Apr, 17 2009
Ikan Goreng Cianjur
Posted by jeny at 9:31 AM
Last month, we had dinner with several friends at Ikan Goreng Cianjur on Greenville housing complex (across Jakarta fruit store). They serve Sundanese dishes with reasonable prices. The interior is simple and clean. We ordered Nasi Liwet (Sundanese savory rice cooked in panci kastrol) 23K to share, ikan gurame goreng 40K, terong penyet 12K, udang sambal ebi 20K, tahu goreng 6K, tempe goreng 6K, pete goreng 8K, kangkung terasi 16K, sambal terasi 3K and sambal mangga 6K. Turned out some of the dishes came with a small portion of chili sauce, so we were surrounded with several plates of chili sauces. Their Nasi Liwet was delicious and the other dishes were quite good too, except for their udang sambal ebi, which appeared different from what was shown in the menu (I guess they used baby "pancet" prawn) and tasted only so so. Overall, I feel that this kind of food would taste better if we eat with hands, sitting at a meadow with hilly views, just like the one I had at Selabintana, Sukabumi, several years ago. :)

Ikan Bakar Cianjur

Ikan Goreng Cianjur
Komp. Greenville Blok BL No.3
West Jakarta
ph. +62(21) 563 5265
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Mar, 21 2009
Tabona
Posted by jeny at 6:28 PM
Tabona is one of our must visit places whenever we went to Medan. This time, my family and I have lunch there before we went to Parapat for a two-day trip. The place was crowded when we arrived as it was lunch time. I've spotted some changes since our last visit. They are now placing chairs and parasols on the sidewalks outside the restaurant. We chose to sit outside and ordered our meals. I ordered a portion of bihun kari ayam. The taste is as delicious as it has always been. I've tried in vain to find a place in Jakarta serving bihun kari ayam that tasted this good. The chicken was tender, the soup was rich and tasty. I also liked the addition of chicken blood in the meal. You can count on me returning here again on my next trip to Medan.

tabona

Tabona
Jl. Mangkubumi simpang Jl. Wajir (In front of Brastagi Fruit Market)
Medan
North Sumatra

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Mar, 05 2009
Two nights at Selat Panjang
Posted by jeny at 5:43 PM
Selat Panjang
Last month, we took a short trip to Medan, where we checked in to a budget hotel called Wisma Sederhana located on Selat Panjang street. The street have been long known as a place to go for good food. At night, the street is packed with stalls selling all kinds of dishes ranging from bakpao, chicken rice, congee, stir fried dishes and many more. Below are some of the food we've managed to cover in two nights.
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Jan, 30 2009
Pa Pa Co
Posted by jeny at 6:18 PM
Whenever we go to Mangga Dua, I'm always looking for TomYam for lunch. I've already tried Mama Kitchen's tomyam, so this time we decided to try Papaco. The place was bursting with people having quick lunches in between their christmas shopping. After wandering for a while, we found Papaco's stall and got a table nearby. I ordered a portion of Tomyam seafood with kuetiau/flat rice noodle (forgot how much it cost.. about 20K-25K if i'm not mistaken). The dish was served almost immediately, but I had to nag for a spoon and extra cilantro. It tasted descent, but not spicy enough. I think Mama Kithen serves a much better Tomyam than this place.


Pa Pa Co
Tom Yam Seafood
ITC Mangga Dua lt.2 Blok A No.19-20
Jakarta
ph. +62(21) 6017089
hp. 0811 139372
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Jan, 21 2009
Pan-O
Posted by jeny at 5:18 AM
Pan-o

Last month, we had a quick lunch at Pan-O before the chocolate appreciation class. It's a new pancake restaurant at FX lifestyle center and as predicted, stationed the non-smoker outside of the restaurant *hiks*. We ordered their three stack original pancake with maple syrup, one fancy pancake called kyoto (grilled chicken, tomatoes, chicken ham, oyster mushroom and mozarella, served with rolled pancake and mashed potato) 50K and berry ice drinks. Their original pancake tasted quite good, although not as good as the pancake in Pancious. Their fusion / fancy pancake tasted is just mediocre, though the drink was nice. Overall, I think this place is overpriced with standard pancake.

