Chef Yang Daan Mogot Baru

Discount 50% always make me wanna try new food ,even if its location is quite faraway. With my 400k (bought only 198k) worth voucher, i brought my family to Chef Yang, a chinese restaurant located at Daan Mogot Baru, near Mal Matahari there, besides KFC Coffee there. Must say it's not a good location to go commercial, i think their targets are the residents inside Daan Mogot Baru and Citra Garden.

As you can see the place is quite nice from outside, and inside too when i entered the restaurant. Spacey and so eclectic, good interior with horse statue and cherry blossom tree at the center of the room. They have direct access door  to KFC, and this resto actually has second floor which is more private,but it's closed. maybe when we came it's not crowded at all,just 3 customers there. Thats why they need to promote via Living Social (daily deals website),good decision because i tried this place knowing from that website too.

Seeing the menu, i can say the innovation is negative, so many menu with the same sauce,such as lemon sauce chicken,lemon sauce beef,lemon sauce fish..well make more sauce please... So with my 400k voucher, i order quite a lot menu because the price here is quite reasonable,around 20-40k something. The have 4 variants of dimsum: hakau,somay,chasiopao, and chicken feet. I order everything in menu,you can see the table is full. he waitress is kind, they help me in order to my orders not exceed than 400k..Nice!

Full table

Kailan Garlic,Little Yang,Cheese Ravioli, Chasiopao,Hakau,Sapo Tahu,Spring Roll

Soy milk in Little Yang package

This is what i order & the real price:
Sweet n Sour chicken 31.818
Orange Fish 31818
Vegetable delight 22727
Sapo Tahu Alacarte 22727
Braised beancurd 22727
Kailan Garlic 18181
Chow mein 18181
3 plate Dimsum Hakau 46362
Siomay 15454
Fungjeow(chicken feet) 15454
Cheese Ravioli (pangsit) 9090
2 Spring Roll@3pcs 18180
Shrimpbag 13636
2 Nestea 16 oz 16362 (they served with plastic glass like a fast food,oh so bad)
Little Yang 22727 (i like this package, rice top with mayo fried chicken,soymilk, and mango cream)

The taste is quite so so,nothing special much, but with the reasonable price and good ambience, i definitely will come back!
FYI: They have egg tart 9k/piece,and you have to try the mango cream, delicious!
http://www.chefyang.co.id/index.php/id/menuposts/25/Mango-Cream


Daan Mogot
Jl. Tampak Siring Raya No. 4
Perumahan Daan Mogot Baru 11840
Kalideres - Jakarta Barat
Next to KFC
(021) 290 28995

Seafood at Pondok Laguna

clockwise: Tahu Kipas-Gurame Saus Thai-Kelapa Muda-Cumi bakar

For my Grandpa 78th birthday, my big family decide to have some new restaurants, rutinity of dimsum make them choose Pondok Laguna as the one this year. Because of the rush, i didnt capture the ambience of the place, so just let me describe it. This restaurant logo is a huge fish with text Pondok Laguna above, so if you pass the road you will notice. The traditional style is interior in this restaurant. We pick the 1st floor, i think such a big mistake because the weather is  so hot and the fan here cant win the heat. We ate with pouring sweat whole over body. I suggest if you come her before sunsets, you must pick the second floor, there's a private room with air conditioner.
The menu book has no price unfortunately. So you must ask when you order.
Well for the food, i rate overall 7 of 10.  Thanks for the Tahu Kipas that is so delicious with mixed vegetables and big prawn, so crunchy but tasty. I by myself ate 4 Tahu. FYI 1 portion=4 fried tahu kipas.
As for the Gurame Saus Thai,  taste great but not unique. And the squid-cumi bakar- was so tough to chew.
We also ordered Fried Squid/Cumi Goreng Tepung, Kale/Kangkung, Fish Head Curry, Grilled Chicken, Kepa/Kerang Kepa, Karedok, and Satay.. Unfortunately again no picture because when the food came, my family  was in quick action to grab the food..:D
Thanks Grandpa... Happy Birthday!

The Birthday Cake from Harvest, the staff mispelled the GRANDPA

Pondok Laguna Restaurant
 Jalan Batu Tulis Raya St. No. 45
Kebon Kelapa Village, Gambir District
Central Jakarta City, 10120 
ph: 021-3459991 // 021-3841958