Thursday, October 25, 2012

Tahu & Ronde Kitty - Surabaya, Indonesia

Tahu Telur - IDR 20.000,-
It's kind a humble, simple and inexpensive food but has a great taste. Tahu mean Tofu, Telur mean Eggs. The sauce is from petis, groundnut that have been pounded fine mixed with sweet soy sauce, garlic, asam that previously mix with water. They served this food with fresh french fries, sprouts, acar, crackers and lontong. They always put the lontong on the bottom, so you can't see that. Lontong is a typical food of Indonesia made of rice wrapped in banana leaves and boiled in water for several hours.



Location
Pasar Atum 2th Floor, Section 2, Stand 2058 H, Surabaya
Phone : 031 - 353 3745

Jl. Mulyosari Number 101, Surabaya
Phone : 031 - 599 0066

Jl. Taman Gapura G-Walk Ruko C-14, Citra Raya, Surabaya
Phone : 031 - 745 1053

Opening Hours
Everyday from 10:30 am - 17:00 pm (Pasar Atum)

Price
$$$

gooey-o-meter
Food          : 7.5/10
Service      : 7.0/10
Ambience  : 6.5/10

Penang House - Tunjungan Plaza, Surabaya

Roti Prata with Chicken Curry - IDR 28.500,-
Roti Prata with Chicken Curry the taste was good to try.

Deep Fried Enoki - IDR 22.500,-
Deep Fried Enoki crispy crispy crispy...great sauce. it was sweet, sour really good balance of taste.



Location
Tunjungan Plaza, Plaza West 5th Floor, Unit 502-503, Surabaya, Indonesia
Phone: 031 - 532 7882

Mal Galaxy 4th Floor, Unit 412A - 414, Surabaya, Indonesia
Phone : 031 - 591 5605

Opening Hours
Everyday from 10:00 am - 10:00 pm

Price
$$

gooey-o-meter
Food          : 7.5/10
Service      : 7.0/10
Ambience  : 7.0/10

Pondok Khas Jenggala - Hr. Mohammad, Surabaya

Ayam Bakar Sambal Khas Jenggala - IDR 55.000,-
Ayam Bakar Sambal Khas Jenggala as you can see in the picture, the chili sauce (sambal) covered meat from the roasted chicken. If you can't eat spicy food at all, surely you will be afraid to try this menu. The taste was quite good enough, but it was still less of spiciness.

Cah Kangkung Balacan (Terasi) - IDR 17.000,-
Cah Kangkung Balacan the word of balacan or terasi mean shrimp paste. the taste was like a little salty, a little spicy but not spicy at all on my taste.

Cah Tauge Teri Medan - IDR 17.000,-
Cah Tauge Teri Medan (Stir Fry Bean Sprouts with Anchovies) tauge mean bean sprouts, teri mean anchovies, Medan is the name of city in Sumatra, Indonesia. The bean sprouts and the anchovies cooked well, still crunchy.

Gurami Goreng - IDR 43.000,-
Gurami Goreng crispy on the outside, sometimes fried food was greasy but luckily it wasn't. The taste just like ordinary fried fish in other places.

Gulai Kepala Ikan - IDR 82.000,-
Gulai Kepala Ikan (Fish Head Gulai) the broth was really thick. It wasn't a  great dish.



Location
Jl. Manyar Kertoajo III No.109, Surabaya
Phone : 031 - 594 9933 & 031 - 592 2622

Jl. Hr. Muhammad 382, Surabaya
Phone : 031 - 734 9689 & 031 - 734 9690

Grand City Mall Lt.3 No. 27, Surabaya
Phone : 031 - 524 05933

Opening Hours
Everyday from 10:00 am - 22:00 pm

Price
$$$

gooey-o-meter
Food          : 6.5/10
Service      : 7.0/10
Ambience  : 6.5/10

Thursday, October 18, 2012

Soto Ayam Cak To - Undaan Wetan, Surabaya

This Place is always crowded every day. Avoid to eating at the lunchtime because it was difficult to find the parking lot. It is located on roadside of a highway. Eventhough like that their customers always coming back.

Soto Ayam (No Additional Topping) - IDR 12.000,-

Soto Ayam (No Additional Topping) - IDR 12.000,-
The broth was really rich and bold. You can add this dish for anykind of topping, like the skin, intestine, heart, etc. Koya is a crushes of shrimp crackers mixed it with fried garlic, the taste really spot on.


Location
Jl. Undaan Wetan 10, Gang Ngemplak I/36, Surabaya
Phone 031-5317845

Opening Hours
Mon - Sat from 06:00 am - 17.00 pm

Price
Rp 12.000 - .......


gooey-o-meter
Food          : 9.0/10
Service      : 7.5/10
Ambience  : 7.5/10

T&K Seafood - Chinatown, Bangkok

As you walk down the main street of China Town. You'll notice T&K Seafood by the number of people eating on the tables at the open air and the masses of people standing out front waiting to be seated. This place is always crowded and noisy. Really easy to found this place you just got to look out for their staff who used green polo shirts. 