Pan-o

Pan-O
FX lifestyle X'nter, F1 floor, unit 08-09< br/> Jl. Jend. Sudirman - Pintu 1
Jakarta 10270
ph. +62(21) 2555 4250
Jakarta
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Jan, 17 2009
Ootoya
Posted by jeny at 6:21 PM
Last month, we noticed a new restaurant next to Urban Kitchen at Pacific Place. It's the same Japanese restaurant that has opened earlier at Senayan City, but we haven't had a chance to try it. A week later, while we're at Pacific Place again we decided to dine there. The restaurant is spacious with minimalist decor, but still feels warm and comfortable. The service was flawless. We're given hot towels for refreshment as soon as we arrived and the waiter asked if we want cold ocha or hot ocha. Turned out that ocha is free in this restaurant. The tea they used is one of my favorite Japanese tea, genmaicha, which has a faint aroma of roasted rice. The menu is exciting as there are no sushi or sashimi. Instead, we were presented with a list of dishes they claimed as Japanese home cooking. We ordered their fried eggplant vinegar sauce 20K, rice cooked with oyster set menu served in bamboo basket 79K, and cold soba served in wooden tray 35K. Turned out the dishes was very delicious. I love my fragrant rice topped with oyster, and SC was enjoying his cold soba.

Ootoya

Several days later, we're back again with friends. This time, we ordered their cold tofu 18K (I love it so much), tofu & egg soup 55K (so comforting), hot udon in wakame soup 39K (also great). We're enjoying our time there so much, we went back there again a week later with another couple of friends. This time we ordered Natto 15K (I'm not really into this thing, although SC said it's not that bad), rice with roasted chicken with plum & egg soup 59K (very hearty meal), charcoal grilled chicken salad in basil sauce 69K (perfect), while my friends ordered rice with fried beef served with kimchi 79K (very tasty according to her) and fried chicken with sweet and sour sauce 69K (I didn't taste this one, but it looked promising). Overall I think we'll be back again, dragging even more friends :P as long as they can keep their menu's authenticity :)
Ootoya Japanese Restaurant Senayan City Level 5, #37-41, Jl. Asia Afrika Lot 19 Jakarta 12190. ph. +62(21) 72781552
Pacific Place Mall Level 5 #08/09, Kawasan SCBD Jl. Jend Sudirman Kav 52-53 Lot 3&5 Jakarta 12190. ph +62(21) 57973858
(Opening January) Plaza Indonesia Level 4, unit 5 #E10A&10B. Jl. M.H. Thamrin Kav 28-30 Jakarta 10350
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Jan, 08 2009
Tinoor
Posted by jeny at 6:09 PM
Several weeks ago, on our way to Kelapa Gading, we stopped by a Manado restaurant for lunch. I've always liked Manado dishes because it was very hot & spicy. The restaurant was empty as lunch time had passed hours ago and maybe because that day was a public holiday. There was no decor to speak of. The place looked spartan: old but clean. There were several displayed dishes. I chose Tinorangsak (Manado's spicy pork dishes) 40K and SC who can't stand spicy food settled on Brenebon soup (Manado's kidney bean soup) 40K. Yes, it's not cheap, but the portion made up for the price. We even had to take a doggie back. The taste was delicious and I think it's authentic. The woman serving us was very friendly and I ended up buying some rica-rica and panada home. :)

Tinoor

Tinoor Asli Manado
Jl. RP. Soeroso (Gondangdia Lama) No.33A
Central Jakarta
ph. +62(21) 316 2247
hp. +62(818) 876 155
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Dec, 17 2008
Kantin Dewi Sri
Posted by jeny at 11:11 PM
Three weeks ago we went to Bogor for lunch. This time our destination is a cafeteria called Kantin Dewi Sri which according to Kuliner series: Ke Bogor Yuk is famous for its fried chicken. The place is small and clean, but it felt a bit dark & gloomy. We took a tray and began to browse the displayed dishes. There were various dishes to choose, we took fried chicken 10.5K, nasi pepes 9K, perkedel 4K, pepes jamur 8K, sayur pare 8K, semur jengkol 8K. Overall the meal was OK, the chicken was tender, but not really special. But maybe its because I'm used to hot and spicy dishes so I found the meal a bit bland.

