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Toko Oen, A Slice of Past

Posted on Desember 30, 2014 by nyonyanomnom

It was evening when we were on the way home and got stuck in little traffic jam at Malang. My sister looked for some place to rest on google map. Then she found a cool place to hangout or just stretch our feet. It was said that they have very good homemade ice cream. Ice cream has always been our favorite dessert. So without hesitate we told our driver to take us there. Toko Oen.

Toko Oen was a very old family restaurant. The building was totally classic. We took a step in and this huge board welcome us.

“Welkom in Malang. Toko oen die sinds 1930 aan de gasten gezelligheid geeft.” (welcome to Malang. Toko Oen is a place to hangout and socialize since 1930)

I know nothing about Dutch. But they told me the meaning roughly. When they told me the meaning i was very suprised. 1930? No wonder that the building look so old.

We took the table right in front of the cashier, because most of the chair had been taken. It was no problem for us as long as no cigarette smoke polluting the air. I didn’t see no smoking sign, but no one in the room was smoking.We were so lucky.

The waiter came and gave us the menu. They had various menu, from eastern to local menus. They said Toko Oen has very good steak. But we weren’t that hungry and the only reason we came to that place was the homemade ice cream. So we skipped the main menu and straight to dessert and beverage.

We ordered Banana Split, Oen Special, Peach Melba, rissole with mustard and croquet with mustard. But unlucky they ran out of the croquet. So we just ordered the rissole. About ten minutes later they came with our ice creams.

Banana Split.

Peach Melba.

Risolle with Mustard.

Oen Special

The ice cream was so light and soft. It wasn’t too sweat either. I like it. My favorite was peach melba. I found 3 slices of sweat peach at the bottom of the glass. So Fresh! And for the rissole, they were good but I didn’t like the mustard, I prefer mayonnaise. For the ice cream and cozy classic place I gave the restaurant one thumb up. For the price, I was hoping that I could get more than just one scoop of ice cream. Hehehe. After spent about a half an hour at toko Oen, we decided to continue our ride home with better mood. [Q]

Hungry Savior on My Hectic Day

Posted on Desember 7, 2014 by nyonyanomnom

I had to do lots of laundry that day, so I didn’t have enough time for preparing lunch for my daughters. So by the time they’re back from school, I took them to D’ COST. It is a seafood family restaurant and it’s quite famous here. It’s not just because of the friendly price, but also because the taste of the food is good.

The Menu Board

The Menu Board

It was a weekday and the clock almost hit 1.30 pm. The restaurant was quite empty, maybe because it was already pass the lunchtime break for the workers. The way of ordering food in this restaurant was quite unique for me. Right beside the main door there was a menu board, where we could see all the pictures of the menus and also the prices. For each picture, right below of it, there was a little drawer that contains of cards with the same picture. So if u want to order, you can take one card of the food you want and give it to the waitress, one card for one portion.

The Menu Card

I told my kids to took one card of the food they want to eat. My youngest daughter took one card of Cumi Goreng Tepung (Fried Calamari), while her sister took one card of Kerang Hijau Saus Padang (Mussels with Padang Sauce). I also added Kangkung Balacan (Balacan Water Spinach) and Tahu Jepang Saus Padang (Soft Tofu with Padang Sauce). We ordered spicy food because we love spicy food. For drinks, both of my daughters asked for lemon tea.The interesting thing about this restaurant is they give the rice and iced tea for free. You can also refill them for free!

As you know, mostly Indonesian eat rice. We almost eat everything with rice. So free rice is like …wow! Because other restaurant will charges about Rp 3000,- to Rp. 6000,- per plate of rice. One of my youngest daughter’s favorite seafood is squid. So whenever we go to seafood restaurant, she will ask it for sure. The fried calamari was so good. Crunchy at the outside and soft in the inside.

Fried Calamari

Mussels with Padang Sauce was also good. The taste was sweet. I bet it was still fresh when it’s cooked. The Padang sauce was not too spicy like any other Padang food I have ever tasted, so both of my daughters could enjoy it without burned their mouth. A brief about Padang sauce. Padang is a name of a city in Indonesia. Padang’s food is usually hot and spicy, so of course Padang sauce is originally taste very hot and spicy. It made from shallot,garlic, red chili pepper, ginger, turmeric and candle nut. Padang sauce can be used in any dishes, but often used for seafood dishes.

Mussels with Padang Sauce

At first I wanted soft tofu with salty egg sauce but they said they ran out that menu. But, that’s okay. I ordered soft tofu with Padang sauce and found the tofu was so delicious and soft. For me this spicy Padang sauce was just tingling my tongue.

Soft Tofu with Padang Sauce

Kangkung or water spinach, is very familiar vegetable in Indonesia. From this plant we can make alot of yummy dishes. I ordered Kangkung Balacan (Balacan water spinach).The water spinach is stir fried with balacan or terasi (fermented shrimp). It tasted so yummy!

Balacan Water Spinach

This restaurant had saved us from hungry afternoon! [Q]