Mee Ayam (Chicken Noodle)@ Jalan Tanjug Duren Utara 3A, West Jakarta, Indonesia

After a long break for work, family and back from Jakarta. So let’s take a break from the usual Malaysian food and change gears to talk about Indonesian food instead.

There is a saying that when thou traveleth to a foreign land, thou is well advised to first maketh sure that thou hath a friend in the very place thou art visiting. That is because thine friend wouldst be in a better position than thyself to know where all the local good eat are. The longer thy friend hath been in that country, the better.

Now that the commandment has been reinforced, let’s talk about food.

This is not a posh place, but if you are going to look for the authentic Indonesian food, you should venture into food areas that are from the shopping malls and posh restaurants. This particular food stall is located at West Jakarta, at Road Tanjung Duren Utara 3A. Many may not know where it is, it’s near Taman Anggrek Shopping Mall (Mal Taman Anggrek) and the newly opened Pullman Hotel. You have venture further in for another 1.5KM. It’s right behind shoplots areas, operating on a corner house.

This place is famous for one thing and one thing only, Mee Ayam (Mie Ayam/Chicken Noodle). Basically, every morning is jam pack with food lovers waiting for their mee ayam to be served. Although is a bit dirty, hot, humid and long queue/waiting time. Patrons don’t mind about it. Their focus is mee ayam. You have choice of chicken breast meat or drumstick. The chicken is braised with their special herbs soup for properly for a few hours, to maintain the tenderness of the chicken meat and must describe it as tasty, tender, flavorful and heavenly. The noodle is obviously handmade, because you can see the inconsistency on the size of the noodle. Still, it’s good enough for patrons to ignore it. All they want is good noodle which it’s bouncy bites and flavorful. Yummy!!!

If you want some spiciness, you can try their local made chili sauce. It’s not bad actually. Spicy and bit of sour taste.

The picture below is their handmade deep fried fishball. It’s tough for the first bite. After that, you can taste its heavily seasoned and slowly melts in your mouth. Overall is a good but not great deep fried fishball.

The next dish is not for everyone. Beware! Mouthwatering-Food condemns the way they prepare this dish. This dish called “Telur Muda” (Young Egg). Here's the deal: They take chicken eggs in which the embryo has begun to form in to a real live chick, and hard boil them. Good with salt, pepper and lime. They serve with egg shell off and the chicken egg is surrounded by blood vessels, and patrons can see the early form of a chick within egg yolk. The first bite had a hard outer layer skin and soft surprise in the middle. Anyway, the whole treat had a pleasant savory flavor and denser texture than conventional hard-boiled eggs. This is a popular breakfast food with locals eating it while to work, watching TV sports, or as an appetizer to a full meal.

If you decided to visit this place and yet can't locate it. Just ask around..... Good luck...

Food Review

Food Type: Indonesian (Halal)

Address: Corner House, Jalan Tanjug Duren Utara 3A, West Jakarta, Indonesia

Tel: Nil

Price: Average RM6-10 per pax

Operating Hours: Daily (Early morning till finish)

Taste Rating: 9.5/10

Ambiance Rating: 2/10

Service Rating: 4/10

Value Rating: 8.5/10

Overall Rating: 6/10

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Bayu Timor Restaurant & Café @ Taman Megah PJ

Bayu Timor is a quaint and cozy cafe that incorporates Asian décor in its interior. It's really a nice ambiance to dine in as Bayu Timor is a furniture shop cum cafe. All the furniture displayed are for sale including the tables and chairs that customers actually sitting on it. The menu features a range of Western, Vietnamese, Indonesian and Malaysian delicacies. Interesting selections are available for appetizers, soups, salads, main courses and desserts.
Food wise, their fruit rojak is nice and comes with crispy yau char kway and tau foo pok. Their Gado Gado is one of the renowned Indonesian dish and blend well together with their homemade spicy peanut sauce (their Indonesian Fried Rice is normal and Vietnamese Beef Noodle is oklar, not the best in town).
Others like western food (eg. Oxtail Soup (don't try, bad!), Chicken chop (normal lar), Chicken Maryland (normal lar), Lasagna (normal lar), fish n chips, pies)/nyonya kuih/Nasi Lemak (Should try)/cakes are also recommended.
One should take note that they have created an interesting combination with ice blended with the teh tarik = Ice Blended Teh Tarik which is refreshing (Oh, their ABC Ice Cendol is also ok).
This is a place definitely not to be missed, with great food and comfy ambiance. Venture to Taman Megah (near to the Ming Tien badminton court) and visit Bayu Timor when you're at PJ.

