Hachi – Hachi @ Tunjungan Plaza – Surabaya April 17, 2012

hachi - hachi bistro @ Tunjungan Plaza, Surabaya (pic by: hikaruRKB)

Three words to express this place :

I Loveeeeeee Hachi-hachi!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Hehehehehehe.. I already want to make a review about foods at here. I have some menus that I love. One is Spicy Stir Noodle and Dragon Roll Sushi. And I think it will be added with this Tower Sushi. I also love their Cold/Hot Green Tea.

Chopstick cover of Hachi-hachi (pic by: hikaruRKB)

So, I can say that this place will be one of my favorite place. Although the place is crowded yet the atmosphere still okay. Not like in XO Cuisine Express that I already mentioned before. The service also good. So far, I don’t have anything to complain about this place. The price kinda bit expensive yet still affordable. It will be started from IDR. 30,000. I also already made a review about sushi hana. For the atmosphere maybe I will like Sushi Hana yet this place also not that bad. I still can enjoy my sushi comfortable.

So, let’s make a review about my favorite foods and beverage at this place.

Cold Green Tea @ Hachi-hachi, Tunjungan Plaza (pic by: hikaruRKB)

I hate bitter drink or food. But at Hachi-hachi, the bitterness is not that bad for their green tea. It taste good and somehow if you can make me love something that I hate, so it means totally good. Yeah I know, taste will come out differently for many people yet my friend told me (usually) if I said something good but actually I don’t like that food/drink so it means its good. Hahahahahaha….. So, I love their cold green tea. Even the hot one too.

Dragonroll Sushi @ Hachi - Hachi , Tunjungan Plaza (pic by: hikaruRKB)

This sushi maybe will become my youngest brother, Rendy, favorite too. He doesn’t like sushi since he hates raw food. But for the dragonroll sushi, it is not raw and inside it they put crab stick (fried one), mayonnaise butter, cucumber and on the top they put tobiko (fish egg the raw one yet it still delicious) and crunchy thingy from flour and some seasonings. This dragonroll tastes awesomely good!

spicy stirred noodle @hachi-hachi, Tunjungan Plaza (pic by: hikaruRKB)

This one is onemust-item that you must try at Hachi-hachi. The portion quite big so you can eat it for two people. It taste kinda spicy yet you can ask the waiter/waitress to tell the chef to made it not so spicy if you can’t handle one.

For the next one isTower Sushi. It is a raw sushi. If you don’t like raw fish or anything like that, don’t try it.

But for me, it taste good! Awesomely good!

The salmon not tastes fishy and it is so fresh.

When you eat it, somehow, you want it more and more. Too bad they only give us 6 pieces. Hahahahaha…

For the sauce, it taste great! They put some lemongrass into japanese ketchup. Love it!

You must try it for sure!

It is worthy to try it!

Wow… I think I already put many foods for this restaurant. Hahahaha.. It means this place is good! Awesomely good, I think!

Tower Sushi @ Hachi-hachi, Tunjungan Plaza (pic by: hikaruRKB)

Hmmmmm… I already became their customer evangelisht then

! Hahahahaha..

So, just try this place and prove it by yourself.

-Biring-

Chicken Grilled Bento @ Chubo – Chubo Restaurant – Galaxy Mall, Surabaya

Chicken Grill @ Chubo - Chubo , Galaxy Mall, Surabaya

Chicken is always be a good optional for anyone who loves meat. It is easy to eat and no worries about the fat than beef or pork. Chicken is one of my top 5 meats that I love. That is why, I’m totally adore any places that could make me eat vegetables like I eat meats. So, maybe the review mostly talk about the meats at this WordPress. Hahahaha….

In Galaxy Mall, Surabaya, at their food court, you can find this Chubo – Chubo Restaurant . This restaurant has a japanese concept. They have many bentos’ menu and some snacks that from Japan. The price also affordable. For the food, it will be started from IDR. 15,000. The place is small yet the taste of food also great. One of my favorite will be this chicken grilled bento. With IDR. 23,000 you already get this menu.

Chicken Grilled Bento @ Chubo - Chubo (pic by: hikaruRKB)

It taste good and the value with the price is equal. So, you can try it if you want to.

-Biring-

XO Cuisine Express Food Experience

Now, I will make a review for the food at XO Cuisine Express. Although I don’t like the atmosphere, I think for the foods they have a good taste for them. So, you can try it for sure. These are my favorites when I tried their menu so far.

Mie Bebek XO Cuisine Express (pic by: hikaruRKB)

I’m not a duck lover. Somehow if they cook the duck not appropriate,  the taste will be fishy. I hate it. That’s why I preferred chicken than duck. Only few places that I found good for their duck recipe. One of it is this XO Cuisine Express. Yeah, it should be delicious since the price also good too. Hahahahahaha.. It tasted crunchy and savory. The broth for this Mie Bebek XO Cuisine Express (literally in English called XO Cuisine Express Duck Noodle )is somehow good too yet I ate it without the broth.  The noodle also good. It is well cooked and not over-cooked. Somehow, if the over-cooked the steam noodle, it will taste terrible. So, overall, I like this food.

Blackpepper Beef XO Cuisine Express (pic by: hikaruRKB)

The other menu that I like is this Daging Sapi Lada Hitam XO . It’s awesomely good! Taste right and spices amount also precisely correct. Hehehehe.. I’m a black pepper beef lover. And you must try this one at XO Cuisine Express. It is so delicious and the meat is tender. I like it!

