Nasi Bebek Mak Isa 1 — Restaurant in Jakarta

This is one of the legendary and famous Madurese duck rice with the modest place without air conditioner. You could park your car or motorcycle along the street.

I often hear that Nasi Bebek Mak Isa is crowded during lunch time. Since they start to open from 06.30 AM, that's why we came here for takeaway order at 7 AM. It wasn't crowded at all, no one dine in here yet. Only a few customers came for takeaway order as well.

Besides fried duck, they also serve fried duck heart, gizzard, bean curd, and another fried foods. I tried Nasi Bebek (IDR 23,000). Abundant portion of white rice with fried shallots, cucumber, fried duck, along with the spicy and salty black sauce. Since the sauce is spicy already and no spiciness level at all, that's why the staff suggested to separate the fried duck with the sauce. And yes, this is a great choice, especially if you want to "test" the spicy level first or if you cannot...

A short walk from Klender station is this legendary Madura style fried duck place that has been famous online. The place is not big, and a bit hot, even during night time. I can't imagine the parking situation during peak hour. Every dish is served on a bamboo plate using coated paper. The duck served with cuts of cucumber and black gravy Maduranese style. This gravy is what makes them so unique. Once you get into the meat, salty and spicy intertwine on your tastebud. I must say this is a really unique style of taste, definitely a must try at least once. The meat cut is small, probably so the meat is more tender, but the price is still...

The sauce/ sambal was great. Really tasty, good amount of spice. The portion was also great. Nothing beats a warm rice, good sambal, and good amount of meat. It's just too bad the meat was a little bit stiff. But it was still okay, maybe just because we came a little bit late at night. And i'm surely have tried a stiffer one in other place. The place was pretty small, so don't expect a direct seating in the busy hour. Still, a recommended...