BAKMI BERDIKARI Jakarta

I'm pretty often dine here at Bakmi Berdikari. I know Bakmi Berdikari for the first time when I was a little kid and still live at Tebet area. Bakmi Berdikari 1st opened in 1978. After years, my hubby bring me back here every time we visit my mother in law.

Now the restaurant is nice complete with air conditioner and convy tables. Different with the Bakmi Berdikari 1st store that run by the Father. The modern concept Bakmi Berdikari now run by the son who try to target their market to young peoples and family.

The restaurant area divided into 2 area. Outdoor for smokers and indoor for non-smoking area. Me and hubby usually seat near the mirror. Ehem... yes... for selfie property it so helpfull hehehe...

So what special in here that make me back here over and over again? Because the noodle taste is still the same. A homemade noodles that fresh made everyday.

MIE AYAM BAKSO PANGSIT GORENG 
(CHICKEN NOODLES served with MEATBALLS AND FRIED WONTON) - IDR 28.000
The very standard menu from Bakmi Berdikari. The noodles already taste great even when you haven't add any condiments like sauce or sambal. Like the texture. Not too dense or soggy. The chicken cubes and the meatballs also very tender. Simple but amazing.

MIE BEBEK  PANGGANG ALA "HONGKONG" 
(ROASTED NOODLES ala HONGKONG) - IDR 40.000
The same noodles like above only different in topping. I like the roasted duck. It so tender inside and crispy on the skin. Specially when you dipped it into the soy sauce. The garlic sprinkle add more flavor into this noodles.

MIE TOM YUM SEAFOOD (TOM YUM SEAFOOD NOODLES) -IDR 38.000
If you want something hot and spicy then you should try this Tom Yum Noodles. The tangy from the lime leaf and the spicy mixed together create the fresh and waking up your palate. The noodles texture more like Udon with a big shape. The seafood also served fresh and not smell fishy. Love it!

NASI GORENG "HONGKONG" (HONGKONG FRIED RICE) - IDR 38.000
Like typical Hongkong (or chinese) Fried rice  in common, this fried rice color look pale. Because it only use fish sauce, Worcestershire sauce and Ang Ciu (Chinese Cooking Wine). Taste decent with generous seafood and peas for topping. The rice was not too soggy and the seafood is not smelly.

BUBUR SAPI (BEEF CONGEE) - IDR 25.000
Since several days ago I feel so unwell and barely can't eat anything, so I ordered this congee just to calm my stomach. Surprisingly the congee taste great. Not to overpowering in seasoning. The beef also very tender. Served with spicy soy sauce and wonton crackers.

CUMI TELUR ASIN (CALAMARI IN SALTED EGG SAUCE) - IDR 47.000
I actually allergic to any kind of egg. But since my hubby said this was one of their signature dish, I dare my self to give it a try. Well, drugstore is close from Bakmi Berdikari incase suddenly i feel itchy hehehhe.... And yes, it taste quite good. The calamari is juicy and not fishy. The salted egg marinated the calamari very well. Coated with crispy flour.

BAKPAU NAI WANG (3 PCS) - IDR 20.000
Yes Bakmi Berdikari also served any kind of dim sum. I ordered the bak pao just because curious with the pumpkin filling. And... OMG! It so good. The bak pao dough is so moist and smooth. The filling is so generous and not too sweet. Served when it still warm. Yuuummm....

the Old store that still operating until now, stand next to the Modern Bakmi Berdikari

Overall, I like the food here at Bakmi Berdikari. Have many kind selected of Chinese food and most of all taste great. For the service also quick and friendly. Unless for the several new waitress / waiter that still need product knowledge.

BAKMI BERDIKARI
Jl. Tebet Timur Dalam Raya No. 39 & 41,
Tebet, Jakarta
021 33577777, 021-98997777 & 021 8280248  
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MAD ( Modern Asian Diner ) Jakarta

Long time no see  my old friend. At first we confuse where to meet. Then I asked her to get mad for dimsum at MAD that located at Lotte Sopping Avenue Jakarta. Just because, suddenly I craving for dimsum. Been curious with this place. And never get a chance to visit here. So here we are, ready to explore their dimsum menu.

Entering the MAD area that located across the XXI Theater, you will feel at the art gallery. The sitting area is a big hall like food court with wooden furniture. With the colorful art-deco scheme really spoiled eyes, and the one that capturing my eyes 1st is the table that wrote MAD above it. You will feel eating in an outside area with many bench eclectic chairs and of course with a vibrant colors.

