Foods: Steak Hotel by Holycow, Kemang

Wooohoo…

After waiting for so long I finally made my way to Holycow at Kemang. I was craving for steak since like about 2 months back. My friends told me they ate there, show me their picture, and I was a crying baby to my BF, asking for a trip there.

So, be prepared, a long review about steak!

First of all,
with a bunch of craving, whining, and constantly asking my baniiih (My boyfriend) to go to Holycow, we finally made it.
Steak House by Holycow at Kemang located at Jalan Kemang Raya, No. 95, South Jakarta. They have another store at Radio Dalam. Don't be fooled, there are 'similar' steak house named, Holycow Steak House, and no, i am not reviewing that right now.
Anyhoo, they open everyday with these schedule:

1. Mon-Fri: 11.00 AM - 02.00 PM, break, then open again at 05.00 PM until Sold Out.
2. Sat-Sun: 11.00 AM - Until Sold out.

By reading this schedule only, I assume they are very confident to say that they will sell all the available  steak. Also, they might only have limited amount of steak, which is nice because they don't keep the old meat.

We found that the place is pretty concealed. The door remains closed, like nothing's there (too bad I wasn't take the picture). We came in and welcomed by a big window with a kitchen scenery. Chefs were cooking the steak. Then I found a narrow way to finally see the cashier near stairs, then the waiter took us to the second level. We sat outside on a smoking area, but decided to go back to non-smoking area because there are finally some available seat. The concept is making anyone who comes there a REAL CARNIVORE. They're like saying indirectly, "If you are not into meat, GTFO". They even named the place TKP (Tempat Karnivora Pesta) which means "A Place where Carnivores Partying".

This is how the indoor looks like

Checkout my Indoor's picture, it's neat, and the outdoor is pretty good as well, but since Jakarta was pretty humid, we preferred indoor with Air Conditioner :D. They have a lot of scripts hanging on the wall. Mostly about how great it is to be carnivore or foodies, or even their awards as the best steak seller etc, but, one of my favorite is this:

A quote by Julia Child, too bad the name is blocked

The waiter is pretty helpful and patient (to face my not-so-patient boyfriend). But, I honestly think they might need to add more waiters. Because somehow we needed to wait 5-10 minutes for each thing we want to ask because the waiter itself was pretty busy in serving other guests. And finally we can order :D They will ask our name first, for payment purpose.

the breadsticks

Sooo, I ordered:

• Wagyu Sirloin 200 grams (around 8 fluid oz in US) - Mushroom Sauce -  Medium - Rp. 118 K ($9.8 USD) 
• Ice Tea (Re-fill) - Rp.15 K ($1.25 USD)
• Mushroom Sautee - Rp. 25 K ($ 2 USD)
• Additional BBQ Sauce - Not charged :D

My  Boyfriend ordered:

• Wagyu Topside 9+ 200 grams (around 8 fluid Oz in US) - Black Pepper Sauce - Medium Well - Rp. 99 K - $ 8.2 USD ( My boyfriend is not a meat-lover nor a true carnivore, so he ordered Kid's meal previously because he saw it on the menu, but the waiter said, we cannot order it *WTF)
• Ice Cappuccino - Rp. 15 K ($1.25 USD)

Here comes the foods!
Oh before I forgot, they served us breadsticks for free, whilst we're waiting for the food. Woohoo, I love free food.

My BF Wagyu Topside 9+  w/ Black Pepper Sauce, Spinach Sautee, and Fries

My Wagyu Sirloin Steak w/ Mushroom Sauce, Spinach Sautee, and Fries

Mushroom Sautee

My Baniih Ice Cappuccino, not re-fill-able

My BF MEDIUM WELL Wagyu Topside, a good one.

Mine, MEDIUM Wagyu Sirloin, what a pink meat!  *drooling

Then we continued our perfect steak journey (mine actually) by eating those steaks. Each steak had their own flag, to differentiate which one is which. There is some description behind every flag, identify whom steak it is.

