Ayam Tulang Lunak Hayam Wuruk at Senopati

Ayam Tulang Lunak Hayam Wuruk is one of the classic Indonesian restaurants where you can find in multiple spots in Jakarta. The place is famous for its chicken that has been cooked in a pressure cooker and made it soft to the bone, that you can even eat it without hassle. It's been such a long time since I last eat their food and just randomly decides to go here with my brother and my mom. Once we ordered the food out of their menu, we then wait... and wait... and wait. We visited after lunch hour finishes and the service was super slow. Even one of our order is missed out. Bummer.

Ayam Presto Madu Wijen (IDR 25.300)
This is a sweet blend of honey, soy sauce, and sesame seeds. You can pick the cut of chicken you would prefer. This one is a tasty chicken, grilled after it is steamed in the pressure cooker. I wish it would've been sweeter and glazier so there were more sauce included in the dish.

Tahu Goreng (IDR 12.000)

Perkedel Jagung
Deep fried corn fritter with shallots, green onions and other spices. The fritter was pretty sweet and the outer layer was partially crispy. It got to our table pretty warm but we finished it pretty quickly nonetheless.

Ayam Presto Telur Asin (IDR 25.300)
My favorite variant of sauce for the chicken as it is most savory and generous with the sauce. The fried chicken is drizzled with salted egg yolk sauce that is cooked until it is frothy. This particular chicken was fried prior to being poured with the sauce. The best option for its flavor and uniqueness. You can also have a duck variant paired this particular sauce, but I'm not sure whether the duck is also cooked tender to the bone.

Nasi Putih (IDR 7.700)

Plecing Kangkung (IDR 18.700)

My favorite side dish but took the longest to make (as I said before that this order was forgotten). The greens were served upon a hotplate and the stir-fry has a good amount of spiciness. 

The size of the restaurant is plenty for a lot of people and can cater many seats on their service but the service is a bit disappointing. I really wish that the restaurant would improve as they are located in a pretty competitive local culinary spot and I wish they prevail against others but they have to improve their service. As for the price, it is pretty affordable and would even be cheaper if you buy them in a set. The decor was minimal with multiple painting and they have pretty good parking spot.  I hope this would encourage local dining to further improve their quality, recognizing its potentials and having their competitive advantage in locality and good signature flavors.

Ayam Tulang Lunak Hayam Wuruk

Jl. Gunawarman 47

Kebayoran Baru

South Jakarta

+6221 7234112

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The Halal Bro's at Southbox, Prapanca

Southbox is a new food venue around Prapanca area. I've been pretty curious about this and I finally visit this place during lunch time. Like all 'it' food venues today, most shops doesn't open the afternoon until late night. Bummer. Thankfully some of the vendors still open but there were only one or two of those, so I finally decide just to try out some food from The Halal Bro's. I have high expectation for the adaptation of halal rice in Jakarta ever since I tried its original in New York City. The one I had back in New York were SUUUUPER GOOD. I still crave for it every now and then, so I'm pretty happy that businesses were trying to recreate the flavor of The Halal Guys' gyro over rice platter consisting of either chicken, gyro and/or falafel on top of a bed of rice. So there I went to try The Halal Bro's take on this.

Chicken and Lamb Over Rice (IDR 58.000)

The Halal Bro's does not promise a copy of the original menu from The Halal Guys. This particular bowl consists of seasoned rice with spices topped with diced chicken, cuts of mutton, a few slices of roti canai and then topped with the white sauce and red sauce that were of a resemblance to The Halal Guys' original menu but the gyro were replaced with canai instead. The dish was served hot, and we were also given a packet of each barbecue sauce and flaming sauce. The flavor reminisces a döner, yet a tangy one -- maybe it is also due to the fact that this dish is also served with cherry tomatoes as well as shredded cabbage and carrots.

The flaming sauce really gives a kick of spiciness to the dish. The mix of all sauces makes this dish a bit more sour and cuts all its richness. The chicken although were dry it is pretty good while the mutton was harder to bite into. The slices of canai got a bit cold when we eat it so I cannot say much -- it doesn't add or change anything from this dish really. This version by The Halal Bro's is a good mix of Middle Eastern flavors, but the flavor is not similar to The Halal Guys. The portion were good for one yet I cannot really determine whether the pricing is a good deal.

 

Nutella Wrap (IDR 18.000)

This is not exactly a 'wrap' but this dish is soooo good! The dessert consist of a sheet of roti canai right off the pan that has been topped with a good amount of Nutella spread, then is folded into two, cut into bite-sized pieces and topped with vanilla ice cream. For the price you get a good dessert portion that tastes so sweet and very refreshing, especially considering we had it in the midst of a sunny Jakarta afternoon. Would go back just for this dessert, really.

It would be unfair to keep on comparing this to its original but that's the consequence they had to take in taking a twist on such a brand. I would say they serve good food for what they are and the limited menu doesn't stop them from delivering good food. But if you're really eager to have some legit Halal Guys' food into your mouth just be patient as they are opening up an international branch in Jakarta soon. As for The Halal Bro's just give it a try to get a taste to the growing trend of their main dish and tell me what you think! Available during day, very convenient for those of you who want to decide Southbox earlier in the day.

P.S. Yes, I will try that one other establishment in Senayan.

The Halal Bro's

Southbox

Jl. Prapanca Raya No. 18

South Jakarta

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