MAD was born in the hands of two Singaporean, Dick Lee and Andrew Chow under Singapore F&B Group who also brought Ming Dine and Chill at Epicentrum Walk, Jakarta. MAD served many kind of Chinese and Western food. This time, me and my friend want to dig in their various dimsum. And iin the middle of the dining area, there's an open kitchen for dimsum. Let's dig in.

MAD FOR DIMSUM

CRISPY SQUID INK SESAME BALL (3pcs) - IDR 20.800
Filled with black bean that have really soft texture. But too bad, there's only plenty of filling in it. Luckily, they have perfect crispy squid ink. It's pretty decent.

BAKED BARBEQUED CHICKEN BUN (3pcs) - IDR 22.800
I die with this bun. It so moist, soft and generous in filling. The chicken really tender and well marinated with the right amount of barbequed sauce.

CRISPY PRAWN DUMPLING SERVED WITH MAYONNAISE (3pcs) - IDR 22.800

This crispy prawn really crunchy with a lot of stuff minced prawn in it. I like how they make the texture great. It still crunchy outside and tender inside

CRISPY YAM DUMPLING WITH MINCED CHICKEN FILLING (3pcs) - IDR 22.800
I thought this was some kind like meatballs. But it more like bitter ballen. It has really smooth texture in it. I like when it still hot. Because the creaminess from the filling more tasty and not overwhelmed.

STEAM PRAWN RICE ROLL - IDR 24.800
Served warm with sweet soy sauce. I like the prawn filling. It taste good and not fishy.

STEAM BBQ CHICKEN ROLL - IDR 24.800
Not to like about this one. I guess it come from the leaves (forget what it was) but it give a strange taste in my palate.

SIGNATURE RICE ROLL -  IDR 28.800
There's a crunchy texture on the filling. I forget the exact what it is. But I think its a rice vermicelli that been fried. It mixed with the minced chicken in it. This steamed roll really gave a different texture in my palate. Soft, crunchy, sweet and savory. My favorite among two above.

STEAMED BEANCURD SKIN ROLL WITH SHRIMP - IDR 22.800
Very light dimsum, Beancurd skin stuffed with minced shrimp. Taste decent. It served warm. Like it.

BRAISED CHICKEN FEET with BLACK BEAN SAUCE - IDR 20.800
Like the black been sauce. A combination between sweet and savory. Marinated well into the chicken feet that really tender.

STEAMED TRUFFLE DUMPLINGS - IDR (3pcs) - IDR 20.800
Filled with truffle mushroom and vegetables. Good for you who don't eat meat. This is quiet good, even though I think that the truffle not to fragrant like  truffle that I used to eat. The skin also really chewy and goey.

STEAMED CHICKEN WITH TAOSI - IDR 20.800
The chicken really tender and marinated well. It ripped off easily from the bone. The sauce taste a bit spicy.

GLUTINOUS RICE with CHICKEN WRAPPED with LOTUS LEAF (2pcs) - IDR 22.800
Like this dimsum so much. The lotus leaf make the rice more fragrant and the chicken cooked with sweet soy sauce that make the taste sweet and savory. The texture is great. Not too mushy or soggy.

At the end, we really overwhelmed with the dimsum here. So many choices of dimsum make us want to grab all. We barely can't move from the chairs. We're so freakin' full. My suggestion, if you want to get mad with dimsum at MAD, do not eat anything before and only drink mineral water or something sour during eating. I surely will comeback for some of their dimsum and want to taste MAD other menus also some other times.

MAD - Modern Asian Diner

Lotte Shopping Avenue 4th fl. Unit 33 (Next to XXI Cinema)

Ciputra World 1

Jl. Prof. Dr. Satrio Kav. 3-5

Kuningan, Jakarta Selatan 12940

021 - 2988 9499

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Weekdays: 11 AM - 10.30 PM

Weekends: 10 AM - 11 PM

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Tea Revolution at MING Dine & Chill

I know this is a very late post from me. But I'm still excited to tell you guys about the tea revolution. If usually we eat some food we paired it with wine, this time I was invited to try pair some food with Chinese fabulous tea. This event was held in great Chinese fine dining restaurant,  Ming Dine and Chill placed in Epiwalk Rasuna Epicentrum 2nd Floor.

