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!

Tukang Tahu Bulat (Round Tofu)

"Tahu Bulat... Tahu Bulat... Digoreng dadakan... Lima ratusan... Gurih gurih nyoi...." This is the advertisement played by a tape-recorder on the pick-up car which means Round Tofu, fried on the spot, five hundred (the price of one tofu), tasty tasty nyoi...

The round tofu being fried.

Beside the round tofu, there's also otak-otak (similar to fish cake).

1 piece = Rp. 500.

This is the pick-up car for selling the round tofu and fish cake.