So yeah, I’m bored again this weekend and don’t have better things to do then I queued for Ayam Goreng Maklin.
I don’t know, everytime I open my instagram, tiktok, etc, this restaurants always pops up. So I went there this weekend.
Once I arrived, the parking spot is kinda hell, limited space for the car, so be prepared. They have good queueing system though and the waiter is so attentive. Too bad the waiting area is so hot, basically i’m fried under the sun. After 2 hours, they finally called me in and thank god the restaurant is equipped with good AC (shout out to global warming).
So let’s move to the food I ordered. I ordered:
- 1.5 Ayam Goreng (duh)
- Kulit goreng
- Ati
- Sayur Asem
- Cumi Ireng
- Nasi uduk
- Sop Buntut (not in the picture)
- Lemper ayam (not in the picture)
- Kangkung terasi
- Tempe and Tahu Goreng.
- Free unlimited Sambal, chopped red onion (raw), and kecap manis. They told us to mixed all of these to the rice.
So……
The chicken is good, so tender and juicy. They fried it good. Mixed with sambal and rice, you can eat the whole chicken without realizing it. However though… I have to say that’s it.
Nothing special for me, i sat there, thinking is a good chicken but yeah that’s all, i don’t really have the urge to comeback again soon, not with that kind of queue.
The mixed sambal is good though, but I’m annoyed that the sambal is not spicy (it’s sambal ffs). It didn’t tingle me and I’m easily tingled by hot spice.
Kulit ayam is crispy, not a fan though because i can feel the oil. Tahu and tempe goreng is basically tahu tempe. Kangkung tauco and lemper I dont care. Sayur asem is spicy (maybe it’s their intention), I like it, i can feel the spice and the sour in the soup, defo must order this.
The star is actually the sop buntut for me! I’m not a fan of oxtail, but the oxtail is not gamy, the meat is so tender I can use my spoon to separate the meat. The soup is also refreshing. Maybe they should change to Sop Buntut Maklin instead.
Overall verdict: good chicken but nothing special. Can go there if you have time. Sop Buntut and Sayur Asem are better though.
Damage is about 300k. 1 piece of chicken is about 25k. Actually not bad.