Popolamama, Grand Indonesia

Here they claim all pizzas are made in-house. His facial expression says it all: a great focus is crucial in making a great pizza dough. — Here they claim all pizzas are made in-house, so I took a peek at the kitchen. His facial expression says it all: a great focus is crucial in making a great pizza dough.

Or not! Why so serious, after all? Laughter as a sign of happiness is the key to everything magnificent in this world.

Adding more mozzarella sure doesn't hurt. Make sure they're evenly scattered. — Adding more mozzarella sure doesn’t hurt. Make sure they’re evenly scattered.

Final kneading before pizza is tossed into the oven.

I am not an ordinary oven. I'm super cool! — I am not an ordinary oven. I’m super cool!

Beef Pepperoni Pizza - IDR 65K With beef pepperoni, mixed cheese, onion, and tomato sauce. Pretty good. I love the dough. — Beef Pepperoni Pizza – IDR 65K
With beef pepperoni, mixed cheese, onion, and tomato sauce. Pretty good. I love the dough.

Fried Dough Balls - IDR 15K With three dipping sauces to choose from: Butter, Garlic Butter, or Cinnamon Sugar. Very good consistency in frying. — Fried Dough Balls – IDR 15K
With three dipping sauces to choose from: Butter, Garlic Butter, or Cinnamon Sugar. Very good consistency in frying.

Peperoncino with Eggplant and Mizuna Wafu Soy-Sauce-Based Pasta - IDR 45K Italian pasta done in Japanese way, and in the right way, no less. A must-try. — Peperoncino with Eggplant and Mizuna Wafu Soy-Sauce-Based Pasta – IDR 45K
Italian pasta done in Japanese way, and in the right way, no less. A must-try.

Stir, stir to your heart's content. — Stir, stir to your heart’s content.

Bolognese Potato Gratin - IDR 33K Potatoes, bolognese sauce baked with cheddar cheese and mozzarella. — Bolognese Potato Gratin – IDR 33K
Potatoes, bolognese sauce baked with cheddar cheese and mozzarella.

Diavola Pizza - IDR 70K With onion, spicy beef krakauer & mixed cheese, and tomato sauce. A must-try. — Diavola Pizza – IDR 70K
With onion, spicy beef krakauer & mixed cheese, and tomato sauce. A must-try.

It’s not perfect, but the food here is good enough for me. I love interacting with the chefs as they are making pizzas. It’s an open-kitchen, after all. The pizzas are thin-crust just like they are made in certain parts of Italy. Coming here I don’t expect Italian food but Italian food cooked with Japanese influence. This visit was delightful.

Yep, I will be back,

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