Mie Ayam Jamur Lily

Hi Eaters.

Back again with another edition of #streetfood from #designerdoyanmakan on the blog. And now I would like to take you to roam Jakarta again in the morning. Yes, most great street food vendors usually are early birds and already start selling food from 7 am.
And that Saturday morning, I had my eyes on a specific target. A delicious noodle, recommendation from a blog reader. This is my review of Mie Ayam Jamur Lily.

Located in Jl. Dwiwarna, the district of Mangga Besar, Jakarta. If you never heard of Jl. Dwiwarna, let me give you the directions. Take the road from Mangga Besar heading to Jl. Gunung Sahari. You will see Rumah Sakit Husada on your left, then make a U turn precisely in front of the hospital, after that take the first left after the U turn. Voila! You're there!

The place isn't big. Probably could only fit for 10 persons inside. And to be frank, it's awfully crowded. You should really go here early so you can be seated. Otherwise you will have to share tables or wait in line.
There's also a snacks stand inside. For my consideration, it's a bit unwise to put a snacks stand there. It took a lot of space, not to mention blocking up people passing by.
People often mistaken this "warung" to be the same as Bakmi Lili 166 at Tanjung Duren. Some say this is another branch of Bakmi Lili. Well, they're wrong. First of all, this one is Mie Ayam Jamur (not Bakmi) Lily (not Lili). The owner's name is Lily, and she was very nice to me that day.
So let's get started with the food.

Mie Ayam Jamur - IDR 22K

If you go here, you must order the Mie Ayam Jamur, the signature dish. Soft and firm noodles with minced chicken and sauteed mushroom toppings. The noodles used was the small curly thin noodles. The cook used pork oil as the noodles' seasoning. So if you're a moslem, better to ask the cook not to use pork oil. 

The minced chicken was delicious. It's very savory, and quite juicy. The sauteed mushrooms also tasted good. The portion of the noodles for my consideration is enough.

In every order of the chicken noodles also came this small bowl of chicken broth. It had a very strong flavor and aroma of the chicken broth. I even pour the whole chicken broth to my bowl of chicken noodles.

Mie Ayam Jamur Yamin - IDR 22K

You can also order the chicken noodles to be cooked Yamin-style. A more sweeter chicken noodles since it's also mixed with sweet soy sauce.

Basically all of the components for the Mie Ayam Jamur Yamin are basically the same as the Mie Ayam Jamur. The usage of sweet soy sauce however, resulting in a more darkened-brownish color in the noodles. Of course it also affect the flavors, make them more sweet and savory. The other components, such as mushrooms and chickens, tasted as good as the ones in the Mie Ayam Jamur.

Minyak Babi Goreng - FREE

On the table you will find a small plastic container which is filled with fried pork oil. This is the benefit of coming early to eat here, since if you come a bit late you might run out of this tasty fried pork oil.

As a complimentary side dish, fried pork oil is the perfect companion for chicken noodles. The crunchy texture really gives another sensation in chewing the noodles. The fried pork oil here tasted good with a taste that's not too salty.

Pangsit Rebus - IDR 3K/each

Every street food vendors that sell chicken noodles usually also sell dumplings. So never forget to order the dumplings. The ones I tried here was great. Possibly the best dumplings I've had so far. The fillings were chicken mixed with prawn. The taste was awesome. Really delicious! The dumpling skin was in the perfect thickness too.

Nasi Tim Ayam - IDR 23K

Besides noodles, this place also serves Nasi Tim Ayam, a chicken steamed rice. The taste was good. I reckon they used the same sauteed muchrooms and chickens as those used for the chicken noodles. The rice's texture was also good. It's not too mushy and not too oily. The portion was in my consideration enough for one.

Es Teh Tawar - IDR 3K (refill)

The perfect drink to choose is the ice tea. Having eaten so many savory dishes, I really need a drink to neutralize all those salt and vetsins. What's great about this tea was that it's refillable, although they don't refill the ice, only the tea.

Overall conclusion, that day I found myself a new good spot for a traditional chinese chicken noodles. Although the place was humble, but certainly the food was great.
Prices for my consideration are pretty fair. Compared to the flavor of the dish, I would reckon it's a good deal.
So if you ever need to get a good noodles for breakfast, I would highly recommend this place. Just do come early so you won't get run out of those delicious noodles.

Keep on chewing!


Jazzy Dee

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Mie Ayam Jamur Lily

Jl. Dwiwarna, Mangga Besar

Jakarta Barat