Sate Mendo Wendy's Pusat — Restaurant in Central Java

[Sate Kambing Mendo Wendy's Tegal]

Nemenin suami untuk urusan nasabah asuransi di Tegal. Sebagai sosok penggembira dalam perjalanan, tentu aja aku tugasnya sangat penting-- mencari kuliner tegal untuk kami coba!

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Cara paling gampang ya tinggal buka google, ketik: rekomendasi kuliner tegal. Dan tring! Akan muncul deh aneka tempat jajan yg katanya harus kita cobain di tegal.

Nah tegal itu kan kondang sama sate kambing ya. Makanya kami pengen cobain makan sate di tegal. Dari banyak tempat yg muncul di list google, kami memilih salah satu yg lokasinya cukup dekat dari stasiun, namanya Sate Kambing Mendo Wendy's.

Kemudian aku baru tau kalau sate kambing wendy's ini salah satu yg kondang di tegal.

Sampai lokasi tentu aja kami langsung pesan sate kambingnya.

Satenya datang di atas hotplate. Panas mengepul 👍👍 Dihidangkannya dengan kecap dan rawit gerus di sebuah piring kecil. Lalu ada piring kecil lain ada potongan tomat dan bawang merah. Gak pakai kol iris kayak sate kambing di jakarta.

Satenya empuuuuk deh, digigit beneran gak ngelawan. Bener2 kambing muda nih, gak alot sama sekali. Plus, tanpa aroma prengus 👍😍

Dalam 1 tusuk ada daging dan lemak. Aku lupa harusnya pesan yg polosan, full daging, tanpa lemak. Tapi aku gak tau nih, ada apa enggak yg sate polosan gitu di resto ini.

Aku suka satenya. Dibakar tanpa bumbu aneh2. Enak. Walaupun belum jadi sate terenak versi lidahku, ini approved 👍

Verdict: 8,5/10

-- Dan sebagai teman sate kambing, aku ingin pesan kuah2nya. Karena bingung mau pesan gule kambing atau sop kambingnya, aku tanya ke mas penjaga, lebih rekomen yg mana?

Eh dia jawab, 'Asem- asem kambing'

Waaah.. malah asem2nya yg direkomen. Kami baru tau nih ada asem2 kambing. Pas liat menunya memang baca ada menu asem-asem, tapi awalnya kurang tertarik. Tapi karena direkomen, pesen deh yaaa biar tau rasanya, mari kita cobaaa..

Kuahnya panas mendidih pas tersaji 👍👍 Pas aku cicip kuahnya, terasa asem segar, dengan 'kick' rasa pedas. Sedep. Isinya campur ada daging dan jeroan. Dagingnya empuk.

Masih ada sedikiiiiit aroma kambing yg tercium. Ini agak sedikit menganggu sih. Selebihnya dari segi rasa aku cukup cocok karena rasanya ringan gak eneg. Makan sambil ngegigitin rawit merah yg ada dalam kuah asem-asemnya, mantep.

Verdict: 7/10

-- Harga satenya 55.000-an/porsi isi 10pc kalau aku gak salah ingat. Gule, sop, asem-asem sekitar 40-50 ribuan juga per porsi seingatku. (Oktober 2023)

Pada akhirnya, makanan selalu bersifat subjektif. Jadiiii yang pada jalan2 ke Tegal, bisa cobain mampir. Barangkali ini akan jadi resto olahan kambing favorite kalian.

Alamatnya ada di...

BEST SATE KAMBING IN TOWN!

This restaurant is a legend in the Sate Kambing industry (if i remember correctly. If i don't i still think the taste is legendary though). Out of all sate kambing i've ever tasted in Tegal, Wendy's is by far the best.

Also the best part is, you don't have to wait for too long. You come, take your seats, order, and just a couple mins later they deliver the food directly.

The satay is tender, juicy, and it melts in your mouth. Not a food reviewer, but it's best to just come and try for yourself! I promise it's reeeeaalllyyy good!

Don't worry about parking, because every time we come, we've never had any issues about it. Although, I'm not sure why but it's cash only. I don't know whether it's a recent policy, but make sure to bring enough cash or you have to walk to the nearest ATM (and it's kinda far too).

Just...

Most overrated satay that ive ever known. Due to near mythical positive reviews, my expectation was very high. But when I tasted the satay (and also gule), I was very dissapointed. The taste was mediocore at most. The satay was not pre seasoned. Only dipped in store bought sweet soysauce before grilling.

As a satay addict, I could confirm that there are dozen if not hundreds satay stall that taste better while significantly more cheaper than this one.

Sorry if my score was abysmal. If i was supposed not to expect that much for this, may my score will be higher. But, it is what it is. Mediocore and rather expensive satay (55k / 10 skewers) that was not worth getting out from toll road...