16 February 2019

D'Jarkarta Cafe (Philly)

On Saturday, February 16, 2019, we celebrated George's birthday at D'Jarkarta Cafe, 1540 W. Ritner Street, Philadelphia, PA 19145 (215-463-8888), for a wonderful 3 1/2 hour lunch. Wonderful friends, very personable servers, and a beautiful day!


We share many plates, all of which were extremely flavorful!

Deep Fried Shrimp with Butter Sauce - the sauce was slightly sweeter than the calamari sauce. The heads on was a plus.




(Cumi Goreng Says Menta) Sweet and Sour Squid - perfectly cooked and seasoned to perfection. The accompanying sauce was quite spicy.


Deep fried chicken with sweet and sour sauce - includes the bones, which were delicious! One of our favorites.



Jay was interested in the fried goodies also available. This fried tempeh tastes like chicken skin - she couldn't stop eating them!


Hekeng Udang (Shrimp Roulade) - more like shrimp mouse, with pork, and fried to crunchy goodness. The sweet chili sauce was an excellent accompaniment.


Pangsit Goretng (Fried Wonton) chicken with Sweet Chili Sauce - We had 2 orders - crunchy goodness!


(Sate Kambing) Lamb Satay Skewer - Unfortunately, one skewer was fatty, but very tasty overall. Juicy and flavorful! We preferred the sweet soy sauce to the peanut sauce.



Beef Rendang (slow cook braised beef in coconut milk, herbs and spices) - extremely tender and full of flavor.


Highly recommend visiting this place. Family owned. Very nice people, and delicious food! You will not be disappointed.




We hoped for the Fried Banana dessert, but it was not available - next time, for sure!

Wines enjoyed:





We will definitely return! There are many dishes we still wish to try!

1 comment:

KB said...

Beautiful reporting, Jay. It was good food and good friends. What could be better?