Kantin Dewi Sri

Kantin Dewi Sri
Jl. Pajajaran No.60i
Bogor
ph. +62(251) 313318
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Dec, 10 2008
Zhuma
Posted by jeny at 11:37 AM
Still in a mood for Japananese food, we tried another Japanese restaurant at FX Sudirman. The place was quite crowded on Friday night, luckily we can get a seat at the non-smoking section inside the restaurant. It always irritates me when a restaurant puts its non-smoking section outside, because that means they are saving the best seats for smokers inside. Anyway, whenever we're in a Japanese restaurant, I always looked for donburi while SC always looked for cold soba. So we ordered Zaru Soba (brown wheat soba sprinkled with seaweed) 45K, Chirashi Don (slices of tuna and salmon sashimi, grilled unagi and tamago on sushi rice) 57.3K from the menu. The presentation of the food was very appealing, but to me the taste was only so so. My chirashi don topping didn't taste very fresh and the rice was too salty. SC's cold soba was quite delicious though he said it was just average and prefers the one at Midori :)

Zhuma

Zhuma
FX Sudirman
F2 floor, unit04
Jl. Jend. Sudirman, Pintu Satu Senayan
Jakarta 10270
ph. +62(21) 2555 4192
fx. +62(21) 2555 4193
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Dec, 06 2008
Nasi Tim Pasar Pagi
Posted by jeny at 6:33 AM
Last week, SC noticed a new restaurant at Taman Palem Lestari Boulevard's "restaurant row". The place is called Nasi Tim Pasar Pagi. I'm so excited when I heard about it and we decided to try it first thing in the morning the next day. The place was already open at 6am, perfect for breakfast. We came in and ordered a portion of nasi tim with a raw free-range chicken egg on top (19K). The rice was served alongside a plate of cilantro and a bowl of soup. I quickly mixed the egg with the rice, resulting in a sort of creamy texture. I never had nasi tim with raw egg before and to me, it tasted so delicious. I don't like the mushy type of nasi tim, so this kind of nasi tim is perfect for me since I can still feel the rice grain. The price was quite expensive compared to the one we usually had, but I thought it was worth my every rupiah. Btw, they also serve chicken noodle, rice noodle, sui kiaw, pangsit, somay, mie kangkung, baso goreng, otak-otak, tahu baso, baso sapi & various traditional cake. But I think I'll be back for their heavenly nasi tim. :)

Nasi Tim Pasar Pagi

Nasi Tim Pasar Pagi
Taman Palem Lestari Blok A3/83
Jakarta
ph. +62(21) 55957513
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Dec, 02 2008
Kiyadon
Posted by jeny at 5:12 PM
It has been a long time since we last visited Kiyadon. I've always liked Kiyadon for their donburi. So two weeks ago, when I was craving for another bowl of Kiyadon's donburi, we went to their joint at Pacific Place. The place is spacious, with faked tatami seater. The menu is quite varied, from appetizer & salad, sushi, sashimi, set menu, ala carte menu, nabemono, agemono, noodle dishes (udon/soba), donburi & pasta. I ordered Kinoko Don (rice bowl topped with mushroom onion and egg) special 53K. the dish came with salad, and a small plate of cold wheat soba. The dish tasted exquisite, I love the donburi so much, too bad the portion was quite small. Although the price is not cheap, I'll still return from time to time.


Kiyadon
Pacific Place, 5th Fl #5-41&42
Jl. Jenderal Sudirman Kav 52-53,
South Jakarta 12190
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Nov, 30 2008
Ketupat Gorengan Bang Alex
Posted by jeny at 5:33 AM
This gorengan is my newest favorite dish. It's located on jalan Panjang near Bumbu Desa restaurant. Its appearance is nothing like the gorengan we usualy eat as afternoon snack. This dish consists of beef offal (daging, babat, iso, paru, urat, torpedo, etc.) cooked in coconut milk in a huge wok. It is very tasty and usually served with Betawi style ketupat sayur or nasi uduk. I prefer the ketupat sayur more since it's quite sweet and nicely balanced the savory gorengan. If you want it to be more spicy, try adding some of their peanut chilli sauce. To me it tasted perfect. :)

