Asian Taste 86 — Restaurant in New York

From the outside, this place looks like your typical takeout spot, especially with the more generic name, but don’t be fooled

When I asked the waitress about the most common, traditional village-style Indonesian soup, The economical-to-make Soto Ayam was the first on her mind.

Every culture has their own version of chicken noodle soup, from the Jews eating Matzo ball soup, Indians w/their Maggi, and Indonesia is no exception: Soto Ayam has lots of herbs, garlic, tumeric, egg, shallots, amongst others, with a very strong flavor to it. I had a slight cold earlier this week and this was the perfect medicine

2nd dish: Java fried rice with beef rendang: Battered with tumeric, garlic, an egg, and shredded chicken, this was exactly what I needed today. Beef rendang came with it, which is a chunk of juicy, shredded chunk of beef battered in pepper and stewed overnight

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Came to visit last year to show a friend how Indonesian food tastes like and I can say that I couldn’t pick a better place.

We ordered batagor, ayam bakar and soto betawi. I was first quite surprised by the genuine portions, food tasted fresh, herby and flavorful! I’ve had these meals a lot in Indonesia and I can say that they represent the taste well and in many ways better, especially the ayam bakar. It was definitely the most tender and flavorful ayam bakar I have ever had!

Batagor was delicious, although the peanut sauce was a little overpowering for my taste but if you like strong taste I guess you wouldn’t have any issue.

Same goes with their soto betawi, soon as the meal came out I can really smell the aroma and soto betawi has a very distinctive herby smell and that was exactly how it smelt like.

Highly recommend this restaurant,...

This restaurant in Elmhurst has been in the neighborhood for 14 years serving traditional and authentic Indonesian food. It's a small family-run local spot that has a lot of regulars coming in for their variety of appetizers, noodles, soups, and rice dishes. An extensive halal menu that has options for everyone interested in trying Indonesian cuisine! Get their hot sauce on the side because it is Indonesian-style spicy, very hot. The vibe is very cozy, with only 5-7 tables inside depending on the time you're dining. Here are some of the featured dishes & drinks:

Shumai bandung $13 Chicken satay/sate ayam $16 Oxtail soup $18.50 Java fried noodles/mie goreng java w/shrimp $16 Nasi bungkus nangka with rendang $21 Fruit cocktail $7 Soursop fruit juice $7 Es cendol $7

Asian Taste 86 (8610 Whitney Ave, Elmhurst, NY 11373) Open...