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2014-10-20
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So, I was taking a short cut through Jardine's Bazaar and came across a long queue outside this small Indonesian eatery. I took a look at the many big photos lining the glass door and windows and was temped to try. But the queue was too long and since I had an appointment for early dinner an hour later, I decided to pass and come back another time.Fast forward a couple weeks, I managed to leave work early* and asked if a work friend would like to try this place together since we had been talking
Fast forward a couple weeks, I managed to leave work early* and asked if a work friend would like to try this place together since we had been talking about Korean fried chicken. When we got to the shop, what a surprise there were no queues and there were two customers inside who coincidentally were Korean tourists lol. Anyways, we placed our orders fairly quickly as we were super hungry. Well, there were not many items on the menu anyways. We ordered the smashed chicken and duck, chicken satay, and beef soto soup.
* 730pm early ><
The smashed chicken was really nice. Crispy bits were sprinkled all over the chicken and added a nice texture to the rice. The chicken is much better than KFC and less fatty. It came with raw cabbage and cucumber which we didn't know if we should eat any of that but eventually did. Oh, we were even asked if we wanted extra chilli which we politely declined. Also on the wooden plate were two other fried tofu sides.
But the smashed duck was way better! The meat tasted more flavourful and also was so tender it fell off the bones. The same crispy sprinkle bits, fried tofus, and raw cabbage and cucumber accompanied the duck. There was kecap manis on the tables which we helped ourselves generously. The sweetness from the kecap manis and the chilli sauce elevated the smashed duck and chicken to the next level.
We also had the beef soto (soup) which was really oily! Flavours were good and rich but not the best I've had.
The satays were a little disappointing as the sauce was not the crunchy peanut paste I liked. The taste of the chicken was fine however and nicely charred.This was surprisingly a very good meal though. This place is packed with domestic helpers on the weekends so be prepared to wait a long time for a seat.
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