Gorengan Betawi

Ketupat Gorengan Bang Alex
Jalan Panjang (near Honda showroom & Bumbu Desa)
Kebon Jeruk - West Jakarta
Opening Hours : 06:00PM- 24:00PM
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Nov, 24 2008
Cheese Cake Factory
Posted by jeny at 7:27 AM
After bubur ayam sukabumi, we went to the restaurant next door for dessert. The restaurant's interior is nice. There are display cases showcasing their cheese cakes and an open kitchen. Besides dessert, this place also offers full meal course (steak, pasta, pizza, etc), but we already decided we'll only try their desserts. So we ordered a piece of blueberry cheese cake and a portion of warm chocolate cake with vanilla ice cream. The cheese cake tasted delicious and wasn't too sweet. The warm chocolate cake was also decent, but I was dissapointed when they said they don't have mint leaves, which would've complimented the vanilla ice cream nicely. Overall, I think this place is good, but I still prefer Cizz's cheese cake, too bad they've already moved out of Tebet.


Cheese Cake Factory
Jl Tebet Barat Dalam Raya No. 23,
Tebet - South Jakarta 12810
ph : +62(21) 835 4735
fx : +62(21) 837 02169
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Nov, 16 2008
Cali Deli
Posted by jeny at 12:48 PM
3 weeks ago, when we're in FX Center, we noticed that Cali Deli has just opened a new branch on the 7th floor. It is a restaurant specializing in Vietnamese sandwiches and I've been wanting to try it. However, we hesitated before entering this place because when we asked for non smoking area, the waiter told us proudly that every space in there is available for smoking. But since the place was not crowded and I didn't spot anyone smoking, we decided to take a quick bite. There were various sandwiches to choose from: java bread (sweet) 24.5K, veggie 21K, grilled chicken 32K, chicken satay 32K, lemongrass chicken sandwich 33K, BBQ chicken 33K, tuna egg 33K, beef satay 43K, turkey 43K and combo signature 43K. We decided to go with the Lemongrass chicken sandwiches. Too bad they didn't have lemongrass tea, so we decided only to order mineral water. Our meal came several minutes later. To be honest, it didn't look appealing at all. But it turned out to be delicious. I like the crispy French bagguete and the stuffing was also good. I like the taste of chicken combined with lemongrass and cilantro, It taste so refreshing. If only they put a strict rule about smoking & non smoking (or better yet, no smoking at all), I think I'll visit this place more often.

Lemongrass Chicken Sandwich

Cali Deli
Hot Vietnamese Sandwich & Coffee
BEJ Tower 1 Ground Floor. ph. +62(21) 5154844/982-77299
FX Center F7 Jl. Jend. Sudirman, Senayan. ph. +62(21) 25554129
Jl. Surabaya 22, Menteng - Central Jakarta 10350
Delivery ph. +62(21) 980 11061/62
www.calideli.com
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Nov, 08 2008
Ramen 38
Posted by jeny at 4:34 PM
Last month, when I was meeting SC around Sarinah for dinner, we stopped by Ramen 38 that serves authentic Japanese noodle. Ramen 38 at Wahid Hasyim is the smaller branch from the one located at Melawai street, in the 2nd floor of the same building that house Kamome Japanese Supermarket. We ordered the usual: Tonkotsu Ramen (pork bone broth soup ramen served with pork slices, wakame and topped with nori). In my opinion, the ramen at Melawai tasted better than this one. I think this ramen was too salty, but maybe that night was not my lucky night.

Ramen 38

Ramen 38
Gedung Wisma Haka Lt:1
Jl. KH. Wahid Hasyim No.71
Central Jakarta
ph. +62(21) 3923810
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Oct, 26 2008
Menu1
Posted by jeny at 7:26 PM
Menu1

Last month while we're at Pluit Junction, I noticed a nice & cleanly decorated restaurant called Menu1. The place is large and spacious, with white tile & green accent. I like the place instantly so we decided to try it. It is a Chinese food restaurant specializing in porridge, appetizer and dessert. They serve varieties of porridge, hot and cold desserts such as: sago pudding & pancakes, grass jelly ice, beancurd pudding & ice cream.
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Oct, 08 2008
Depot Murni
Posted by jeny at 11:03 PM
Our next stop was the newest addition to Balinese Cuisine in Kelapa Gading Boulevard called Depot Murni (also originated from Surabaya). They serve nasi Babi Guling Gianyar (Istimewa 28K, Biasa 25K), Iga Bakar (Saus Murni 34K, Saus teriyaki 39K), Sam Sam Goreng 20K, Nasi Ayam Betutu (Komplit 22K - Biasa 20K), Nasi Ayam Tabanan 22K, Sate kelapa 20K, Sate Plecing 15K 5pcs, Sate Pusut 15K for 5pcs, They even had Rawon on their menu :) Since we're already quite full, we only ordered Nasi Babi Guling Gianyar, sate pusut & usus goreng to share. Overall the dishes taste & presentation were only so so, nothing different or special compared with what we already had before.


