Hallo, it's been quite a while since the last resto review. Yes yes I've been laid back lately. But now I'm back with Publik Markette from Ismaya Group which located at Ground Floor East Mall of Grand Indonesia Mall passing through Central Department Store. The concept "Food Gallery" perhaps a little odd for me at first. Not like other restaurants the waiter will give you a menu to choose then wait for your orders. Here at Publik Markette, the waiter will give you only the drinks menu from D'Journal (did I hear cry of joy from coffee fans back there?). While waiting for the drinks to come you can grab your table number stick and bring it to the food counter where you can see and choose the food directly complete with the chef's explanation about them. After you choose wisely what to eat you can show your stick or just mention your table number to the chef, so the waiter can deliver your food as soon as they ready.

A bit clue for the place before going to the menu. I like the atmosphere here, it's a cool place to hangout for chat and a romantic place to date also. Moreover the friendly waiter who always standby around. And now let's eat ehm... head to the food tasting. There's no picture of a big feast with load of food on the table since I order then one at a time to maintain the freshness and avoid mix of tasting. Here they are...

Tomato Salami

IDR 45.000

Four slices pizza with salami and cheese on top, as tasty as it looks. Come in adequate portion to enjoy alone or together with your friends.

Mixed Pasta Bolognaise

IDR 55.000

This one is so good, penne pasta with bolognaise sauce and melted mozzarella cheese. Definitely my favorite, curious to try these menu on my kitchen someday.

Crushed Potatoes

IDR 25.000

And this is the most affordable price among the other menus, if you low on budget but want something tasty but still heavy for your meal then this is it.

Bitter Sweet Love

IDR 55.000

Dessert... After a moment of doubt I finally chose this dark chocolate based dessert. Just like the name it's a mix between bitter from dark chocolate yet still sweet enough to get your tongue to dance.

Tropical Sunrise

IDR 38.000

One of the healthy juices, the combination of greens, pineapple, cucumber, lemon and honeydew. I know it's hard to get rid of the strange feel and smell of greens in any drinks no matter what you do. So I guess this one is quite success since I still able to drink it with joy.

Mango Blush

IDR 45.000

From the Power Smoothies family we got Mango Blush, the combination of mango, passion fruit and bananas. This one is definitely good, you must try it yourself to prove my word.

Overall I enjoy my visit here, but then again I always think if I'm going out of a restaurant with a full tummy and feeling happy then it's a good restaurant and encourage me to visit again some other time. Especially Publik Markette, from what I heard they prepare different menu from day to day. Feel free to come and try at anytime. Bye for now, until my next review ^.^

It seems just like yesterday I visit the second outlet of Marugame Udon, now it already reach it's eight outlet on 15th October 2014. Within almost two years Marugame Udon has spread it's wings to every nook and cranny of Jakarta and the surround cities, even Surabaya. For the eight outlet the honor goes to Grand Indonesia which located in the center of Jakarta City. And will adding more outlets at another big cities in the future.

A brief about Marugame Udon & Tempura, a restaurant that brought the open kitchen concept, freshly cooked and self-service of udon, rice and tempura. Under the auspices of PT. Sriboga Marugame Indonesia from PT. Sriboga Group. This authentic Japanese restaurant is a franchise from Marugame Seimen. If you want to see the whole process of how the fresh udon made until it served to your tray you can check my previous post "Marugame Udon @ Gandaria City".

And now let's give another try for the menus here, perhaps many of you guys already knew and tried them before. Like before, after getting your order and pay there's a little table near the cashier to free-refill your drink. Burst eye chili, onion stalk, sesame seed, ginger and crunchy tempura crumbs (tenkatsu) also available here to add more personal taste to your dish.

Niku Udon, IDR 45.000

Udon with sukiyaki meat slices and kake dashi soup. For those who cannot bear to eat in big portion or want to eat more tempuras, this tasty light udon will suit you best.

