Alberto's

I am so happy and ecstatic that Alberto's opened in Bohol. I am doubly happy that it has a Sun contact number so that I can just call them anytime I want to. I am "triply" happy because there is no minimum delivery charge.

One time, I had their Beef and Mushroom Pizza. I was happy because there was less onions in it unlike when they first opened. It was less cheesy though and there was less beef and mushrooms unlike when they just opened in Cebu and had only one branch along A Rod. It was still worth it at P120.

Another time, I had their Bacon Special Pizza. This was cheesier and tastier but it is weird that there are tomatoes in it. I never knew bacon and tomatoes go along together. Hihi.

Their menu can be found on their website. 

Alberto's
Airport Road, Tagbilaran City, Bohol
09237224757
Alberto's Website
Alberto's on Facebook

Chili's

Sorry for the 2-month hiatus. I never meant and wanted it to happen. Let me however continue my blog. :)

Mom brought a rack of ribs from Chili's one day. It had sides of fries and corn cobs.

It wasn't really special. It wasn't fall-off-the-bones and it was not tough and not tender either. I think the ribs in Bob's is more delicious.

Chili's
Chili's on the Web
Chili's on Facebook

Jojie's Painitang Bol-anon

My friend treated me here one day. As I entered, I was amazed at the number of people in it and the wide array of native food displayed in front of me.

I chose the sapin-sapin because it was my first time to encounter it. One of my friends had a camote snack while one had nilubid.

The camote was sweet.

The nilubid had a variety of flavors in it.

And my sapin-sapin was fine. It seemed to be made from milled glutinous rice.

We all drowned it with a cup of tsokolate.

Everything is at about P10. Definitely worth it since, I think, proceeds go to Boholano  Farmers.

This is also good because it is something new and it preserves the culture we inherited from out ancestors.

Next time, I will have all the others! Hahaha. :)

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Jojie's Painitang Bol-anon
City Square, CPG North Ave, Tagbilaran City, Bohol

Deca Wake

A year or two ago, my friends and I went wakeboarding. Our pass included lunch. And so we ordered Pork Binagoongan, Pork Adobo and Chicken Fingers. I must say they can cook.

The Pork Binagoongan was spicy and tasty. And so was the Pork Adobo. We ended up ordering extra servings of rice because the servings were large.

The Chicken Fingers were soft and cruncy. It comes with its own dip, which was equally good as well.

It was supposed to be priced at PhP150 each but again, since our wakeboard pass includes lunch, we ended up not paying for it.

Deca Wakeboarding Park
Tacunan, Mintal, Davao City
8:30AM - 12:30PM and 1:30PM - 5:30PM
(082)2864078; 09228708103
Deca Wake on Facebook

Cafe Atanacio

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Cafe Atanacio
Bohol Tropics Resort
Graham Avenue, Tagbilaran City, Bohol
http://www.boholtropics.com/

Mary Grace

My mother likes this so much that when she comes home from Manila, she brings boxes of it.

There's nothing special with their ensaymada though. I've had softer ensaymadas. My mom claims that what sets it apart is their cheese. My aunt says that it is just Queso De Bola.

Oh well. It is just a nice snack to munch and gobble and drown with juice. :)

Mary Grace
Metro Manila
www.marygracecafe.com

Savory Chicken

I roamed around SM City Cebu to eye food choices I never had the chance to try. One particular day, I selected Savory Chicken.

There was a lot of people in Savory Chicken even if I had my lunch at 1PM already. Even so, my food arrived at only after 8 minutes.

I chose their Combo Platter of 1/4 chicken, rice, turon, tropical cooler and a choice of salt and pepper spareribs, sweet and sour pork, creamy fish fillet and salt and pepper squid. All these at P215.

When my food arrived, I gasped at the size of my plate and the amount of food in it. Still enough for a famished kid though.

The squid was tough, really tough that I shed tears to tear it down. I like the spices that went along with it though.

The chicken had crispy skin and tasty meat.

The turon was sweet and was sprinkled with sesame seeds and drizzled with caramelized sugar.

The constant water drinker me enjoyed the tropical cooler. It must be Four Seasons but it transported me to the beach and made me relax while I ate.

Service here is fast.

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Savory Chicken
SM City Cebu, Mabolo, Cebu City
Savory Chicken on Facebook

Red Ribbon

I used to eat here every time I was stressed back in college. Memories were all I had in this place and so I tried to relive it one day.

I had their pork dish but was disappointed that it was 3/4 fat and only 1/4 meat. :( It was still tasty though. If only there was more meat...

The cookies and cream cake was disgusting.

My food trip went really bad and so did my day. :( I definitely won't have the cookies and cream cake again and will tell the waiter that I want an all meat pork the next time I order it. Bah. Service here sucks. Far from the Red Ribbon I used to know. 

Red Ribbon
SM City Iloilo, Mandurriao, Iloilo City
Red Ribbon on Facebook

Samurai

I heard that the food here was good and cheap and so I dragged my friends for dinner at this seafood place.

We had spicy baked talaba, grilled squid, liempo and aligue rice.

After 10 minutes, our spicy baked talaba came in steaming. We, however, didn't eat it right there and then because we wanted to wait for the rest of our food.

After another 8 minutes, the rest of our food arrived. :)

The talaba was indeed spicy but it has cooled already so we really didn't get to fully enjoy it. I bet it was good! There were only 7 of it but it was priced at P75! Boo.

The grilled squid was soft but there was no stuffing in it and they drizzled barbecue sauce on it. Weird. There was, however, sprinkled garlic and a side of vegetables.

The liempo was, I think, really pork chop. It was tough and I don't like tough food but my friend really enjoyed this despite my complaints that it was not good.

The aligue rice was just rice with alique on top of it. Now, I really can't remember if this was better than that in Breakthrough but I like this nonetheless. :)

The service at Samurai is exceptional. Their waiters are accomodating and knowledgable. If the oysters were priced cheaply then I'd give them a perfect rating. 

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Samurai
BS Aquino Ave, Mandurriao, Iloilo City
(across Smallville)
Samurai on Facebook
09209706125

Deca Wake

Lunch
May 22, 2010

While wakeboarding at Deca Wake, we got hungry. Good thing the ticket includes meals. We ordered Pork Binagoongan, Pork Adobo and Chicken Fingers. I must say they can cook.

The Pork Binagoongan was spicy and tasty. And so was the Pork Adobo. We ended up ordering extra servings of rice because the servings were large.

The Chicken Fingers were soft and cruncy. It comes with its own dip, which was equally good as well.

It was supposed to be priced at PhP150 each but again, since our wakeboard pass includes lunch, we ended up not paying for it.

Deca Wakeboarding Park
Tacunan, Mintal, Davao City
8:30AM - 12:30PM and 1:30PM - 5:30PM
(082)2864078; 09228708103
Deca Wake on Facebook