Wonderland Hong Kong Barbeque & Noodle (Kelapa Gading)

First of all, thanks to Boss for making Monday a holiday to replace Christmas holiday which falls on Sunday. Hahaha...it rarely happens so I'm really grateful~ This way I get to have brother sister's bonding time lunch with le bro...it's something that doesn't happen really often lately due to clashed schedules...LOL!

So yeah...few days ago le bro mentioned that he spotted new "Wonderland" shop nearby. Much closer compared to the main one (Which is also located nearby). Since it was one of our favourite shop for Roasted Pork Belly, we decided to give the new shop a try!~

WONDERLAND 2

Hongkong Barbeque & Noodle

Jl. Raya Gading Permai Blok K1 No. 3

Kelapa Gading - Jakarta Utara

Phone : 0896 4496 7909 / 0878 8382 2801

Opening hours : 09.00 - 19.00

Wonderland 2

Wonderland 2 Interior

One thing that differs this place from the other place is shown on the picture above. Can you guess what it is? Hint: Find the Roasted Pork! LOLOLOLOL~

As you can see on the lower left of the picture above, they re-fry their roasted pork before serving them to customers. At first, I do have my portion of doubt upon hearing the words "re-fry". From my countless experience of "re-fry", it always leave the food to taste like "yesterday's food" (Different and not nice).

However, it wasn't the case for the "re-fry" done at this shop. I don't know why and how but for sure it makes the Roasted Pork Belly becomes WARM and CRISPYYYY!!!

Wonderland 2 Interior

Wonderland 2 Menu & Price List

Since I've just woke up and not up for big portion, I opted for their "Nasi Campur Biasa" which costs IDR 40k (p/s: Even the "Biasa" also generous in amount la...guarantee full one!). Reasonable price I'd say. Since all 3 items (Roasted Chicken, Roasted Pork Belly & Char Siu) also tasted good. Where else you can find all items within a plate also tasted good? Rare! *coughs*

OH! With their Roasted Pork Belly reigns supreme against the other two dishes of course...*winks*

According to their waiter, the only difference between "Nasi Campur Biasa" and "Nasi Campur Special" is the existence of Roasted Duck in "Nasi Campur Special". No comment for their Roasted Duck since it's been awhile since I last tasted theirs. I've forgotten it's taste...*slapped*

Nasi Campur Biasa IDR 40k

Too bad their "Nasi Hainam" wasn't ready/not available when we came. So have to make do with the plain rice. Definitely go for their "Nasi Hainam" to experience the true joy of eating "Nasi Campur"!

Roasted Chicken, Roasted Pork Belly, Char Siu

Erm...although the Roasted Chicken doesn't look that pretty on the picture, I personally think it's pretty good in terms of taste. Wasn't the best but wasn't the worst either. Plus point for it being well marinated that it does have taste even down to the last bits. Salty in a good way. Oh...it tasted fresh and have the right kind of firmness...In case you like firm one compared to smooth slightly uncooked one which you often seen in a Steamed Chicken Dish.

Char siu is ok ok. Pretty much the same mark as I'd give to their Roasted Chicken. Ok kind of firmness and they're all lean meat. No fatty parts! If you enjoy lean meat then you'll love this. But as I'm a fan of juicy caramelized charsiu over full lean meat, So it's only an OK from me.

What about their Salted Veggie Soup? Hmm...to be honest it's plain. If you love Salted Veggie Soup so much I'd recommend getting them at BUANA 94 (Cafe Tenda Apartment Wisma Gading Permai) instead. They serve delicious Salted Veggie with Pork Ribs!! (p/s: sometimes the pork tasted like yesterday's pork though...it's luck based. But soup wise it seems like their taste proven consistent throughout the many times I've tasted them)

Last but not least, the main reason that keeps us bro and sis keep coming for more...their DELICIOUS ROASTED PORK BELLY! I'd give away my boiled egg and the other two on my plate but never for the Roasted Pork Belly! LOLOLOLOL...NEVER!! It's WARM...It's CRISPY...It's TASTY!!! Definitely give this one a priority to try if you ever come to this place! It's one of my favourite~~

Promo Natal, Tahun Baru & Imlek

I'll end this post with a poster image of some promo they're having...In case you're interested you can try contacting them for the food shown above...Was it called "Nasi Tumpeng"??? It's my first time seeing pork themed "Nasi Tumpeng". Was it a new thing or did it existed even way back then?

Anway, hope in some way I've contributed "new" place to try out...lolololol...Considered as new if you've never been to their main branch la...*coughs*

Have an awesome day!

