Category: Food

Flavours of China
1 Juno St. cor. Makati Ave., Makati City, Metro Manila

(02) 899-3834

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Last month, it seemed like we ate here 3 times. I don’t know I just dont get tired of this restaurant. They really serve good food and their prices are very reasonable.

Here are what we ordered:

• Sauteed B-day Dry Noodle (Php 170)

Chinese usually call this “Cha-Misua”. Fried Misua w/ nuts, eggs, etc. Super delicious to the max! I love how this restaurant cook this. Highly recommended if you’re celebrating your birthday

• Sweet & Sour Crispy w/ Pineapple (Php175)

Meat is tender, sauce is delicious. I love it!

• Steamed Fish in Soft Tofu & Black Bean Sauce (Php180)

This tasted okay. Not really unique but okay.

• Crispy Noodles w/ Assorted Seafoods (Php170)

One of their specialities. I like the cha-misua better but this also tasted good.

• Flavours Buco Pandan Sherbet (Php65)

I like the version by Mann Hann better but this still tasted okay.

Aside from the ones we ordered, we are also served chips (w/c is refillable & free!!).

I seem to like this restaurant a lot, I guess this is because their food is delicious and the price are reasonable. This is now a part of my favorite place to eat list

Zao Vietnamese Cafe
Fuente Circle, Eastwood City, E. Rodriguez, Jr. Avenue, Bagumbayan, Libis, Quezon City

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A friend and I went to this place for dinner before we had our Billiard Match (Yes, serious, I wanna beat him and have that victory — news? I did win!! hahahahaha). We have chosen Zao coz 1st it has soup (my friend was craving for it) & because it’s new.

The place is nice, cozy & looks classy. The color combination & the design is pretty cool as well, very inviting.

Anyway, here are what we ordered:

• Deep-Fried Catfish with a Spicy Ginger Sauce (Php 195)

yummy! Though I’m not really fond of taking the fish meat out of its bones hehehe. So tedious! I like this dish and I think this is the only main dish that I ate.

We also ordered the beef stew (picture below). I wasn’t able to take note of the price of it hahaa so can’t put the price but I guess this is because it is forgettable for me. 1st taste of the beef is good but after 3 bites, I didn’t like it anymore hehe.

• Bottomless Iced Tea (Php 95)

available in 3 flavors – Jasmine, Lychee & Tamarind. I tried the tamarind and it tasted good, love it

• Seafood Pho (Php225)

A soup that has prawns, calamari, fish fillet, fish balls, fresh vegetables & rice noodle. I don’t know if this is the cafe’s specialty but I believe that it is. Coz it tasted good and looks really unique & vietnamese. Also served with this condiments (picture below)

• Steamed Jasmine Rice (Php55)

Just a simple steamed rice but they serve the better type of rice so it’s all good.

Overall, it’s a good experience. This might not be one of my favorites but it’s okay, reasonably priced & they serve nice food.

Suzhou Dimsum
807 Sabino B, Padilla Street, Sta. Cruz, Manila, Metro Manila
(02) 309-7302

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My mom’s friend opened this place in Gandara. We went there to meet with my mom’s best friend and ate there for lunch.

We tried out almost all their specialties and I must say, I’m very satisfied. I especially love the shallot oild pancake, yummy!!! Too bad I hate going to Binondo.. but if there’s a chance, I’ll go back there.

We ordered the ff.:

• Green Mongo Congee (Php35)

My mom ordered this while waiting for auntie Nancy to arrive. I tried it but didn’t like it. I guess I’m just not fond of this kind of congee served hot. I think this could have been delicious if served very cold hehehe. I don’t know.. just my thinking

• Wong Lo Kat Herbal Tea (Php40)

This is definitely one of my favorite beverages. This is only served in a few chinese restaurants though. But this is definitely good, everyone should try it. Super yummy!!

• Spicy Beans Minced Pork (Php140)

Chinese sitaw they say…. I tried this the 1st time at Sze Chuan House in Roxas Blvd and I’m hooked. So delicious & good. Other restaurant that I know has this dish is Pho Hoa. I love Suzhou Dimsum’s version as well. I can eat this like every week. Yummy!

