IG: biteorbye (Nisa & Nadya)

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Biteorbye? Bite.

Why you will love it ❤
1. 50% off for their salmon menu! It's cheap but does not taste cheap.
2. Great service. Attentive and fast.
3. Lovely interior. Their floor is green and it's glass you can see the decorations underneath. On top, it's full of white flowers. Quite a sight for the eyes.
4. Overall their sushi are great and fresh, though I do prefer their semi-cooked/cooked salmon menus.
5. Large parking area available.
6. Also I like how they play classical music and the volume is just right.

What could be improved 🙏
1. They serve their ocha with straws. Would be better if they do not serve straws at all especially since it is ocha, it's better drunk directly from the glass.
2. The salmon maki is okay, but I have had fresher elsewhere but considering it's price it's a good deal.
3. Their ocha was a bit bland, could be great if they had a slight stronger ocha flavour.

Place: Okinawa Sushi, Senopati

Menu (all prices are 50% off, but discount has not been deducted):
Aburi Salmon Cheese (25K): 8.2/10
Aburi Salmon Mentai (25K): 8.0/10
Salmon Volcano Roll (40K): 8.1/10
Salmon Maki (35K): 7.6/10

Biteorbye? Bite.

Why you will love it ❤
1. Standardized food and service everywhere. Always reliable.
2. The waffle is actually pretty good for its price point. Yes, it is a bit on the more crunch side. But it is generous in chocolate topping and tastes quite decent. Again, don't compare it to an expensive waffle.
3. BBQ Burger with Beef Bacon is great. Buns are good, BBQ sauce is generous and you get the beef bacon. Awesome alternative if you want to spend less compared to the Western Beef Bacon.

What could be improved 🙏
Not much to say here, Carls Jr is one of my favourite. But I do wish they serve the waffles in a non single-use plastic container. Would be great if they did that!

Place: Carls Jr, Pacific Place
Menu:
Waffle, Chocolate Topping 7.6/10
BBQ Burger with Beef Bacon 8.2/10

Biteorbye? Bite.

Why you will love it ❤
1. Saigon's broth are known not to contain any MSG, it's amazing how they can create simple yet very savoury flavours, they really know what they're doing to make great pho.
2. Free flow of vegetable greens to consume.
3. Love that they have information on the greens we eat as the coaster.
4. Tender beef to be enjoyed with the soup and noodles, a very wholesome and hearty Vietnamese meal.
5. Very fast and friendly service from the waiters

What could be improved 🙏
Sometimes if I visit Saigon Cafe in Kuningan during lunch hour, their clear beef soup aren't as warm as I expect it to be, I know this is due to customer traffic flow, but I would really appreciate if the broth of my pho to be perfectly warm even if it means I wait a while for my order.

Place: Yeu Saigon Cafe, Kuningan
Menu: Pho Bo Cin (8.9/10)

Biteorbye? Bite.

Why you will love it ❤
1. The ambience! Hands down. This is also a plant shop so you are surrounded by greens while enjoying your favourite food and drinks. Plants of different sizes and shapes. It’s really a fun and happy place to be in. Great place to go and have great conversations with your favourite people.
2. Great deal for ice cream, I chose ogura and durian. They both have subtle taste that is enjoyable. But considering the taste it’s still a great deal.
3. Order the green lime pineapple if you would like to taste a refreshing drink. Next time I visit will order the food.

What could be improved 🙏
Parking space is limited althought it can fit 3-4 cars. So public transportation is preferable!

Place: Living with LOF Plants & Kitchen, Cipete
Menu:
Ice Cream, 2 scoops (15K)
Green Lime Pineapple (25K)

Biteorbye? Bite.

Why you will love it ❤
1. The calamari is great here! Maybe it’s the calamari itself, maybe it’s the seasoning or the tartar sauce that is refreshing. Or all of them combined. Quite surprising because we did not the calamari to taste this good. Definitely ordering this again when we come back!
2. Nice ambience. The place is laid back, chill and cozy without having a pretentious vibe.
3. Fast, friendly and attentive service.
4. Plenty of parking space available.

What could be improved 🙏
Wish the nachos had guacamole and sourcream! Though we do understand that would increase the price. But nachos without guacamole and sourcream is like going to Bali but not chasing sunsets. Still a great experience, but you are missing a key element. With that being said, nachos was still good. Will be back because of the food and cozy ambience!

Place: Panhead, Radio Dalam
Menu:
Calamari 8.9/10
Nachos 7.8/10

Biteorbye? Bite.

Why you will love it ❤
1. Char Siu Sheng Jian Bao tastes divine! The outer layer just has a very slight crisp and the insides are savoury and sweet, with the sweetness more dominating. This is great for people who love their savoury dishes a bit sweet. But if you do not like your chicken too sweet, another menu would be recommended. I personally love it.
2. Staff is friendly and attentive.
3. Ambience is lovely, a modern take on Chinese interior. The colours are bold and aesthetic. All Fook Yew branches are beautifully designed.

What could be improved 🙏
1. Food is on the pricier side, but I think compared to the taste it is worth it.
2. Har Gao does not have a rich shrimp taste like usual, maybe this is a one time thing because most of the time I go to Fook Yew the Har Gao never disappoints.

