I'm a sucker for burgers. Who's not, anyway? It's a go-to food for my hungry tummy. And speaking of hunger, I always am.

One not so ordinary day when I found myself hungry (again) and saw Burger Avenue, I instantly went inside to try. 

C'mon let's try it!

The walls says it all!

As a first-timer, tried their classic burger, Classic Avenue Burger, regular at Php 85. Their pride is that their burgers are 100% pure-beef (what Jollibee was saying, too), grilled fresh on an oat brioche bun. 

Choose up or...

Or on the wall. Aids in choosing :)

Had to add Php 50 for 16 oz drink and fries which I converted to their thick onion rings.

My palm is bigger

Thick onion rings!

My verdict? Well, the burger bun is relatively small. It's filled with a big slice of lettuce which is a plus for me. The brioche bun is something unique. The taste of the patty itself is okay but nothing spectacular. It's good, don't get me wrong but it's not like between the trusted chains, I'll purposely go here even if not convenient.

It's a nice try, though.

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Rating: 3.5 

Burger Avenue is located at:

G/F, 810 

Castro St. Cor Fidel Reyes St,

Malate, Manila

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Saturday, December 05, 2015

I was so happy with my Ichiro Japanese Casual Restaurant experience that I decided to push again for another great find the next day. Parallel to One Archer's place where Ichiro was located lies Tori Box, a non-descript restaurant that's quite easy to miss when just walking on the sidewalk.

Fast-food like, gave it a shot. Still motivated by the yumminess of the previous day's Cheese Roll Kastu,  this time in Tori Box went for Cheese Katsu (chose pork between chicken) at Php 145.

When the order arrived, here's what it offered: Katsu as big as my hands spread, a lump of cabbages and shredded cabbages. I bought separately the Red Iced tea, 16 oz, at Php 30.

Attacked the cabbages first but it wasn't as good as Ichiro's. So okay, placed my bet on the Cheese Katsu. But I didn't let my hopes high as judging from it, it's dry. It looks very different, too. The cheese here was just spread on top. I was right that it's not as juicy. It was like eating porkchop. The cheese also didn't help much as it doesn't taste like it.

In the end, I concluded, it's cheaper but better in Ichiro. For a quick fix, I'd rather eat Chickenjoy but okay, it wasn't a complete loss.

: 3

Tori Box is located at:

Beside One Archer's Place,

Taft Avenue, Malate,

Manila

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Friday, July 31, 2015