Category Archives: FOOD TRIPS

FLAVORS OF CHINA RESTAURANT

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flavors of china, is one of the most promising chinese restaurant mostly found in malls, and other food places here. from the name itself, of course its main dishes are chinese foods.
they have a big outlet branch in SM sta. rosa, and i find it intimidating, because they don’t have many customers. because when we went there, it was lunch time and the place was not even half full.


but still we had our lunch there, and ordered the honey glazed baby back ribs with wall nuts on top and sharksfin steamed dumpling as our viand. their appetizer is a bowl of chicharon, which reminds me of chicharap in chowking.



what i love about what we ordered was the buko pandan sherbet, a refreshing buko shake with buko ice cream, in between a dose of pandan jelly. it was so creamy that became my consolation from the not so good taste of their honey glazed baby back ribs which i do not recommend to be eaten with rice. it was like, i was eating donut with my rice, which is not a good combination.
it was very sweet and donut-like aroma and taste.


but anyway, the buko pandan sherbet compensated it all.

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ITALIANNI’S RESTAURANT

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i got this rare opportunity to dine at italianni’s restaurant in nuvali, along tagaytay highway in sta. rosa laguna. it’s a fine dine restaurant, that caters italian cuisine, a well-loved dish of filipinos.
there were a lot of guests dining in, which i think mostly residents from villages nearby the place.


 

nuvali is a quiet and peaceful place to dine with friends and family, if you just want privacy and just enjoy the company of your group.
italianni’s has a very hospitable and friendly crew that will attend to your needs, a romantic table setting, and the food, are really mouth watering.

 

i fell in love with their stuffed mushroom. it is an oven roasted mushroom caps stuffed with sausage, fresh spinach, herbs and three italian cheeses in white sauce. it’s very cheesy and appealing to look at. their seafood risotto, a platter combination of salmon, shrimp, calamari sauteed in white wine combined with arborio rice cooked in their homemade shrimp broth. their fruit shakes are freshly done, with a lot of fruit combinations to choose from.

it’s really fun and full to dine here!

THAI NOODLE

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noodles is the most common food nowadays. because of its cheaper price, it can easily relieve anybody’s hunger. in asian culture, noodles has been the brand as an on-the-go food for everyone. it’s easy to prepare, to cook and to eat. all countries in asia has their own version of noodles according to their native specialty.


i got this opportunity to dine at “THAI NOODLE“, a noodle food store that serves thailand noodle dishes. they use a flat noodle, just like what’s being used in fettucine dishes. their menu is very minimal, but each meal has its own character when it comes to taste.
their special noodle is what they call “pad thai” a fried noodle that looks like pansit. it tastes like the combination of pansit canton and pansit palabok. they really have a big serving that will satisfy and full your stomach.


they also serve the usual wanton noodles, noodles with meat balls, with siomai noodles, and other mixture that you will really love. when it comes to the price, it’s very affordable. at 100 bucks, you can already enjoy the thailand noodle dishes, which comes with your favorite drink!
we were fortunate that the store owner himself serves the food to the customers and i really appreciate him for being hands-on in his business. he’s very polite and greets everyone that comes and leaves his noodle house.


it’s place is located at the 4rth floor of Festival Supermall in Alabang, in the theatre area.

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FROSTY SPOON ice cream

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ice cream is one of the best heat equalizer for most of us. it is the most loved desserts in many restaurants as well. even most of the kids love it, that they would trade any of their favorite toys for just a scoop of it.
the most common type of ice cream in the Philippines, is what we call the “dirty ice cream“. it is categorized as a street food, that is locally made by a “sorbetero“, the person who manufactures and sells it on the streets by using a distinct horn to attract kids and ice cream lovers around its community.

with so much love for ice creams, many entrepreneurs found a great idea to cater the upscale market, that encouraged them to put up a store serving only ice creams. one of it is the “frosty spoon“.
one of its branches is located at Paseo de Sta. Rosa, a widely known shopping and party place in Laguna. they offer a lot of ice cream flavors, and adds different twists to the usual scoop of our favorite flavor.

they have the all-time favorite banana split, which they call goin bananas as their version, and other so good fruity flavors to choose from.
their selling price is quite higher than the other local brands, but it’s still reasonable because of its chilling tastes that will drain off the heat in your body.


the store interior is very fruity and sweet to look, because of the pastel colors painted on the walls that represents the flavors of their ice cream.
they also offers other snacks such as burgers and sandwiches.

