Category: Lifestyle

While I was driving along Tomas Morato last week, I saw a very bright spot somewhere.  I was too curious to find out that I turned to the street where it was situated.  Then I found out, there’s a new milk tea place yet again.  This time though, the ambiance and the bright lights amazed me.

Christina & I ended up having drinks there after our dinner.  Cobo Bubble Tea & Snow Ice is one of the many bubble tea places in the Metro.  I can’t believe that new brands just kept popping out hahaha!

What I love with Cobo is the ambiance.  The place is really big and the colors blend very well too!  It’s so soothing to the eyes that you wouldn’t mind hanging out there for a long time.

• Cobo Milk Tea (Php 90)

I asked for a recommendation and the cashier had only one drink to say, Cobo Milk Tea.  I ordered the cold one with pearls while Christina opted for the hot one.  Even though they don’t have hot Cobo milk tea in their menu, they obliged with my friend’s request.  Very cool.

I must say that Cobo’s milk tea is pretty much the same as what other bubble tea stations offer.  They let us choose the level of sweetness, either low, medium or high.  As I’m trying to monitor my weight, I’ve opted for low.  I still liked the drink even without its usual sweetness.  For a 16 oz, I believe the price is reasonable.

• Snow Ice (Php 85)

Cobo Snow Ice really caught my eye.  Though I was a bit full, I opted to order one just to try it.  It’s basically flavored shaved ice.  There were a lot of flavors to choose from: original, chocolate, coffee, green tea, honeydew, mango, peanut, sesame & strawberry.  Honeydew was our choice for the night.  It was okay.  Eating it was a bit refreshing too!  Having those cute ‘lil pop pearls made it interesting and enjoyable to eat.

I called it pop pearls but Cobo Bubble Tea & Snow Ice actually called it Popping Boba.  Every order of Cobo Snow Ice gives us one free popping boba of choice.  We can also order additional for only Php 15.  I was in awe just looking at them.  They have mango, strawberry, orange, passionfruit, plum & yogurt flavors.  Their strawberry was the best, thus my choice.  The popping boba are pearls but inside it is fruit juice.  So better choose the one of your liking 🙂

• Cobo Taiwanese Chicken (Php 60)

It’s quite unique that Cobo gave a twist to the usual Taiwanese chicken.  Their Cobo Taiwanese Chicken has 3 variants: pepper salt, mexican and green tea.  They recommended mexican but I still ordered pepper salt.  I’m quite disappointed with their chicken though.  It’s not as tender as I expected it to be.

I’m happy we tried out Cobo Bubble Tea & Snow Ice.  Now, we have more hangout places to choose from after a heavy meal.  I honestly am so tired of coffee shops.  I’m a tea person and I would choose tea over coffee anytime.

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Cobo Bubble Tea & Snow Ice
#96 Scout Gandia Street, Tomas Morato, Quezon City, Philippines
(02) 736-5621

We are running out of choices for places to eat out near our office.  So I’m glad that DBP turned G/F of their building into a small commercial area where some food establishments are open to serve customers like us.  One of them is Joey Pepperoni Pizzeria.

This wasn’t my 1st time to dine at Joey Pepperoni Pizzeria.  However, I wasn’t able to take pictures during my 1st visit.  Luckily, when our colleagues decided to eat out at the restaurant last friday, I brought my camera.

I really love the ambiance of Joey Pepperoni.  Actually, I felt we’re not paying for the ambiance as the prices of the food are so affordable!  Imagine Php99 meals in this wonderfully designed restaurant??  You have to go early on fridays though as it get filled up easily.

I ordered one of their rice dishes during my 1st visit and I liked what I ordered.  This time around, we ordered what we are supposed to order in Joey Pepperoni Pizzeria, their pasta and pizza (that’s what they are known for, right?).

Here are the food we ordered:

• Mozzarella Sticks (Php 190)

I love Joey Pepperoni Pizzeria’s mozzarella sticks!  Whether we dip them with pomodoro or not, they were still yummy.  Every bite has that perfect amount of cheese w/ the right texture for consumption.

• Chicken Parmigiana (Php 228)

Pasta with pomodoro sauce with chicken thigh fillet.  I especially love how tender the chicken was and to top it off, they put melted mozzarella cheese.  A great pasta offering from Joey Pepperoni, totally enjoyed this dish.

• Pesto (Php 145)

A very simple pasta dish best suited for veggie foodies.  A traditional pesto sauce with beans & potatoes.  I liked the chicken parmigiana better than this.  It wasn’t as tasty as I expected it to be.

• Iced Tea (Php 50)

Bottomless Iced tea.  The brand though is Sunkist.  I also appreciate that the servers were ready to refill our drinks without us calling them for it.

• Sunkist Orange Juice Drink (Php 40)

It’s the season of love and Joey Pepperoni has an ongoing promo that whenever we order their Sunkist orange juice drink, we’ll get a free heart-shaped pizza.  It was just Php40 and we didn’t hesitate to avail of the promo.  The pizza was very cute, perfectly shaped into heart.  We wonder how they did it but it was definitely a nice sight to see.

