I wasn’t sure what to make of Indonesian BBQ at first, but it turns out, it’s one or the other, not both combined, at Jakarta Barbecue Station. That makes for a wide-ranging menu.
The pulled pork honey ($9) can be served either in a sandwich or as a salad and comes with kettle chips. I was impressed by how tender and moist the pork is, and the BBQ sauce has the right level of sweetness. I would definitely order this again.
The grilled pork dumpling combo ($10) has five dumplings, one spring roll and rice. The inside of the dumplings is almost entirely meat (no filler vegetable) that is quite subtle in taste and thus requires the dipping sauce. The spring roll was fairly average, meaning it’s not worth the $3 price if you bought it separately.
Other items on the short menu include spicy mango salad ($8) and Buffalo pulled pork ($9), plus there are daily specials such as corn dogs ($4).
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Métropolitain Handcrafted Street Food specializes in huge po’ boy sandwiches. In fact, you’ll need a fork, knife and lots of napkins to get through them, as they are beyond stuffed with ingredients. The Korean braised pork ($8) is tasty to be sure, but the pork needed more braising, as many strands were tough. The apple slaw adds a bit of texture contrast and sweetness to this massive sandwich.
The Carolina smoked mushroom ($8) had a medley of sliced mushrooms spilling out. They are definitely the most prominent flavor, but you should detect some of the Carolina (mustard-based) BBQ sauce. Other sandwiches include Andouille sausage ($8) and crispy shrimp ($8).
The other part of the menu contains a few hand-crafted salads. When I opened the carryout container for the curried chicken salad ($8.50), I was impressed by how pretty the arrangement was. The cubed chicken was tender, and there was the perfect amount of the tasty mango chutney aioli.
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