Amici di Don Bosco

Here's where they cook your pizza orders. We got our order around 15-20 minutes after we asked for it. Although i'm wishing for a larger thin pizza crust. But it's good for 2-3 pizza lovers.




The pasta order was served around 10-15 minutes after we ordered it. Unfortunately, it was not that warm (almost cold) and it's either the a/c of the place or it was not served on time. The serving s good enough for two but get one more if you have a voracious appetite. LOL!




The pizza was ok although my partner was complaining that it was too creamy and we should have ordered one that has more tomato in it. I downed 5 slices of this baby. LOL!

I'm not a huge fan of the gelato than Amico offer. The hype does not justify the price and the taste. I got Blueberry while my partner had Pistachio. Normal taste and nothing spectacular.

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I only two branches of Amici Don Bosco...

1. Along Tomas Morato and it stands where the old CPK used to be.
2. Near Don Bosco in makati City

A slice of pizza from Sbarro

It was a typical weekday wherein I cannot think of anything to do but get out of the house and enjoy my free time (without anyone tagging along with me). My idle feet brought to a nearby mall and I made sure that my monthly supply of comics would be available this weekend (Secret Invasion rocks!) I also found my way to this old resto that I used to frequent with my old college friends and tried one of their stuffed crust pizza.

The crew was friendly and I got my order no longer than 8mins after I asked for it. Some were trying to sell me their pasta but I skipped the offer because I was only after their pizza and it wasn't really my plan to eat there. The tomato sauce is ok and did not taste like those commercial tomato sauce that one can easily buy off the shelf. My only regret is that I should have asked for more cheese since i'm more into cheese toppings than tomato stuff. Good thing it was brunch time and the place was not jam packed with people.

Nathaniels of Pampanga (Great Find!)

My officemate brought Buko-Pandan from his Pampanga. He told me that the maker was famous for their products and this is kind of a hidden secret and this would be the first time I heard about this label and their product.

I am not a big fan of this concoction because I don't like the feeling of being overstuffed from too much sweetness (blame the cream) and too much stuff added (my mother would add pineapple chunks). My thoughts changed when I tried it and it was good. It was not that sweet and no overload of ingredients. It's just a simple concoction and quite good as well.

There's a big possibility for me to go and visit Pampanga. I would love to taste their halo-halo and their sisig (why should I miss that one!) I'd bring home some for my close friends and relatives to try out and taste the difference.

2 days of Food Trip

Thursday - We were treated to a dinner from Gerry's Grill. I think the fund came from the contest that we won a few weeks ago. The only that was missing was beer. Hehehe :p



Friday - We received a nice dinner treat from Max's Restaurant. This is because our account celebrated it's one year of existence here in the country. Well...Keep the blessings coming so everyone would be happy :)

Razon's

It has been regular thing for me and my gf to check out food establishments to see how their food taste (and how much they charge as well). She introduced to this weird looking halo-halo concoction and i'm not used to seeing such colorless (see how Chowking make their own halo-halo) version. I'm also used to seeing such colorful versions especially the ones that are sold near schools and street corners. The halo-halo that Razon's taste good but not good for those with blood-sugar problems *sigh*. Although you have to check the consistency of each serving because each branch has their own way of adding syrup and milk (which I don't approve). I have the tendency of asking the manager to add more milk and syrup in order to get that taste that I wanted.

Don't expect Razon's halo-halo to be the same as the other. They have fewer ingredients compared to others and that is the thing that makes Razon's version much better than the others.

Countryside Bar-B-Q

I decided to treat myself to a plateful of barbecue and lechon kawali from a known joint near my place. I first knew about this a few years ago when my former officemate me and some of our officemates to dinner. There was no rice but there was barbecue and some alcoholic drinks. The meat is well marinated and not that burned (sorry PETA people). Tried other treats like "bato" (pig liver) and "isaw" (pig intestine) . The price starts at 23pesos and a serving of lechon kawali costs 80pesos.

Countryside Bar-B-Q is located along Katipunan Ave. (in front of Labor Hospital). It's at the right side of the road if you're headed to Ateneo coming from Libis or White Plains. Then you see it at your left when you're coming from Ateneo or Aurora Blvd.

Weekend Pics (03-16-08)

brooklyn pizza (stick up on red meat b4 holy week) hehehe


2 18-inch pizza anyone?

how bout buffalo wings?

Quick trip to Ongpin (Part 2)

I decided to go to Ongpin a few hours ago to buy hopia orders of my officemates. All of us are hooked to Eng Bee Tin. I was supposed to go around 7am but I fell asleep and woke up around lunch time. I had no choice but go and did not regret going.

time. Pork Siomai. I wasn;t that happy with my japanese style noodles. LOL ^_^

The church near Eng Bee Tin. There wasn;t much of the lunchtime crowd while I was there.