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Before the main event begin, they gave us a quick grand tour to their restaurant. And I'm pretty amazed with how they manage the restaurant. Ming Dine and Chill is a fine dining restaurant where you can talk with your colleagues or dine with your family. It has 300 capacity sitting area that accommodate you whether in public dining area or in private room. The private room it self can accommodate 10 - 20 person for minimum purchase IDR 2.000.000 Complete with big screen TV for you who want to sing karaoke after dine. This definitely a plus facilities if I want to go back later with my ganks or with my family, who coincidentally a singer wannabe hohoho...

Patio

Dining Hall

VIP Room

After a tour, we seated in a very nice bar where the main event will begin. The event begin with an opening & a lil' speech from Mikael from Ming Dine and Chill. After that, Danny Handimulyana, Sales Director from DeVieni explain all we need to know about tea.

DeVieni is a  company that promote high end good quality tea from Indonesia also the import tea that will sell to the local market. They do cooperation with some restaurant and cafe to do the tea tasting and tea pairing.

    
Here, DeVieni want to give a little bit view point about tea. I bet some of you only know several tea like green tea, black tea and so on without knowing what food is good to accompany the tea. That night we did the pairing with 4 kind of teas with several menus from Ming Dine and Chill.

Chrysanthemum
With a Latin name Chrysanthemum morifolium, we can get this flower from the highland of China. Many use for medical purpose that can heal fever, influenza etc. In Indonesia we know it as Krisan flower many served in Chinese restaurant. Really good if we pair it with dimsum or boiled food like siomay.

Oolong
Known for its sweetness and its fragrant flower or fruit aroma. Before it fermented, the oolong leaf should through one process calles "Shaking" which is mixing leaves in a big rattan bowl (tampah) or with machine. The mixing between those leaf that leave taste and a good aroma and it make it different than usual green tea. Some of famous Oolong tea like Gao Shan Oolong, Dong ding Oolong and Tie Guanying.
Oolong Tea suit with some food that not have too strong taste and aroma like chicken, fish or seafood.

Black Tea
Black Tea or in Mandarin usually called Hong Cha is a full fermented tea. Black Tea really famous But it can be different with it taste and aroma. Really good in many varieties food that have a strong aroma like curry or fried dish.

Long Jing
Is a green tea without any fermentation process at all. Really have a strong aroma and it has green yellowish color. Long Jing has a top rated among the other kind of green tea. Long Jing has a really mild aroma and a little bit sweet. That is why Long Jing can be pair with food that have a little sweet taste also like cookies or cake.

White Tea
Been exist since the China Dynasty and it only served to the Emperor and family. Known with the antioxidant and has the most vitamin compare the other tea because it less process and fermented. The shape is like needle and a bit grey, taken from the unopened buds of the tea plant. It become yellowish when we brewed it.

White Tea

Now let me show you some of Ming Dine and Chill menus that can be pair with those tea above...

APPETIZER

Steamed Chicken Char Siew Cheong Fan, Steamed Shrimp Dumpling, Steam Truffle Dumpling with wild Fungus
- pairing with Chrysanthemum

Probably you see the appearance not look appetizing, specially when you look at the Truffle Dumpling. But believe me, these appetizer taste great. It really smooth, really rich in seasoning and taste fresh.

MAIN COURSE

Steam Fish Filled with Taiwanese Black Bean
- pairing with Oolong Green

This steam fish also taste great. It so delicate, so rich, so melted in your mouth.  a bit sweet come from the black bean blend with the seasoning. Ended with a good savory taste.

Emperor Chicken
- pairing with Black tea

A very unique presentation from the Emperor Chicken.It came with extravagant way hohooho... Basically, it's a chicken that cooked with clay and leaf. First it came clay shape like coconut with fire. So cool... Then we need to break it to get the chicken. And the chicken wrapped with a leaf. It leaves a very good aroma, full of herbs, so rich yet light. Beside the chicken, there's also mushroom and bamboo sprout. The texture still crunchy but tender. Me likey...

Japanese Handmade noodle with Handmade sauce and Crabmeat
- pairing with Black Tea

Eventhough for me the noodle a bit too overcooked, but the taste still good. I like when the sauce really blend together with the noodle. and the crabmeat is so tender and not smell fishy.