Place: Fook Yew, Pacific Place
Menu:
Char Siu Sheng Jian Bao (49K) 8.8/10
Har Gao (29K) 7.0/10

Why you will love it ❤
1. Do you want to know what the sambal at Leko and your favourite person's smile has in common? It's addictive! Yasss. Corny, but it's true. The sambal here is not crazy spicy that it's numbing your mouth. It's a beautiful balance of flavour that allows to enhance anything it is paired with instead of trying to outshine everybody. I add a bit of soy sauce because I prefer it with a bit of sweetness. This branch is more generous in sambal which is good.
2. The ribssss is awesome. The iga penyet is love. It's fall off the bone fantastic. The kind of iga penyet you will crave for even if you just had these a week ago.
3. Place is spacious.
4. Service is fast.

What could be improved 🙏
Quality of meat could be consistent. My plate had lots of fat (I prefer my meat lean). But my friends ribs were leaner.

Place: Leko, Setiabudi One
Menu:
Iga Penyet 9.0/10

Biteorbye? Bite.

Why you will love it ❤
1. Kembang Bawang is the place for you to seek Indonesian comfort food with complex and satisfying taste, every bite will transcend you to Indonesian culinary heaven.
2. For anyone who is a fan of petai and kecombrang, the restaurant does the two fragrant ingredients justice. Nasi Goreng Cakalang Asap with Kecombrang and Pete made its way to Nadya's heart - every bite is the right combo of perfect rice, fresh ingredients and the right seasoning. As we downed the food, it's like they're doing the perfect choreographed dance inside our mouth - just an indulging experience.
3. Nisa's favourite dish is the Oseng Cumi Asin. Squid is essentially difficult to cook; they will be very chewy and hard to eat if overcooked. But Kembang Bawang, with years of experience cook the right Indonesian dish, knows its way to make stir fry. This is better eaten with white rice, because if paired with fried rice it would be too salty. The heavy kecombrang use reminds me of a Bali dish. LOVE.
4. Oseng Ayam Asap Sambal Matah goes through a long process of 1 hour marination, seared to keep the goody-goody chicken juice and smoked for three hours - talk about labor of love! Texture of the chicken is juicy.
5. The restaurant brands itself to be a humble one, offering humble Indonesian food. We discovered that behind the humility there is also mindfulness of the restaurant - they prioritize restaurant standardization really carefully - they ensure pests, the kitchen to be clean and for the staff to be strictly aware of the right standard of restaurant hygiene. We would like to thank mindful restaurants like this to ensure customers' comfort first about what goes in their mouth and their clean surrounding.
6. Kembang Bawang's quality control and standard of the restaurant turns out comes from the owner himself, Chef Mario, who had years of experience working in fine-dining restaurants and worked abroad. He hopes to bring the standard and quality even to street food that Indonesians consume. He exhaustively researched the right rice to use for the Nasi Goreng, ensures the right sources of ingredients, everything is basically made in the kitchen - from the smoked chicken, even the cincau is made in the kitchen! So, you're in for a treat if you're in Kembang Bawang: indulge amazing, complex taste in simple dishes, with fine-dining kitchen standards and fresh ingredients.

What could be improved 🙏
1. Would be great if they could separate the sugar of Es Selasih Cincau and let the customer pour their preferred level of sweetness on their own. It was too sweet for us when the drink came, but after relishing all the savoury food, it made much more sense drinking it afterwards to balance the savoury. We recommend you request for sugar to be separated.
2. The sambal matah is a bit on the oily side for me. Eventhough that beautiful flavour is in the oil! But if you do not prefer an oily dish, simply request to the kitchen and ask if would be possible.

Place: Kembang Bawang, Alam Sutera
Menu:
Nasi Goreng Cakalang Asap Kecombrang Pete (47k): 9.5/10
Nasi Goreng Sambal Hijau (40k): 8.8/10
Oseng Ayam Asap Sambal Matah (40k): 8.9/10
Oseng Cumi Asin Kecombrang Pete (50k): 9.5/10
Es Selasih Cincau (13k): 7.5/10

Biteorbye? Bite.

Why you will love it ❤
1. We like how they have just the right amount of sweetness! The texture of the bika ambon is soft, and even when you put it in the fridge it's still good (maybe steam/microwave it for a while if you want it warm). Available in original and pandan flavour.
2. Various sizes available, if you prefer small bites go with the Bika Ambon Imut, but if you think big is better go with Bika Ambon Original Regular.
3. Various branches available.
4. They also sell cakes and brownies, so options are available. The brownies are really nice! It has a nice texture overall, the sweetness is not overwhelming and the chocolate topping really adds more goodness in your mouth. Something worth considering to buy alongside the bika ambon.

What could be improved 🙏
The presentation of the brownies could be improved to make it look more appetizing. But considering the price point we understand that they priotize taste and affordability compared to presentation.

Place: Rica Rico, various outlets
Menu:
Bika Ambon Imut, 6 pieces (36K)
Bika Ambon Original Regular (50K)
Brownies 15x10 (25K)