IG: biteorbye (Nisa & Nadya)

Biteorbye? Bite.

Why you will love it ❤
1. Really like the protein to kwetiau ratio. Some places have too much vegetables or chicken yet only little kwetiau. Here they have a bit more kwetiau which works for me althought still have a bit of chicken and meatballs for the Kwetiau Goreng.
2. They have pickled green chilli which I think is the star of this restaurant. It goes really well with the kwetiau. Not too spicy but not too tangy. The right combo between spicy, tangy and just a hint of sweetness.
3. Portion is uber generous.
4. Friendly and attentive service.
5. Fintech payment option available.

What could be improved 🙏
Ambience could be better. Not expecting a fancy place since this is an Indonesian family restaurant on the cheaper range, however, the current ambience is not inviting to anyone who sees it unless you already know the taste. Kind of a shame, because the restaurant is pretty decent.

Place: Bakmi Gang Kelinci, Bintaro Plaza
Menu: Kwetiau Goreng (33K) 7.8/10

Biteorbye? Bye.

Why you will love it ❤
1. I love the ambience here. So chill and relaxed. I can imagine having a meeting and being super productive here.
2. Friendly service!

What could be improved 🙏
1. Cireng took quite a long time to be fried. I do prefer the sauce to be a bit thicker, this was too thin for my liking. However, cirengwise pretty decent.
2. Thai Ice Tea did not taste like Thai Tea. It was more like a Teh Tarik with a fancy foam on top and was a bit too sweet that also lacked ice. I love Teh Tarik too, but when I buy Thai Tea I expect Thai Tea not Teh Tarik. :')
3. Not that much parking near the coffee shop but the area is quite large so you are bound to find a parking space.

Place: Lemari Kopi, Serpong
Menu:
Cireng 7.3/18
Thai Ice Tea 6.8/10
Espresso 8.5/10

Biteorbye? Bite.

Why you will love it ❤
1. Clean place, the aircon room is comfortable for a warung.
2. Relatively affordable mie ayam although just a bit pricier compared to street vendors.
3. Generous portion of chicken.
4. Nice texture of noodle.

What could be improved 🙏
Would prefer to have bold flavours. But I guess this all comes down to taste, whether you prefer your noodle flavourful or a more subtle taste.

Place: Bakso Benhil, Ciputat
Menu: Mie Yamin Ayam 7.0/10

ALWAYS A BIT CURIOUS BECAUSE IT IS RECOMMENDED FOR ME ON OJEK ONLINE APPS.

Biteorbye? Bite.

Why you will love it ❤
1. I love that they have tempe and tahu bakar! This makes them stand out compared to other ayam bakar places.
2. The ayam bakar is well-seasoned.
3. I appreciate how the take away packaging does not use styrofoam. Less plastic, albeit still used. They use paper bag and plastic to ensure the awesome sauce does not go everywhere.
4. Sambal is just the right amount - not too stingy or too abundant. Just right.

What could be improved 🙏
1. I do wish that the seasoning goes all the way to the inner part of the chicken which it unfortunately did not, with that being said it is still very good.
2. I prefer my sambal just slightly sweeter.

Place: Ayam Bakar Irzah, Legoso Ciputat
Menu: Ayam Bakar & Tempe Bakar, via ojek online app

Biteorbye? Bye.

Why you will love it ❤
1. Various branches available.
2. Appreciate their branding from packaging, interior of restaurant and colour used with different styles depending on the branch.

What could be improved 🙏
1. They seem to use meat with more fat now. I think the burger tastes more fatty and they crumble and disintegrate very easily in your mouth unlike their usual burger.
2. I order twice - eat in and take away. For the eat in, I just wanted a classic cheese burger (without vegetables) but they somehow gave me the burger with (very little) vegetables in it that cost quite a bit more for just a small amount of vegetables. Would be great if the staff checked with the customer if the burger with or without vegetables. Because I prefer Flip the OG Way, sans vegetables.
3. Sauce was not too generous. Again, consistency seems to have changed.
4. I still believe in Flip. But after a few times lately being disappointed I think it will take a bit of time to heal and have the courage to try again (I just have to emphasize that since this is one of my favourite burgers, if the quality changes it hurts much more compared to if a random burger brand changed their quality) Will visit again, but, unfortunately, not in the near future!

Place: Flip Burger, Bintaro
Menu:
Beef Burger 6.6/10
New Way Smacker 6.5/10

Biteorbye? Bite.

Why you will love it ❤
1. The perfect place to explore variety of local spices in one seafood restaurant, paired with fresh vast seafood selection.
2. All the flavours were captivating. The spices were rich in flavour which suited the fish, the kerang ijo rica was a very nice surprise that was spicy but could do better with less oil and the cah kangung belacan had a bold flavour. Difficult for us to choose which menu were our favourite.
3. Kapten Seafood lived up to its reputation for offering a various selection of fresh seafood.
4. Plenty of parking space.


What could be improved 🙏
1. Please use less oil. As much as we love the rich flavors, they could use less oil. The salted egg shrimp was and the mussels were too oily despite tasting really great.
2. The waiters are overwhelmed and could be improved for training. It took a long minute for us to be given the menu.
3. One of our friends really wanted fried rice and the waiter twice insisted that the waiting process would be long, subtly signaling us to not order the fried rice. If they can't serve it, we'd suggest not to serve any fried rice at all.
4. The telor asin flavour was not their strongest menu, too oily and did not have that bold telor asin flavour, but other than that we had a lovely meal in the restaurant and cannot wait for our next visit.

Place: Kapten Seafood
Menu:
Ikan Kerapu Rempah (19K/ons): 8.3/10
Udang Telor Asin White (45K): 6.5/10
Kerang Ijo Rica (25K): 8.3/10
Cah Kangkung Belacan (20K): 8.8/10

Biteorbye? Bite.

Why you will love it ❤
1. Lots of branches everywhere.
2. Love the kwetiau goreng ayam here. When I used to live in Ubud and had crazy kwetiau cravings, this was the place to go. The branches taste similar. Like the smokiness that the noodle has with just the right chewy texture.
3. Cooking process is quite fast.
4. Spacious place in the Bintaro Plaxa branch.
5. Friendly and attentive service.

What could be improved 🙏
1. Kwetiau is on the pricier side, however they do offer various promotions. Plus if they added just a bit more soysauce I think it would elevate the flavour more because it just lacks a hint of sweetness.
2. The pempek had great potential but lacked a great cuko sauce. Though in terms of crispiness on the outside yet moist on the inside - it is quite good.

Place: MM Juice, Bintaro Plaza
Menu:
Kwetiau Goreng Ayam (38K): 8.3/10
Pempek Lenjer (29K): 6.1/10