I love how they made mine perfectly medium. It's very juicy and pleasantly tender! A great grilled-smell, lovely pinkish color adding extra juice to the meat. The mushroom sauce is good, but for great steak like that, I don't think we need to emphasize the sauce, the meat itself is the winner! The fries is fries (what can I say, I was blinded by the meat), and the spinach is unique, I never had steak with Spinach Sautee as the side dish. If I could ask more, I'd like to pick Mashed Potatoes instead of fries to minimize the flavor, so it won't mixed too much.

Meanwhile, my boyfriend is pretty satisfied with his steak. He's not a meat-lover so he said his steak was "OKAY". He can not stand about how big the steak is! Check out his,"I'm-so-done-with-steak-for-my-whole-life-" face. He literally ate with a suffered face because the steak was too much for him. A long sigh and not-so-happy face. I was burst at laugh looking at his face.  But he does love the Mushroom Sautee. He said he could eat it the whole plate and preferred it over the steak (sigh.. my boyfriend is almost becoming a vegan :P). I love it too! It's buttery and just perfectly working well with the steak. Love love!

he finished it, but it's like the meat was torturing him hahaha :D

I tried his steak. It's good too! But just a tiny itsy bitsy tougher than mine because his steak was medium well. Thank god, he's almost ordering well done, it could've been hard to bite. But his sauce, I admit, it's better than mine. The blackpepper sauce goes really well with the strong meaty flavor. So, if you want to go there, I suggest Black Pepper sauce instead of Mushroom Sauce.

Oh, and also, the BBQ sauce that I ordered separately is pretty good too. A bit sour, but acceptable. So the sauce (In My humble opinion) in orders are:

1. Black Pepper Sauce (not that hot, just perfect)
2. BBQ Sauce
3. Mushroom Sauce

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He wanted to kill someone who made the steak so darn big :D

The Additional BBQ Sauce

Me, super happy (chubby) face :D

Smelling his food,  Joe Bastianich Style

looking at his food, Graham Elliot Style

Previously, I checked some review from some bloggers. They have pretty much the same review as mine. Also, they said that if we tweet that we are at the restaurant then mention @holycow_radal with hashtag location (mine is #tkpkemang), we will get a free tiramisu (if available) or cupcake :D So I tweeted (with my bf's account) and I got this baby. Blueberry Cupcake from Cupcake Company (I think they are working together for this semi-marketing promo)

Blueberry Cupcake by Cupcake Company with Cream Cheese Topping

I am certainly not a big fan of cupcake, for me it's too sweet. But this free dessert was surprisingly tasty! Not so sweet, great punch of cream cheese and good hints of sour blueberry. Love love!

Well, that's all of the foods we had! We can pay directly to the cashier by letting them know our name instead of table number (this is simple, but I think it's pretty good). For me, it cost Rp. 302 K (tax, service, etc included)


So, here's the quick review:

Overall: 4.5 out of 5 stars!!!!
Price : around Rp.99-180 K (for steak)
Taste: Greaattt for a very affordable price!
Atmosphere: just right :D
Service: good enough, the waiter is kind, but need more waiters tho!

Extra picture:

BURP….

Until then!

Tata for now!

xoxo

Amiyaa. (and Sigit)

Review - Burt's Bees Citrus Facial Scrub (and *mini* night routine)

Holllaaa…


First and foremost,
Why on earth I want to post this? Because I cannot find a proper Review about this product, especially in Indonesia. So yeah, here we go. Review for Citrus Facial Scrub by Burt's Bees.

