FAT SHOGUN JAKARTA

In the previous post I told you how in the last two months 6 new restaurants opened in Lingkar Mega Kuningan and literally next to Atico, another newly opened Modern-Japanese themed restaurant: Fat Shogun!

The polite and friendly server told me that Fat Shogun is owned and managed by the same peeps who own Lawangwangi Creative Space, anyway why polite and friendly? Well the whole time she was being polite, and friendly because she did offer me to tour and restaurant, little gesture like this I appreciate, so as usual before we go on with the food, PLACE TOUR!

Overall, the interior design was this mixture of minimalist and industrial-modern with almost nothing Japanese about it but the gate that you usually find at Japanese temples (Torii), well just because you open a Japanese restaurant that doesn't mean you have to look "Japanese", take Hatchi for another example. They have three dining areas here in Fat Shogun, the main indoor dining area with capacity for two, four and groups, the VIP room for 10 (unfortunately there was no AC yet on my visit and it was seriously fucking humid) and the outdoor area where it's a little more laid back and I could seriously picture private small event held here, it offered you a nice zen like outdoor area with the not to bad view of Mega Kuningan. For details of their pricing and stuff you better contact them personally because I don't own this place so please don't ask me :(.

Anyway literally every week I receive 3-4 random emails from people booking tables through me from certain restaurants that I reviewed here, seriously dude what is happening with you guyssssssssss I can't believe it's THAT hard to differentiate my blog with online reservation websites, I don't know who email me personally if that happens to be the boss' assistant if you're reading this you might want to consider changing the position because they certainly are not qualified enough.

It's just that you receive that LITERALLY every single week, the first year I found it very funny, well still very funny but dumb as well.

Christmas themed deco, loving the candles.

Rustic plant I love!

PHOTOGENIC MUCH!

Mini rustic mistletoe

Here they occupy the live kitchen, I don't know I just always love the live kitchen concept, sometimes watching cooks on duty can be pretty entertaining, something alive about it and something serious, yet fun, yet convincing.

OUTDOOR AREA

See what I mean? The outdoor area wasn't exactly spacious but you can definitely throw a private party for 20 here? Maybe a corporate event or private birthday?

Photo below taken with iPhone 7, I have been using the cam to take wide shots, results do not disappoint!

The Mega Kuningan view

More love for the little details, rustic plant arrangement that you'll find at every table.

The range of the food in Fat Shogun was still limited, but not like little-little. At the moment, expect to find selections of bar snacks, rolls, appetizer, mains, soup and dessert.

From their 'Bar Snacks' you can find selections of lights bites like Edamame, Ox Tongue Nachos, Beef Heart Skewer to the heavier one like Spider Burger, and as for the appetizers they have Maguro Tataki, Tuetano Parilla (grilled bone marrow), Salmon Cheese Croquettes. For the mains, they highlighted their A4 Japanese Wagyu, Unagi Fideua, and Nagoya Bowl the most! Dessert? We honestly skipped any because we were to full but they have some interesting ones like Tokyo Dream Tiramisu, Winter Citrus Tart, Nashi Pear Crumble and Matcha Creme Brulee.

Not very sure if they'll roll the menu or what, but price range for the food here is about IDR 65k-650k.

Unagi Fideua - IDR 150k

We ordered several mains and I gotta tell you that they cook unagi like a champ as it was among the best ones I've had so far in town. For this particular dish, I honestly had zero complaint! The pasta was cooked perfectly, almost like this undercooked al-dente texture but guess what? I like it. The seasoning was mainly salty with a hint of garlic-savory but it was honestly the unagi that deserve the praises: soft, moist, well-marinated, pure yum!

Nagoya Bowl - IDR 125k

The Nagoya Bowl came with seasoned rice & unagi in a hot stone pot, wasabi, nori, spring onion and Bonito soup (fish stock).

Even though they suggested that the serving's done with the soup, but I honestly liked the dry version better where you mix everything all together and live with it (not to mention the rice was seasoned too), the soup however was seasoned nicely, it was salty but delicious and spot on.

 Loco Maguro - IDR 160k

The Loco Maguro roll consist of mainly salmon and spicy tuna in Aburi style, if this wasn't for that spicy-tangy dressing on top of the roll, the roll won't be anything special. I tried to figure out the special points of this roll but I didn't find any, not sure if it was the element that was so even altogether that nothing really stood out, to my liking, the dressing could be stronger to elevate the overall flavor.

Fatsho Roll - IDR 150k
My problem was pretty much the same as the Loco Maguro above, nothing really stood out or special about this roll, not that it's not delicious, but the flavor was not quite there yet, nothing hit my palate on the spot.

Anyway gotta give it to the beautiful rolls presentation! Appreciate the effort.

A restaurant built with effort on the design, some of the food that I tried could really be better but overall everything was enjoyable to be honest, service was attentive and on point polite without being overly stiff. Good luck in the game Fat Shogun!

Anyway, it's Christmas day today so MERRY JOLLY CHRISTMAS for my celebrating readers! Not gonna go with all the bullshit over the top wishes, I just want to wish you and I the peace on your soul, believe me that's what you'll appreciate better more than the physical things.

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Fat Shogun

R fl. Menara BTPN, Lingkar Mega Kuningan

Jalan Dr. Ide Anak Agung Kav. 5.5-5.6

Kuningan, Jakarta Selatan 12950

021 - 2295 8196

Opening hours: 11 AM-Midnight

Average spending for two: IDR 300k

Dresscode: none

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GIOI SENOPATI - JAKARTA

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

Dresscode: none

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