Steakopedia at OUTBACK STEAKHOUSE

After my last Food  Tasting at Outback Steakhouse now I had a chance to comeback here with several bloggers mates again.

Still took place in Kuningan City Mall Jakarta, Outback Steakhouse  still offering their tempting menu with a nice ambiance from the restaurant.

We seated in a long tables with screen and in-focus at the end. This is because today's event is not just for dining here. But there's a little learn about the meat it-self called STEAKOPEDIA. The presentation was given by Mr. Dilip P. Krishnan - Head Of Marketing. It quite interesting. So we can know which part we can choose for our steak.

APPETIZER
Then appetizer start served in our tables.

Soup of The Day

Cup: IDR 29.900

Bowl: IDR 34.900

Today's fresh made soup
That day we served they signature mushroom soup. It still warm when it served at our table. The condensed is just right. I like the consistency from this soup although I taste a bit heat of pepper in it. Too much strong of pepper I think.

Spinach Artichoke Dip - IDR 89.900

A creamy blend spinach, artichokes, Monterey jack and Parmesan cheese, baked until bubbly. Served with Tortilla Chips. 
The very crunchy tortilla chips with a cheesy dipping to accompany with. The dipping was so yummy and finger lickin'. I barely can't stop eating it. The creaminess is just right. The spinach make a balancing from the cheese. HAVE TO TRY.

CRISPY FRIED MUSHROOMS - IDR 69.900

Lightly breaded and fried mushrooms and served with spicy ranch dressing
This fried mushroom  is what must order when you visit Outback Steakhouse. A juicy, fatty mushroom coated with buttermilk and breaded flour. So, it's crispy outside but juicy inside.

Welcoming Bread - Complimentary

While waiting our steak ready, Outback Steakhouse took us for a grand tour to their kitchen. Yeess... they allowed us to revealed their secret in making their yummy dishes. Since I've been peeking Outback's Kitchen  so, I only stop infront of the butcher's table. Why I'm interested with that, because I'm so curious how the scale the meat and how the roast the prime rib. And you what? The rib meat before going in to slow-roasted process, was already juicy and tender and yummy. I tried a bit hehehe

That red color above is not a raw meat. but it's the juice that come out from the meat. Without any seasoning, it already taste good.

MAIN COURSE

Prime Rib

8oz – IDR 249.000

10oz – IDR 289.000

Every additional 2oz – IDR 40.000

Meticulously aged, then slow-roasted to seal in the savory beef flavor and to ensure tenderness, hand-carved to order and served with au jus. Or, have it oven roasted slowly then seasoned and seared to perfection.
The steak that served above is 8oz of prime rib. Since they don't served medium that day, so I choose medium-well for my steak. The thickness from the meat is seasoned well. The taste a bit salty, specially when I dip it into the au jus.  But the taste is great, It so tender and juicy. Served with good taste and consistency of the mashed potato. To bad the veggies a bit overcooked for me.

For you who not too familiar with Au Jus sauce, let me googling it for you...
Au jus is French for "with [its own] juice"; jus is the juice itself. In American Cuisine, the term is mostly used to refer to a light sauce for beef recipes, which may be served with the food or placed on the side for dipping. In French Cuisine,  jus is a natural way to enhance the flavor of dishes, mainly chicken, veal and lamb [Taken from WIKIPEDIA]

DESSERT
Meal wont be complete without dessert. This time Outback Steakhouse served one of their signature dessert.

Chocolate Thunder from Down Under – IDR 69.900

Fresh-baked pecan brownie is crowned with rich vanilla ice cream, drizzled with classic warm chocolate sauce and finished with chocolate shavings and whipped cream.
This dessert is heaven for chocolate lover. it so yummy, the brownie is so moist, with a rich and generous of chocolate sauce. It's explode and melted in my mouth.

Overall, we've got the knowledge and a happy tummy. So glad to be back to Outback Steakhouse

OUTBACK STEAKHOUSE
Kuningan City, G Fl Unit 28
Jl. Prof. Dr. Satrio Kav. 8
Kuningan, Jakarta
Telp: 021-30480505
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CIMORY RIVERSIDE - Escape for Lunch

In one Sunday lazy morning me and hubby think something different for lunch. Because I'm too lazy to cook, I asked him to go out  for lunch. And suddenly just cross in my mind about Cimory. I heard about Cimory for couple times, but I never get chance to go there. So here we are at Cimory for lunch

We sat in outside area. So we can see the beautiful view of a river next to the restaurant. They also have a big green yard that really spoiled my eyes.