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BROTHERS BURGER

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when it comes to snacks, hamburger is our second favorite. sometimes, even a burger mcdo will do.

brothers burger is one of the best burger food chains in the US. and gladly, they imported their food store here in the philippines.

although they still have a few number of branches across the country, they manage to adapt to the cravings of the Filipinos and our love for hamburgers.

when we say big, it’s really big burgers they offer that will satisfy anybody’s hunger..
and when it comes to tastes, cloud nine! their burger patties are really meaty and flavorful. and because it’s grilled, its meat is tender and juicy, with the smokey smell that will accelerate your appetite!


they also have a variety of snacks such as chili potato fries, also yummy because of its meaty dressing just like for tacos, and their onion rings are crispier just like at Don Henricos.

one of their branch is located at Paseo de Sta. Rosa here in Laguna.

YELLOW CAB PIZZA

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pizza is one of my favorite food ever.. and also pasta. kinda italian food trip.

last saturday, our family dropped by at edsa central to have dinner. we were lucky to get a parking space near the the yellow cab store then had our dinner there.

my husband and i’s favorite in all pizza stores are fried chicken wings and our choice of pan pizza.

we ordered the shrimp and garlic pizza and the buffalo wings, enough to satisfy our cravings. even our daughter loved eating the cheesy crust of the pizza from yellow cab.

MANOY BICOL RESTAURANT

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last night, my husband and i went to SM Sta. Rosa to buy me a new cellphone.

after purchasing the nice phone, nokia N6220, we had our dinner at Manoy Bicol Restaurant. A local filipino cuisine that offers  Bicolandia recipes, mostly spicy dishes.

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we ordered the bicol express, ginataang sigarilyas with pork bits, and bangus express, fried bangus with shredded green sili on top. each meal has ginger and malunggay soup, and fried dilis on the side. they offer rice to sawa in all their combo meals.

when it comes to price, it was very reasonable. you can have a great spicy meal for less than 150php. the ambiance of the resto was very homey and comfortable.

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it’s a great place to dine with while enjoying the bicol dishes. love it!

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(photos were taken from my new phone, nokia N6220 with 5 megapixel camera)

IZAKAYA TAKESHI JAPANESE RESTO

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last night, my hubby and i gave ourselves a treat to unwind. we dine out at “IZIKAYA takesi takeshi“, an authentic japanese restaurant in Paseo de Sta. Rosa, a shopping and party place in the heart of sta. rosa laguna. it is one of our favorite place to hang out  with, just like the other residents of laguna.

the place has a two-story dining area, with fine wood tables, and softly-cushioned chairs. it’s a peaceful place to dine, while enjoying the japanese cuisine.

hot tea

miso soup

apetizer sampler- raw salmon, crab sticks, suid with tofu

smoked salmon, fish fillet, japanese- style potato salad, japanese rice, and watermelon

beef teriyaki, tempura, japanese-style potato salad with japanese rice

we really enjoyed the food!

MANGAN RESTAURANT EXPERIENCE

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when my hubby and i went to SM sta. rosa last week, we had our lunch at Mangan restaurant.. it was a simple resto that serves kapampangan dishes.. the interior of the resto is very simple, with a white and pastel green motiff.. the wall on both sides is full of white rounded plates, which i think was made of “lahar” from the land of pampanga. i just thought of it because, the volcanic ash remains, from the mt. pinatubo area were being used by the local manufacturers of plates as a raw material in their business..

going back to the food that they serve, they have their own version of “picnic”, instead of fried potato strings, they serve fried camote strings as their appetizer. we were fortunate to experience the sugpo sa aligue, which was very tasteful, and flavorful, with a twist of wine in it. it only costs 107php, not bad for a single order. then we also tried their pinakbet, which was really good, at 90php per order. their garlic fried rice and java rice was great as well.. the taste is authentic, and has a very distinctive flavor, just like eating in a fine dine resto at an economical price..

i cant wait to taste all of their dishes! great experience! better check it out.

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