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COMPASS MAGAZINE,June 2000. VOL. 7
ISSUE 6
Hole
in the Wall of
the Month: The best of Taichung's Small Local Eateries
Jaya
Karta
Specialities: Indonesian
Food, Indonesian Food Items, Clove Cigarettes and Cosmetics.
Address: No. 3 Tze Yo Rd, Sec 2, Lane 133
Hours: 12 p.m. - 10 p.m. |
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In
keeping with the spirit of the April "Hole in the Wall"
article I have found another Ethnic food place that was designed
for Ex-Pat workers. This one has Indonesian Cuisine, but again don't
expect the "Ritz". We are talking about a place where
workers come to eat the real food from their country. The hours
here are a little less frequent but the food is fantastic.
The place is located
down near the Taichung Park on
a Lane off of Tze Yo Rd. If
you are coming from Chung Jen rd. take a right and head towards
the park, the lane is on the Left (across from the new Electric
Co. building) just before you reach the McDonald's. Jaya Karta is
about 15 meters up the lane on the Left-hand side. The hours are
Mon-Sat. 12:00-6:00 and Sunday 9:00- 7:00. However Food is only
served on Saturday and Sunday. Monday through Friday you can buy
the Indonesian Items for sale, which include Indonesian ingredients,
Medicine, Cigarettes and other Knick-Knacks. If you like to smoke
Indonesian Clove cigarettes he has a large selection at a great
price (NT$35-NT$50).
The dishes, which are
served on Saturday and Sunday, are served in a Buffet style, so
you can try a number of different dishes for a small amount of money.
Some of the dishes that are available are Gadu Gadu (an Indonesian
salad), Satay (barbecued meat on a stick served with a peanut sauce),
Nasi Panang (a curried rice dish) and a large selection of Curried
Meat. Each portion is only NT$20, so you can try quite a bit of
everything for a low price. The owner's name is Ricky and his mother¡î>¦î>s
name is Lanny, They are Chinese but their has family lived in Indonesia
for a few generations. So both their Chinese and Indonesian are
native languages, Ricky also speaks English as well.
The one
drawback about this place is that they are only open for meals on
the weekend, but when I asked Ricky about this he said that he wasn't
getting enough customers during the week to make it worthwhile to
serve food during the week. So he might be willing to serving food
during the week if you show him the business is there. Give it a
try on the weekend and I think you'll be impressed.
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