Food Review

Food Type: Western, Vietnamese, Indonesian and Malaysian (Halal)
Address: 13-15, Jalan SS24/8, Taman Megah, PJ
Tel: +603-7804 2960, +603-7804 6436
Price: Average RM20 per pax
Operating Hours: Monday-Saturday (11am-8pm), Sunday (11am-6pm)

Taste Rating: 7/10
Ambiance Rating: 9/10
Service Rating: 6/10
Value Rating: 6/10

Overall Rating: 7/10 deduct another 5 points for the cockroach incident = 2/10

**Editor's Note (Mart) : Our good bro has missed out one very important rating "CLEANLINESS". I dont mind eating places which are dirty but they're some extent. Bayu Timur is a clean place, I really mean its clean, but with several pesky neighbours. On the first table that we sat, I found a small cockroach; fine; I just swept it away. I was browsing through menu but found nothing interesting, so i picked up the food standup card ( the ones which shows you the restaurants latest food/set dinners/lunch), another small cockroach was around it moving. I pass the card to the waiter to move it elsewhere. Later again, a small cockroach appeared from the bottom table towards the top. Ok. I think its enough, time to switch tables.

Let me review the food, I was the one having the OX Tail soup. I'm quite a sucker for OX tail soup being a BIG fan of it. The OX Tail soup served here is the traditional indonesian style which you would expect lots of herbs, pepper and watery. The OX Tail soup set came w/ garlic bread. When I took a bite at the "bread", I'm sure i read it right, it was "bread, somehow i was served cookies! Hoping the soup would taste better, take a sip. Bland. No taste. Salt must be expensive these days. Finally, the ox tail itself. At least this taste better and they quite generous with the amount chunky tails in there.

Taste Rating: 2/10
Ambiance Rating: 5/10
Service Rating: 6/10
Value Rating: 4/10
Cleanliness Rating: -15/10 (LOL)
Overall: 0.4/10

1 cockroach = -5 points. Sorry, i ain't coming back again.

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Brisik Restaurant @ Jaya One PJ

The Brisik Restaurant located in Jaya One, Section 13 of Petaling Jaya. It served Indonesian and Malaysian cuisine. First impression is that Brisik restaurant focus in its decoration, somewhat mysterious feeling, you can seen silk décor everywhere, from the ceiling to the ground, and cozy with the views.

The signature dishes of Brisik, Nasi Brisik using sweet pumpkin mashed into the rice (however, can’t provide feedback…didn’t try), Thai Fried Rice is the double layer rice, the white and the Thai fried rice combined together (eye-catching, the taste is unique with the combination of white rice). The Green Curry Laksa was creamy enough but too bad the santan (coconut milk) was not quite fresh as it should be and it is quite spicy too. In addition, the noodle was clump together.

Points to note, the place got a good ambiance and well designed by the interior designer, but their western cuisine is not satisfying at all and the portions are not big either, the food seems to have been cooked by the interior designer.

Food Review

Food Type: Malaysian, Indonesian & Fusion (Halal)
Address: M 3-1, Palm Square Jaya One, No. 72, Jalan University, Petaling Jaya, 46300 Selangor.
Tel: +603-7958 6681
Price: Average RM20 per pax
Operating Hours: Everyday 10am – 10pm

Taste Rating: -5/10
Ambiance Rating: 8/10
Service Rating: 7/10
Value Rating: 3/10

Overall Rating: 3.25/10

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Ole Ole Bali @ Soho Solaris Mont Kiara

Ole Ole Bali, a chain restaurant located in Klang Valley area and a unique one as it combines a variety concept design from a café (with a long table and high stools where diners could sit and have their drinks), a restaurant (with a boulevard outdoor dining area in addition to the interior where diners can opt to sit cross-legged in the another section) and a home décor shop selling an array of Buddha statues and ornaments from Bali. It gives us the cozy and homey atmosphere.





The Chef offers a fusion between Bali and Malaysia, explaining that it had been adapted a little to suit local taste buds. There are various mouthwatering foods from the menu, Nasi Campur Ole-Ole (Very Tasty), Ole Ole Trio (Tasty too), Balinese Roasted Chicken, Ole-Ole Grilled Prawns (Not bad), Squid and Fish Pastas, Balinese Stir Fried Lamb, Grilled Lamb Cutlet complementing with a nice cool Mojito Lemon Grass and Home Made Bailey Lime.

Overall, a good restaurant, however service could be improve (need to provide training to their waitressing skill).

Food Review

Food Type: Indonesian (Halal)
Address: J-OG-15& J-OG-16,Soho KL, Solaris Mont Kiara,No.2, Jalan Solaris 50480 Solaris Mont Kiara W. P. Kuala Lumpur
Tel: +603-6204 9688
Price: Average RM25 per pax
Operating Hours: Mondays to Sunday 11am-12midnight


Taste Rating: 7.5/10
Ambiance Rating: 8.5/10
Service Rating: 6.5/10
Value Rating: 7.5/10


Overall Rating: 7.5/10

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