Depot Murni
Jl. Boulevard Raya TN 2 No.35
North Jakarta
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Oct, 03 2008
[Closed] Warung Tengil Revisited
Posted by jeny at 10:32 AM
Warung Tengil

Our next stop was Warung Tengil. The last time we're here, we weren't impressed with what they offered. But this time, we decided to give it another try. The place was surely not as crowded as before and there has been changes in the menu since our last visit. We elected for larger tables on the second floor. While waiting for others to arrive we ordered: rujak bawel 10K. It tasted quite delicious, but it wasn't anything near Balinese's rujak kuah pindang. For lunch, we ordered nasi babi guling + soup 22K, nasi babi bambu bakar 22K. sate babi 3.5K/pcs to share. In my opinion, the dishes still tasted the same and just as average. Furthermore, the presentation was just as minimal as the taste. :(
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Jul, 26 2008
[Reopening] Ya Udah Bistro
Posted by jeny at 8:04 AM
Ya Udah

Ya-Udah was our old time favorite western restaurant, we're dissapointed when they decided to sold the premises at Jalan Jaksa. So when we heard & read that they've opened again in the new location, we're very excited. Last month, on 15 June, several days after their reopening, we head there with several friends for brunch. The new place on Kelapa Gading Boulevard is not hard to find, located a few hundred meters from the Kelapa Gading/Kayu Putih/Perintis Kemerdekaan intersection. The interior stayed more or less the same. I guess they tried to create the same atmosphere like the one at Jaksa. There are 2 separate dining area, inside or at the terrace. We chose to sit at the terrace, which is sheltered by a yellow awning. That's why all the pictures we took looked yellowish. :(
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Jul, 08 2008
Koh Cu Ong
Posted by jeny at 7:18 AM
No, I'm not blogging about ngkoh2, it still about food. Koh Cu Ong is selling smoked chicken (available both free-range & broiler chicken) & honey roasted pork. He sells it from a small cart in front of Ngesti supermarket. Koh Cu Ong claims that he has been selling from that spot for more than four decades. We bought some of the smoked chicken & roasted pork. Both of it tasted super duper delicious. The pork was so crispy while the chicken meat was so tender. His stall is going to be my regular destination everytime i go to Bogor.

Koh Cu Ong

Koh Cu Ong
In front of Toserba Ngesti Lama
Jl Kesatuan Rangga Gading
Bogor
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Jun, 03 2008
Y&Y
Posted by jeny at 12:37 AM
We've visited this place several time in the last 3 months whenever we went to Pacific Place. This place is quite interesting. They served several kind of dishes, from bread, pasta, pizza and even sushi. There are several dining area: inside the cafe, outside in the "yatch", or even at the light house. So far we've tried 2 types of pasta from their menu: squid ink linguini pasta 30K & minced wagyu (if i'm not mistaken), served in a hot stone bowl, potato & leek soup 25K, & warm chocolate cake with vanilla ice cream 23K. Overall the dishes tasted great. The presentation is nice, although that should be a given since Y&Y is managed by the people behind Y! Grill, a fine dining restaurant on Wisma Nusantara. Its friendly service and affordable price ensures that we'll be back for more :)

Y&Y

Y & Y
Pacific Place Mall 4-65 & 4-72
Jl. Jend. Sudirman kav 52-53
Jakarta 12190
ph. +62(21) 57973137 / 3127
fx. +62(21) 57973138
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May, 20 2008
Dinar Seafood
Posted by jeny at 6:50 PM
3 weeks ago, we had dinner with several friends at Dinar seafood restaurant. The restaurant serves Makassar-style dishes. One of their specialty is ikan kudu-kudu bakar (it's a uniquely shaped fish that has a hard scale and grilled with spice in its stomach). So here's what we ordered : ikan kudu kudu bakar 40K, kepiting jantan lada hitam 70K, udang mayonaise 45K, kangkung belacan 12.5K, cumi saous XO 45K, sop kepala ikan 40K, and pete bakar (1 papan) 5K. Overall, all the dishes were impressive although the portion was not very big. I especially like the kudu-kudu fish, their sop kepala ikan was hot and tasty, it reminded me of Manado's sop ikan asam, combined with Thai's Tom Yam Kung. The crab was also superb with generous amount of black pepper. I love mixing my pete bakar with the black pepper and eat it with rice. It tasted heavenly :)


