Where to eat noodles in Jakarta<\/p>\n
JAKARTA (JP): Our new column on places to eat around the city
\nstarts with noodles as well as a whole lot more at an eatery in
\nCentral Jakarta.<\/p>\n
Bakmi Metropolitan, Jl. Dr. Satrio 275 (Casablanca), Central
\nJakarta.<\/p>\n
Open 10 a.m. - 10 p.m.<\/p>\n
What's It Got: Noodles, as to be expected from the name, but
\nthe two-page menu also includes Chinese and some European
\ndelicacies. Frog's legs, stir-fried vegetables, spaghetti, soups
\nand European style salads (for a whopping Rp 50,000 a portion)
\nare available in addition to fried rice and other staples. Beef,
\nchicken, fish and seafood are all served though pork is not.<\/p>\n
Vegetarians can dine on their various broccoli and kangkung
\nstir-fried vegetable dishes, as well as the ubiquitous tofu.<\/p>\n
For drinks, the usual range of soft drinks and beverages are
\navailable as well as local beer.<\/p>\n
Price Points: Ranges from a simple noodle soup for Rp 10,000
\nto more substantial entrees priced around Rp 20,000, plus pricey
\nsalads, including one with jellyfish!<\/p>\n
Looks: No-frills but clean, well-lit environment, with the de
\nrigeur formica tables and straight-backed chairs of unpretentious
\nChinese restaurants everywhere (but you are here to eat, right,
\nnot to muse over the interior decoration?).<\/p>\n
Service is friendly and efficient, and the staff at least give
\nyou time to think before coming over to get your order.<\/p>\n
Popular with...: Office workers from the Golden Triangle,
\nplus residents of various boardinghouses in the surrounding Karet
\nKuningan area.<\/p>\n
Taste Factor: Large heaped portions which rank high on the
\ntaste scale. Recommended dishes include chicken sauteed with
\ngreen chili (not as hot as you would expect), different types of
\nfried rice, salted fish (you can also have it made to order), fu
\nyung hai (their version is an omelet with a chicken and shrimp
\nfilling) and their broccoli sauteed with mushrooms. European
\nitems, such as spaghetti and chicken with cheese (!) were not
\navailable on the night we visited. One slight disappointment was
\nthe chicken wrapped in mushrooms, which tasted like a bland
\nversion of Hainan chicken with a few vegetables added in a bid to
\nperk it up.<\/p>\n
Minus Points: Its location, smack in the congested heart of
\nthe city. Unless you have the patience of a saint, or take
\nmasochistic pleasure in sitting in a car as traffic crawls along
\nat a meter an hour, do not try making it to the restaurant at
\nabout 6 p.m. on a weeknight.<\/p>\n
Its wall-to-ceiling glass front can also be a bit
\ndisconcerting, leading to the uneasy feeling that you are
\nmunching away in a fishbowl as most of the city's population
\nsaunters by (but there are corner tables, or you can always sit
\nwith your back to the entrance).<\/p>\n
Verdict: Fine for those interested in a good meal, at a spick-
\nand-span location (everything is relative though) but do not wish
\nto pay high dining prices. (brc)<\/p>",
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