Meanwhile, Burt's Bees is an American Brand. They are a skin care line, famous for their Lip Care Product (e.g Beeswax Lipbalm), you can go here for Burt's Bees Official Website.
Anyway, as you know that I am a youtube fanboy. No, not literally a fanboy but I do have some specific interest related to Youtube Beauty Gurus. I always (yes I said always) try to buy and search for the products they're using.
For example, this baby, Burt's Bees Citrus Facial Scrub. I saw this product on one of Kandee Johnson's video about Night Routine. Kandee somehow presented it so well, I trusted her! :D
She mentioned about scrub that she's using almost everyday. She claimed that it's so soft and not harsh to be used on a daily basis. So, when comes the time I have an opportunity to order this from US (and give it to my friend whilst he's back there), I bought this on Amazon and have it immediately when my friend is back.


They have a very simple packaging. They don't provide us super cute and colorful box. They provide us just a yellow box with a very brief description about what Burt's Bees Citrus Facial Scrub is, they tell us about how to use it, and also a very believable ingredients list with a huge impact of: 99,96% Natural. Now the question is: Is this baby working like they claimed?

A glass jar of Burt's Bees

It should be full jar, but I used it and never posted :P

A granular and fragrant scrubs (like a pumpkin spice pie or cinnamon!).

 Yeah so, after we saw how it looks like, let's try this one on! Since they claimed they are safe enough to be used as daily basis, I do use it as daily basis. Well, not that daily, but I use it around 2-3 times a week. This is me, I just got home from work with a bunch of junk in my face :D

me, with junk on my face

 Now, I splash my face with water and use a small amount of Burt's Bees Citrus Facial Scrub (I'll call it CFS now, just my own abbreviation). Yes, it looks very harsh, but trust me, it's not. It's like using literally Pumpkin Pie Crust on your face, it feels harsh at the first time, then melted once it contacts water. So, as you can see, this is just the beginning.

1. splash your face with water, add CFS

2. Scrubs it slowly, no need to do it harshly

When you are scrubbing your face (and massaging it maybe), you will smell a very sweet pumpkin pie, or cinnamon. I don't quite sure. haha. But for me, it's quite pleasing.  Also, once you rinsed it off, it will leave your skin soft and super smooth. I swear by this product that your skin will appear brighter, your tone is more even, and your pores appear smaller! Just remember, DON'T SCRUB AROUND EYE AND LIP AREA. But ssstt, I do. I mean, when I scrub my face, I love to add more splash of water to make it more slippery and gooey. Then, I could use the gooey part to massage and clean my eyelid :D It works very well for any waterproof makeup.

3. rinse it off, pat it dry and tada!

Previously I try to find this stuff here in Indonesia, but somewhat I couldn't find it. Until I decided to order on Amazon and send it to my friend. But lately, I found an OL Shop that open PO and have the stocks ready here in Indonesia. I am just not quite sure that I can trust them, so I won't put any information about that for now.

Since I mentioned on title that this will be a night routine post as well, I'd never be boring to let you know that I use my SK-II Facial Treatment Essence after cleansing my face.  Get 2 or 3 drops on your palm and pat it gently on your face and neck. This is a truly holly water for me. Check my review of SK-II Facial Treatment Essence here.

Sigh.. Almost finished product

After using my FTE (another abbreviation :P) I sometimes using The Body Shop Beautifying Oil as my night cream. I am not a big fan of Night Cream. So honestly I am never really searching a very good night cream for me hahha. But trust me, the dry oil (TBS Beautifying Oil) really makes my skin plumps in the next morning. I should do a separate review for that.

So, yeah, that's my post about the Burt's Bees Citrus Facial Scrub. I hope this one helps! :D


**Disclaimer: I didn't get any money from any particular brand/product. Every skincare/product may give a different result depends on skin condition.

Overall review: **** out of *****
Price: $12 (around 120K Rupiahs, if you want to buy from Amazon directly you will have International Shipping around 150-200K *sigh, the shipping is more expensive than the product itself)
Smell: Heavenly, like cinnamon/pumpkin pie.
Re-purchase: definitely
Perks: make your skin appears brighter, makes the pores look smaller, smoothen your skin, and non comedogenic on me.
Cons: none from me



Until then, tata for now!


Big hug and kisses :*




Namira Amiyaa