Sweet Dinner @ Mariette's House- Alam Sutera

Mariette's House

Address : 
Alam Sutera Town Center
Block 10C no. 16
Jl. Alam Utama, Alam Sutera, Serpong, Tangerang Selatan
(in front of Living World Mall)
Indonesia

Phone :
+6285715115849 or +628158822606

Dress code : 
casual to semi formal

Exterior : 
a little European style with stones as the wall finishing, woody door with red color, and woody window with green colors, plus awning

Interior : 

woody colorful vintage furniture and all the vintage decoration stuffs
1st floor : kitchen and preparation area, seating around 20 seats
2nd floor : available but too bad I didn't visit the 2nd floor

 I love the chandelier btw, it looks like an art when I took a pic from below

The music was so nice too,, pop, jazz and ballad all in one. old long last songs :)

Info : 
Available to make a private party for bridal shower, baby shower or even pre-wedding photo session (decoration included)

Menu : 
Pasta, dessert, coffee, soup, salad, pizza, ice cream, etc

My visit : 

Wednesday night on October 28, 2015 with my 2 lovely ladies and video call with our friend at Canada.

What we bought : 
hot chocolate :
the hot chocolate didn't use any latte art, just as it is. But the taste was good and even my friend Fifi said it was very delicious

Spaghetti oglio olio : 
My friend Eren is a vegetarian like Fifi (yes both of them are vegetarian but Fifi can tolerate garlic, onion, chives but Eren cannot) so she ordered oglio olio without garlic and ask the chef to add mushrooms into the dish. The pasta was aldente and smells good.

Mushroom soup : 
yes, they were using real mushrooms instead of canned cream soup, it was so nice to taste real mushroom inside the mushroom soup. Not too much but still good. (oops forgot to take pic)

Fried mushrooms: 
big bites! and I love it.. the mayo a little bit spicy but still fine.

beef stroganoff : 
It took a long time for them to give me my beef stroganoff. It came the last (even the people at the other table who just got there later after us, got their order faster then me huff)
when it arrived it was a little bit cold, but the taste was good. The beef was tender but I dislike something that they put inside my pasta , I think it was fat .. I am not sure..

Compliment : 
We got blueberry chocolate for free.. yeay!
The owner was there (father of the owner,, the daughter owns the place ) he said that girls usually like something sweet so he gave us chocolate.
Too bad only Fifi who loves chocolate, me and Eren doesn't like it much. But I can say the treat was sweet and the taste was also good. Thanks a lot uncle!

My companion : 

hello : Eren - Fifi and Me (we took several pics, most of them are showing our weird silly faces and this one is the most normal one :p)

It was so nice to met them that night.. met up after tiring day at work to update life! 

Congratulation to Fifi, she will get married in couple months with his Korean BF and gonna move to Shanghai.. Hopefully she will get a happy life there.. another friend will go to far away land and I miss her already :(

Eren maybe will leave too when she married her Malaysian BF in the future.. Huff.. 

That night we also made a video call with our BFF Anastasia who moved to Canada couple months ago. But the connection was unstable and interrupting the call. :(

Bonus of weird silly faces from us : hahaha

I cannot even imagine where I would be today were it not for that handful of friends who have given me a heart full of joy. Let's face it, friends make life a lot more fun.

Charles R. Swindoll

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Thank u for reading! 

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Premium Okonomiyaki @ Tokugawa AEON MALL BSD City

Tokugawa

Address : 

AEON MALL BSD CITY 

Food Culture

Lower Ground 

BSD Raya Utama Street , Serpong, Tangerang, Indonesia

Phone : 

N/A

Dress code : 

anything that you wear to hang out at the mall 

Exterior : 

N/A (inside the mall)

Interior : 

Woody , warm, simple, AC, general food court seating

Menu : 

1. Okonomiyaki Tokugawa Style and Hiroshima Style with variety of meat (beef, prawn, squid) and                 available with or without noodles. Additional topping available 

    Tokugawa style : all the ingredient are mixed

    Hiroshima style : they will make the okonomiyaki ingredients layer by layer

2. Teppanyaki 

3. Yakisoba

4. Sobameshi 

My visit : 

Friday, October 23, 2015 

What I ordered : 

Prawn Okonomiyaki by Tokugawa

Price : IDR 70.000,- (before tax)

The okonomiyaki was sizzling ! the okonomiyaki itself was not thin, it was so thick and rich with meat and flavours. I couldn't believe they weren't using any pork or lard into their dough because it tasted like their using it but their were not !

