bowl is hard to beat. Classic is classic for a reason. Though I do enjoy the glass noodle texture, still chewy but not too soft. It reminds me of an instant noodle spicy flavour actually, not the classic Yoshinoya taste. I do prefer a sweeter flavour profile of meat. This bowl is quite oily and spicy level is just okay, not too crazy spicy. Though this is worth a try if you want to eat something different in Yoshinoya.
2. Would be great if they serve the food in an actual bowl and glass instead of single-use paper/plastic packaging.
3. Did not like the spinach, I thought it did not have any distinct taste. Just oily and tasteless. Wish I only ordered the drink instead of with the spinach which did not do much to add to the flavour of the meal.

Place: Yoshinoya, Plaza Semanggi
Menu: Spicy Beef Bowl, upgrade with Spinach and drinks (53K): 6.3/10

Biteorbye? Bite

Why you will love it ❤
1. If you're looking for one of the best Gado-Gado you can ever ask for, hands down this should be on your list, the abundant creamy peanut sauce is one you can't miss
2. A lot of vegetable variety all well cooked and compliments well
3. Fast service and serving, we didn't wait that long and it was at a peak hour during lunch
4. Despite there were a lot of people, the Joglo infrastructure still kept it quiet and enjoyable to enjoy our meal

What could be improved 🙏
1. Despite the restaurant is cool without aircon, it was a hot day that day, they could use more fan in the restaurant
2. The portion could be bigger
3. Would be better if they don't hand out straws for the drinks, since now lots of restaurants do not hand out straws anymore for environmental sake!

Place: Gado Gado Ria Joglo BSD
Menu: Gado Gado Polos (8.9/10)

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Why you will love it ❤
1. Great food! I think the overall balance of flavour here is great! This is more suitable for people who do not like an extra kick of fish sauce on their dish, the taste is more subtle and light without being overpowering.
2. Our highlight during the visit was: Sizzling Giant Squid. That Thai Salsa will dance in your mouth like there is a party and all the wonderful flavours are invited. The coriander on top also adds a lovely flavour profile. The seasoning is generous, portion is large so the price is very well justified.
3. Tom Yum Hotpot deserves a shout out too! You get a mix of seafood, this classic is created with milk I believe, hence you get the very hint soft flavour instead of in your face kind of tom yum. Love it!
4. Pad Thai, you can never go wrong with it. The one here is great albeit lacking a strong fish sauce flavour in a typical pad thai. Be warned though, portion is not too big. The noodles were cooked to perfection though I wish they had more crushed peanuts.
5. No pork no lard, unlike it’s other branch in GI.
6. Great service! Mas Ido and Mas Andre were very friendly, attentive and explained the dishes well (always great when waiters/waitresses have good knowledge of the restaurants menu).
7. Plenty of parking space.
8. Great interior, cozy and music is not too loud allowing for great chats and conversations.

What could be improved 🙏
1. When the Tom Yum Hotpot is served, it would be better if the waiter/waitress offer to divide the portions. Yes, it’s extra effort from the waiter/waiters, but considering this is a shared dish I think this would add extra points to the service if they asked to divide it (PS: some tables might not want that, but it is always nice to ask anyway :) )
2. I did not particularly enjoy the must-try dish: Crispy Tuna with Spicy Mango Salad, the mango was too stingy and the crispy tuna did not add that extra kick. Would be fantastic if the dressing complimented the overall flavour, an extra spiciness and sourness would be lovely! I think also the fact that it was labelled a must-try contributed to the disappointment, as you know with high expectation comes high chances of being disappointed. I believe this is an acquired taste - I can understand why some will love it but some will not be a big fan of it.
3. Price is on the higher end of Thai restaurant, but if you take into consideration this is in Senopati, the food is awesome and the service is excellent you understand why Greyhound Cafe is priced quite high and be willing to splurge a bit.

Place: Greyhound Cafe, Senopati
Menu:
Sizzling Giant Squid, Thai Salsa (102K): 9.2/10
Crab Meat Fried Rice with a Twist (185K): 6.1/10
Fried Seafood Spring Rolls (68K): 8.1/10
Phad Thai with Fresh Prawns (95K): 9.0/10
Khao Kluk Prik Gleur (92K): 7.5/10
Tom Yum Hotpot (325K): 8.7/10
Crispy Tuna with Spicy Mango Salad (88K): 2.3/10

PS: Thanks PergiKuliner for the opportunity to be invited to try this wonderful restaurant!

Biteorbye? Bite.

Why you will love it ❤
1. Lots of branches everywhere with consistent taste.
2. My favourite is the SilverQueen Crepes, the crepes is soft and the chocolate is generously applied.
3. Great service! The cashier was very friendly even though there was a queue and lots of people were lining up.
4. Various fintech payment options.
5. I like how they charge IDR 500 for plastic, as soon as it is that pricey (compared to IDR 200 in supermarkets), I heard customers saying no. Always nice to hear companies putting effort on doing environmentally responsible things!

What could be improved 🙏
Price could be cheaper. Yes, the quality of D’crepes is decent, but considering this is not a too intricate dish paying aroud 30K is quite expensive. However, since various fintech payment options exist, the product becomes more affordable.

Place: D’crepes, Carrefour Lebak Bulus
Menu: SilverQueen Crepes