Fried Chicken
Fried Chicken served with thai chilli sauce that the taste sweet. Great colour for the outside of the chicken. Quite a good dish.


Squid
Squid perfectly cooked for the squid, the sauce really good too.


Stir-Fried Kangkong
Stir-Fried Kangkong crunchiness from the veggies still there.

Fried Fish
Fried Fish the skin was crispy and the meat still moist. Really love the sauce tasted. The sauce was have a great balance from sweet and sour.

Crab Meat
Crab Meat is already seperated from the shell, so we can easy to eat that dish without making our hands messy. It was quiet good dish.


Tom Yum Goong
Tom Yum Goong very good balance of sourness, spiciness, and sweetness on the broth. 


Glass Noodle with Prawns

Glass Noodle with Prawns yummy factor really on that dish. Their put the huge prawns, chunks of pork lard with a little meat in there. It tasted really spot on, couldn't stop to eat it.

Freshly squeezed orange juice just 25 baht, the bottle size was like 1 litre water bottle. I forgot exactly how much it was, maybe around 2000 baht. 


Location
49-51 Soi Phadung Dao
Chinatown, Bangkok, Thailand

Phone : (+66)2 223 4519

Opening Hours
Everyday from 04:30 pm - 02:00 am

Price
$$

gooey-o-meter
Food          : 8.0/10
Service      : 7.5/10
Ambience  : 5.0/10


Food Hall - Siam Paragon Mall, Bangkok

Pork Sausages - Forget the price
Pork Sausages actually i forget the real name for this food so i just call it pork sausages. The textures was quite rough, chunky, not smooth at all. But the flavour was really rich of spice in it.

Twister Premium Gelato - Blackberry Flavour
with cone - 89 Baht, with cup 79 Baht
Blackberry Gelato smooth texture with sweet and sour taste, the cone was crunchy. The taste quite like grape bubble gum flavour.

Mango Sticky Rice Whole Portion
Mango Sticky Rice Half Portion - Forget the price
If I didn't wrong the price was 95 baht for the half portion
Mango Sticky Rice served with sweet coconut milk sauce at a small cup. The mango fruit was really sweet. There was a little sprinkle of fried mung bean on the top of the sticky rice. To eat that just drizzle the sweet coconut milk sauce on the mango and sticky rice than eat it.



Location
991 Siam Paragon Shopping Center, Rama 1 Rd.
Pathumwan, Bangkok

Phone:
Siam Paragon (+66)2 610 8000
Paragon Department Store (+66)2 690 1000

Opening Hours
Everyday from 10:00 am - 22:00 pm

Price
$$

gooey-o-meter
Food          : 7.0/10
Service      : 6.5/10
Ambience  : 7.5/10



Wednesday, October 17, 2012

Tiao Ruea Lum (Kuai Tiao Ruea Lum) - Siam Square, Bangkok



Thai Pork Noodle with Meatball - 40 Baht
Thai Pork Noodle with Meatball the broth was rich, tasty. They used vermicelli for the noodle, the meat  ball was bouncy and smooth texture. They provide bean sprouts, chillies, sugar, fish sauce to be added for the meal.

Meat Liver and Fish Ball - forget the price 
Meat Liver and Fish Ball the sauce was really good, the pork liver sliced very thin.


Location
412/10 Siam Square Soi 6, Rama I Rd, Pathumwan, Bangkok
Phone : 02-252-7887

Opening Hours
Everyday from 10:00 am - 08:00 pm

Price
$$

gooey-o-meter
Food          : 8.0/10
Service      : 7.0/10
Ambience  : 6.5/10


Tuesday, October 16, 2012

Thai Peppery - Siam Paragon, Bangkok


Glass Noodle Salad - 140 Baht
This Glass Noodle Salad the flavour was sour, sweet, quiet tasty food. The vermicelli was soft and smooth. There are many textures to be felt on the inside of the mouth. 


Crispy Soft Shell Crab - 160 Baht
Crispy Soft Shell Crab served with a sweet thai chili dip. It was crispy and golden on the outside, quiet good enough.

Pork Satay - 140 Baht
Pork Satay served with a peanut sauce. The colour from the satay wasn't make me appetizing at all, but the taste wasn't bad.


Spicy Deep Fried Pork - 130 Baht
Spicy Deep Fried Pork was crispy on the outside and dry in the inside. The Flavour was too sour to me and my friend. Really really not recommended food.

Tom Yam Goong - 150 Baht
Tom Yam Goong prawns, and mushrooms were in the broth, sorry if you coudn't see the filling. It was quiet rich flavour from the broth. 

If you want to order Jasmine Steamed White Rice just add 25 Baht /portion.
Service Charge 10%, Tax 7%


Location
Jl. 991 Rama 1 Rd
Siam Paragon Food Hall (Ground Floor)
Pathumwan, Bangkok, Thailand

Opening Hours
Everyday from 10:00 am - 21:00 pm

Price
$$

gooey-o-meter
Food          : 7.0/10
Service      : 6.0/10
Ambience  : 7.0/10