Dinar Seafood
Pluit Indah Raya No.168A
North Jakarta

ph. +62(21) 66698363
fx. +62(21) 66698361
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May, 18 2008
King Of Thai
Posted by jeny at 7:31 PM
Last month, while waiting for SC at Plasa Indonesia EX'nter, I had a quick lunch at a place called King Of Thai, The place is not big and it was crowded at lunch time. I have to wait to get a table at non smoking section. I ordered their Pad Thai 35K and a pot of hot lemon tea. Actually I did not expect much from this place, but surprisingly, I found the pad thai to be quite delicious. The portion was also moderate. The desert looked tempting, too bad I was alone so I didn't dare to order it. I was afraid I couldn't finish it.

King Of Thai

King of Thai
Plaza Indonesia - EX'nter, Jakarta, ph. +62(21)3146086
Jayakarta - The Food Place, Jakarta, ph. +62(21) 6391214
Senayan City - Jakarta, ph. +62(21) 72781444
MKG - SOGO, The Food Hall, Jakarta, ph. 452 4958
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May, 15 2008
Lang Viet
Posted by jeny at 7:30 PM
3 weeks ago after attending a batik exhibition held at Jakarta Convention Center, we planned to have lunch at Warung Tengil - Kelapa Gading. But due to my sore throat, SC decided to postpone it and we went to Lang Viet instead. From what we've heard, the place serves quite authentic Vietnamese dishes. So we ordered pho bo (large) 44K to share, fresh goi cuon 25K and lemon grass tea 20K. In my opinion, this is one of the best pho I have ever tasted, but I'm not sure about the goi cuon as the rice paper that wrapped the goi cuon was a bit sticky, though the dish still tasted OK. Their hot lemon grass tea was so delicious, while the cold lemon grass tea was a bit tasteless. We will be back here again to try their other specialties. Btw there's a sing sing ramen in this complex too :)

langviet

Lang Viet
Flavours of Vietnam
Wijaya Grand Center, Blok F36/B
Jl. Wijaya II, Kebayoran Baru
Jakarta 12160

ph. +62(21) 7206774(hunting)
fx. +62(21) 72790341

email. langviet@cbn.net.id
www.langvietcafe.com
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May, 04 2008
Soto Madura Rendi
Posted by jeny at 7:02 AM
It has been so long since we last visited Soto Rendi, which, in my opinion, is the best soto madura I've ever tasted in Jakarta. We returned last week to savor the soto once again. From what we heard, Soto Rendi has expanded and opened a second (bigger) branch near Kampus Anggrek Binus. We tried to look for it but couldn't find it. So we decided to visit the old one instead. Located in Kompleks Sandang, the place is very very cramped. We were lucky to find two empty seats inside. We ordered the usual bowl of Soto Ayam Nasi Campur (rice topped with all the soto inggredients & drenched in chicken broth) at 8K per bowl, a very reasonable price, although it has increased since our last visit almost two years ago. The ingredients were not as generous as I remembered, but the taste is still every bit as good as the last time, especially when you add a dash of lemon & some sambal. Soto Rendi was even reviewed by Laksmi Pamuntjak in her newest edition of Jakarta Good Food Guide.

Soto Madura Rendi

Depot Soto Ayam Madura
RENDI
Jl. Kompleks Sandang No.D8
Kemanggisan - West Jakarta
ph. +0813 83765678
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Apr, 25 2008
RM Saji
Posted by jeny at 7:24 PM
RM Saji I read about this place on Jalansutra mailing list about 2 months ago. Several members said that Saji serves up decent and very reasonably-priced Thai cuisine. So one day, along with some colleagues, we went there for lunch. The restaurant is located in a shophouse in Sudirman Park Apartment area. The interior is very spartan, just like a cafeteria with a bit of Thai accent in the corner.

