Dinner at Yellow Cab

Pizza!! 

Pizza and Pasta are two great dish that Italians introduced to the world. Many of us loves eating pasta and pizza whether meaty or vegan. 

A little bit of history.

Pizza takes us early back during the AD period however it is unclear when and how it is formed. While pasta is documented as early as the Ancient Greeks (BC) in Sicily, Italy.

Pizza and Pasta went trough a lot of changes and re-inventions that made it interesting which makes the people loving it more.

Chicken Alfredo (P250) Creamy, white sauce with chicken fillet. It may not be as fancy pasta dish around the metro but it is definitely one the tastiest. If you really love heavy white creamy pasta, then yellow cab's alfredo will hit the spot. 

Charlie Chan Chicken Pasta (P270) Spicy, nutty, and yummy. I'm not a fan of whole nuts in a dish so I just scrapped off the nuts and concentrated on the spiciness of this dish. I really love the flavor of the pasta especially the mushrooms. it's a little sweet but it's still great.

Lunch at Cibo

Ever wonder why sometimes you get so excited for a thing and suddenly when it's in front of you all the excitement disappear?

In this case, It's Cibo.

I may not eat at expensive restaurants all the time but I certainly know what good and authentic food is. I grew up dining out all the time (that only proves my weight haha) but I tell you, food is something that is a blessing and a connection. 

You get excited because you feel something great and good will happen just like when harry potter defeated lord valdemort or when anakin skywalker is darth vader or when darth vader in his deathbed confesses to luke skywalker that he is his father yada yada.

Sorry I wasn't able to get the names of the dishes but you'll figure it out when you dine at cibo they have pictures.

Pesto with mushroom. Pasta was hard, it's like chewing a gum in which I didn't able to taste the full flavor although the texture is good, and the pesto sauce is generous, I had a hard time finishing this dish. This one costs around P270.

Pollo Arrosto Limone (P340-360) Looks great and appetizing

Dinner at Amici

My first entry for the year!

My co-employees and former co-employees agreed to have dinner at Amici since it's the best option for our group and it's close to the Ayala-Triangle Christmas lights.

I like Amici. Beside it's yummy food it's budget friendly also.

Spaghetti Al Pomodoro Pasta (P198) The pasta texture is just right, soft and yet firm. The pomodoro flavor is a classic pasta that you can't get sour on. Nice pasta.

Tutta Carne (P364) This pizza compromises of Italian sausage, ham, and pepperoni. Meaty and cheesy. The pizza dough is quite thin and crispy but not totally so that you can taste the full flavors of the ingredients of the pizza. Yummy!

Frutti di Mare (P378) Ingredients are: squid, shrimp, mussels, and clams. If you love seafood and pizza then you should try this. The seafood ingredients complements each other and the cheese wraps up the flavor and nice texture of the pizza. It was overwhelmingly delicious.

Lunch at Shakey's

 Shakey's is fantastic if your eating in a group. I love their group meals which is very sufficient for all members. Not only that it's price is within reach of your budget, their food is actually nice and good. It's nice to have a party at Shakey's or if your planning to treat your friends, or classmates, Shakey's is your place.

Carbonara: The spaghetti is okay, the sauce and ingredients is also nice. It's not too shabby, it's actually okay. You can eat the pasta without being sour on it.

Garlic bread: plain garlic bread

Lunch at Figaro / McDonald's Big N' Tasty / Zero Visibility Afternoon

Figaro is known for it's exquisite coffee blends. They have that very nice and upscale environment that usually businessmen hang out or take their coffee.

During 10am-12pm Figaro offers buy 1 take 1 which means you pay for 1 dish and get another dish (naturally you pay which ever cost is higher).

Arabiata Pasta. The pasta sauce was plenty, it was a nice mixture of the olive oil and the tomatoes. The pasta was cooked right (not soft nor hard) but not al dente. It was an ok dish. P179

Five Cheese Pizza. The crust was hard! had like a peanut brittle, not really comfortable to eat. The cheese toppings was fine. but the bread itself was a bit hard since it was slightly overcooked. but I like the nice soft and little chewy texture of the cheeses. It could have been a pleasant dish if it's cooked right. P159

Creme Brulee. I was expecting very flavorful, creamy, and smooth frost but on the other hand, it was a little pale, it was nothing creamy at all and worst of all it was mostly crushed ice. P 135

Chocolate Cookie. This drink is much better than the creme brulle, it was indeed chocolate but then again with the Everest mountain like ice inside the drink. P145

Lunch at Papa John's

Lunch at Papa John's was so so nothing special. Actually, it's very disappointing and sad. Although presentation of food was great, however, taste quality and food price was a letdown. over all quality is 5. everything was bland, you have to use salt / pepper / dip.

Chicken Platter (3 pcs of Chicken Strips, 3 pcs of Chicken Wings - not available so it was replaced by Mozzarella Sticks, Potato Wedges) - if it wasn't for the dip, the food taste nothing. 

Super Papa's (combination of pepperoni, italian sausage, ham, mushrooms, onions, green peppers, and black olives) this specialty of theirs was quite there but does not hit the goal. the crust was good, but the ingredients didn't even have that strong taste that you lookingfor. it was like chewing a piece of pizza for persons with health problems. if it wasn't for the dip (again), salt, pepper, and cheese, then this is more tragic rather than WWI / WWII.

Seafood Carbonara - should i comment on this? it was horrifying. the squid is hard as a rubber, the shrimp didn't taste like shrimp. is this carbonara? i hardly notice.

Seafood Marinara - same as with seafood carbonara, another cause of world war.

Pepperoni Rolls - sad, sad, sad, errr, horrifying.

Papa John's - sad, sad, errr, EXPENSIVE!! not worth the money.