We love Imperial Lamian, right opposite our other favourite, Itacho. It is superb value for money and is always packed with appreciative diners, locals and tourists alike. The food is comforting and delicious and reminds us of home! Considering it's probably all frozen and shipped over... *_*
Bbkin's healthy options include his usual braised spinach beancurd and braised beancurd with pork mince, as well as spinach cooked with egg 3 ways in soup stock - this is really fresh and tasty, even I don't mind it though I normally shy away from bbkin's healthy menu!
True to its name, Imperial La Mian serves a wide variety of la mian (hand pulled noodles), soup and dry, including beef brisket noodles, pork won ton, sliced beef in chilli oil, minced pork with mushroom etc. Look out for the promotions and also the dim sum fiesta items, which gets you dim sum for IDR 9999 before tax! This month I've tried "gao zi" which is shrimp won ton in sweet and spicy sauce. 3 pc for that price is a steal, and there's no limit to how many you can order (but you can't get dim sum fiesta items to go). The won ton skin is silky smooth and thin, and the filling is generous. Dare I say it's superior to Tim Ho Wan's and at a fraction of the price. But that's another blog, another story!
Portions here are pretty big for the carb dishes. The meat entrees are small which is reflected by the pricing; this suits us perfectly so we can order a variety without over stuffing ourselves! I like the deep fried prawns with mayonnaise or salted egg yolk. The prawns are always fresh and plump! Dishes I would recommend include the pig's ears appetizer, fried rice dishes, Xiao long bao, steamed pork dumplings, fried bihun (vermicelli) would pork, pork won ton soup, braised pork belly, deep fried tofu cubes with salted egg yolk and deep fried glutinous sesame balls dessert. One dish I would not order again though is the bbq pork. It's a sorry little platter of pork that I could (and did) eat in two mouthfuls. This is pretty standard in most of the Chinese restaurants I've frequented in Jakarta though. So be mindful that if you order char siew (bbq pork or chicken) here, it's gonna come tiny and quite unlike the photo in the menu (another common observation across the board so let the buyer beware!). There's plenty of stuff we've not tried like whole deep fried fish, other seafood and meat entrees and the shaved ice desserts.
Service is great, once again probably because we are regulars. Otherwise they're efficient and brusque, and serve the crowd quickly and attentively. The head chef is from Hong Kong and has been living here for a few years. I hope he sticks around for the duration of our stay! Overall rating 4.2/5 from bowbae!
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