Months ago, I tried the famous Ramen of Ramen Nagi and I've had quite a great experience.

27 June 2015

News about Ramen Nagi have been over food blogs ever since it opened its branches in the Philippines. I have these great expectations about Ramen Nagi and I was not a bit disappointed. We ate at their branch in The Podium mall but they have a few branches spread out in Metro Manila.


A friendly waiter will assist you in ordering your Ramen. You have the option to personalize your bowl of Ramen. You can pick your soup base (richness of taste, special sauce, garlic), which I chose normal. You can add several toppings that you prefer but I choose Tamago (50 pesos). As for the spiciness, I chose to eat a non-spicy one for a change although I'm a fan of spicy foods. The firmness of the noodles I picked was hard because according to my brother as explained to him before, normal-extra soft may be better for kids and elderly. I like to chew and bite my noodles thus hard for me.

Menu

I was really excited to try Ramen Nagi's version of Ramen and find out why this is the number Ramen house in Japan for consecutive years. I even wore their paper version of a bib to prevent spills in my clothes if I got to excited to eat and neglect my physical appearance.
I didn't even get to use these condiments. The ramen was flavored perfectly, in my opinion. We waited a bit for our ramen to be served so I couldn't help but notice the cute design of the place mats.

Ramen Nagi Branches

They already have 7 branches in the Philippines and a lot more in Japan where they dominated the Ramen industry.







We looked happy even when we were waiting for our Ramen. My anticipation for my Ramen was increasing a lot during the few minutes we waited.

Who would miss seeing this big signage of Pares Retiro at night at the slightly lit street of P. Tuazon near Cubao? I wouldn't miss this. Every time we would pass P. Tuazon, I would always see this Pares Retiro jam-packed with people and crave for pares every time but never got the chance until I suggested that we MUST eat our dinner here after work.

Long counter where you can eat but they also have separate tables

FREE Sinigang soup (during our waiting time)

Condiments (Soy sauce, Fish sauce, Vinegar)

Most Filipinos like to put a lot of condiments in their food as seen in these containers. Just a reminder that moderation in adding condiments to your meals would lessen the risk of diseases in the future.

26 Aug 2015

I wanted to make a quick post about Chizza, KFC's latest food invention.

07 Aug 2015

I can say that Book & Borders Cafe is one of the best cafes in Metro Manila, in my opinion, because of five reasons.


2.  It has a lot of space for customers.  You don't have to worry about finding a seat because there are a lot.

Salted caramel chocolate cake 170.00 per slice

Must try hot mocha drink! I love mocha coffee. Their version is one of my favorites because it strong but tastes like mocha. :)

 

Pesto

Ice cold mocha which is also good

4.  The place offers shelves of books to choose from that you can read while in the cafe.

There are children books if you have children with you.

5.  It has the comfy ambiance which I think is the best (out of all the cafes I have tried so far, it'd just me but you can try for yourself) for reading and relaxing after a stressful day. Also, the staff are friendly and efficient.

I just would like to share probably my favorite cafe in Metro Manila :) Hope you can try to hang out here too.
 

There are directions in English in case you get lost.

BTW, Damnoen Saduak  is a district in central Thailand in the province Ratchaburi. The central town is most famous because of its floating market held every day till noon on a khlong not far from the district office.  (Wikipedia)

Coffee Empire
Not even heavy pouring rain could change our mind from going to Coffee Empire.  I often see this cafe as I pass by West Ave. going to Trinoma.

From Araneta Ave. (QC) this cafe is only one jeepney ride (10-11 pesos -route going to Trinoma). Looking from the outside, this cafe looks really big and building.

Parking

Free Parking space outside the cafe

We chose the seats in this bar table area. There are a lot of seats to choose from as you can see below in the pics.

This is a very late post about Ramen Bar but I would like to share my brief experience a year ago since I remember the Ramen here was really good.

Me doing an awkward pose

My friend holding the menu

My friend smiling shyly

So we wanted to eat something delicious after we had our first meeting for our study, I remembered Ramen Bar mentioned by another friend who described it in words "delicious but not that expensive" so I told my friends that we should eat here and it was really a good decision back then.

I've been watching korean dramas since I was in second year high school and that turned me into a person who liked Korean culture - makeup trends, fashion, and even Kpop (music). Just this lately, I started eating korean food but I really wanted to eat it before but it was just like 5 years ago that Korean restaurants that were just once in Malate, Manila, are now scattered in Metro Manila, even in Tagaytay, Baguio and other places in the Philippines so I got more exposure to Korean food now.

Click on the names of the restaurants and see my post about it.

Fried Chicken 

Kyochon - This is a relatively new korean chicken place with great food, service and ambiance. 
Budget: 200/person
Holdak - A good place to eat korean chicken and probably some ice cream.
Budget : 150/person


Authentic Korean Cuisine (Various dishes)

These restaurants are perfect for group of friends and/or family members because they offer dishes in big portions good for sharing. Another great thing about these restaurants is that they offer free side dishes which you can try.

Bulgogi Brothers - Definitely, you can expect to have a great Korean dining experience here.
Budget: 500/person

Chef's Noodles -  They offer delicious, healthy and affordable Korean meals and has many branches.
Budget: 150/person

Ga Mi Jung - I definitely recommend this restaurant because they offer a wide variety of authentic Korean dishes that will make you like the Korean cuisine. It's a bit far because it's in Antipolo but its worth it.
Budget: 200/person

Leann's Tea House  - I really like the food, service and the ambiance here.
Budget: 150-200/person

Kogi Bulgogi - The place has a really nice ambience that will make you eat with delight.
Budget: 150-200/person

24 April 2015

Our next stop after Silantro was Lucca Bakery just because we were in UP town center and we wanted something sweet. The place looked nice from the outside, it had a modern feel to it.


I really like the interior of the place. You can see that the place looks clean and modern.

They have a nice looking menu. I really don't know about Lucca bakery but it seems that they have given thought to small things such as this menu, the containers, utensils, chairs and tables which all fit perfectly together.

Wide variety of Beverages

A lot of pastries to choose from

Cute fork

24 April 2015

It was a humid day but we still pushed through with our food cravings and ended up in Silantro.
My foodie friend has already tried the food in this Fil-Mex place and she highly recommends the food here.



The place is located at 75 East Capitol Drive. When you are driving, this place is at the left side when you are coming from Shaw Boulevard and at the right side of the road so you just need to find a parking space like we did.


When we arrived at the place, it was late afternoon but just before 5 pm yet we had to be seated outside before we eventually got in because there were a lot of customers.
 

As you can see, their menu is simple and you just have to pick the food you like. I like the design of their menu, the font and drawings were nice to look at.


Here's a glimpse of the food we ordered.

They have a simple menu which consists of:
I. Appetizers
Dinamita - 140
Nachos - 160
Beef Nachos - 180
Salpicao- 160
Caliente Wings - 180
Beef Quesadillas - 160
Silantro's Quesadillas - 160
Papi's Fritas - 130



II. Main Course
Mexican Rib-eye - 660
Skewers - 220
Silantro's Pork Ribs - 290
Silantro's Paella Fajita Mix - 250
Pancholon's Burger - 160
Silantro's Burrito - 180
Macho Lucha Steak - 400
Beef Skewers -280
Lamb Chop - 350
Rib Finger - 220
G. Porkchop - 210


III. Lucha Tacos
Ligero (Single choice of meat) -75
Medio (Double choice of meat) - 95
Completo (Triple choice of meat) - 110

They also have fish - Grilled Mahi-mahi - 210 and Grilled Marlin (220)