Kemang Steak

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Located at PIK, Kemang Steak is actually not a newly established restaurant. It’s been one of the most legendary steak house, which was started back then in 1992 at Kemang. For 16 years starting 1993, the outlet moved to Jalan Haji Nawi. It was then closed for around 5 years, and came back again this year, bringing the new modern concept. The venue was a quite spacious 2-storey building, located next to Naughty Nuri’s. The place was cozy as it was now a restaurant, instead of warung steak. The service was highly pleasant as well, since the waiters and waitresses were very responsive and able to provide great reference for the recommended dishes. Not only that, all the owners were also very friendly. As the core distinctive point, all the meat of Kemang steak were not marinated and would immediately be grilled on coconut shell charcoal. Besides, in prior to the grilling process, the meat would be covered with special sauce, which was basically the family’s recipe of the owner. Thus, during the grilling process, the sauce would be perfectly seeped into the meat. Not to forget, their signature barbeque sauce, which you could enjoy with your steak as much as you wished. The steak itself was actually steak that has been adjusted to suit Indonesian’s taste bud. Thus, it would always be served with the “Indonesian salad”, which was basically the combination of carrot, snaps, and corn sautéed together. Regarding the meat quality, you needn’t worry as all the meat served here was imported ones. For the carbo part, there were several choices provided; ranging from potato wedges, mashed potato, and of course the one any Indonesian would always request, rice. For me, both their potato wedges and mashed potato were must-try! The potato wedges were perfectly friend into golden-brown, with crispy texture outside but very smooth inside. It was well-seasoned and you could strongly felt the rich taste. On the other hand, the mashed potato also perfectly suited my preference as it was so moist and it had slight milk taste. My personal order was the Beef Ribs (IDR 55k), whose size was apparently quite small. The taste was quite good as it was well-seasoned, but I had to admit that this one was not my favorite. If I might suggest, I guessed it would be far better with less fat.   Besides, I did try their other steaks, which were shared together. For the beef ones, I had Australian Sirloin (IDR 68k), T-Bone (IDR 60k), and Rib Eye (IDR 75k). Taste wise, they were pretty much the same as the sauce was actually similar. I guessed the doneness level for all of them were medium-well. Though the T-Bone was slightly over-cooked, the sirloin and rib eye were perfectly cooked, since you still could see the pink color at the middle part. These two were tender and juicy. If you asked me which one was the best, I would answer that it depended on your preference regarding which part you enjoyed the most. As I preferred the thinner part, I would go for Sirloin. However, if I might choose, Tenderloin would definitely be lovelier as it definitely would have less fat. Besides beef, I did try two of their fish-steak selections, Salmon (IDR 75k) and Red Snapper (IDR 75k). Surprisingly, I loved the fish steak far more than the beef one, especially the Salmon. For me, Kemang Steak’s Salmon was surely not to be missed. It was so fresh that the texture was so soft and the skin was flawlessly crispy. Additionally, the seasonings were balanced, letting your taste bud to be pampered with the luscious taste. Kemang Steak also had several signature beverages, all of which I tried today. First was Mixed Juice (IDR 25k); the blend of broccoli and kiwi, topped with various small-cut fruits. You could enjoy the health benefit without having to feel the veggie taste on your taste bud. Another one was Es Kemang Cincau (IDR 25k), which served the combination of green grass jelly, basil, and syrup. It indeed looked simple, but the taste was actually nice and refreshing. If you thought the previous two were quite heavy for beverages, then you might go for their Fresh Lime (IDR 20k). Added with a little sugar, this drink delivered you sweet, sour, and refreshing taste simultaneously in a single glass. In a nutshell, Kemang Steak is a restaurant where you can enjoy Indonesian version of steak in a modern ambiance, which you'll rarely find with other steak houses selling similar types of dishes. For you who wants to give a try for Kemang Steak, I recommend you their Salmon Steak; while for beverages, you might taste their signature ones.