The menu turned out to be a combination of noodle selection (mie ayam,mie bakso, mie goreng, lomie etc), rice (nasi goreng, nasi capcai, nasi goreng ikan asin, nasi goreng hongkong, etc), chicken (ayam goreng mentega, ayam goreng ala thai, ayam kungpao, ayam kuluyuk, etc), beef (sapi lada hitam, sapi panggang thai, sapi cah jamur, etc), prawn (udang mayonaise, udang cabe garam, udang tauco, etc), fish (gurame asam manis, gurame tahu tausi, etc), veggies (kailan polos, kailan cah sapi, bayam taiwan polos, etc), and some other common chinese dishes.

There's no specific heading for Thai dishes, so we just picked several dishes that have Thai sounding names or are well known Thai dishes: Tom Yum Kung 22K, Ayam Daun Pandan Thai 20K, Cumi Cabe Garam 25K, Udang Goreng Cabe Garam 30K, Kangkung Belacan 12K with Thai ice Tea 7K. Overall, the meal was not bad. I especially love their udang & cumi cabe garam. The Tom Yum Kung, though tasty and aromatic, was not my favorite as it was not hot & spicy at all.

RM Saji
Sudirman Park C/32
Jakarta
ph. +62(21) 32302363


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Apr, 11 2008
Kamseng Restaurant
Posted by jeny at 12:31 PM
Last month I bought a new book by Laksmi Pamuntjak called Jakarta Good Food Guide 2008-2009, it consist of about 400 eateries from all over the place in Jakarta. One of the place recommended by this book was this sapo restaurant called Kamseng, served all kind of congee 24 hours. The congee selection include : beef, all kind of pork offal, squid, fish, chicken, Guangzhou - Beijing - Shanghai - Taiwan Special, saklon, seafood, prawn, meatball, eel, 3 flavor, crab and plain. Since we're still a bit full from nasi goreng, we only ordered the eel congee 24K with telur phitan 5.5K. The meal came in a hot sapo pot, the congee was very tasty but the texture was too fine. Usually I didn't like this kind of congee but this one can makes me scrape the bottom of the bowl. later I found out that we can choose a coarse type of congee. With this price plus it was much2 more delicious than the famous congee next door, we surely will be back. :)

Bubur Sapo Kamseng

Kamseng Restaurant
Bubur Sapo
Jl. Mangga Besar I No.26
West Jakarta
+62(21) 6492319, 70766958 ()
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Apr, 10 2008
Tom Yum Mama Kitchen
Posted by jeny at 6:18 PM
Two weeks ago we were at Mangga Dua doing some errands, and I'm taking that opportunity to try the famous Tom Yum at Mama Kitchen ITC Mangga Dua. The stall was quite crowded at the time we arrive, but we still managed to get a seat. They served only tom yum, from tom yum kung super, seafood, with noodle/kwetiaw/rice to tom yum fried rice (with salted fish, prawn & pinneaple, seafood). So I ordered a bowl of tom yum seafood (very hot) with rice 20K with ice tea 2K. After waiting for a while the meal came, the soup color was so tempting, range of orange to red which could only mean one thing : the soup is super hot, with fresh seafood topped with cilantro makes this meal irresistible. I'm not sure if this meal was the authentic Thai cooking, but It surely delicious. :)

Mama Kitchens Tom Yum

Tom Yum Mama Kitchen
ITC Mangga Dua Lt.II Blok B No.15
North Jakarta 14430
ph. +62(21) 6017129
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Apr, 06 2008
Ah Tuan Ee's
Posted by jeny at 7:39 PM
ah tuan ee
The first thing that grab my attention from this place is its interior. Decorated in Malay's kampong house style, using bird cage as their hanging lamp, plus the servant dressed in sarong and kebaya makes this place quite catchy. Located at Pacific Place, served malaysian nyonya cuisine. such as nasi lemak, asam laksa, char kuay teow etc. we decided to order the asam laksa 35.5K, kuay teow 28.5K with teh tarik 13.5K and honey lime 17.5K. Actually the food was not bad, but not really suit my taste. the asam laksa's concoction was too thick compared to what I had at Penang. but the taste was OK though. the kuay teow was too sweet and a bit too oily, the teh tarik was good, but my honey lime turn out to be kum quat juice. :)
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Mar, 29 2008
Dimsum @ Samudra
Posted by jeny at 7:04 PM
samudra
1. Siew Mai (12K) & Kaki Ayam (11K) 2. Bubur Ayam Phitan (14K) 3. Cheongfan Udang (14K) & Cheongfan Cakwe (14K) 4. Lumpia Saus Tiram (11K) 4. cristal seafood (13K) 6. Hakau (12K) 5. 7. 8. Guo Tie(11K) 9. Lobak Goreng Telur (14K) 10. Puding Mangga (14K), Almond (13K) & Alpukat (13K) + Coffee (7K) 11. Talas Goreng (11K) 12. Bebola Kumis Naga (13K) 13. Tan Tat (11K)

