Plates... where you'll want to be!

My visit: February 8, 2009

Plates

#4 West 4th st.,

West Triangle, Quezon City

3720346

If you want privacy, that is! This restaurant was insisted by my DB to try as he was here the night before where the place was packed with crowd. At first, I was hesitant because my DB is known for his hit-and-miss when it comes to choosing for a place to eat. I was a bit hesitant at first but finally gave in when I thought I have at least another blog to write.

Ironically, we entered an empty restaurant. We learned that Sunday is a slow day for them. With no other diners, we chose a space smack in the middle lol

The ambiance is formal and intimate which can be great for a date and tete-a-tete with friends. We were satisfied with the way their staff handled our orders and so as to our complaint. More on that later. Bread was given free of charge and can be refilled upon request.

For starters, we ordered Melted Mozzarella Cheese. It tasted quite bit salty. Afterwards the waitress explained that cheddar cheese were added in it. Darn, but the waitress apologized and so we put a pass on it but not without telling that the kitchen staff should inform their diners before they change anything in their main ingredient. The waitress offered to cancel it out on our bill but with little left on the plate we declined.

grilled lamb PhP495

My DB was given a free oysters card the day before and we used it that night. For our main course, we had grilled lamb, beef tenderloin and angel hair pasta. I find the lamb a bit pricey in this establishment comparing the content for an order in Secret Recipe, the serving of which was far way larger for almost the same price.

Remember When... GROSBY!

Is it just me that remembers this name? Grosby! It seems so. I was shopping for a pair of slippers in MyStore with C when I saw this cute slippers in white, black, brown, red, green and blue. I will bring the slippers to my Boracay vacation so I'm looking at those cheap ones so that if it get lost, it would not put a dent on my pocket or in my case, my DH's~ lol!

Anyway, I ditched an earlier choice of transparent slippers with huge diamond rock on top to get these slippers. I was flabbergasted when I saw these slippers and its neat colors. And to say the least, it just cost PhP175. C asked me why I'm all hyped, I said- becozzzz~ it's Grosby! She said Gros- what? Grosby!

Grosby black and gold combo

Grosby

Pacific Brands

Frustrated, I went home and researched about the slippers and found that it belonged to Pacific Brands Company and was made in Australia... not bad! I asked a couple of friends if they know the brand, one gave a NO statement and when I got one who knows the brand, she quips "I know because I'm jologs- Filippino slang for lower class society" Now, I'm definitely dumbfounded!

But I love my new slippers! It's soft and comfy! Finally, I was able to wash and replace my Nike slippers. Who cares what others think! toink!

Yellow Chicken... should have been RED!!

My visit: February 7, 2008

Yellow Chicken Inasal Food House

808 Banawe st., Quezon City

4670808

Yellow Chicken Inasal Food House is a fairly new restaurant in Banawe, Quezon City. It's unique theme resto made us curious and finally tried it. Upon seating we were given fliers which can be use on our second visit. The flier stated that a free Iced Tea will be served upon presenting the coupon. The personnel were still mopping the place when we arrived. Menu were quickly handed to us and we asked about the Lechon ala Bacolod style. We learn that lechon is only served during Fridays and Saturdays dinner only.

We ordered Grilled Stuff Squid PhP140, Hita Chicken Inasal PhP80, Grilled Porkchop PhP145 and 2 plain rice @PhP25/ cup.

stuffed squid

The stuffed squid is very tender and the sauce is sweet to taste. A bit disappointed on the chicken which they say is their specialty. It was served still half cooked. The 2 piece pork chop was just good enough. It was thinly sliced and not worth ordering the second time around.

Dezaato Pan not to be mistaken for Dezato Mochi

My visit: February 9, 2009

Dezaato Pan Breads Sweets Cafe

77 Sct. Alcaraz St. Quezon City

7439856

Unit 6 Thompson Square

165 Tomas Morato St., Quezon City

As usual, C and I are seeking for the new restaurant on the block that we can try. And where to search but in Banawe! Almost every month there is a new restaurant opening up and of course sad to say, others are closing up too. We got intrigued when we saw the Dezaato Pan sign up since we saw one along Tomas Morato the last time we were there. C urged me to try it out.

We entered a bright and very zen ambiance with friendly faces of the servers willing to help us with some of our queries. We learned that they are different from Dezato Mochi, the famous mochi place in Hemady St.,- love that place, btw! The difference lies in the double letter "a" lol in the word Dezato. Anyway Dezaato means japanese for desserts.

We look at the half- empty shelves and quickly got disappointed to see that most of their offering were patterned with BreadTalk.

So, we went on and look at their delectable ice cream corner. Since there were over 10 choices to chose from, the one manning the counter let us have a couple to sample taste. I tasted the Green Tea and Raspberry but settled for Raspberry Variegato at PhP50 per cup. While C tasted the Vanilla flavor and Yoghin then settled for Yoghin Foirdibosco at PhP65 per cup.

Over to the left was the cake display which offers very eye- popping, delectable dessert. Too bad, C and I were on our diet lol Suffice to say, we stayed away from it. Self-control... yehey!

our orders

We went back and scanned the bread being offered since Dezaato has "Pan" meaning bread in it's name, we figured they must specialized on it. We picked Mt. Fuji at PhP40. I took a bite and did not like its combination of Taro and the bread. C also just took a bite and decided to take the slice home.

Ersao... Nai Cha

My visit: February 12, 2009

Ersao

688 Banawe St.,

Quezon City

7408724

93 West Ave., Brgy. Bungad,

Quezon City

3766610

Tondo

2526223

Ten Ren The Art of Chinese Tea

It's been over a year since my last visit to Taipei, Taiwan and I still can't get over my craze of their Pearl Milk Tea. When I visited the US and Canada last year, I was so delighted to see that Pearl Milk Tea, they call it Bubble/ Boba Tea, finally found its way there. I was acting a bit crazy/ecstatic because I tend to order it in every state that we visited. In Canada, it was Ten Ren Tea shop that offers the exact mixture as the one I've tasted in the streets of Taipei.

When I came back from my vacation, I realized how much I missed my milk tea. I have searched every kiosk, booth and store and was even terrified when I learned that one of the stores that offer milk tea uses powder instead of real milk i my tea. Now, that's a shame~

But now, I'm happy to share that I don't have to look far for my quest to find my perfect pearl milk tea is just within my reach and hopefully yours too~ A few weeks back, AC and I went to Ersao West Ave. and ordered their Pearl Milk Tea, Spicy Squid and their Dumplings- steamed then fried at the bottom- delicious! At, PhP40, their Pearl Milk tea is genuinely like the one in Taiwan. Their spicy squid was not like the one posted on their picture though, a bit toasted to me. Nevertheless, AC and I consumed all the food that we ordered.

pearl milk tea PhP40

Just yesterday, AC and I were back in Ersao to satisfy my yet again addiction to milk tea. This time we visited their Banawe branch. It was a bit smaller with few seating area and fewer selection on the menu. AC ordered two Pearl Milk Tea.