• Joey Pepperoni (Php 325)

I expected Joey Pepperoni Pizza to be the best menu dish that Joey Pepperoni Pizzeria has.  Why?  Since the restaurant is named after it.  Boy, I was very disappointed when I tasted it.  It had some weird taste to it.  I don’t understand it, maybe the cheese?  There was a bitter taste that didn’t sit well with me.  I asked my colleagues but they didn’t feel it.  Maybe, it was just me.

• Quattro Formaggi (Php 335)

Joey Pepperoni’s version of four-cheese pizza.  This pizza has mozzarella, cheddar, parmesan & white cheese.  I did taste the same bitterness with this pizza.  I didn’t like this too.  I was only able to eat like half a slice of this.

Sad to say, I didn’t like Joey Pepperoni Pizzeria’s pizza offerings.  I, however, liked their rice dishes & pastas.  I also appreciate the very affordable prices of their dishes plus the awesome ambiance of the place.  Will I be back?  Maybe.

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Joey Pepperoni Pizzeria
Ground Floor DBP BLDG. Makati Ave. cor Gil Puyat Makati City, Philippines
(02) 519-5638

I do not know what’s with Burgoo that I always go back to it.  I remember whenever I go to Robinson’s Galleria or Powerplant Mall, Burgoo has always been my choice of dining place.  It’ll most probably be because it has great ambiance that we can stay there for a long time just to chit-chat and enjoy good food.

There was a short time that Burgoo was closed in powerplant mall for some renovation.  Well, the finished product is okay.  They just changed the look of the place.  It became a bit darker in my opinion but change is something we always welcome.

I noticed as well that Burgoo knows the importance of customer service.  There were servers scattered around the place to ensure that whenever any of their guests would need them, they’d surely see and be able to serve ASAP.  I appreciate that, even though there was a male server who stood there and his mind was wandering somewhere else hahaha!

I was starving and my friends were too!  I checked the menu and browsed through all the pages before I decided which dish to order.  We ordered several appetizers but I settled for a main dish.  Here are our orders:

• Lemon Iced Tea (Php 69)

Don’t we love bottomless drinks?  They also have Coca-cola products & lemonade.

• Cookies & Cream (Php 145)

If you want a more ‘exciting’ drink, then this cookies & cream is for you.  I’d much prefer iced teas or sodas though, I believe our food were rich enough for me to settle for simpler drinks hehehe.

• Gambas al Ajillo (Php 325)

If Sharleen didn’t order this, I wouldn’t have known that Burgoo’s gambas is good!  I know now that the next time I visit the restaurant, Gambas will definitely in my must-order list.  Burgoo’s version of Gambas has the prawns sauteed with olive oil, garlic, tomato sauce, cilantro & chili flakes with bell peppers & mushrooms.  I believe the flavors blended perfectly and definitely perfect for our taste buds.  I was really impressed!

• Buffalo Chicken Wings (Php 295)

buffalo wings with bleu cheese dressing served w/ 2 pieces of celery sticks.  When I saw this dish, I was weirded out.  I think w/ just 6 pieces of wings they could put it in a smaller plate.  The buffalo tasted great but I guess they need to improve on the presentation.

• Extra Supreme Nachos (Php 295)

Terrific presentation!  Tons of ingredients put into the crispy nachos: beef, pico de gallo, jalapeno slices, chicken breast and black olives.  Salsa & cheese sauce were also served, we can ask for refill of the sauces too!

I don’t know if it’s just me but I enjoy eating nachos without anything but the sauce.  I guess I’m different that way 😛

• Grilled Pork Chops (Php 425)

Can I just say that Burgoo cooks the best porkchop dishes?  I was really impressed at how tasty and how delicious and perfectly cooked their porkchop were.  If you’re not fond of fried dishes then you can order their version of juicy grilled pork chops.

• Breaded Pork Chops (Php 425)

I ordered 2 pieces of pork chops instead of 1 piece as the difference is just minimal (Php 100).  I tried a bite of their grilled pork chop and I was already impressed.  When I got to try my order of breaded pork chops, I was more than ecstatic.  It was delicious too!  It was marinated perfectly as even without any sauce, it was tasty!  The pork chops were very tender too.  I was only able to finish 1 pork chop and I brought the rest to my mom.  She loved it too!

So friends, that was my lunch & dinner that day.  2 meals in one shot haha!  I also thoroughly enjoyed the company of friends.  Whenever we meet up, it’s always at Powerplant mall.  I wish we can meet at other malls next time but if we meet and it’s at Powerplant mall again, I’ll try to have a conscious effort to try other restaurants or else, we might be dining at Burgoo again.

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Burgoo
3/F Power Plant Mall, Rockwell Dr. cor. Estrella St., Makati City, Metro Manila, Philippines
(02) 898-1815