There two others menu which is Ayam Goreng Wijen and there is Udang Mayonais . But I kinda don’t like it. The Ayam Goreng Wijen (Sesame Fried Chicken) is too small chicken inside the fried flour. And it’s expensive for much fried flour with small chicken inside it! For half chicken, you will pay more less for IDR. 50.000 before tax. And for the Udang Mayonais (Mayonnaise Shrimp), the taste for the mayonnaise kinda too sweet. I was thinking it is as a honey shrimp. (-_-)”

And the crackers with it kinda hard to bite. It makes my jaw hurt. Hahahaha..

Maybe because of the places are too crowded so they could not give us better mayonnaise shrimp then. But overall, that black pepper beef really comforted me then. And to make me like a duck recipe also a good one.

I will give it two stars for the place and three stars because of the black pepper beef and noodle duck XO.

Biring @ XO Cuisine Express (pic by : hikaruRKB)

Macaroon @ Sweeties , Sutos, Surabaya

Sweeties @ Sutos, Surabaya (pic by: hikaruRKB)

I love macaroon!!

So that’s why I bought these macaroon from this Sweetiescafe. I bought blueberry macaroon and tiramisu macaroon. I took them away since it was late at that time after I watched The Raid : The Redemption .

Blueberry Macaroon (pic by: hikaruRKB)

Tiramisu Macaroon (pic by: hikaruRKB)

Yet the taste of these macaroon totally not as what I expected. I pay it for IDR.9,800 for each macaroon. So sad..

It’s not that big and the taste is not really good one. The blueberry not really taste like blueberry. I even taste coconut too much. And for the tiramisu, I think it tasted like vanilla. No coffee or anything. It’s kinda disappointing me so much since I’m so excited when at last I can find macaroon at that time. Too bad..

I hope I can find the best place for the macaroon soon in Surabaya. My friend recommends meIgor’syet until now I don’t have time to go to Igor’s. Anyone who are willing to go to Igor’s for me and buy that delicious macaroon (based on my friend opinion) ? Hehehehe….

Have a nice day all!

-Biring-

XO Cuisine Experience Place Review

Hi guys!!

It’s been a while that I absence to put anything at here.Due to my tight schedule, I almost have no time to do anything. I’m not an actress yet as ordinary person, I have so many tasks from my boss. And today, this Tuesday, finally, I have time to put anything at this WordPress account again! Yipee!! Hehehehehe…..

Today, I will make a review for XO Cuisine Express restaurant at Surabaya Town Square (Sutos ). I think this XO Cuisine Express is under the same company with XO Suki. Yet, I think I will be preferred to choose XO Suki than this XO Cuisine Express.

Why?

The atmosphere quite will be the same like Quali yet Quali theme is for middle market. XO Cuisine Express should be for middle up market. The price started from IDR. 50,000 which is they should have better environment for the restaurant. Although the taste of food quite good yet the price it seems not priceless for me.

XO Cuisine Experience Promo for BCA Credit Card Holder (pic by: hikaruRKB)

Somehow, I’m a value-based perception person for buying anything. That is why I’m kinda not really like the price of the food at here. They have some promotion for BCA credit card holder where is you can pay 1 for 2 food items. But since I’m not a BCA credit card holder, I found it not very important for me. They should have more banking to get this kind of sales promotion. Not everyone use BCA just like me.

It makes me sad somehow. Hahahahahaha…

Actually, this restaurant have many varieties kind of foods. That is why I’m so sad. Coz I think it will be expensive though if you want to buy many foods at the same time. So, at that time, I only ordered 4 kind of foods. For the review of the food, I put it at another post since this post only for the place not for my food experience at this place.

And another thing that I don’t really like is its too crowded! When you pay something and it is expensive enough, I bet all of you want a cozy atmosphere.

@ XO Cuisine Express (pic by : hikaruRKB)

Gei Dan Jai @The Square Review April 1, 2012

Gei Dan Jai Cheese Cheese (taken by: hikaruRKB)

One of my favorite place to travel is Hong Kong. Hey, I’m a woman, so I like to sightseeing and shopping. So one of places which good for those is Hong Kong. Although the best and tasty food is in Medan, Indonesia (trust me, mate! Medan is totally awesomely good for culinary), Hong Kong also have many incredible snacks/foods. One of it is this snack. I don’t remember what it calls in Hong Kong, so just see it by this picture.

One of the places which is selling this snack is Gei Dan Jai. You can find at many malls in Surabaya. But I will tell you my experience from the square kiosk which is at siwalankerto street just in front of Petra Christian University Surabaya.

They have many varieties for dough and filling.
For dough they are having original, chocolate, cheese, strawberry and oreo. For filling they are having chocolate, mocca, raisin, oreo, cheese and strawberry.
It tastes delicious when it fresh from the oven.
The prices will be started from IDR. 9,000 – 15,000.

And you also see at here how Ardine like this gei dan jai and love to be a consumer evangelist for it. Hehehe..

Ardine and double cheese gei dan jai. (taken by: hikaruRKB)

Paddle Pop Still Rocks! ^_^

I believe everyone will always have their favorite food when they were young and still like it until they become an adult.
I also like that.
One of my favorite snack when I was a little girl until now is an ice cream.

I think ice cream is one of the best snack that ever been invented then!

One of my favorite will be choco magma paddle pop (originally chocolate flavor from paddle pop) from walls.
Especially about their jingle , somehow, it is addicting thing for me.
Being addicted to buy it over and over again.

Since I like ice cream, and paddle pop has history thingy, I like to put it 3 stars for it.