I could taste the smoke, the sweetness of the prawn meat, the savory of the sauce and whole dough. It was so good! 

Even the price is quite expensive for okonomiyaki, but I believe after you taste it you will not regret it .. Maybe you will have willingness to buy it again at another time. 

Unlike the other okonomiyaki, the meat was all over the okonomiyaki and the dough was not full of white cabbage like others. The presentation was also good, they weren't using Styrofoam or box but they served it using hot plate.. ulalalaa.. sizzling !

I love this okonomiyaki. No wonder why the price is high cause the taste is wonderful.. 

 a round okonomiyaki was sliced into 4 big parts, I cut it smaller into 8 parts

SIZZLE IT YOUR WAY!

Oyeah.. ;p

My companion : 

Actually my friend from Bandung bought this and I bought something else. But like any other girls, we shared our food. 

That day was her 1st visit to AEON mall bsd city and we arrived at dinner time. We walked around the mall to find the best restaurant to fulfill our stomach and she decided to try this okonomiyaki. :D Good choice!

Oh I had mentioned her in my previous story but maybe you haven't seen her pic, so here it is.. Wu Lan the doctor from Bandung (my high school - science class friend). She was staying at my home for 3 days and 2 nights. We didn't sleep at the same room though because she was having a cold (bad cough -_-')

My cute niece Bebeth and Wu Lan 

actually we didn't go with my niece, this picture was taken when we had our lunch together with my whole family at Eastern restaurant. Sorry, I didn't take a pic of her at Tokugawa :p

She will come again in the next 2 weeks to attend our high school friends wedding ; Lani and Rena .. yes it's happening.. a lot of  friends are getting my married this year.. I counted and it will be more than 20 persons this year in total x_X

Still, I am living a happy live :p

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Martabak Encek Gang Aut Bogor

Martabak Encek (CTTY)

Gang Aut - Bogor

Address : 
Ranggagading street
next to Ngesti store
Bogor- West Java

 I cannot read the name clearly but I think It is CTTY

Dress code : 

Casual comfortable 

No dine in 

Exterior : 

street food

Interior : 

N/A

Operational hours : 

Sold out in couple hours.. so better come early to get this

Menu : 

Sweet martabak

What I bought : 

Sweet Martabak cheese and chocolate

My father bought this for my family at home. He went to Bogor with his old friend who used to live in Bogor for couple years. His friend said this martabak is good and a lot of people come to buy even though this is categorized as food street. For the additional information, the seller is an old man maybe that's why the martabak was good (a lot of experience in making martabak ?!).

At their first visit there, my father wasn't successful to bring the martabak home but at the second visit, they got it and bring it home successfully YEAYY!

That was my fortunate time to be able to try this legendary food. When I opened the box, the martabak looked so ordinary like the others. The martabak was not too oily but not dry either. When I touched the martabak, the surface was in the perfect moisture level.

For my first bite I can tell you it wasn't disappointing. The taste was salty but in a good way because it gave a balance taste in my mouth between the sweet fillings and the milk inside. My father told us that the seller didn't use butter for the martabak and only using ordinary margarine like blueband. Wow.. how can the seller able to create such tasty martabak with ordinary margarine? And the smell.. uhmm.. even after a long road from Bogor to Jakarta, the smell of vanilla still there for us to smell.

If you come to Bogor area, please make sure you go to Surya kencana road and Gang Aut to have a great culinary experiences.

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Asinan Bogor Gang Aut - AHAUW

Asinan AHAUW a.k.a Asinan Gang Aut

Address : 
Roda Ujung Road no. 5 (near Surya Kencana road and Siliwangi Road)
Bogor, West Java

Phone : 
N/A

Dress code :
casual and comfortable
No dine in (take away and eat at home after refrigerated!)

