Bubur Pengampon - Surabaya

 Pengampon Alley Porridge - Surabaya

Sebelum ada Tawan, Yungho dan gerai 24 jamnya Happy Garden serta sederet nama juragan bubur terkenal, terlebih dahulu ada bubur Pengampon.
Lokasinya di jalan Pengampon, gang II, jalannya sendiri sekitar 5 menit setelah pasar Atom (http://www.foodgrapher.com/2012/11/pasar-atum-surabaya.html), daerah Selatan Surabaya.
Masuk gang kecil di jalan pengampon yang merupakan pusat penjualan alat perawatan rambut.


Long before the popular franchises of Tawan, Yungho and the all nighter Happy Garden restaurant, this was the most popular place to get a porridge.
It's located in Pengampon street, second alley.  The street itself is just five minute away from the famous Atom Market (http://www.foodgrapher.com/2012/11/pasar-atum-surabaya.html) in the southern part of Surabaya City.

Taken from www.tripadvisor.com

Ada dua gang, masuknya di gang kedua setelah parkir di depan toko yang terletak di jalan raya-nya. Tidak usah khawatir karena memang parkirnya diperuntukkan untuk umum, jadi tidak wajib mampir di toko, bisa saja parkir di depan toko tapi untuk makan di dalam gang II.
Tapi kalau memang ada kebutuhan beli tonic, gel rambut atau sejenisnya, bisa juga pertimbangkan mampir. Harga di sini memang cukup bersaing, pengalaman saya membandingkan, memang harga dipatok lebih murah dari semua supermarket besar.


 There's two alley here, be sure you go to the second alley (gang II). First you could park your vehicle outside in front of the stores that sells hair products. No need to worry because this parking are meant for communal usage, you needn't shop in the stores just to park here.
But if you need any hair care products, this place carries a lot of products and they offer some of the best price. From my own comparison, the prices here are well bellow the prices I found in regular big chain supermarket.

Bubur Pengampon - Surabaya

Rasanya enak dan gurih, walau buburnya sendiri rasanya tidak selezat yang Happy garden (karena ada kaldunya) tapi ketika dicampur rasanya juga cukup pas di lidah. Citarasanya berada di tengah antara bubur gaya Chinese food dan bubur Jakarta, bisa dibilang resep peranakan.
Banyak kemiripan dengan buburnya Boncafe /Bon Ami (http://www.foodgrapher.com/2012/10/bon-ami-surabaya.html)

Ada banyak pilihan campuran dalam buburnya, selain bubur ayam, ada juga bubur sapi, bubur seafood.



The porridge here tastes nice and savory, though not as rich in taste as the Happy Garden (which put stock on the porridge) but once you mixed the whole bowl, it taste just right. It's somewhere between the Jakarta style and Chinese style porridge, which you can say, it's a Peranakan style cooking.
There's a resemblance between this porridge and the one you get from the famous Surabaya's Steak House, Boncafe / Bon Ami (http://www.foodgrapher.com/2012/10/bon-ami-surabaya.html)

They have a selection of meat that you can put on the porridge, aside from the usual chicken meat, you can get beef or seafood porridge.

Bubur jalan Pengampon

Selain Bubur, tempat ini juga terkenal akan Nasi Empalnya. Saat itu saya pesan nasi empalnya juga tapi untuk dibawa pulang, jadi tidak sempat difoto.
Berhubung saya tidak terlalu demen olahan empal, menurut saya rasa buburnya jauh lebih enak.

Apart from the porridge, they are also quite famous for the beef rice dish, Nasi Empal. I had some for takeaway, hence didn't have the opportunity to take pictures of it. It's nice, but since I'm not a big fan of beef cooked in Empal style, I kinda like the porridge better.

Taste           : 4 / 5
Atmosphere      : 2.5 / 5

Service         : 3 / 5

Value           : 3 / 5

Bubur Pengampon

Jl. Pengampon II/3, Surabaya, Jawa Timur, Indonesia