Washoku Sato (Kelapa Gading)

WASHOKU SATO

Mall Of Indonesia GF Lobby 7

Jl. Raya Boulevard, Kelapa Gading, Jakarta Utara 14240

Phone : (021) 2452 1980

Entrance

Cashier

Promo Banner

Both bro and I have been craving for steamboat since months ago. Anything soup-y la. So we've been keeping our eyes and ears for any place serving decent steamboat. That's when he came across this family restaurant called "Washoku Sato". A newly opened restaurant in Mall of Indonesia, who offered a nice "All You Can Eat Shabu - Shabu" deal of Pay 1 for 2! Sugoiiii~~~~

Claimed as the largest chains of Japanese Family Restaurant with 197 branches spread across Japan, we were excited to give it a try! From what I know, they've opened their first restaurant's branch here in Jakarta. But they're far from where I am...So if their other branches are closer to you, you can give it a try there!

WASHOKU SATO

Central Park 1st Floor No. 118 - 119

Phone : (021) 2920 0232

Waiting area

Queued for awhile as there's a number of people ahead of us who were also waiting to be seated. Maybe they're interested in the offer too! Hahaha...

Interior

The interior for this place were pretty much the same as any other Japanese restaurants that I've been to. Quite cozy coz it wasn't noisy that day. 

All You Can Eat Shabu - Shabu Menu

Their Shabu - Shabu is separated into 2 different range: Sato Shabu for the price of IDR 158k and Sato Shabu Premium for the price of IDR 188k. The only difference about these two choices are the numbers of options (food to choose from). With Sato Sabu offering a variety of 31 different menu and Premium leading at 80!

I'd recommend going for the premium one as the price difference is not much. With just a slight difference in price you get to enjoy a variety of 80 menus. Good deal...yes?

Choices you get for SATO SHABU

Choices you get from choosing SATO SHABU PREMIUM
(31 menu from Sato Shabu + additional 49 menu)

Terms and Conditions

Please read on the terms and conditions above as this place is a little bit different compared to other "all you can eat" restaurants. Especially their time limit of 1 and 30 minutes and that you can only make your order during the first one hour.

On a side note, Washoku Sato serve ala-carte menu too...In case you're not in the mood for Shabu - Shabu but wanted to eat their ala - carte instead. Anyway, after choosing which of the two choices you'd like to go for, you get to choose two soup base.

Choices of soup base :

Chanko Soup (Dashi or chicken broth soup base)

Katsuo Soup (Bonito Broth)

Konbu Soup (Kelp)

Pirikara Soup (Hot & Spicy)

Sukiyaki (A mixture of sake, soy sauce, sugar, mirin and dashi)

Sorry if I make any mistakes on the soup explanation. The descriptions are based solely on what I know. And so Bro ended up with Chanko Soup while I went for their Konbu Soup. Why Konbu? Coz I'm a big fans of Gintama's Kagura and she happened to eat Konbu alot. FML for having anime affecting my choices of food in real life. HAHAHA!

Starter Set comes with this 3

Love the details on the mushroom and flowers!

"Australian Rib-eye Beef" Fresh and juicy!

"US Short Plate Beef" These are good too!

CHANKO SOUP (LEFT) KONBU SOUP (RIGHT)

As it was pretty late and I only ate a lil bit in the afternoon as I'm busy with work (no time for lunch)...so at the end I just toss everything inside the bowl. That's why you see those meat lying inside instead of dipping them...LOL!

I didn't try bro's Chanko Soup. So I don't know how to explain the taste in details. Plus there's no spoon and I don't know why are we not asking for any spoon. Perhaps too shy to ask coz we saw none of the table have spoon on their table. LOL! Didn't get to taste my own Konbu Soup too. But from eating my veggies and such I can say that the soup is refreshing and light! In my opinion these soup gives off a feeling of "HEALTHY" soup!

Dipping sauce and such
(With missing Pirikara Miso which I wanted to try so much!)

For your info they'll give you a sheet of papers with names of foods that you can choose from for you to tick and order. Each order with the max. order of 10 items. And so here comes our choice of food!

2 sets of Nigiri Sushi Sakura

This is our fav! All three were soooo GOOD! Especially the salmon! So fresh and milky~ Not to forget that the size of the sushi rice is just perfect! It fits in the mouth! HAHAHA~~

Dashimaki Tamago

Salmon Skin Fry

Tried only one of this and I find it to be crispy, hard, dry and tasteless. But according to bro who ate all of them, some of it were good. Especially those with some of the meats.

