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I give this place a 4 for now. I need to try more dishes. I got the pan tossed shrimp with yellow coconut rice. It was good, but like I said I have to try more dishes. Nothing out of the blue yet for this place for me. But like I said it was good.
I really wanted to give high praise after visiting this spot but was pretty disappointed. The noodles were extremely greasy (pooling at the bottom) and lacked flavor, lemon grass chicken were little fried nuggets (i'd expect grilled), and to top it off, water was not complimentary with a very spicy dish ($2 a pop). No matter how authentic this is, these are some things that can and should be improved. Im really doubting all the awards and trophies that this place touts.
First of all, "authentic" is subjective; regardless of cuisine, flavors, texture, and even ingredients and preparation method varies and each are authentic to regions and cooks. I grew up eating Indonesian food and other Southeast Asian cuisines, and always look for Indonesian food whenever we travel, and was excited to see there were two in Carson City. The other one was my first choice but they're closed on Mondays, so we came here on our way to Tahoe. We arrived a little after 4pm so it was quiet. The chef's husband walked us through the menu and ordering system, all the time hyping up the food and flavor and multiple awards they've won and how everybody loved/raved about their food and had never tasted flavors like theirs. The man is clearly very proud of his wife, which we appreciate. Since rendang was sold out, we decided on lemongrass chicken with yellow rice for the hubs, chicken satay with fried rice for the kid, and gado gado for me. We also ordered canned drinks but were offered free bottled water (for dining in) which we accepted with gratitude. Food came relatively quickly, fifteen minutes or so. Presentation was nice, with banana leaf on wooden platter and silverware and napkin. This particular lemongrass flavor is unfamiliar to me, and aside from heat from the chili it was flat. The chicken pieces were deep fried and dry. The nasi kuning must be old because it was hard, and there was barely any flavor. The chicken satay pieces were alright according to the kid, a little dry but tasted good. The nasi goreng was so-so, I see bits of fried egg and tasted kecap manis, but most importantly it was oily. The gado gado was actually acceptable, even if the tofu and potato cubes had been refried to a crisp, as was the hardboiled egg (also fried), and the peanut sauce was chunky and not creamy enough and lacked the distinct spices and flavor. The man had told us the ingredients are sourced fresh from Indonesia. Given they're in the middle of nowhere, it is not surprising if the food was prepped/cooked in batches instead of made fresh to order. Perhaps we came on an "off" day. Perhaps the raving reviews and awards were for the rendang only, which we didn't get to sample. If he had not talked our ears off the minute we stepped into the restaurant, perhaps we would not have had such high expectations of our meal. The chef seemed like a sweet woman and I wish her well. Might I suggest that her husband let customers determine for themselves if the food is truly amazing instead of forcing his extended elevator spiel on them. 3.5 stars, only because I am supporting an immigrant woman chasing her dreams in this political climate.
The food here is absolutely amazing! A friend suggested this place so after a day of work in Carson City my nephew and I decided to stop in. We were warmly welcomed and given a quick run down of everything that was offered. Balinese food is not any easy food to find so we were very excited to have a place so close by. The food did not disappoint!! The spices and flavors are out of this world. I will be returning with different friends so they can give it a try. They also offer all of their sauces for sale. The restaurant itself is very clean with plenty of seating. I can't wait to return!
I beg to differ. The "Award winning" whatever it was needs some work to become user friendly. Apparently we can not tell when you are busy as in restaurant there were inly a handful of customers, I would assume half for mexican and half for indonesian. I came here QUITE hopeful as I enjoy Indonesian.
I recently heard about this new Indonesian restaurant and decided to stop in after a few games of bowling. I always enjoy trying something new, so I ordered the Tum Babi. Unfortunately, the entrée just wasn't for me. I was expecting something a bit like kalua pork, and the flavor profile was very different from what I had in mind. So Craig, why 4 stars? I looked over the menu and saw other dishes coming out, and I'm confident mine was prepared correctly--it simply didn't match my personal taste. I didn't want to under rate the restaurant just because the dish I chose didn't fit my palate. The staff was very friendly and accommodating, and the presentation was excellent. I'll definitely need to return and try some of their other delicious-looking dishes before giving a full recommendation--but I'm looking forward to it.
Service was amazing. Owner is very friendly. The lemongrass shrimp was delicious and had great sauce. I liked the cucumber slices to break up the heat. The chow mein was one of the best I've had. Loved the peanut sauce. I'll be back for the chow mein!