Samudra Seafood Restaurant
8th BRI II Center Park
Jl. Jend. Sudirman Kav 44-46,
Jakarta 10210
ph. +62(21) 5713600
fx. +62(21) 5704124
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Dec, 16 2007
Beirut Lebanon Restaurant
Posted by jeny at 5:15 PM
Last Friday, we tried this Lebanese restaurant called Beirut Lebanon Restaurant. They offer Lebanese cuisine such as Tabouleh, Homous, Motabbal, Baba Ghannaouj, Kebbeh, Sambousek, Falafel, Kebab, Shish Taouk, Shawarma etc. The restaurant is located on the second floor. It's nicely decorated, though it felt a bit old school. Wwe got ourselves a place at the corner, since they have no non-smoking section. Luckily, the place was not very crowded. We ordered their hot appetizer (hot mezza) : Falafel (fried ball or patty made from spiced fava beans and/or chickpeas) 21.5K. For the main course we ordered Riz Basmati Kebuli (basmati rice cooked with a lot of spices and topped with lamb meat) 52K, and for dessert we ordered Mohalabia (a honey-drenched milk pudding) 15.5K. Actually, we want to try Baklava, but they only have Mohalabia and Riz Bil Halib (rice pudding). Overall the meal was satisfying even if I'm not very familiar with Lebanese Cuisine. I especially liked the Kebuli rice and the milk pudding. :)
Beirut Lebanon Restaurant
Beirut Lebanon Restaurant
Jl. H. Agus Salim (Sabang) No. 57
Jakarta 10350
ph/fx : +62(21) 31938147
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Nov, 27 2007
Adira Kenduri Kuliner Nusantara
Posted by jeny at 9:07 AM
Last weekend, we visited Adira Kenduri Kuliner Nusantara event held at Gedung Arsip Nasional (Jl. Gajah Mada 111, Jakarta Barat). The entry fee is 20K per pax, and to buy the food we have to use coupons (5K per coupon). There were a lot of interesting food selection offered, such as : Boepet Mini - Martabak Palembang - Mie Tjelor Pempek - Boergo - Nasij Oedoek Laksa &Tape Oeli Tjisalak - Gaboes Poecoeng Ciboeboer - Soto Mie -Tahoe Pong - Gado-gado dan Roejak Tjingoer -Koepang Lontong & Asem-Asem - Mie Kepiting Pontianak - Atjil - Sate Jamoer - Nasij Bali - Ajam Taliwang Senggigi Coto - Yougwa Masakan Papua - Koewe Tradisional Eis Mangga & Pala - Tjintjaoe Djahe Tjikini - Biir Pletok - Serabi Solo Notosoeman gaja Menteng - Eis Kelapa Muda &Otak-otak . Since I haven't had breakfast yet, I started with Nasi Jenggo 2 coupons (very pricey judging from the meal's portion & content, and originally in Bali, this food is very cheap), while SC looked for Semur Jengkol & nasi uduk from Nasi Uduk Betawi Bang Nuri. The meal cost him about 20K (4 coupons), but it tasted delicious. After that, I tried sate jamur from Banyumas (half portion : 1 coupon), Sayur Babanci, tape ketan & uli from Mpok Minoel's Stand. Then, I bought a portion of papeda with ikan gabus kuah asam (3 coupons) from Yougwa stand. I had wanted to try papeda for so long, but never have the courage to actually sample it. I mean, I was a bit hesitant to try the papeda (it looks like sticky glue), but suprisingly it tasted OK, the soup was so fresh and delicious. :)

Adira Kenduri Kuliner Nusantara
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May, 24 2007
Penang Restaurant
Posted by jeny at 4:02 PM
Several weeks ago, we happen to pass in front of "The Food Place" on our way to Mangga Besar, and we decided to grab something light there for