Pirikara Tori Kaarage

I like this one! Juicy and fresh! Though to be picky I love the one sold at Ippeke Komachi better. The one sold there were more flavorful. Flavorful as in that it was well marinated.

More servings on Nigiri Sushi Sakura + Gunkan Sushi

Salmon Kushikatsu & Potato Cheese

Don't be deceived by its pale look. These were good! They did a good job with these two. Not overcooked and I love how the cheese melts~

Fruit Salad

Peach Kakigori

Finally I tried Kakigori!!! Had been seeing them in J-Dorama and animes but never actually tried them in real life. And so they are shaved iced poured with syrups! Super sweet! Hahaha

Matcha Ice

Dunno why this one tasted so perfume-y. But it gets better the longer you ate them! Hahaha...simply magical!

Bill

Above are the lists of the food that we ordered. Minus the crab stick and Chawan Mushi which they missed serving it to us. Both also the one I ordered! HAHAHA! Why la...but it's a blessing in disguise since we were full at that time. However I'd love to try their Chawan Mushi as it's a must food for me to eat in every Japanese restaurant! Hehe...

Don't ask me why there's Wafu Miso beside the Ice Ocha...I have no idea either. Hahaha...anyway this dinner costs us IDR 234.2k with tax and service charge included. Ocha too! Twice the current price once the promo ended which it has. Worth the price I would say~ So...what you'd say? Wanna give it a try? *winks*

Shao Kao (Kelapa Gading)

SHAO KAO

(Boulevard Raya LA6/16, Kelapa Gading, Jakarta Utara)

Phone: 0812 8211 3939
- Non - Halal -

If previous years we were "invaded" by Ramen, this year we have Chinese Street Skewers! It's slowly mushrooming everywhere! IMO it's pretty similar to LOK LOK (skewered food dipped into a boiling pot and served with varieties of sauce).

Situated just across Mall Kelapa Gading, in between of KFC and NAV, we have Shao Kao! They served Chinese Street Style Skewers. Heard they have another branch in PIK too. In case you're living close to PIK, you can opt to visit their shop at:

SHAO KAO PIK BRANCH

(Ruko Cordoba, Blok F No. 6, Bukit Golf Mediterania, Jl. Marina Indah Raya, Pantai Indah Kapuk, Jakarta Utara)

Shao Kao Kelapa Gading Branch

Menu

Aside from skewers, Shao Kao offered a number of other dishes such as Fried Rice, Fried Pork, Fried Chicken etc. In case them skewers can't make your stomach fully full. They served a variety of beers too to accompany your skewers. Though I ended up with Es Teh Manis (Iced Sweet Tea) since I only drink alcoholic beverages only if I have to. LOL!

Anyway...Let's go to their main!

SKEWERS!

Varieties of skewers to choose from

This is the place where you can pick your choice of skewers. You pick whatever you want and place them onto the food tray that the waiter/waitress hold for you. After you're done, they'll ask if you wanted it fully cooked or whatever your preferences is.

Some of the food ordered on that day

Food presentation wise was pretty good. Quite mouth watering la! You see that "sprinkled powder" on top? Super appetizing ok! Dunno if it's because I'm omega hungry at that time or not...Coz honestly I was too hungry till can't manage to hold myself from eating before capturing pictures for you all to see. *slapped*

Surprisingly, my fave from this place would be their Shimeji Mushroom! So juicy...crispy? You can feel that both the sauce and the Shimeji Mushroom blends really well! I'd say give it a try!

Broccoli was good. Cooked just right and given the right amount of sauce. Mantou was ok. Could've been better. It was crispy but the texture inside was quite hard. Like Pao that's been left on the plate for hours. That kind of texture. Maybe coz it's frozen food...I don't know...Maybe I should've opted for the plain Mantou. Maybe they're softer on the inside and crunchy on the outside...Tell me if it is! Chicken meat was good. Pretty juicy! Baby potatoes? Tad more to raw side. So nope for me! Chicken Skin and Pork Belly can be good. If only the meat on the end of the skewers aren't overcooked. Coz the one we got were overcooked on its end part. It became super crunchy to the point you can't taste the meat that much la. Although the meat were gradually tasted better towards the inner part! Shiitake Mushroom? Not much to comment...Taste like Shiitake Mushroom...Hahaha.

Interior

The downside of this place is that they don't state the price of each food (Except for the food stated on the menu). It can leave people with budget wondering how many they should take. LOL!!! But afraid not coz here I am to give you all budget eaters the rough cost. Still affordable I'd say! Hehehe...