Very helpful and friendly staff, open kitchen with lots of booth, table and barstool seating. The food WAS very tasty, made to order, and served quickly. The "mild" has some spice but wasn't too spicy, just spiced for flavor. Nice to have this option in Carson City
FLAVORRRR! We were passing through from Tahoe and found this place through yelp and decided to give it a shot. We ordered the Beef Rendang and chicken satay with nasi goreng. Beef Rendang was labeled spicy and they do not play! It was borderline too spicy, but great that a place does spicy and it's actually spicy. The flavor was not lost even though it was spicy. Only con was the beef was on the dryer side. Chicken Satay, the sauce on the chicken was amazing. I could eat the sauce with white rice all day. Chicken was a bit dry. Value was there as well! I would say the portion size is about 1.25 to 1.5 in servings. We definitely had left overs. Flavors were there and authentic, the only con is all the proteins were a bit on the dryer side.
I'd say 4 stars for now. Love the vibe and the Food Hall feeling of this remodeled mall. Owners were so nice and love explaining their adventures of opening their restaurant. You order at an iPad stand when you walk in. Menu has pictures of the dishes with is nice and dishes come out spot on. The food! Great flavors of Bali! Indonesian food is a mix of Thai and Indian? It's delicious mix of spices, tons of flavor with a little (or a lot) of heat. We started with pork/veggie potstickers. Crispy and tasty. Then we had the chicken skewers, served with coconut rice, and some fresh veggies dressing the beautiful bamboo plate on a banana leaf! Our to-go box was brought to the table by the lovely owner/chef and she slid the banana leaf with leftovers straight into the box! Love it! My one issue, the skewers were white meat chicken chunks. They were over cooked. Dry even. I get it. Americans like white meat. They needed to be cooked less. Even better offer a dark meat option. But we will be back. I want to try the fish for sure!
Quality/Quantity - Congrats on all your success; wishing you the best. You deserve it! Wow, I can NOT believe it has been since February of 2024 since we discovered you (Bali Express) at the Revision Yelp event. What a 5 star event! So of course ,when we found out you are now in Carson City (since 7/8/25), we wanted to support you! Oh, also congrats on your 2 year anniversary! So many blessings. Love your faith shirts BTW. My wife insisted we get the best sellers, so we got all 3! Lumpia - Generous portions. Made fresh. The sauces compliment it well. I don't think it was your typical sweet and spicy sauce, it must have an extra spice or two in it...? Well, my wife took most of the sauce, so I did not get to re-sample it, lol. Made fresh after we ordered, so be careful as it was piping HOT. Rendang - SO spicy!! I loved it. But not when I am traveling, lol. Sampled and took the rest home to finish. As light eaters, we typically over order... Mie Goreng - Their version of chow mein. Again, so good. Everything was made to order, so fresh. They also gave us two sauces, see picture. But we did not need it as the food was already so flavorful. I took it home and will add it to my cooking Complimentary bottled water when dining in; thank you. Saved me a walk back to the car. Next time we will try your other side, your partner's Fuego Tacos! Atmosphere - Beautiful location. I look forward to all the future decor. Decent size indoor seating, booths, tables, and counters. See pictures. Outdoor seating also, see pictures. Open 7 days a week from 11am to 9pm or 10pm. See my pictures. Huge restroom. Service - 6 stars. Both Barry and his wife are so welcoming. If you are following, we usually eat at "irregular" times to avoid crowds. So not many customers, which gave us a chance to hang out with Barry, and all the other owners. Price - $42 + tip. Reasonable prices for all we got. Owner Comment - Congrats on your continued success! And all your awards (4, soon to be 5...?) We look forward to supporting you.
Great food and great service! Got the pleasure of meeting the owners. He helped my family order by suggesting some entrees. We wanted one to be spicy and boy did he pick it! The cook is the other owner and she got our food perfect! Definitely will be back when we are in town.
This is currently only for the Bali Express side of things. I'll definitely be back to try out Fuego tacos! This dynamic duo is housed inside the former shell of a Johnny Rockets so it has nice lunch counter seating and diner style booths/tables. The decor is a little plain but they have plans to liven it up and make it feel less mono color. The staff for both sides of the venue were all friendly and hard at work making food and working on new creations for their menus. As a lover of Bali Express as a food truck I was very excited to see they already started expanding their menu. I brought a group with me to help welcome them on their soft opening. We ordered several items and shared family style. Among the favorites were the peanut butter wings, lumpia, pork satay and the orange chicken. We also tried their boba drinks which were new and they were solid! I'll definitely be back to try new Balinese cuisine and check out Fuego Tacos. I'm looking forward to see some Mexican/Balinese fusion items they were talking about potentially doing!
