Bakso Salim [Surabaya]

Tasty & Savory, need to hold back on the MSG

Salah satu bakso terkenal di daerah TImur yang terletak di Jalan Mulyosari. Tempatnya lumayan nyelempit, agak ujung, setelah melewati Depot Siantar akan bertemu bank Permata. Bakso satu ini ada di gang buntu setelah Bank Permata.
Ada update review tentang bakso ini pada tahun 2017, bisa dibaca di bagian bawah post. 

This is one of the well known Bakso Vendor that only locals usually knows. It's located in the far end of Mulyosari Street located near Permata Bank. It's located after Depot Siantar which serves Siantar Cuisine which usually consists of Horfun and other Chinese Dishes.
There's an updated review for 2017, please read it in the bottom part.

Warung Baksonya cukup sederhana. Pertama kali datang ke sini Bakso Salim tutup, yang buka warung Nasi Goreng Jawa. Nasi goreng jawanya lumayan enak, dengan harga Rp 8.000 per porsi, Kunjungan kedua beberapa minggu kemudian akhirnya bisa mencoba baksonya, sedangkan Nasgornya tidak buka.

On my first trip here, the Bakso seller were closed. In it's place were a Javanese Fried Rice / Noodle vendor, whose dish were quite nice, priced at Rp 8.000,-
Luckily we get to try the bakso on our second visit

Tempat makannya ala kaki lima sederhana, jadi jangan terlalu berharap kenyamanan dan kebersihan.

The place is a street food vendor, so don't expect much on hygiene and comfort.

Bakso Campur - Rp 10.000

Bakso Campur di sini dihargai Rp 10.000, lumayan banyak porsinya. Untuk pilihan baksonya tidak terlalu variatif seperti di Pak Doel Jagalan tapi rasanya cukup enak juga.

Satu hal yang kurang cocok untuk kita adalah porsi MSG di kuahnya. Biasanya partner makan saya termasuk penggemar bakso yang 'kebal' MSG, tapi kali ini sempat berujar MSG nya kebanyakan.

Their Mixed Bakso is priced Rp 10.000, the portion was quite big. Too bad they didn't have many selection of Bakso like the one in Pak Doel Jagalan, but the taste were quite nice

One thing that we didn't like were the amount of MSG on the broth. My lunch partner was an avid Bakso fan, and usually she didn't mind MSG, but this time she think it's too much.

Tahu baksonya lumayan lembut, rasanya cocok untuk selera saya. Lain kali bakal pesan lebih banyak tahunya.

Their tofu meatball is quite nice and tender, suits well for my taste. I'd like to order this tofu more if I ever goes here again.

Selain kuah yang teras pekat MSG nya, minuman jeruknya terasa ada sakarin / epmanis buatan, tapi tidak sekuat di Bakso Cak Min Loop, jadi kami sempat habiskan setengah gelas baru terasa ada rasa unik sakarin

Apart from the MSG in the soup, the orang juice is also uses artificial sweetener saccharin which I'm not fond of. It's not as strong as the one in Bakso Cak Min, so we finished half a glass before realizing it.

Update 2017

Bakso Salim Mulyosari

Walau pengalaman makan sebelumnya kurang cocok, berhubung pasangan makan penggemar berat bakso, kita mencoba lagi makan di sini, dan diulang hingga dua kali. Berbeda dengan pengalaman terdahulu, rasa baksonya kali ini lebih enak, tidak terlalu over juga MSG nya

Recomended :)

Though we had some hiccups on the previous dining experience, we decided to try this eatery again, even twice. My dining partner is a die hard bakso fans, so that's the main reason, and I'm glad we did so, since the taste now have got much better.

Gone are the overused MSG, now it tastes just nice, one of my favorite stall in Eastern part of Surabaya.

Bakso Salim Mulyosari

Harga per mangkok sekarang Rp 12.000. Posisi warungnya juga pindah sedikit ke ujung gang, tidak lagi di tempat lama karena ditempati kafe baru.

For a bowl of Bakso, they charge an affordable Rp 12.000 or just below $1. The stall also moved a bit to the end of alley. Their old place is now used by a cafe.

Gorengan - Bakso Salim Mulyosari

Bakso Salim

Jln Raya Mulyosari No 76 (Gang sebelah Bank Permata)
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