Time-honored traditions at Bi Bet restaurant<\/p>\n
JAKARTA (JP): Sundanese food offers some of the best of
\nIndonesian traditional cuisine. Recommended eateries offering
\nsuch food are numerous. Ratu Kuring on Jl. Buncit Raya, Jl.
\nMampang Prapatan and Sari Kuring on Jl. Melawai, in Kebayoran
\nBaru, both in southern Jakarta. But there is one Sundanese
\nrestaurant that offers even cheaper prices than either of the
\nabove places.<\/p>\n
Bi Bet Warung, Jl. Kemang Raya no. 90 A South Jakarta; Phone:
\n7181007 or 7180859; (across the road from Jimbani Cafe). Bi Bet
\nstands for Bibi Beti (Auntie Beti) who owns the eatery and who
\nhails from Bandung, West Java.<\/p>\n
Open: 10 a.m. - 10 p.m. It is busiest at lunchtime.<\/p>\n
What's It Got: Various kinds of Sundanese dishes such as pepes
\n(steamed chicken, fish, egg, or tofu wrapped in banana leaves),
\nnasi timbel (rice wrapped in banana leaves), karedok (uncooked
\nvegetables stirred with peanut salad dressing), soto Bandung
\n(clear soup consisting of soybeans, minced meat, and radishes),
\nsayur asem (sour vegetable soup), and lalap (uncooked vegetables
\nserved with chilli sauce) including jengkol and pete beans.<\/p>\n
Various kinds of fried food; banana, pineapple, jackfruit,
\nfried rice, chicken, fish, salty fish, tofu, tempeh, various
\nparts of the cow -- babat (tripe),usus (intestine), lidah
\n(tongue), limpa (spleen).<\/p>\n
Sundanese desserts; colenak (fermented cassava covered with
\nliquid palm sugar and shredded coconut), urap buah segar (fresh
\nmixed fruit covered with liquid palm sugar and shredded coconut),
\nserabi manis (sweet pancake), kolak (banana or taro boiled with
\npalm sugar and santan (coconut milk), tape ketan (fermented
\nsticky rice wrapped in banana leaves) are available.<\/p>\n
All the usual soft drinks, beverages and Sundanese beverages;
\nbandrek (boiled palm sugar and water, stewed with peanuts, ginger
\nand coconut), bajigur (boiled coconut extract, ginger and palm
\nsugar), es cendol, es cincau hitam are also available.<\/p>\n
Price Points: Cheaper than most well-known Sundanese
\nrestaurants in Jakarta. Pepes costs around Rp 2,000 to Rp 7,000,
\nnasi timbel for Rp 2,650, nasi timbel komplit (a package of nasi
\ntimbel) at Rp 12,450 is on offer, soto Bandung for Rp 4,950,
\nkaredok at Rp 2,950, fried gurame fish for Rp 29,500 (the most
\nexpensive dish on the one-page menu), fried rice for Rp 8,650.
\nAll the beverages are priced around Rp 1,200 to Rp 5,250,
\ndesserts are between Rp 2,750 and Rp 3,750.<\/p>\n
Looks: Bi Bet looks like a traditional Sundanese house. Its
\ntwo dining rooms are set in a traditional atmosphere. The wooden
\nchairs and tables are all in the traditional Sundanese furniture
\nstyle.<\/p>\n
Piles of bricks serve as the floor with wooden walls painted
\nin natural colors. Landscape paintings and animal sculptures line
\nthe top of the wall.<\/p>\n
There are many interesting Sundanese style hand-made household
\nobjects on each table such as a cempor (kerosene lamp), an
\nashtray, a tissue box and a glass jar.<\/p>\n
Typical warung (streetside eatery) features are also found,
\nsuch as a row of glass jars storing rangginang (crackers made of
\ndried sticky rice) on a long table in front of the minibar.<\/p>\n
Efficient service and a warm welcome from waiters wearing
\nbatik trousers are other positive points. Do not worry about
\ntoilets, air-conditioners and public telephones. Bi Bet takes
\ncare of these public utilities.<\/p>\n
Popular with...: Workers from Jl. Kemang, office and retail
\nstaff along Pangeran Antasari, Jl. Sultan Iskandarsyah as well as
\nresidents from the surrounding Mampang area.<\/p>\n
Taste Factor: Bi Bet truly understands how to make delicacies
\nthat can satisfy the Sundanese tongue. Recommended dishes are the
\ndelicious fish and tofu pepes, a basket of fresh lalap, hot
\nsambal and a timbel that has the typical smell of banana leaves.
\nA small portion of Bi Bet's fried rice and appetizing soto
\nBandung could be a worthy alternative choice.<\/p>\n
Minus Points: Don't complain about Bi Bet's parking area when
\nit is busy because it can only accommodate three cars.
\nUnfortunately, this otherwise romantic place for dinner has damp
\nbatik table cloths, dusty chairs and damp walls.<\/p>\n
Verdict: Cheap prices, delicious pepes, and a romantic place.
\nBi Bet is an authentic Sundanese traditional eatery, suitable for
\na family or group party (available for 80 people) for either
\nlunch or dinner. (Deni Putri)<\/p>",
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