Operational Hours : 
Closed on Monday

Exterior : 
street food style

Interior : 
N/A

Menu : 
Asinan Buah (pickled fruits)
Asinan sayur (pickled vegetables)

What I bought : 

Asinan buah (pickled fruits)

For years, people form outside Bogor usually buy pickled fruits from Asinan Gedung Dalam, most of them or us don't know that there is another famous pickled fruits called Asinan Gang Aut (Asinan Ahauw).

My dad went to Bogor with his old friend to buy martabak encek (also the famous one in Gang Aut) and this pickled fruits. His friend used to live in Bogor area so he knows good food for Bogor people. He said that Bogor people usually buy this asinan instead of buying it at Asinan Gedung Dalam.

When I saw the pickled fruits, it was totally different with asinan gedung dalam. The fruits were sliced thicker than asinan gedung dalam, the chili it self looked rougher but pretty much had the same red color for the soup. The soup itself wasn't spicy like Gedung dalam, it was more sweet and mild. I like that kind of taste considering I cannot handle spicy and sour too much.
When you buy this you will get roasted peanut along with wide cracker and grounded chili. Too bad I didn't take the pictures of the roasted peanut and the chili :(

As you can see in the picture the pickled soup is red but not as red as asinan gedung dalam. Still, the taste was delicious,, sweet a little bit sour .. all I can say, It was fresh!

The papaya itself was sweet and crunchy!
All the fruits ( papaya, mango, bengkoang, tuber, nutmeg) were in a very good condition to be eaten, not too ripe and not too unripe either.

The cracker was special for me. When I ate the cracker alone without the pickled fruits the taste was odd, but when I mixed it in a bowl along with the pickled fruits and soup the taste became great.
It tasted like ebi (dried prawn) and strangely it mixed well in my mouth with the fruits.. AWESOMEEE

How I enjoy my pickled fruits ^_^

My family really loves fruits, esp. My Mom and Dad. We have a lot of fruits inside the refrigerator from Salak fruit, dragon fruit, orange, mango, grape, Californian papaya, pear, etc. You can imagine when fruits turned into pickled  fruits.. 1 portion for 1 day (max) we can eat 2 portion a day in couple hours.

The love for the fruits are getting crazier these days.
For recommendation, better to buy fresh fruit at special fruit store like all fresh. It becomes our favorite now :p .. pricey but good quality( including the fresh fruit salad)

Good thoughts bear good fruit, bad thoughts bear bad fruit.

James Allen

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Middle East Taste in Serpong @Sultan

Sultan Masakan Timur Tengah 

Sultan Middle East Food

Address : 
Ruko Versailles Blok FA no. 8
Jl. Griya Loka Raya, BSD, Serpong, South Tangerang
(Near Blenger Burger and Loco ice cream and Versailles Cluster)

Phone : 
082210077262

Dress code : 
casual to semi formal
Exterior : 
Shop house with blue giant banner " SULTAN masakan timur tengah"
Interior : 
1st floor : preparation area, sink, chairs and table for dine in
2nd floor : toilet, middle east dine in setting with out chairs and table (take off shoes or sandals)

Operational Hours : 
Closed on Monday
Tuesday - Thursday (10.30am - 02.00pm, 04.30-09.00pm)
Friday (01.00pm - 09.00pm)
Sat- Sun (10.30am - 02.00pm)
Please make reservation if you come in group due to limited seat

Menu : 

Price : 
for main course will cost you around 70+/ portion
Recommendation : 
chicken marocco , mandhi
Language spoken : 
Indonesian, Arabian

My visit :
actually this place has been opened for more than 5 months.
I saw this place several times but didn't get a chance to try as soon as possible and to be honest I forgot about this place until my friends said they were going to this place while I was about to go to my elementary school birthday shower as a host.

On Sunday, October 25, 2015, my family and I were looking for something to eat as our dinner like usual. We were about to eat other food in the first place but then suddenly I remember this place that my friends were talking about and they said the chicken mandhi was great. So I was curious and proposed this place as our dinner place.

