40th Diamond: LIN Artisan Ice Cream

So long midterms

Yes, I have been busy with midterms. But hey, now that it's all in the past, it's time for another review! I knoww, this review might be a little late...I mean, the nitrogen ice cream rave in Jakarta has been on for quite a while. Nevertheless, I shall still write this review. Yep, it's about LIN Artisan Ice Cream!

I LOVE the interior. It's all so clean and simple. Plus, you can observe how the ice cream was made because their kitchen (can you call it a kitchen?) is small and just beside the entrance. Trust me, majority of us who comes to a nitrogen ice cream parlor, comes only to watch how the ice cream was made with all the puffy white smoke! You just gotta admit that it's fun! Okay now ON TO THE FOOD:

1. Ultimate chocolate (39k)

I am a BIG chocolate fan. When it comes to flavors, it's either chocolate, coffee, or those with alcohol in it. Call me a girl with old grandma tastebuds, but hey, it's called preference! LIN's ultimate chocolate was superb. It was not like other chocolate flavored nitrogen ice cream I've ever tasted. It's not too sweet and also not too bitter. Maybe it's made out of old cocoa beans. Surely tasted like it. As for the texture, it's soft but not that creamy. The chocolate chips is a perfect addition. If you prefer some creamy and not-too-sweet chocolate ice cream, I recommend Haagen Dazz chocolate ice cream. 

2. Mandarin Orange Sorbet (39k)

I heard that LIN has the best sorbet it town, and I'm really not disappointed. It's one of the softest sorbet I have ever tasted in my life! And it actually really tasted like mandarin orange! Refreshing and sweet! I'm sorry I didn't get to take a photo, we were too busy talking :P

3. Lemon Sorbet (36k)

Now this one...I have mixed feelings. I swear, it's REALLY REALLY REALLY sour. It tasted like unsweetened lemon juice. YEPP. If you're looking for something really refreshing and sour, here goes the perfect ice cream for you. As for the texture, still as soft as always. Smooth sorbet~

Honestly, I might come here again to try their alcoholic ice creams, but then again, the prices are quite expensive in that area. 60k-70k for alcoholic flavored ones. I'm still considering...as for the place, it's simple and comfortable. Perfect for an afternoon break. If I happen to try any new flavors, I'll post it here :)

As for book progress, I'm still in the Percy Jackson series. Nope, still not done with it because I have American Literature class where I have to read To Kill a Mockingbird for class again....haven't got some me time lately to read books. Assignments just keep pouring and that's all I do at night. In the afternoon, when class is done, I'll just hangout. Good grades and social life will result in no me-time. I'm not complaining, but sometimes, a little bit of me-time would be nice. 

There goes my post for today! I'll see you in my next post and thank you for reading.

Sincerely yours,

Alicia. V

39th Diamond: Genki Sushi

There's a new sushi place in town!

Well okay fine I pretty much spend most of my time in Tangerang, but I still spend my weekends at Jakarta. And it's fun that way! Now last weekend, I went to Senayan. Actually I went to f(x) first to buy some shoes at Nine West outlet (which girl doesn't love quality shoes at discounted price?!) THEN I went to Senayan. One of the reasons why is because there's a new sushi restaurant!

The name's Genki Sushi and it's not just any ordinary sushi restaurant, you know what makes this place special? Your food comes in mini express trains! HOW CUTE IS THAT!?! So when you're seated, you're given an ipad mini and all you need to do is choose the food you want from it. Then they'll deliver the sushi to you via mini express trains!

the ipad mini from which you order your items

the train-road for your food

One thing I know is that this sushi restaurant actually has a lot of branches in several countries already, but I'm so hyped that it finally opened here!! HOW IS SUSHI DELIVERED ON MINI TRAINS NOT CUTE?! 

I didn't took a lot of pictures...mainly because my camera kind of sucks and yeah my camera sucks ;D teehee. I promise, if I get a better camera, I'll take lots and lots of pictures. One food I took a picture of though, is this aburi salmon sushi over here! 

Salmon Supreme Nigiri - 16k

Just look at it! That's some generous serving of fish roes. I also tried the cawanmushi, udon, and some other dishes. I had to say the cawanmushi (24k) was not the best cawanmushi I've tried. I'm guessing it was because the broth was a bit bland. The one in Ippeke Komachi is still the best so far. The kake udon was all right. It only costs 19k, but the portion wasn't that big either. If you ordered the one with tempura, the price is gonna sky rocket. Now the sushiii. The aburi salmon (salmon supreme nigiri) was my favorite. One reason is because they are quite generous with the fish roes, but it is also because their sushi rice is nice and the salmon is just fresh and chewy. I also tried the normal salmon sushi (19k), but didn't really find anything special about it. Another menu I tried was the "Seared Salmon with P...." IT'S GOOD. DEFINITELY GOOD. I'm sorry I forgot the name, but it was similar to salmon mentai but with roe on it. Price is 24k. 

Another thing I like about this place is how you can make your own ocha. They actually provide the green tea powder in each tables and the hot water tap is also free flow. One cup costs 8k. 

As for the whole review of the place, I might come back because the food is nice and the service was also cute. But the place was a bit hot...maybe because of all the lights. There goes my simple review of Genki Sushi. 

As for book progress, I'm still reading the Percy Jackson series. It's definitely fantasy and really light to read. I love it! Will review it once I'm done with the series. :D Thank you for reading and I'll see you in my next post!

Sincerely yours,

Alicia. V