Dwi Izaldi

Dapet diskon 25K dari applikasi chat yang suka ngasih diskon minuman Starbucks hehe. Kali ini promonya adalah minuman Imperial Trooper Frappucinno. Gue sih gak begitu suka ya frappucinno yang satu ini, rasanya rada nanggung, hampir gak ada rasa sama sekali, ada sedikit hint sirup dikit. Rasanya gak ada yang spesial. Untuk tempat sih, Starbucks GI ini oke banget, bikin betah dengan wifi yang cukup mantep.

Kebetulan gue dapet voucher gratis satu ice blended mereka dan gue pilih Ice Blended yang Malibu Dream. Ice blended ini basicnya sendiri adalah mix antara kopi sama ekstrak teh, kalo Malibu Dream itu sendiri campuran strawberry sama pisang. Pas gue coba, enak sih, seger dan dingin gitu, namanya blended jadi kental gitu ya dan gue suka sih, tapi sayangnya menurut gue kemanisan, rasa pisangnya cukup kerasa dan wangi, tapi gue rada miss untuk rasa strawberry-nya.
Kalo tempatnya, yang di GI ini ada indoor sama outdoor, kalo indoor cuma ada sekitar 4 table dan tempatnya juga rada sempit berbagi sama kasir dan pick up counter. Enakan di luar, lebih nyaman, tapi resikonya ya kalo GI lagi rame, banyak orang yang lewat. Colokan banyak ada dimana-mana, wifinya pun mantep!

Menurut gue yang display-nya paling bikin ngiler di Food Avenue ini adalah Born Ga Express karena mereka masang food fake gitu di depannya jadi bikin laper mata banget. Disini ada 4 set yang bisa dipilih, gue pilih yang set B yaitu Spicy Chicken Stir-Fry Set. Satu set udah dapet japchae, teokkbokki, spicy squid, sama spicy chicken. Untuk nasinya bisa pilih white rice, beef fried rice, atau kimchi fried rice. Kita juga dikasih salad simple gitu (kubis dan wortel pake mayonnaise). Kata kakak gue, nasinya enak banget. Terus gue suka squid-nya, lumayan pedas dan empuk. Kalo ayamnya sebenernya jg enak, tapi menurut gue terlalu lembut mungkin karena kelamaan masaknya. Terus teokkbokki-nya menurur gue biasa banget dan gak mendekati rasa asli Korea-nya sama sekali. Untuk harga terjangkau banget sih karena ukuran small-nya aja bisa disharing untuk 2 orang

My sister just randomly craved to hell for martabak telor. It is open-air situated and they are sharing space with bubur ayam stall, so you better take away your order. But don't worry, they also provide tables to dine in there. So, let's talk about the food!

- Martabak Ayam (2 Telor): I'm not a big fan of savoury martabak, so I just took a bite. The taste was fine, the filling was so generous and the first thing that I saw inside the martabak was the chops of onion! Yeay, me likey onions. Onions powered the taste of martabak itself, gave it a fragrant, and it worked well. The portion was pretty huge. But unfortunately, they slightly over cooked it, since the outer layer became a little bit dark, but somehow it gave some crispiness at the outside and it sounded crunchy when I took a bite. Besides chicken, you can also opt for the beef one, and you can upgrade the total of egg that you want up to 3 eggs 

- Martabak Kacang Coklat Wijen: They give the customer choices about the size of sweet martabak, either you like it unyil, medium, or large. We went for the unyil one. Unyil means personal pan, but for me it wasn't that personal, because I couldn't finish it all by myself. Unyil comes with 4 pieces, so it was fulfilling enough. The dough was thick, moist, and fluffy. They cooked it well, and it also wasn't too sweet for me. They were so generous at giving us the chocolate (meisis) and wijen, but not with the nut itself. The taste was just so so, and unfortunately it was way too oily that it morelikely looked like water instead of oil, even I had to use napkins.

Their menu isn't as much as any hipster martabak joint, they stick to the basic, so don't expect for something 'fancier' toppings like nutella, toblerone, kitkat, ferrerro rocher, kindle bar, marshmallow, etc

Nasi goreng mereka punya itu gede juga porsinya, harganya sih terjangkau banget. Gue suka rasanya kerasa rempah-rempah pedes, kayak semacam lada atau black pepper gitu. Potongan ayamnya juga lumayan banyak dikasihnya. Cuma menurut gue kurangnya satu, terlalu kering jadi somehow bikin seret. Selain itu, it's okay 👍

This restaurant is really having their buzz, and the situation was kinda chaos at that time. The waitresses were all busy serving food to the customers. So let's talk about the dish! 

- Kwetiaw Ayam: One of their recommended menus. This was mine. It came with humbleness, served with some chops of boiled-chicken and completed with greens. I took a sip of the broth and I must say that it was so bland, like they didn't give even a little effort to it. I had to add sauce and sambal to my dish to give it some power-taste. It didn't really that recommended, tho. 

- Hawaiian Wood Fired Pizza: Yes we tried their infamous pizza, and we chose the hawaiian one. I quite forgot about the toppings, all I can remember was it had pinnaples on top. Oh man when I took a bite, it really was that best like people always spoil. No doubt for the taste. The dough was thick, even thicker than pizza h*t. The mozarella cheese was so melted that we really had to pulled it apart. Somehow it tasted unique, because of the wood fired itself. In a nutshell, you have to try this if you come to this restaurant. Hands down. 

I also tried my friends' orders, like Nasi Goreng Seafood and Nasi Ceker Ayam. Nasi goreng was just fine, and they were being generous at giving the seafood and the portion was pretty huge. Oh, I love the Nasi Ceker Ayam! It has Asam Manis Sauce, and the chicken feet was so soft, you could bite it right away.

The poor thing was I ordered Sweet Ice Tea, but turned out, it was just plain. I complained, and they told that they would add some sweetener, but till we finished our meal, they didn't come back. It was okay for me, since I didn't want to add any chaos for them because they were looking so busy.

Mereka punya thai tea ice itu menurut gue the best. Gue sebetulnya bukan pecinta thai tea yang hardcore, tapi sekali nyoba mereka, gue langsung suka. Rasa teh sama susunya balance, susunya kerasa, tehnya juga kerasa dan cukup strong. Ada sedikit hint rasa pahit dari tehnya itu sendiri dan tingkat kemanisannya pas banget dari susu tersebut. Meskipun rada mahal sedikit dari thai tea resto kebanyakan, tapi menurut gue sangat worth it. Recommended!

They serve their products freshly everyday, it is proved by their suggestion to costumer to eat their bread as soon as possible in the day they sell it. No preservatives and it gave me a plus point for them. Don't miss their Pan Au Cheese!

Kalo orang ke PH mungkin went crazy for their garlic bread or the pizza, but not with me! Gue paling excited sama salad bar mereka. Disini, skill kita dilatih untuk ngambil se-maksimum mungkin biar muat di mangkok mereka yang gak seberapa gedenya itu, karena ini adalah salad bar! Harganya flat price untuk satu mangkok, jadi mau dikit seuprit atau banyak menggunung ya, harganya tetep sama. Makanya biar gak rugi ya ambil aja banyak-banyak. Kayaknya juga semua pelayan di semua outlet PH udah sangat maklum ngeliat kelakuan orang yang ngerubungin salad bar. Segala cara dan jurus dikeluarkan haha. Gue suka ambil potatonya, jagung, jelly, sama gak lupa buah-buahannya. Untuk dressing-nya gue paling suka yang rada mirip apple juice gitu tapi kental dan rasanya manis tapi gak over sweet. Kalo pizza sama pastanya cukup enak, rasanya gak pernah berubah