So today, to freshen up myself a little after studying (and also do a little re-stocking stuffs), I go to Plaza Ambarukmo and have my lunch there. One particular restaurant has perked up my interest since the first time I saw it but haven't really got the chance to eat there. Yup, that restaurant is Michigo, a Korean 'fast food' restaurant. I'm kinda hesitant at first because Korean food is somehow related with spicy foods, but after looking at the menu, I decided I will give it a try.
Because it is weekday, there were only 2 people eating there when I came. I ordered the Lunch Deal package, Honey Chicken GO! Package that consisted of rice, 3 pieces of honey friend chicken, and Teh Botol Sosro. I also ordered sugogi pajeon, a Korean pancake with egg, onion spring, beef (you can choose chicken if you want), and mozarella. After ordering the food through iPad and paying them, they gave me a reward point card. They will give me a stamp for every tray that is putted to the trash bin (?). After you collect 10 stamps, you can exchange it for a Patbingsoo. As I waited for my order, I decided to watch Korean MV on my pager, hoping they had SHINee but guess what? My pager only played a Korean animation and I quickly lost interest and played with my phone instead.
Now, to the actual review. First, the pancake. There is no consistency of taste here. Sometimes you can taste the mozarella, sometimes you just taste... nothing. Sometimes you can taste the beef and sometimes not. The pancake is too flour-y for me, like they use too much flour. The sesame dipping is a little bit sour but it helps to give taste to the pancake.... by only a little bit. Now, to the honey chicken. The honey sauce doesn't taste like honey (then again, they never taste like the honey I used to eat) but it is quite nice. The chicken pieces, surprisingly, are quite big. Well, bigger than my expectation. They have this 'sticky' texture and to be honest, I'm glad they only serve 3 pieces.
I spent Rp 63000,00 and I must say the price worth it. I was very full by the time I finished everything. It was definitely better than Hoka Hoka Bento with its (now) expensive price and inhumane food portion (for the price you have to pay for them).
Answering the title of this post, is this an awesome food? The only other time I ate Korean food in a Korean restaurant was when I was still in Jakarta, specifically the Born Ga restaurant and of course I couldn't compare Born Ga with Michigo. But, putting that aside, is it awesome? No. But if you want to make yourself full with Korean food with a rather cheap price, you can go eat here.
0 comments:
Post a Comment