Yabu Megamall... The House of Katsu

August 6, 2012

Yabu: The House of Katsu

2nd floor, The Atrium

SM Megamall

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It seems to me that every food blogger has already blogged about Yabu, The House of Katsu except me hahaha It was during the beginning of the habagat (monsoon) week when I had the chance to go to SM Megamall. There was no traffic going to SM because some of the schools have already suspended classes that day. As usual, I was with my parents. Came lunch time, I told them we were going to pay Yabu The House of Katsu a visit ; p

 Chicken Katsu Set 120g PhP 325

Katsu is an abbreviation of the word "katsuretsu" meaning "cutlet". It generally refers to a sliced piece of meat that is breaded and deep-fried. The dish was introduced to Japanese culture in the late 19th century during the Meiji period, when Japan opened its doors to the West. In the beginning, beef cutlets were used, but pork eventually became the more popular choice of meat by 1900s, giving rise to dishes such as tonkatsu ("ton" is Japanese for "pork"). 

Perusing the menu, I found the dishes a bit pricey and of limited variety. Paying a minimum of PhP 300 per dish is a bit too much for me because it's just deep-fried food. 

Find out after the break if my opinion has changed after tasting Yabu...

A Better than Ever Greenwich Christmas with John Lloyd Cruz!

My event: November 23, 2011

Greenwich

4th Floor, Atrium

SM Megamall

Christmas started early this year with "Better Than Ever Greenwich Christmas". It is a media event that launched The Greenwich Overloaded Pizza Blowout- a nationwide pizza sampling which was Greenwich early Christmas treat for pizza lovers in the Philippines. There were over 10, 000 slices of Greenwich Ultimate Hawaiian Overload and the Greenwich Special Overload pizzas for FREE! This early Christmas treat gave customers a chance to taste why Greenwich is better than ever!

 Greenwich's Ultimate Hawaiian Overload

Meanwhile, people who attended the media event were able to taste Greenwich's Ultimate Hawaiian Overload- my favorite! Overloaded with 2x more hawaiian toppings freshly- made just for you. Taking the words from a recent Greenwich commercial, it's sooooo cheesy!

Sunday lunch in HK Choi by Choi Garden

My visit: July 17, 2011

H.K. Choi by Choi Garden

2nd floor Mega Atrium

SM Megamall

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DH and I usually go to the gym on weekends. After punishing ourselves on the treadmill and StairMaster for a good 1 to 2 hours, naturally, we have to reward ourselves after. H. K. Choi has always been the favorite choice of Chinese restaurant in SM Megamall by DH. 

The restaurant is always teeming with people. I think it was two weeks ago that we occupied one of the tables set up outside of the restaurant. We were luckier last weekend because in spite of the reservations made by others in this restaurant, we were able to seat inside. 

House Special Taho small PhP140

Taho has to be ordered way in advance to allow the restaurant to prepare it. Upon seating, we always order this and just ask the waiter to come back for our main entree. 

Taho is a Philippine delicacy made of silken tofu topped with sago (pearls) and arnibal (caramelized brown sugar). 

The consistency of the brown sugar varies each time we visited the restaurant. Sometimes it is lacking in sweetness but yesterday it was perfect. An order can serve up to six people according to the waiter. We were only two but we still managed to finish everything lol

An upside down experience with DQ Dairy Queen Blizzard!

My visit: May 20, 2011

Dairy Queen (DQ)

Atrium

SM Megamall 

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Can you start shopping and not eat? I know I can't! I really need to fill up my tummy before me and my friends can start with our shopping escapade. Reggie has several BPI charge slips, she offered to treat us in Dairy Queen DQ. 

2 DQ Blizzards with PhP5000 BPI credit card charge slip

Cherie and I got 1 cup of DQ Blizzards each. I ordered Rocky Road while Cherie got a Double Dutch. Each DQ Blizzard 9 oz. costs Php69. But with Reggie's BPI charge slip, we got ours for free! You have to have a single receipt BPI charge slip worth PhP5000.