Before we decide about the menu, I already PingPingPing my mates Yenny and Soya . And I'm preety curious with their Sausage. The shape is very long...

APPETIZER

Indotofu Seaweed (6pcs) - IDR 29.500

Crispy deep fried tofu with seaweed. The tofu is so smooth. And it served hot. What I like is, the tofu taste not too salty. So it a good start before main course.

MAIN COURSE

Paket Iga Bakar Komplit - IDR 47.500

Maybe the presentation is not too pretty. But this blackpepper ribs is worth to try. A very tender blackpepper ribs served warm along with rice and melinjo chips. I like the consistency of the seasoning. It soak reall well into the ribs.

 

Ring Kanzler Sausage - IDR 43.900

This is the menu that I've got from my blog's mate like I mentioned earlier. Curious with sausage that have shape like horseshoe.  I can smell the smokey flavor from the sausage. It taste pretty good. Served with barbeque sauce that have taste sweet and savory make the sausage taste more good. And don't forget the side dish, which are the potato wedges that have smooth inside and still crispy outside and also the cheese crackers. Worth to try in in a relax time.

Suddenly rain was coming down when we enjoyed our lunch. And the weather became so much cold. So we think to have something to warm us. 

Wedang Ronde

Chewy mochi filled with peanuts. It has the balance texture. I like the taste of the peanuts. To bad the ginger soup is not hot. In fact,  it a bit cold. It would be great if it's served hot. It could more pop out the ginger taste.

In Cimory, beside the restaurant itself, there's also store that sell many Cimory product like sausage, chips, candy, mayonnaise, Yoghurt etc. I bought many things from this store. from spinach chips, sausage, mayonnaise etc. hehhe... a housewife typical.

Me and hubby like a possessed people when we see a lots of chocolates in front of us. We are the chocolate addict so damn much. Entering the Chocomory, a chocolate store that placed next to the restaurant make me overwhelmed. Confused what to choose. It's just like I want to grab it all. But then again, based on my mates preference, I bought a almond chocolate, little chocolates and that cute Chocomory mascot, the round chocolate that so good to cuddle.

At the end, we really have so much fun here. Many activities we can do here. I bet kids gonna love visit Cimory. Next time, I'll be back here with my family.

Cimory Riverside

Jl. Raya Puncak 415

Cisarua - Bogor
Phone : 0812-1240-7500

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Outback Steakhouse : MeatLovers Gathering

On 6th April 2013, I was invited to attend gathering In newest outlet of Outback Steakhouse in Kuningan City South Jakarta. It's a famous restaurant franchise from the States. I first knew this Outback from their 1st outlet in Ratu Plaza. Then I know, that they also have another store in Pondok Indah Mall.

Outback Steak Kuningan City

Outback Steakhouse Kuningan City interior is so American typical ranch diner. With wooden furniture, black sofa and trees around the diner. It makes this place so cozy to dine.

After we seated, Mrs Seli from Outback join us to a little & friendly chit chat accompany with their some freshening drinks.

Various Freshening Beverage From Outback

FLAVORED ICE TEA - IDR 32.900
Choose your flavor Lychee, Peach or Strawberry. The fruit is fresh and the tea also good.

COCO-BERRY SMOOTHIE - IDR 32.900
A frosty blend of creamy coconut and strawberries. It's good and the sweetness is great.

PEACH MOJITO - IDR 32.900
A refreshing combination of peaches, lime and fresh mint muddled together and topped with sweet soda. Aaakk... I love this one. The soda kicking blend well with the lime.

VIRGIN MOJITO - IDR 32.900

Since the combination only lime and soda so the taste is so sour. But still fresh and great.

ORANGE SQUASH - IDR 32.900
Orange Juice mixed with Sprite and soda.

LEMONADE SPRITZER  - IDR 32.900
Choose your flavor: Orange, Mango, Peach, Strawberry an plain.