6 months ago
This is definitely a rising star in the local food scene lacking absolutely nothing in the welcoming,friendly and genuine sincerity department as soon as you walk through the door you feel as though you've been immediately adopted into the family. The Lumpia...I cannot think of any I have enjoyed more than Bali Express's ,fresh,light & crispy inside and out. Shrimp tempura...I've had these a few times now and they are so good! Enough about apps. Today I tried the Ayam Geprik ,spicy sambol smashed chicken w/rice, very spicy (as advertised!) large portion, beautiful plate but it didn't hit all the marks for me & here's why,it was smashed into very small pieces & retained a lot dredge flour & oil from the cooking process and the flavor over all was sambol,isolating the meat by itself exposed it as fairly bland. The fresh cabbage,carrots and cucumbers are a refreshing garnish for this dish as it brings a caliber of HEAT you don't usually experience. The owner Barry and I discussed the food openly and honestly(including my lack of experience w/Indonesian food altogether)and he expressed their plans to introduce new equipment in order to do things like this particular dish on a flame grill instead of in the wok. The place is clean and has new to me food so I'll definitely return! Good job. read more
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The Indonesian food was A 8 out of 10 good flavors and served beautifully, The chicken skewers tasted great but a bit dry. Mexican food was very slow to get to the table and the street tacos were almost to big and felt more like a pile of meat inside a tortilla that was soggy and you couldn't pick it up and eat it we had to use forks. Keep in mind there is not great service and it's very casual like a food court, if you order from both restaurants do not expect your food to come out at the same time or even close we finished out Indonesia food before the tacos showed up. Good food but very confusing and it's hard to figure out what to do when you walk in the door! read more
1 year ago
An unexpected special treat on the way to Lake Tahoe! Friendly, welcoming service. Clean dining room and bathrooms. Everything was made to order, fresh from scratch. Balinese food served on bamboo and leaves! Highly recommend. read more
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This place is not express at all!! It took over 40 minutes to get half of the order of my meal and then an additional 10 minutes to get the rest of the order. The first plate I got was chicken and rice, it took 40 minutes to get this, the chicken was cold not even warm and the rice was warm which was surprising since the chicken was cold. It took 50 minutes to get shrimp tempura chicken and rice and the place was not even busy. Not to mention they made and served food to someone who ordered after me. Service here sucks. It took 50 minutes to get my food, this is not an express place. The chow mein was actually very delicious but it should not have taken so long to get the food. The straw provided for the boba wasn't big enough to drink it. read more
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1 year ago
TL:DR: try their food, they won't disappoint! If I could rate this with 10 stars, I would! This was a VERY, VERY pleasant surprise to find in Carson City no less! I was traveling for vacation and we were looking for a place to eat. Bali Express popped up on my Yelp search and, as an Indonesian missing home, I, of course, had to try it! The first time I tried Balinese food as an adult was in 2016. It was a revelation and since then Balinese food has a special place in my heart. I have been missing Balinese food because it's very rare to find in the US. So, my first bite of their spicy lemongrass shrimp brought me to tears because I finally found the flavors I was missing... The chef masterfully layered the flavors of lemongrass, chili, lesser galangal.... Everything that's quintessentially Balinese. The flavors are balanced with notes of lemongrass and belacan. There's a tinge of sweetness in the flavors as well. Then, moving on to their Ayam Geprek, boy was is as authentic as can be! Ayam geprek was supposedly this super spicy dish that burns your tongue. And yes, that's what I got. Their satay, both the pork satay with lemongrass and the chicken satay with peanut sauce are AMAZING. Anything more authentic means flying back to Indonesia! I wish they would open a branch all over - at least one in California (Gilroy to be precise, please pleaseeee....!), or heck bottle that sauce! Service was quick and amazing (they gave my daughter a bowl of chicken rice, which she happily devoured). The plates are beautifully designed (seriously just as if you would eat this in Bali) and presented. All in all amazing restaurant! They are also sharing a space with Fuego that has a delicious Jamaica! Mmmm! read more
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9 months ago
Love this place! Koming and Barry did an amazing job. I love that they keeping their food authentic. My husband loved the Sate Ayam (chicken satay) i think it was the best one we had in the US, it is very hard to find an authentic indonesian food around here. For who likes spicy you should try the Ayam Geprek! Anyways.. i will definitely come back and recommend this place to relatives read more
10 months ago
Here for my second time in less than a month all the way from San Francisco. Loved it the first visit, and it was just as good the second time. Service is really efficient. Busy on a Friday night at 6:30pm. We got the beef rendang and the chicken sate plates. Excellent excellent excellent!! Highly recommended! I haven't had Indonesian this good anywhere. Still haven't been to Indonesia, but when I do make the trip, I will base all my experiences on this place as a baseline. read more
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Great Location very clean. I got the Lumpia and Rendang. The egg rolls were great and the Rendang was very tasty and the beef was fork tender. Definitely will be back. read more
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The food was very delicious, the service was good , the dish I had was "Sate Ayam with Mie Goreng" read more
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