The place was nice, when I entered the restaurant, I can say the place is small but need and tidy also warm.
The owner and the waitress greet us with their warm smile and escort us to our table.
When I looked at the menu, I can say the price was quite high. When they say briyani rice it means only rice no meat at all. and if they say lamb/chicken mandi or briyani means including the rice.

For our visit we tried several menu. My mom and my sister in law ordered chicken shawarma it was like chicken wrap but more rich in spices. Ulalaaa I love spices..

My dad ordered chicken curry (yeah no rice). The chicken curry was also great. The chicken was so tender and I love the soup. I even ate my french fries with the soup! Oh it was great.. And don't forget to eat the curry with bread (is it prata? I don't know it was a little different with my prata for chicken marocco)

My Brother ordered Lamb Briyani. Oh the briyani was really tasty! It wasn't dry but it wasn't too moist either. The spices were WOWWWW.. The meat also easy to chew..

And for me, I ordered CHICKEN MAROCCO and sambosa !
Sambosa for the appetizer and chicken marocco for the main course. Actually I would love to have chicken mandhi but the mandhi was sold out and the briyani only 3 portion left ( my bro ordered it so I ordered something else).
The sambosa was crunchy outside but so mild inside with great curry spices. You will get 3 pcs per portion and you will ask for more!

For the best of the best.. I present you CHICKEN MAROCCO.. from all the menu that I have mentioned to you above.. my family agreed that mine was the best.. I even ate the chicken skin ! OMG! ( I dislike chicken skin but after such a very berry long time I ate it! because the spices were all over the chicken skin and it tasted so d*mn great! ) *screaminggg*

And for additional : It is very rare occasion for me to eat with my bare hands but that time was an exceptional.. I didn't use the fork or knife or spoon.. Arghh I found greatness in this middle east food.
I want it again ! You really need to try this restaurant...


You know you eat good food when you don't care the way you look while eating it and the only one matter is how to eat it all... 

TGIFoodLovers

The only Pho Restaurant in Tangerang ! PHO 24

Pho 24

Address : 
Flavour Bliss
Alam Sutera Boulevard Street, Alam Sutera, Tangerang
near Sushi Tei

Phone : 
+62 21 29005046
Operational Hours : 
Monday - Sunday 10.00am - 10.00 pm
special on Saturday open at 11.00am - 11.00pm
Language spoken : 
Indonesian language
Dress code : 
casual to semi formal to formal (working attire)
Exterior : 
warm woody exterior
Interior : 
warm woody, colorful cushions, comfy
AC available
there was fly flying around that time :(

Menu : 
pho
Vietnamese appetizers
dessert (es campur jelly)
coffee
tea
mineral water
fried rice
etc

My visit : 
Wohoo I got a treat from a very good friend,, let say that was my happy lunch. I got a permit to go outside my work place in the middle of the day. That was really a rare occasion. I am not able to go out during working hours from 8am to 5 pm and need special permit to go out.

Personally the best pho I have ever tasted was PHO 2*** but it is not available in Tangerang area. Pho 24 is the only pho restaurant nearby so there is no other choice to enjoy pho here.
I must say the interior was really nice and comfortable to eat there in the middle of hot and sunny weather.

For appetizer, we ordered fresh spring roll with shrimp. huft.. I got disappointed from the beginning :(.. the spring roll didn't come out like I expected. The spring roll skin were too tough to eat.. need extra effort to bite and pretty much I could hear my jaws moving and gave extra work to chew T_T... and the color of the outer look wasn't red like the one in the menu. I couldn't find the shrimp! T_T whyyy phoo 24.. whyyyy

those are the pics of my pale and tough spring roll :(

Okay, lets continue to main course.. the PHO.. jreng jreeenng

I bought Pho Tai Chin and my friend got Pho all 

Pho Tai Cin means : pho noodles with beef meat only.. and for pho all means : all beef meat, soft tendon and meat ball.. I only eat meat and dislike tendon and meat ball., so that's why I didn't choose PHo all. 