MARUGAME UDON

Grand Indonesia

Shopping Town West Mall Level 3A

Jakarta

Finally, I have the time to write a review about Bon Chon, a chain store restaurant that came from the ginseng country, South Korea. This is not the first time I eat here, I already eat here for several time before. But for my friend, this is her first. And the branch we choose this time located at Grand Indonesia, Sky Bridge, 5th Floor. We choose this branch not by random or any particular reason beside being the middle point between my place and my friend's place (as always).

Bon Chon Chicken have one mission which is to make their authentic Korean Fried Chicken to be worldwide known. With branches throughout the world such as United States, Thailand, Philippines, Singapore, Indonesia and probably more in the future. And here's a little story behind Bon Chon's success. Honestly what is your image about fried chicken? Make you fat, unhealthy and many negative thoughts about fast foods. This is the difference between Bon Chon Chicken compare to ordinary fried chickens, by producing delicious, healthy, crispy, juicy, non greasy fried chicken in two flavors, regular and spicy. Why healthy? How? These are their answers...

Bon Chon also a good place to hangout with your friends. Wood accent decorating almost the entire place from walls and the furniture along with the colors of black and white, describing the modern minimalist concept. Free wi-fi is another plus point for this place, you can eat, sit and relax here while surfing the internet or just chatting. I personally think Bon Chon really suit for teenagers, but it doesn't meant adults are not fit here. I'm also an adult, and I always enjoy my eating experience at Bon Chon. The waitress always nice, fast service and of course delicious food, I think that's all I need for a good place to eat.

And now for the menu we tried that day are new menus from Bon Chon that released at the end of year 2013 and  called Triple Treat, consists of (Fried) Rice Bowl, Sweet Fries and Polka Drinks. I will apologize first because of my belated review (I just got back from a vacation), actually there are new menus available now at Bon Chon, they are Bibimbap and Wonderland Drinks. But I have to hold them for some other time, okay let me continue with the food review.

Sweet Chilli Rice

IDR 25.000 (before tax)

A bowl of rice, chicken bites with sweet chilli sauce and salads. The taste is almost the same with Bon Chon's regular chicken bites except the sauce. This menu was my friend's choice, for rice bowl's portion maybe not enough for men but suit us ladies.

Mango Tango

IDR 15.000 (before tax)

For the drink I chose Mango Tango from many choices of Polka Drinks. The drink itself is a combination of soda, syrup and bubbles. They come in five variant Lychee Cola, Fairly Lychee, Mango Tango, Lime Punch and Merry Berry.

Black Pepper Rice

IDR 25.000 (before tax)

Another rice bowl menu, almost the same with Sweet Chilli Rice, the only difference is the sauce I chose is black pepper. If I must recommend, I prefer black pepper sauce than sweet chilli. Ohhh, I almost forgot you can choose fried rice instead of rice for all rice bowl menus.

Sweet Fries

IDR 12.727 (before tax)

And to complete the Triple Treat that day is Sweet Fries, still same old potato fries only modified a little. Just like it's name this sidedish really suit for sweet holic, these potatoe fries come with sprinkle of sugar / caramel sauce and brown sows.

Small Mochi Ice Cream (3pcs)

IDR 15.000 (before tax)

These mochis are my favorites from Bon Chon, came with three flavors strawberry, chocolate and vanilla for the filling. Every time I visit Bon Chon, this sidedish is a must. Available on 3 packages, small (3 pcs), medium (6 pcs), and large (9 pcs). You can choose all chocolate, strawbery, vanilla or mix from those three.

Regular Spicy Chicken (4 Thighs)

IDR 39.545 (before tax)

Large Fries

IDR 15.909 (before tax)

Just ordinary potato fries, I don't have to describe more for this sidedish. Who doesn't like french fries raise your hand please? Nobody I bet. Fried chicken and fries always make a great combo, soulmate I called it.

Okay that's all the info I can provide for now, you must come and taste it for yourself to proof all I'm writing here. Relax, for Bon Chon's already spreading it's wings now, you probably don't have to go far to taste the delicious meal from Bon Chon. You can check the nearest branch at it's website, you can find the link at the end of this review. Still too lazy to go but hungry for Bon Chon's meal, you can try for the delivery option (minimum order applied). So enjoy your experience with Bon Chon now and see you until my next food review ^_^