Common Grounds Neo Soho — Restaurant in Jakarta

Came here for breakfast, since they're the only coffee spot in Neo Soho that is ready to serve you on 8am (I think).

Ordered ice americano. Coffee is good, as expected from any CommonGround's branch.

Was suggested to order popcorn chicken, and I glad I ordered them! They're so good. Chicken is freshly cooked/fried. The batter is not the kind of the oily one, so it felt light. Easy to crunch, and doesn't leave the greasy feeling. And the batter is not overpowering the chicken. The sauce lifted up the taste, too.

And I want to personally highlight the service. My popcorn chicken was actually ready. However the server did a final check on my dish and immediately walked back to the kitchen team, asking them to redo the chicken. Knowing I saw the scene, he politely apologized and asked me to wait some more time since there was a thread in the dish.

I initially thought the cook would just take the "thread, hair or whatever it was" and served it back to me. Turned out they made me a new portion, since it took quite a while and when the popcorn chicken came out, they're piping hot.

Kudos for the Common Ground Neo Soho team for keeping the bar high.

For quite a pricey tag, I suppose they live up to the standard. And it felt worth it!

Keep up the awesome service. And keep serving good...

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