Too bad the pho broth was too plain for me. I added the sauce and others but still couldn't get the taste that I want. Actually it is healthy for us to eat less savory food.. less salt for our body and maybe less of MSG :p .. yeah but it is all about taste right? maybe I just like it savory... 

 Pho all, for 52k before tax

including meat, tendon and meatball

Pho Tai Cin 47k
The broth are all the same for all pho, the toppings make it different

for companion, they also gave us lime, chopped green chili, fresh bean sprout, chopped onion, and green vegetables. Also you can add the special vietnamese sauce into your pho to make it more rich in flavour.. hehehe. In your table they also served you salt and chili sauce. 

I can say the meat was tender and I like it :D

After appetizer and main course, here comes the dessert! 

What a great lunch it was ^_^

bye bye hot air for a while,, and here comes the breeze.. hehehe

as you can see here, it was dominated by jelly. the fruit they were using was peach and lychee. (I believe from a can) 

the taste was refreshing from the lime and the shaved ice.. arghh it was good.. and I think I need to eat something like this more often. It gave me a comfortable feeling for the brain and my body.. more full of spirit to do activities.. 

Thx u for my friends who gave me companion during lunch break and esp. the one who gave me treat. 

TGIFoodLovers

KOPI TIAM 88 Pasar Laris

KOPI TIAM 88 Pasar Laris

Address : 
Pasar Laris Palem , Cengkareng, West Jakarta
(near the exit door of Laris Market)

Phone                      : N/A
Operational Hours : Morning - 01.00pm
Language spoken   : Indonesian, Medan Language
Dress code              : casual and comfortable (no need to shower :p)
Exterior                   : shop house with banner " KOPI TIAM 88"
Interior                    :
a little bit dirty but the chair and table are arranged well and they clean every table after use
No AC

Menu : 
Duck Vermicelli
Fried Flat Noodles plain (only duck egg and vegetables)
Fried Flat Noodles with content / kwetiau isi means complete with prawn, pork sausage (lapciong), red pork meat, duck egg, vegetables (caisim and bean sprouts)
Tomato noodles (egg noodles is cooked with tomato, egg, and served with caisim and little soup.. you can request the spiciness level)
Medan noodles (almost like bakmi ayam but this one using pork) I like to eat it 3/4 cooked.
Liang tea
iced tea, hot tea
mineral water
nasi prang (almost like nasi kucing, but this one using coconut milk for the rice and anchovy or half balado egg on top, I can say this one is coming in tiny portion and tasted and smelled like banana leaf.. yummm)
siomay tenggiri
etc

My visit : 
I can say that eating at this restaurant is pretty much a ritual when I sleep over at my best friend home named MIMI.
Her mom and her eat at this restaurant daily for brunch and getting close with the owner because her mom like to invite them for karaoke nite on Saturday at their house and they are coming from the same region , Medan.
I ate their dish for the first time when I was 18 years old and continue to fall in love with their dishes until know. I can say all are my favorite.. ahahha.. but the main dish that I like the most is the duck vermicelli.. and the second one is fried flat noodles with content (complete).

I skip my breakfast almost all the time when I pay a visit due to the laziness level of my bestie.. ahhaha.. and we always eat brunch here. Because of that, I usually eat 2 portions at one time... *blushed for embarrassment*  the duck vermicelli and fried flat noodles... no regret at all after eating those two.. :p

And her mom is already familiar with my food portion after years.. I Love you auntie.. thank you for feeding me and for letting me stay at your house .. <3 <3 <3

The taste :

 presenting my favorite duck vermicelli 

 the soup using goji seed.. so it tasted a little bit sweet, sour and savory

 the fried pork oil.. so yum yum yummyyy

 the chili with vinegar to complete the dishes

 fried flat vermicelli plain (only with egg and caisim)

the complete fried flat noodles with pork meat, pork sausage (lapciong.. sweet and savory like heaven), prawn, fish meatball, duck egg, etc.. very very mouth watering.. 

super spicy tomato noodle with pork meat, fish meatball, prawn, pork sausage, duck egg, bean sprout, green veggies, and fried onion.

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Pork is my friend.

Tom Douglas

mouth watering isn't it?

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