Below are the food ordered and the price of each items:

- 2 Nasi Putih (White Rice) Rp. 5.000 /each

- 1 Es Teh Manis (Iced Sweet Tea) Rp. 5.000 /each

- 1 Es Teh (Iced Tea) Rp. 5.000 /each

- 1 Kentang (Baby Potato) Rp. 4.000 /each

- 1 Brokoli (Broccoli) Rp. 6.000 /each

- 1 Daging Ayam (Chicken meat) Rp. 6.000 /each

- 1 Jamur Shimeji (Shimeji Mushroom) Rp. 6.500 /each

- 1 Jamur Shitake (Shiitake Mushroom) Rp. 6.500 /each

- 2 Kulit Ayam (Chicken Skin) Rp. 6.000 /each

- 1 Mantou isi Ayam (Mantou w/Minced Chicken Fillings) Rp. 6.000 /each

- 3 Samcan Babi (Pork Belly) Rp. 9.000 /each

Total was:

Rp. 94.000 + Rp. 9.400 (10% Tax) = Rp. 103.400

See? Affordable right?

Lastly before ending this post, I'm going to share another good point from this place! See if you can spot what it is by looking at the photo below or not! Don't cheat and scroll down for answers ok!

PLUG SOCKETS!!

So did you spot it? I just LOVEEE places that provides plug sockets! Convenient much! They have them almost at every table~ I think this place is suitable for those who wanted to eat light snacks while chit-chatting...(Be it with your colleagues, friends, etc.)

Ikan Nila Pak Ugi

Last night, both bro and I went to a nearby shop famous for their Tilapia fish dishes. To be honest I am quite picky when it comes to food especially fishes. I just can't eat anything which look cute or scary. When it's too cute, I feel bad eating it and when it's too scary, I have no appetite to eat it.

So in this case it's totally a no-no for stingray and alot of other fishes! I remembered clearly on how someone nice ever spoon fed me a slice of stingray meat coz she feels that it's delicious and wanted me to have some. Not knowing what fish it is since it's not in its original state, I ate it and think that it was good. However once I know the truth, I never touched that fish ever again no matter how tasty it tasted. Yes...choosy I am!

Therefore when it comes to Tilapia...I, too, hesitated a lil bit at first when bro mentioned the name. However, I can't decide on what to eat last night. So yea...I give it a shot. All I know was the fact that I am practicing the power of self-denying in which I told myself that it was my favourite fish (pomfret).

Bro's fried Tilapia

My grilled Tilapia

Superb Chilli

"Kerupuk"

"Lalap"

Conclusion, I find the fish meat to be in generous amount and tasted good. Other than that I must stressed on its chilli! So far it's the best chilli ever for the category of nearby shops. LOL! Would definitely come again just because I'm in love with the chilli.

一难忘的一晚

HAPPY BIRTHDAY HWEE YEEN

3 January 2008


Was lucky to have the birthday girl to fetch me.
Followed by Hee and Fang Fang.

Then we went to McD to have lunch together.
There we were able to meet YY's long awaited darling.
I repeat again...
Darling oh...not YY's Dear Dear...*winks*
As always...
Nonsense is in the air.
Laughter are part of the seasonings.

Soon,
we bid farewell to each other...

That's the end of the story...

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Ha-Ha-Ha

Not yet lah!

And so,
we moved on to our mission.

Buying the items such as fruits and etc.

It was a fun journey.
Without realizing,
finally i've reached Hwee Yeen's house for the 3rd time in my life.
Am counting and still counting~

Princess of the day cooking

Sell fruit uncle

Sell Yong Tau Foo auntie

Uncle moves business to selling fried chicken

3 bunnies and 2 girl

Max, Dreamie and "must-be" Fang's hand

Ming Yao helping's hand

The Happy Man and The Man

What's the title to this??

Finally 21 year old woman

Act cute pose

Inside the house

People gathered

Focusing on a box called TV

Outdoor

Complimentary colour

Max and "high" YY

I sense some danger here.
Yuan Hooi really have to make sure YY not going to play three wood.

Enough of the CNN,
We move back to our main road...

After the long chit chatting and eating,
we went to MRR2.

Flash makes us look dark

Hyper Max and friends...LoL

Odd pose

Moi, Hee, Max

Us

Us again

Us again and again

Sexy back for visual purpose only~

So after a short walk in MRR2,
we went back to Yeen's house.
There we have the birthday cake~Coffee Flavored Cake

From here on,
the camera has ran out of memory.
So disappointed.
But i guess someone will update on this.
So guess it's ok.

Happy Birthday Mama!!!
June we can go casino together gether lor!
Hahaha...

Talk as if we are "casino"holic...
Wakakakakaka...