It's a happy night at Samgyupsalamat in Jupiter, Makati! How can it not be with unlimited samgyupsal? Well this is for a limited time only (until July 31, 2015) because it's a new store.

Located at 3F former Top Grill KTV, Samgyupsalamat beckons Korean lovers with its red-black-wood theme. Walls were adorned with tourist spots such as the Eiffel Tower near our seat. However, what's more catching was the colorful feast prepared for us (booked for a large pax reservation). We were surprised that the ambiance was good. 

There were many choices in their menu (as posted below) but we of course opted for their promo until July 31, 2015. Unlimted 1 at Php 399 per head includes Dae Pae Samgyup (sliced fresh pork belly), Bul Jip Samgyup (tenderized pork belly with herb pepper) and Moskal (fresh neck bone steak with rock salt and pepper).

Their meats were very good and I especially enjoyed Dae Pae Samgyup thinly sliced like heaven. I enjoyed dipping it in their sauce in the red small saucer. As for their side dishes, there were four kinds including kimchi. Some were sour, others were spicy.

In terms of service, staff were attentive at the first few refills but it slowed down at the latter end.

With this kind of promo, who wouldn't come back for more? I hope Samgyupsalamat will have a new branch down South. Hello BF Par perhaps?

Menu here:

 
: 4.5

Samgyupsalamat is located at:

3/F Eurocast Bldg.,

Jupiter St., Bel-Air

Makati City

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Saturday, August 01, 2015

Saw a short feature of Lazy Bastard in PAL's Mabuhay June issue. Barely a week after, where chances are fat, we're already in Lazy Bastard, Jupiter. And we're famished because it was an OT night.

Truly, Lazy Bastard is situated in a basement. It was quite hard to find it except for this big sign:

Woohoo! Underground fun!

Burgers & bacon await inside

It's just a very small restaurant, just an aisle if I may say. Nevertheless, the offer big burgers. I love their lazy neon sign, too that says "Long live bacon." 

Hail! Hail!

Or their menu board that shouts, "Bacon is not pork, it's bacon." Who am I not to agree?

Define bacon

DIY bfast!

Ordered Bacon Cheeseburger at Php 220. And because we know we want to, all of us added extra bacon for Php 40. Piggy's delight! Haha. Upgraded it all to Combo at Php 90 with sides (fries, tots and rings) plus sodas in can. At that time, tots were unavailable so just had fries and rings.

Bacon Cheeseburger + neon lights

Alright, so here we come after about 10 minutes: the eating and review. The burger itself was big (of course, blame it to the extra bacon). In fact, we nearly had a heart attack finishing one. The beef was half my thumb thick. Then there's the melted cheese and a few veggies (nah!). 

Mishmash of onion rings + fries

It was flavorful. In fact, it's salty for my taste already. The fries was fine but not too crispy. The onion rings were and I like how thick it was. I just don't like the breading. Maybe I'm so used to Burger King's version. 

Overall, it's a good find. And really worth burgers because of the size. Beware of adding too much add-ons, though. Heart, heart. 

 
Rating: 4


Lazy Bastard is located at:


Basement Floor, 
22 Jupiter Corner Galaxy Street, 
Bel-Air, Makati City

Website: www.lazybastard.ph
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lazybastardph

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Wednesday, July 01, 2015

Purple Oven is just around the corner that every time there's a sweettooth craving or someone's celebrating birthday, it's the place to be.

The cakes and pastries are quite expensive than the commercialized ones but you get your money's worth here.

Some of my recommended are:

Cakes:

Chocolate Campfire- Php 600- Looks interesting, tastes delectably good. Had this as a birthday present last year and was so happy!

Toot cute to eat :)

Pistachio Stardust- Php 720- pistachio lovers' haven. This is just layer after layer of chiffon goodness. Covered with thin icing and sprinkled with pounded pistachio. The portion that I most love is the crust made of pistachios pounded to stardust.

Stardust of pistachio!

Pastries:

Lemon Bars- Php 450/ 32 pcs- Love the sweet and lemony combination. It's so soft it melts in my mouth. Not too sweet, too.

Breads:

Sausage roll- Php 95- I love the herb topped with every roll. Better than Starbucks'.

