Ayam Goreng Sri -- Good

Ayam Goreng Sri is a traditional fried chicken restaurant right outside Surabaya. Before the toll booths and the Lapindo sea of mud, people from Surabaya would drive for 40 minutes just to eat here. This restaurant is huge yet it was always packed. Now people don't come as often because traveling here became inconvenient. If you are going to Batu, make sure to stop by this place.

The fried chicken here is not crispy but very tender and sweet. The meat just falls apart in your mouth. The texture is more like steamed chicken than fried chicken. I can't find a restaurant in Surabaya that serves chicken in a similar style. Since Indonesians love sweet foods, naturally people would flock here. Even the sambal is sweet and mild. I can eat a cup of this stuff every day.

Tofu fried with eggs. Meh, general fare.

The dawet is quite good. Green rice flour jelly is served with coconut milk and palm sugar. Refreshingly sweet.

The catfish are standard, but the price is anything but standard. Grossly overpriced.

Seriously, if you come here, just eat the fried chicken. Don't bother with anything else. You came here for the chicken, which are amazingly delicious.