Photos: Merry’s House of Chicken in West Covina

Owner Merry Tio, left, serves customer Jani Watien at Merry’s House of Chicken.  (Mariah Tauger / Los Angeles Times)

Merry’s House of Chicken opened six months ago and specializes in Indonesian cuisine, including lemper, which is shredded chicken rolled in glutinous rice.  (Mariah Tauger / Los Angeles Times)

Rissoles is a minced chicken pasty stuffed with creamy fillings, carrots, green peas and fried.  (Mariah Tauger / Los Angeles Times)

Merry Tio’s Merry’s House of Chicken specializes in Indonesian food. Before moving to the United States 10 years ago, Tio owned a culinary school in Surabaya, where she taught cooking.  (Mariah Tauger / Los Angeles Times)

Lapis Surabaya is one of the desserts made at Merry’s House of Chicken.  (Mariah Tauger / Los Angeles Times)