Their turn-overs such as Chili con Carne and Tuna's mouthwatering, too!

No wonder why so many people like the sweets here. Really worth every bucks!

  
Rating: 4


Purple Oven is located at:


MCA Bldg., 7 Sacred Heart St.,
San Antonio Village,
Makati City

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Saturday, October 25, 2014

Ramen's becoming the in thing today, past J.co, past cronuts that when I found myself in Nihonbashi Tei, I focused myself only on the Ramen part of the menu. 

From among, I tried my luck in their Tempura Ramen at Php 360 (no picture, lame blogger) because I looooove tempura. It was a big serve (just imagine a humongous bowl)! I can even share it to two more people. A samurice came with it, perfect for my tempura. As for my ramen, it was flavorful from the soup to the noodle even if the tempura didn't really contribute to its taste considering that it was just topped there (although mine got drenched a bit it became sloppy). It also got fried big onions in it. Too big actually that even an onion lover would lament.

In a nutshell, it tastes fine but I felt that there wasn't anything special in Nihonbashi Tei's Ramen. I could have sworn I enjoyed Tokyo Tokyo's commercialized version better. Their service was a bit too slow too (clue: my humongous tempura ramen came when they were almost done). 

                       

                                         

But I guess the best part there were the free desserts! There was a selection to choose from and without a blink said 'nata de coco'! Yummy, but could have enjoyed it salad-cold. :)

Nihonbashi Tei is located at:

806 Arnaiz Ave., 

San Lorenzo Village, 
Makati City

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Friday, November 01, 2013

While everybody's going gaga over Korea, I just chill. Oblivious to what the fuss was all about.

Except when the hit song 'Gangnam Style' came, I was suddenly aware of their craze. Put everything else in between plus my 'fangirl' office mates, it's not hard to deduce why I ended up in a posh Korean Restaurant. That is, despite the fact that not even the names I can well pronounce :P

Kaya Korean Restaurant exhibits a truly Asian interior, homey actually. I'm quite surprised too that their service is quite fast (although it's a down time when we went there). Suddenly, our table were filled with K-goodness:

1. Free appetizers with KimChi, Kaya Salad and etc! What a fine way to dine, right? Although I was informed that this is really a Korean tradition.

2. Japchae, sweet potato noodles sauteed with beef and vegetables (Php 160). Three-thumbs up! I knew it when I've read, "sweet potato noodles!". I love the balance of its flavors and the texture of the noodles. Must-try I must say!

3. Sam Kyup Sal, grilled fresh pork belly strips (Php 170). Perfect with Sangchoo, fresh lettuce served with soybean paste (Php 110). It's like eating a salad, the Korean way. I enjoyed the experience more than the taste though. Bet I placed excessive soybean paste and thought of it as corned beef. @_@

Freshly grilled. 

4. Ojingo Gui, grilled spicy squid (Php 180). Good try for the seafood lovers.

5. Kalbi Jim, Korean beef stew (Php 240). A good try too. Its sweet sauce is viand in itself. Not to mention how it was tenderly cooked. No much frills, just delectable. I enjoyed pouring it over my rice.

Not an eye-friendly photo. I guess we were all way excited back then. 

6. For our Jungol or hot pot, we had Gobnak, entraits, octopus, vegetable and noodle casserole (Php 800).  This was way too hot for me. But what is Korean that isn't hot? One of my office mates said that this was his best bet among. He kept on raving about how he gobbled several bowls the day after :)

7. Mondeum Mandoo, fried and steamed mixed dumpling (Php 155). I got excited when we decided to have this. I tried the fried but the flavor didn't much satisfy. With the sauce, it's just fair.

8. And a send off for all of us :) Kamsa-ham-nida!

I guess to fully enjoy a Korean dish, I have to fully embrace the culture that comes with it. Sometimes, it's not all about the taste but how you enjoyed savoring it. Case in point, I got full with the meals served, enjoyed several of their dishes but I have to love the spicy parts so that I can take it holistically.

Then again, consider a Php 300/ head when planning to eat in Kaya. :)

Kaya Korean Restaurant is located at:
62 Jupiter St.,
Bel-Air, Makati

 

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Thursday, September 05, 2013