Lunch at Yangchow Tea House

It may be not one of t the best chinese restaurant around like Komrad Mao or H.K Choi but it is certainly affordable and okay. What I like about this restaurant is that they serve hot tea unlike other restaurants, and certainly yangchow is better than Hap Chan. 

Hakaw (Shrimp Dumpling). So far as to my quest for the best tasting hakaw around metro manila, Hap Chan's and H. K. Choi is far the best. Yangchow's Hakaw is somewhat ordinary, and bland not really worth of remembering.

Hototay Soup. It's my first and sadly it's with Yangchow, nothing great, nothing delicious. it's like a egg drop soup with vegetables. Very bland.

Yangchow fried rice. It's okay, edible enough and not oily.

Sickeningly Sweet.Donuts, Donuts, Donuts!!

Yes! I ate donuts over the weekend! I've been bad. But I'll tell you a little bit of History and culture.

Years ago, Dunkin Donuts and Mister Donut are the only 2 donut company that is well known and popular in the Philippines. They have the typical flavors like Honey Dipped, Bavarian, etc. but as time passed by, A new Donut company opened which is Gonuts Donuts, they sell very different donuts! those unconventional donuts like the pictured below. It was a instant boom, it was a massive hit! waiting in line will take you forever but Filipinos are fond of trying something new or we like to be part of the new hit, in a way we like to be part of something new and hip. 

By the way, Gonuts Donuts used to have restaurants, but now they only have kiosks. sad.

After quite some time, A major International Donut Company opened in the Philippines and that is Krispy Kreme! again, same as with Gonuts Donuts from it's opening, it subsequently declined the long lines and ques  but still many people do eat krispy kreme donuts. 

Alas! J.Co Donuts arrived with it's new offer and variety of Donuts. from Chocolates to Oreo to Green Tea etc. as expected opening of J.Co and up to now queuing in line will starve you to death if your hungry. I really don't understand people that have to wait so long in line. It's just donut. 

I never really liked Gonuts Donuts, Krispy Kreme, and J.Co. they are all too sweet and will make you so fat. 

I'd still opt to eat at the old fashioned and not too sweet donuts of Dunkin Donuts and/or Mister Donuts. =)

Komrad Mao Hunan & Sichuan Kitchen's Best Tasting Siomai and Worst Calamares ever.

My cousins and I had the best chinese dinner at Komrad's. The food is so darn flavorful but limited to 2 persons in which it was kind of a let down. 

We ordered 3 orders of Steamed Siomai and 1 order of Garlic Siomai. 

The garlic soimai is utterly blissful. The garlic flavor is so tasty, the meat is so tender and savory, plus it was soft and chewy. It's a little spicy but it was an orgasm in the mouth. The dish left us craving for more! By the way, the garlic siomai is served in a sizzling pot.

Komrad's steamed siomai. If i described the garlic as orgasm in the mouth, then the steamed siomai is heaven  with orgasm in the mouth. I mean come on! this is the best siomai I have tasted in my life - not to exaggerate but it's true! 

Crispy Calamari with two sauces. If you still love your life then please don't order this. This is a very huge disappointment! There's too much flour and the squid was like a tiny rubber band. It was a sad sad dish.

 We ordered a lot more! like the Braised Pork Belly with Preserved Vegetables. I haven't take a picture of that dish but it was soooooooooooooo good! the sauce and the vegetables were like a match mate in heaven plus the pork was soft and tender.

The Yang Chow Fried Rice was good so do order it.

Also, Try the Chicken Spicy Dry Pot, It's nice, flavorful and spicy.

Lastly try the Sichuan Fried Eggplant with Pork Strips. This was the 3rd highlight of our dinner. It's a little sweet and the flavor of Oyster sauce is impeccable. =)

Komrad is a blockbuster restaurant and is so underrated! go now! they are located at Eastwood Mall, Eastwood Quezon City.

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Dinner at Cyma

Even before i published my blog, I usually eat here at cyma. I'm not so sure if they offer real authentic greek food, but i think more or less they do (well, based on the price of their food, i think it is). Cyma never disappoint to satisfy my cravings especially if i am in a mood to eat fresh salad and lamb chops.

It's my cousin's Bday, and she wants to eat greek food so i bring her to this restaurant. 

The resto was jampacked when we arrive at 8pm. we waited until 8:20pm to be seated.

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