Hello everyone and foodies, how are you guys today? May we all always be healthy and happy in carrying out all the routines and work that we are doing. This time, I want to give a review of my dining experience at a fast food restaurant not far from my house.
HokBen
Hokben is a fast food restaurant in Indonesia. Previously, this restaurant was called Hoka-Hoka Bento and was later rebranded as Hokben. I suspect that the management is rebranding the name of this restaurant because from the past, Indonesians, including myself, have liked to shorten Hoka-Hoka Bento to Hokben, so it would be better if that name was used, it might bring good luck.
The first time I visited and ate at HokBen was when I went to Jakarta in 2011, and it was only in 2020 that HokBen opened a branch in my city, precisely on the 4th Floor of Sun Plaza Medan. I was the first to join the queue when this restaurant opened a branch in my city, Medan City. This time, at the beginning of 2022 they have also opened a second outlet which is on the edge of the highway. The location is at Artery Ring Road number 781, Medan City. This area is indeed known as a culinary center in my city, there are also many restaurants and other food merchants who have opened their businesses near here.
I came at 8 pm, the atmosphere of the restaurant was quite busy. There were several cars parked, and I also saw many online food drivers waiting for orders. At that time, the weather was quite cloudy and it looked like it was going to rain. To be able to enter this restaurant, I had to scan the vaccine barcode and carry out health procedures such as wearing a mask and washing my hands. Various banners and information about health protocols are displayed in this restaurant.
Design and Interior
I really like the design and the selection of ornaments from this restaurant. Unlike the Hokben outlets in the Mall, which seem stiff and simple. At the Hokben Ring Road outlet, it's very much different. The choice of benches and chairs that seem modern and cool. In addition, we can see flower and leaf ornaments which are very suitable to add a green impression in this fast food restaurant.
There is one large painting or drawing that catches my eye. I saw a painting of a koi fish with random color distortion but it was very pleasing to my eyes. The atmosphere of this restaurant is elegant but we can still enjoy it with family.
Menu and How To Order
HokBen is a fast food restaurant that sells Japanese dishes with a practical concept and has many bento menus. Bento is a Japanese lunch packed in a box-shaped container. Despite selling Japanese food, HokBen is a genuine fast food restaurant from Indonesia.
To be able to order food at HokBen, we directly come to the cashier and choose a menu. After that, we pay and wait for our food to be ready to be cooked. Then, we take the food where we ordered the food earlier. This restaurant sells a variety of simple Japanese food menus. Such as tempura, chicken katsu, ebi fura, beef teriyaki, shrimp roll, egg chicken roll etc. HokBen combines these various foods into various menu options that we can choose from.
I was very hungry at that time, so I chose the Premium Set menu. HokBen Premium Set consists of rice, cold ocha, beef teriyaki, salad, tofu soup and chicken katsu.
Food Reviews
For your information, for anyone who has eaten here. I'm sure you'll always love the salad. The combination of thinly sliced carrots and cabbage and mayonnaise is so delicious that HokBen does not sell other than ordering on the menu. The mayonnaise from this restaurant is the best I have ever eaten.
Furthermore, the rice is very fluffier. There is an opinion that I think is right, if the rice sold in Japanese restaurants is very good. Just like in HokBen the rice is very good, with a variety of cuts of meat very tasty. To make fluffier rice, you have to look at the rice, usually using short-grained rice.
The food I ordered had two meat menus, namely chicken katsu and beef teriyaki. Initially, I ate rice using beef teriyaki and it was the most delicious way of eating. To my mind, chicken katsu can be eaten without rice. Beef Teriyaki has a dominant sweet taste and a little salty, the repeated cooking (burning) process makes this food quite oily but the oil may be derived from the beef.
Now, I will discuss about chicken katsu. For some reason, I really want to eat chicken katsu these days. Chicken Katsu can be said as a fried chicken dish with Japanese style.n This food is made from chicken breast fillet, and flattened so that we will get a 100% meat texture from this dish. I am very satisfied with the chicken katsu from HokBen, it is very tasty and delicious. I added a little chili sauce to eat it. While eating all this food, I forgot to try the tofu soup and I ended up eating it at the end of my meal. Don't ask the taste, it's just a soup with a flat taste.
For the Premium Set menu from HokBen, I paid around IDR 55K. For me, this price is quite cheap to get all this food. I am full, satisfied and happy after eating at this restaurant.
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