Ayam Geprek is one of those dishes where the gulf between how it looks and how it tastes could not possibly be wider.
It looks absolutely bizarre and completely unappetizing — just a brown melange of chicken scraps and rice. But it tastes outstanding.
Basically, ayam geprek is a fried chicken dish where the chicken is mashed up with sambal; you wind up with a delicious mix of chicken pieces and crispy bits, all thoroughly mingled with the spicy, vibrant sambal.
At Preksu Ayam Geprek & Susu, they serve it with even more fried goodness — I was told eggplant was the most popular, so that’s what I went with. The eggplant is sliced super thin and is very throughly battered and fried, which substantially ups the dish’s crisp factor. It’s a crispy, crunchy bonanza.
Combined with the white rice to cool things down (which you serve yourself from a big drum they have in the middle of the restaurant) it’s an absolutely phenomenal dish. The crispy/crunchy/meaty/spicy combo is beyond addictive.
I also got a glass of milk (the “susu” in the restaurant’s name), which they have in various flavours. I was told strawberry and chocolate are the two most popular. I ordered chocolate, and it was creamy, cold, and sweet. It was super refreshing, and quite possibly the perfect drink to have with the spicy fried chicken.
How to find it: For some bizarre reason, Google has the address slightly wrong. It’s actually a bit down the road from where Google says it is, right next to Mandiri Jaya Computer.