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This is where I had my lunch. It's the sister establishment of Eng Bee Tin. The manager was friendly was friendly and gave me some suggestions on what I should have for lunch. Quick service and serving are big!



Japanese style noodles! Good for two and it's sweet. I had to add a few crushed pepper to spice it up a bit.

Another Aveneto Weekend (030208)

We also ordered Aveneto classic pizza. Taste and thin crust is ok. Did not go cold even with kinda freezing resto aircon.



Pasta for the night. Carbonara with chicken strips. Serving is definitely good for two (even three perhaps). Wait time took around 5 - 8 minutes. Sauce is not that salty which is ok and served hot.



Yep! Another weekend dinner spent at Aveneto (Trinoma branch). We tried another combination this time and it was a good decision. My partner hatched up a new menu order for next week and I think she prefers any pasta served with chicken strip. LOL!

Quick trip to Ongpin

I decided to go to Ongpin yesterday morning after attending my weekly novena habit. It was a decision made because I was not in the mood to go home early and wanted to do something different before going home. So I took a bus going to Taft Avenue then transferred to a jeep that was headed to Divisoria. The trip took me less than 30 minutes and I was lucky enough not to experience the dreaded Manila rush hour traffic. I was the first customer of the day and I had a great time going thru the merchandise. I wish I had a decent digicam to take the pictures (camphone is not that favorable). Well i'll try to save more so that i can buy a nice digicam for myself ^_^

Aveneto weekend

Me and my girlfriend decided to visit Trinoma for our regular weekend trip to the mall. I was also in the mood to buy a new tv set because my old set was not working. I've been missing on my weekly dose of Future Weapons and NBA TV. Unfortunately, we were not able to see a good buy so off we went to look a nice place to have dinner. We were thinking if we try out this new resto who has japanese style steaks in their menu but the waiting line made us think twice. So back to our old Aveneto and the same old waiting line and lucky for us that we only waited 2-5 minutes (we were scanning the menu that time). We decided to try nut pesto with chicken strips and pepperoni pizza. The place was unusuaaly noise that time and the couple to my left were trying to outdo the noise from the whole restaurant. I was able to know what were their summer itinerary and the guy was having trouble looking for a cure for his cough & colds. The family to my right has 4 rascal kids who seem to forget that they are inside the restaurant and should try to behave as much as they can (Hello! This is not the play area of mcdonald's!) Their dad seems ineffective about controlling the kids as he and his wife were busy talking about some important stuff while their kinds were making hell inside the resto. The food was ok and we got our order in a timely manner. Big serving as always and we did not regret ordering nut pesto with chicken strips. PIzza was alright although I wished it had more cheese. Resto music was good and they were playing 80's - 90's music.

Next blog entry: Assasination of Jesse James (not a very good date movie...)

Chinatown Weekend

My and my partner decided to spend our weekend in a different way. No late night movie, avoid coffee, and having dinner at the mall (*sigh* i miss eating at aveneto). Anyways, we went to 168 right after attending morning mass and found the place quite dizzying.People were streaming left and right (add the afternoon heat as well) will make anyone give up. We were able to get some good buys (boxers and slippers) although we we not that happy with what we've bought because the boxers is not that good compared to what we were getting from Greenhills. After 168, we went to China Town to do some jewelry hunting and the usual food trip. We got for an hour and good thing I was able to get someone to lead us to Ongpin. I bought some food items from Eng Bee Tin and we ate at the noodle house beside it (I thought the owner was the same). The food was good and I think there was no msg added because i did not have my itching episode again. Next time, we'll go to "Mr. Ube" and that is the noodle shop that being owned and operated by the owner of Eng Bee Tin.

02-6-08

My bday was ok. Not much to talk about it and it's been like that for 3-4 years already. This year my day coincides with Ash Wednesday. I don't have any idea if I should celebrate it or not. But, it was a good year as well and nothing much that I should worry about...except for the wedding... Me and my partner had dinner at Chef D Angelo where we last ate around 2-3 ago. I had to avoid them for some time because of down sized pasta serving and not that good pizza. This time their food was ok but pizza needs some more improvement.

Food Pixs

Friday night - Team lunch and the client treated to a Kenny Roger's lunch (yum! yum!) Saturday - After a killer 11 hour shift. Me and my friend tried World Chicken at Trinoma. Pasta was good and the grilled chicken was ok. Pizza tastes good and i think they added kesong puti instead of the usual cheddar or parmesan.

Sunday - Still thinking of where to eat at. Still thinking about Aveneto and it's famous pasta and pizza :)