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Haii,,Pernah denger Kemang Steak yang ada di PIK? hihiiJadi, Kemang Steak emang awal mulanya dibuka di daerah Kemang, Jaksel pada tahun 1992. Pendiri nya adalah Ibu Henny yang memulai bisnis kuliner dengan bermodalkan pengetahuan yang didapat dari demo masak masakan Eropa, beberapa seminar dan juga hobi memasak. Tapi hasilnya ternyata luar biasa, usaha Ibu Henny terus berlanjut dengan pindah ke Jalan Haji Nawi dan beroperasi tahun 1993-2009. Setelah hampir 5 tahun berisitirahat, Oktober 2014 Kemang Steak kembali dibuka untuk meramaikan PIK yang sedang happening akhir-akhir ini.Membahas tempatnya, jujur ini adalah kunjungan pertama gw ke PIK untuk review resto, ya karena tempatnya emang jauh banget ya dari gw tinggal jadi gw emang Cuma bisa membaca tentang PIK yang emang lagi happening akhir-akhir ini. Berada di deretan ruko yang kebanyakan emang restoran, Kemang Steak dapat dengan jelas ditemui dengan plang besar berwarna kuning bertuliskan Kemang Steak steak house dibagian paling atas restonya. Dekorasi depan menyerupai rumah koboi yang ada di Dufan lah, trus disebelahnya ada Warung Nuri’s dan salon Toni & Guy. Selain itu, kemang steak bisa dikenali dari asap yang terus mengebul dibagian depannya, karena memang dengan open kitchen dibagian depan, daging yang dibakar menggunakan bara dari batok kelapa membuat asap langsung mengepul keluar, tapi dengan harumnya steak donk.Patung sapi duduk dikursi menyambut kedatangan kita, dilanjutkan dengan kursi2 bagian luar dengan sebagian besar terbuat dari kayu serta didinding ada tulisan halal yang membuat gw semakin penasaran dengan Kemang Steak ini. Area indoornya juga keren, banyak sekali pajangan2 lucu serta dindinding terdapat beberapa testimoni dari artis atau pejabat yang pernah datang ke Kemang Steak ketika mereka dulu ada di Jalan Haji Nawi. Lantai 2 pun sangat nyaman untuk gathering karena menampung banyak pelanggan disana.Untuk menu nya, kami disuguhkan secarik kertas berisi menu apa yang ingin dipesan serta memilih tingkat kematangannya dan juga memilih minumannya. Selain menu yang gw pesan, ada juga beberapa menu yang disharing untuk sekedar menikmati sajian-sajian yang ada di Kemang Steak ini.  Beef Ribs (IDR 55.000); Iga berukuran besar dengan aroma bumbu dan aroma pembakaran yang harum ini adalah salah satu menu unggulan di Kemang Steak, yap gw setuju, dengan harga sangat murah untuk menu sejenis di resto lain, daging Iga ini empuk dengan bumbu yang enak apalagi dicocol dengan saus bbq buatan Kemang Steak. Menu iga yang gw dapet hampir sempurna, sayangnya beberapa foodies yang pesan menu yang sama mendapatkan lemak putih pada iga tsb.Australian T-Bone (IDR 60.000 -150gr-,IDR 90.000 –regular-) ; Sorry Cuma bisa post gambarnya aja karena ga sempet nyobain menu ini hihihi, ukurannya lumayan besar dengan harga yang sangat terjangkau. Karena ga bisa gambarin rasanya, gw tambahin info tentang potato dan sayuran pada setiap plate steak ya. Kentang dan sayuran disini semua alami, bukan frozen sehingga ketika disajikan sangat segar dan tetap menyehatkan.Australian Tenderloin (IDR 55.000 -135gr); Menu yang satu ini juga dagingnya besar, dan tekstur daging yang lembut serta sauce yang nikmat dan sangat cocok walaupun tanpa sausAustralian Rib Eye (IDR 75.000); Rib Eye ini dagingnya sangat tebal dan mungkin dimasak medium jadi masih terlihat merah dan tidak terlalu empuk. Tapi lagi-lagi sausnya sangat enak.Australian Lamb Chop (IDR 75.000); Menu domba ini pada awalnya memang tidak terlalu tercium bau nya, namun kelamaan tercium juga haha ya namanya juga domba, namun ternyata dagingnya tidak alot alias empukSelain beef steak, ada 2 menu fish yang gw coba yaituSalmon (IDR 75.000) ; Salmonnya tidak amis, dan bukan salmon fillet jadi hati-hati ketika makan steak salmon ini perhatikanlah tulangnya, jangan sampai keasikan makan gurihnya salmon trus tulangnya ikut dimakan hahahRed Snapper (IDR 75.000); Ikan salmon berukuran besar dan tebal ini ternyata diluar ekspektasi teman yang memesannya, karena ternyata masih berbau amis huhu sangat disayangkan ya.Untuk minumannya, gw pesan Mixed Juice (IDR 20.000) dimana minuman warna hijau ini sangat menyegarkan, terdiri dari kiwi dan campuran lainnya juice ini tidak asam dan tidak terlalu manis, serta potongan-potongan buah dan juga coco menambah keasikan menikmati juice ini.Ada juga minuman lain Fresh Lime Kemang (IDR 20.000) yang menurut teman gw rasanya sangat asam.Terakhir penutupnya ada Es Kemang Cincau (IDR 25.000) dengan perpaduan cincau hijau dan selasih membuat sajian yang menyegarkan ditambah porsi yang cukup besar.Welcome Back Kemang Steak.