Not for long, some appetizer came to our tables. And it missing suddenly from the plate after we took the pictures of it hehehe...

Yummy Appetizer from Outback

KOOKABURRA WINGS
Full IDR 79.900  |  Half IDR 52.900
Chicken wings tossed in a savory blend of secret spices and paired with creamy blue cheese dressing and celery. Choose mild, medium or hot. What I like about this chicken wings is the chicken marinated well and so crispy.

AUSSIE CHEESE FRIES - IDR 69.900
It's an aussie fries topped with melted Monterey Jack, Cheddar, bits of fresh chopped beef bacon and served with spicy ranch dressing. Better eat it when it's served. The cheese & the dressing taste more tasty.

CRISPY FRIED MUSHROOMS - IDR 69.900
Lightly breaded and fried mushrooms and served with spicy ranch dressing. The mushroom still juicy when we eat it. Love this mushroom lots...

While we're waiting for out steak to come, Outback allowed us to peeking they secret kitchen. Not all restaurant would do this. See the quality meat that will become our meal grilled, makes me drooling and more can't hardly wait to dig in.

Outback's Kitchen - This is where the magic happened

Outback Steakhouse was so damn generous to us. They let us order main course. So then, we ordered what become signature steak from Outback.

New York Strip - IDR 249.900

A thick cut New York strip steak seared with Outback's secret 17  seasoning blend. I found it too overcooked. So it makes the meat a bit chewy. But i still can taste it seasoning well. Served with fresh veggies, fries, mustard and ketchup.

Alice Springs Chicken - IDR 125.900

Chicken breast flame-grilled and topped with sauteed mushroom, crisp strips of beef bacon, Melted Monterey Jack and cheddar finished with honey mustard sauce. Served with Aussie fries. The chicken is so tender. 

Victoria Fillet - IDR 299.900

The very thick 8oz meat steak cut. It so juicy. Served with fresh veggies and fries and paired with blackpepper sauce and ketchup.

BBQ Beef Ribs - IDR 249.900

BBQ Beef Ribs have USDA "Choice" Certified Angus Beef. These-fall-off-the-bone beef ribs are exactly the way beef ribs  should be! The succulent and saucy ribs are smoked, grilled to perfection and brushed in a tangy barbeque sauce. Served with a very generous of Aussie fries. At first I looked this Ribs, my ind straight to the Flinstone Klan heheh... This ribs is so HUGE! Forget fork and knife. Just get dirty with your hands. The sauce is totally finger lickin'

Toowoomba Topped Fillet - IDR 329.900

I was so interested to ordered Toowoomba just because it wrote in menu book that Toowoomba is #1 Rated ZAGAT Best Steak for 2009 - 2011. So, that make me more curious. Toowoomba is a sauteed shrimp and button mushrooms tossed in a tomato cream sauce and served over a seasoned and seared fillet. The meat is so juicy and tender. Shrimp also taste fresh and not smell fishy. It all taste melted in your mouth  Served with fresh veggies and a very great mashed potato that seasoned well.

Left : Banana Nut Cake – IDR 55.900

Right : Chocolate Thunder from Down Under – IDR 69.900

Looks like Outback has specialty in creating big meal. Because the dessert also a very serious deal.

BANANA NUT CAKE 
A delicious combination of banana soft and fluffy cake, toffee, whipped cream, vanilla ice cream, buts and cinnamon. The sweetness is not too overpowering.

CHOCOLATE THUNDER FROM DOWN UNDER 
Alert for chocolate lover. You have to order this when you come to Outback.  It's a fresh-baked pecan brownie is crowned with rich vanilla ice cream, drizzled with classic warm chocolate sauce and finished with chocolate shavings and whipped cream. The warmness of chocolate sauce meets cold from the ice cream, it so melted in your mouth.

Overall, Outback is definitely a great restaurant to visit. The price is suitable with what you have. Big portion with a big taste. The service also quick and friendly. Thanks a billion to Mrs Seli from Outback and Ms. Gricia Effendi for invitation. We're having so much fun

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OUTBACK STEAKHOUSE
Kuningan City, G Fl Unit 28
Jl. Prof. Dr. Satrio Kav. 8
Kuningan, Jakarta
Telp: 021-30480505
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