• Xiao Long Pao (Php80)

This is their specialty and I agree that it is. Tasted very good & juicy as well.

• Shallot Oiled Pancake (Php80)

When you go to this place, don’t ever forget to order this one. I’m super over to the max pleasantly surprised on how good this dish is. I think I was able to eat like 4-5 slices of this (hopefully my mom’s friends don’t see this post, they’ll know that I was the one who finished the dish hahahaha )

• Mustard Vegetable Fried Rice (Php120)

People usually think that everyone doesn’t like vegetables. I was asked if I’m okay to eat vegetable rice and I said ofcourse! I love vegetables. They let me try this and I like it!! Healthy & delicious.

• Stewed Squid with 3-Cup Sauce (Php240)

This is a funny one. We ordered one of this dish and the waitress thought that we ordered 3!!! How can 5 people eat 3 orders of this?? Then we realized in the end that when we said “squid 3-cup”, the waitress assumed that it’s 3 orders of squid. Funny. Good thing, the other table overheard and helped us by getting the 1 order.

Overall, a pretty decent place. If only they’ll open this in Quezon City, I’ll definitely dine there.

Pho Hoa Vietnamese Noodle House
2/F Robinsons Place Manila, Pedro Gil cor. Adriatico St., Ermita, Manila, Metro Manila
(02) 567-2126

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My mom wanted to eat at Pho Hoa before going back to Taiwan and we ate there for dinner sometime last December.

Pho Hoa is famous for its noodles which is very good I believe. That time, I wasn’t hungry. I guess we were just eating almost whole day that I didn’t have space anymore in my stomach hahahaha.

Here are what we ordered:

• Fried Rice Paper Roll w/ Lettuce Wrap (Php150)

I LOVE this!!!! You have to order this when you go to this restaurant. I was just enjoying this dish that I forgot to wrap them in lettuce leaves… so I ended up eating the rest with lots of lettuce hehe.

• Pho Bo Kho – Large (Php265)

Beef Stew Noodle Soup.. looks really yummy!!! I’ll try this when I go to Pho Hoa next time.

• Pho Nam, Chin, Gan, Bo Bien – Small (Php200)

This is noodles in soup with the combination of Flank, Brisket, Tendon & Meatball. My mom loved it…

• Coke Light (Php55)

Whenever we order noodles, we are given condiments like the one below. It depends on how we want to incorporate it into our meal. But I don’t usually eat it, I guess I just don’t know the right way to eat vietnamese noodles hehehe.

This is definitely one of the better restaurants out there. I especially love their “san ji tow” (chinese sitaw), best to eat with rice… yummy!

Gerry’s Grill
Banawe St., Quezon City, Metro Manila
(02) 421-1111

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As soon as we get to the airport from Boracay, we were really starving!! This is because PAL express doesn’t serve food nor water in the airplane, maybe it’s because it’s a budget airplane.

Since we were with taiwanese peeps, we will need to bring them to a restaurant that serves filipino food. So the 1st thing that came to mind is Gerry’s Grill.

They loved it a lot, they were very vocal on how they enjoyed the food, etc.
I, on the other hand, has been eating filipino food ever since when so nothing really special for me hehe.

Here are what we ordered:

• Crispy Pata (Php 415)

All-time favorite… I ate the skin yummy!

• Sizzling Kangkong (Php 130)

This tasted good as well..

• Sinigang na Bangus Belly (Php 210)

Honestly, each dish tasted good so we’re all satisfied… this one’s my mom’s favorite.

• Garlic Rice (Php 34)

• Sizzling Sisig (Php 170)

This is another favorite… yummy yummy yummy!

• Inihaw na Pusit – 500g (Php 305)

I just ordered one but the restaurant mistakenly served us 2. We were still able to finish them all so it’s a blessing in disguise.

• Buko Juice (Php 75)

My mom wanted to drink fresh buko juice and good thing this is available at Gerry’s Grill.

• Green & Yellow Mango Shake (Php 75 each)