It
feels like this December Miracle as we're reaching the final of the year and I
happened to stumble on good restaurants lately, initially don't want to spoil
the essence of the review but since I've raved about this particular restaurant
on my Instagram then I guess you know that this will be a good review of the
newly opened GIOI Senopati.
GIOI (pronounced: 'Jioy') is a Vietnamese word meaning
"great" and something indeed feels GIOI when I first entered the restaurant and
feeling this Christmasy vibe it gave me it's almost like en-gioi (sorry for the
fuckin pun), I like how they kept the interior very simple, neat and clean and I
gotta give it to them for the good effort in decorating the restaurant with
Christmas details like Christmas tree, wrapped gifts, mistletoe, ornaments and
altogether created this warm and homey vibe that I was super fond of, and
something about the overall look that reminded of Tredici (also in Senopati),
but anyway I noticed that there was this construction happening and I was
informed that they are building their second floor and it will be more like a
lounge and bar area where you can casually chill and drink.
A large table for 12 in the center, I don't know if
they're fully booked or what for Christmas but if you are planning to make a big
dinner for 12 (and feel like having Indonesian cuisine) then I highly recommend
going here.
Salmon Lodeh - IDR 130k
Scanned their menu
and found that here they mostly serve Indonesian-Asian cuisine that are mostly
spicy (but they also have non-spicy food here), or Asian cuisine with a touch of
local Indonesian element and value infused. I came here with my beloved friends
from Jogja and somehow we were craving for good duck and YAS TO THAT when we saw
that crispy duck on the menu. I heard good rave about their Salmon Lodeh and
Satay Lilit so we had those two to complete.
FYI
most of the ingredients used in the kitchen (and your food) are planted by them
as they have their own plantery which I thought pretty awesome.
Price range for the
food here is around IDR 60k-250k, standard Senopati price.
Red Thai Tea - IDR 35k
Lychee Yakult
Sate
Lilit - IDR 90k
This
might be the one of the prettiest Sate Lilit presentation that I've ever seen,
and especially those beautiful edible flowers on top! Sate Lilit is an
Indonesian cuisine that's easily found in Bali or Balinese themed restaurants in
Jakarta, Sate Lilit normally consist of chicken and shrimp mix but I have
encountered one where they actually put fish in it. As for the stick that holds
the chicken and shrimp mixture, normally that would be lemongrass stick but here
in GIOI they used sugarcane stick which I thought was genius. The Sate Lilit was
absolutely delicious and spicy, the overall flavor was strong in the most
delicious way and the seasoning was just spot on, the meat had this perfect
balance of density and moisture with this soft otak-otak like character.
Salmon
Lodeh - IDR 130k
Continuously
heard so many people raved about this hence I have to give it a try! Salmon as
the protein in Sayur Lodeh was definitely something that I expected and after
that very first bite I knew why it worked, because they freaking cook the salmon
perfectly! Pan seared salmon with extra minute on the skin to get the crispy
coating and the perfect soft pink center that always works! The hot sayur lodeh
soup continuously cooked and stabilized the temperature of the salmon and inside
you'll also find soyabean curd, soyabean cake, labu siam, eggplant, beans and
corn. The consistency of the soup was medium (not to watery and not to thick)
and again, seasoned just spot on. Much love for this delicious dish!
Crispy
Duck - IDR 180k (half)
Their
duck came in two serving sizes: half and whole, if you're only getting the duck
and not order anything else then go for the whole and you can share it with a
friend of have everything for you, but since we ordered several other menu and
dessert as a sweet closure, we went with the half portion. I read people's
comments on my Instagram and IG Stories saying that the concept was familiar
with The Holyduck (with a touch of shady) but I've never had Holyduck before so
I don't know, but one thing you should know is that this duck was incredibly
delicious and most importantly they managed to get the stink out of the duck
(that's like ESSENTIAL rule).
The
cooking was perfect as the skin and coating were perfectly crispy but when you
reach the meaty part it was beautifully tender & moist! They must have
marinated the duck right as it was mainly savory and salty evenly. The crispy
duck was paired with GIOI Rice (fragrant savory rice with somewhat a hint of
basil), Jukut Kalasan, and three kinds of chili with various level of spiciness,
the spiciest one was so spicy but so delicious and as I am typing this I started
to have this imagination of how the duck tasted (which I can still vividly
remember).
GIOI
Custard aka Deconstructed Mango Sticky Rice - IDR 75k
Not
the biggest fan of the presentation but it was a sweet and delicious dessert to
finish our lunch - texture check, flavor check! The thai-basil pannacotta was
the highlight.
Freaking satisfying
lunch and had zero complaint towards GIOI, even the service was memorable,
especially the host who greeted us and escorted us to out seats who deserved a
special shoutout. GIOI suddenly came to the scene and won me over, looking
forward for the future visits!
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GIOI
Cookery & Plantery
Jalan
Senopati No. 88 (beside Cacaote)
Senopati
- Jakarta Selatan 12190
021 -
7211 468
Opening
hours: 11 AM-11 PM daily
Average
spending for two: IDR 300k
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