DESSERT

Deep Fried Sesame ball with Salted Egg filling
- pairing with Long Jing

I feel like in laboratory  when I see the presentation of this dessert.  If no one told me that the filling is salted egg, I probably would not notice it. Because it taste like custard. And it so damn yummy. It so melted in mouth and it still warm when it served. The sesame ball texture also so smooth and not chewy. The drink in the tube is guava mix orange juice. Taste freshening. 

Food and beverages served that day are for personal portion. Of course you'll get the real and bigger portion when you come by your self. Many food here are perfect for sharing. Like the Emperor Chicken above. A great service is really a plus. 

Thank u Ming Dine and Chill for a great dishes & thank u DeVieni for a tea knowledge.

Ming Dine and Chill
Epiwalk Rasuna Epicentrum
2nd Floor Unit #318-330
JL HR Rasuna Said
Karet-Kuningan
Jakarta Selatan 12940
Phone: 021-29912323
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Oenpao

Pertama kali saya makan di Oenpao adalah di Oenpao cabang Mayestik. Tepat nya di depan Rumah Sakit Pertamina (RSPP). Sejak saya tahu ada Oenpao di gedung Djakarta Theater, saya jadi lumayan sering lunch disini bersama teman-teman saya.

Oenpao di dominasi warna hitam dan merah. Split in 2 areas, indoor dan outdoor. Choose indoor if you want to smoke and choose outdoor if you not smoking.

Oenpao menyajikan berbagai macam menu khasa Chinese. But I guess their specialty is duck dish. Menu seperti mini pao, dimsum, noodles and rice bisa dijadikan pilihan bersantap.

Dimsum

Dimsum
Banyak pilihan rasa dari dimsum mulai dari hakau, swikiauw, siomay ayam/udang, pangsit shanghai, lumpia ayam/udang/Hong Kong. Dim sum disajikan dengan sambal dan hot oil seperti model dim sum Hong Kong

Mini Pao

Mini Pao
Pilihan pao nya juga banyak, antara lain kacang tanah, lotus, keju, pandan, susu, dan smoked beef. Roti pao nya lembut sih... tapi isi-an nya kurang padat... kurang mantap... Saya suka yang cheese dan pandan enaakk...

Nasi Hainan Bebek Panggang

Nasi Hainan Teriyaki Chicken

Nasi Hainan Chicken Katsu

Menu Paket Nasi Hainan Bebek

Untuk Main Course pilihan nasi nya ada banyak. Untuk menu nasi tersedia beberapa jenis hidangan nasi seperti  Nasi goreng sampai nasi teriyaki. Nasi Hainan nya juga enak. Disajikan dengan sayuran pok coy segar, irisan ayam dan bebek panggang bumbu merah. Enak & paass bumbu nya.

Noodle with Duck

Bubur Bebek Panggang

Hidangan mi juga disaji di sini. Tersedia juga beberapa menu mi yang bisa di pilih. Seperti, Mixx Grill noodle, dan mi bebek panggang. Coba-in deh mi Tom Yum nya... enaakk... Lalu, ada juga menu bubur seperti bubur seafood dan bubur bebek panggang

Teh Tarik

Minuman
Pilihan minuman nya juga banyak. Aku sih biasa nya pesen china ice tea. Abis udah begah sama makanan nya, aku pengen sesuatu yang menetralkan. Pilihan lain na ada semacam yoghurt gitu... Klo ga salah nama nya lassy. Rasa nya seger juga...

Price
Harga nya ga terlalu mahal. Untuk pao di bandrol Rp.12.000 isi 3pao Harga ini berlaku juga untuk dimsum nya. Isi nya 3 juga & boleh di mix. Nasi & mie mulai 20rb-an.

Overall... sebener nya taste dari Oenpao average. Means ga ada yang bener-bener berkesan. Kalo pun ada yang enak yaa enak nya standar ajah... Service sih okelah...

Location
-G House Jl. Radio Dalam No 191/17, Jakarta, Indonesia 14024
-Jl. Pondok Indah Plaza 1 Blok UA No. 53 Jakarta Selatan/Kebayoran Lama Phone: 021 7591480
-Oenpao
Jl. Kemang Selatan 102
Jakarta Selatan
+6221 7193989
-Djakarta Theater Jl. M.H. Thamrin No. 9, Thamrin
-Didalam Pasar Modern BSD ( Hari sabtu dan Minggu bakalan rame banget dan susah cari tempat duduk)
-Seberang RSPP