Suji Suan Cai Yu - Central Park Mall

Yesterday, I met my friends for lunch at Central Park Mall. We decided to try a Chinese restaurant named Suji Suan Chai Yu  that serves a special menu with a combination of Sichuan-style spice sauce and is also famous for their Sauerkraut (pickled) Fish dish.

As soon as we entered the restaurant, the waiter who brought us to our table, directly sprayed the table with a disinfectant. 

Suan Cai Yu Lunch Paket 酸菜三板鱼- Rp. 119.000

Sour Green Pickle Gaurami, Fried Bean Curd Skin, Sweet Potato Noodle, Fish Ball, 2 cup of White Rice and 2 glasses of Tea

The  Suji-style spicy sour fish tasted really delicious and refreshing.

I thought it's a very spicy chili Mala - Sichuan peppercorn and chili pepper, but it turned out not too spicy.

Chong Qing Spicy Chicken 重庆辣子鸡- Rp. 128.000

The small chunks of crispy fried chicken with dried chili is quite spicy.

Stir Fried Chicken and Potato Noodles 干捞粉丝 - Rp. 78.000

It's tasty and I really like the chewy texture of the sweet potato noodles. 

Crispy Soft Tofu in Yuxiang Sauce 铁板日本豆腐 - Rp. 68.000

A lovely tofu dish with the special sauce.

Bingfen Chendu Jelly Dessert  四川冰 粉- Rp. 32.000

A refreshing sweet sour dessert with soft jelly and roasted peanuts as the topping.

All prices are subjected to 5% service charge  & 10% Tax 

Current Rate:

1 USD = Rp. 14.623

Location:
Suji Suan Cai Yu

Central Park Mall LG Floor Blok L-212

Jl. S. Parman

West Jakarta

Phone: 0816992288

Disclaimer: The review and opinion expressed here are purely according to my personal taste. There's a possibility that the taste of the food might change later on, which could affect the review and opinion here. I also affirm that no monetary or non-monetary compensation has been received from this restaurant for writing this review.

Ramen Seirock- Ya, Pondok Indah Mall 1 Jakarta

I am just so glad that finally after almost 1.5 year of not going out to any mall at all since the Covid19 pandemic. I finally had the courage to go to the mall again last Saturday with my friends. We went to Pondok Indah mall and dined at Ramen Seirok-Ya which got a long queue when we arrived there. There's a time restriction to dine-in which customers are only allowed to eat for 20 minutes after the meal is served on the table. 

Toripaitan Ekstrim Original - Rp. 73.700

Green Tea cold - Rp. 14.300 (free-refill)

I was quite impressed that he creamy broth is made from only chicken, tasted very delicious. It's also not too salty, even though I ordered the original broth; there's an option to choose the less salty one. Love the texture of the thick ramen. 

All prices are subjected to Government tax.

Current rate:

1 USD = Rp. 14.339

Location:

Ramen Sirock-Ya

Pondok Indah Mall 1

Jl. Metro Pondok Indah

South Jakarta

Phone: 7513837

Disclaimer: The review and opinion expressed here are purely according to my personal taste. There's a possibility that the taste of the food might change later on, which could affect the review and opinion here. I also affirm that no monetary or non-monetary compensation has been received from this restaurant for writing this review.

Tukang Cilok Telor

There was a man selling Cilok Telor every afternoon in front of the gate of the complex where I work. Many people especially children love to buy this snack. 

Cilok (aci dicolok) is a west Java snack, made from tapioca flour and shape into little balls to become tapioca balls that put through skewer. 

Cilok

The Cilok are deep into whisked egg then deep fried in hot oil.

Fried Cilok with eggs.

Many kind of seasonings powder (BBQ, cheese, salt, and red chili) for Cilok.

1 skewer Cilok = Rp. 1.000

It tasted savory and got chewy texture.

Fried Nian Giao (Kue Keranjang Goreng)

Today is Chinese New Year and this year is the year of Ox according to the Chinese zodiac. One of the food during Chinese New Year is Nian Giao (Kue Keranjang in Indonesian language, some called it also Dodol) which is made from glutinous rice flour with brown sugar. It has a soft chewy sticky texture. Even though this Nian Gao can be found all year around, the best time to eat it is during Chinese New Year.

People usually will eat Nian Giao just as it is, but there are many ways to serve it. One of the best ways to serve Nian Giao is to fry it in eggs and sliced shallots which I made this morning for my breakfast. I had my fried Nian Giao with a cup of Chinese tea. 

Tukang Kue Pancong (Bandros)

Before the Working From Home was implemented because of the Covid-19 pandemic, I usually would see this Tukang Kue Pancong with his cart on the street every morning on the way to my working place. He started to make and sell the kue Pancong from 6.00 am until the latest 10.00 am. Most of the time, at 9.30 am, he would stop to make it because the batter already gone.

Kue Pancong (some people also known it as Bandros) is an Indonesian traditional snack from West Java that is made of  rice flour and coconut milk.

The special mold pan to make the Kue Pancong.

The very simple ingredients which are only rice flour, coconut, water and salt.

Besides the special mold pan, it also needs a special hook.

This is how the tukang kue pancong used the hook.

Drizzle with some sugar on the top of warm Kue Pancong. 

It tasted yummy!