Chic-Boy's Fresh Lumpia

It was my first time to try Chic-Boy's Fresh Lumpia when we had lunch there a few weeks ago. I must say it was good, the only thing I noticed was the wrapper was too thick that you'll think it as "big" but the content was actually not that many.

I like the packaging when you order it for take out. I was worried that the sauce might leak when I bring it home but when I open the box, good thing the sauce was separated from the lumpia. Plus they give generous amount of sauce, in fairness.This costs around 50 pesos if I'm not mistaken and it's a good buy if you are looking a healthy food to eat at Chic-Boy.

You can check their website for branches near you so you can try them too!

Pan de Manila's Donut

We went to Market Market and my friend said that we should try Pan de Manila's donuts. She said it is only offered in Market Market. So I bought box of 4 donuts, donut costs 40 pesos each but if you buy a box of it, you'll get discount. Here's what I got.

I actually forgot the names of these donuts but the one with almonds tastes so good! Even my husband, who is not a fan of sweets liked this so much. He said that it was not too sweet and the cream or filling inside the donut is so yummy! 

If you look at the donut, it is more like "ensaymada" style of bread but when you eat it, it sure does taste like a donut! Oh I wish they would offer these to other Pan de Manila branches because this is such a good buy for 40 pesos each! Great for get together, for pasalubong, for baon, for everything! Nice creativity Pan de Manila!

Swensen's

I recently won a Swensen's gift certificate which entitled me to get a free Hurricane ice cream from them. Last Father's day (which was very timely haha) we availed of the free ice cream at SM Mall of Asia in Pasay City.

It says on the gift card it is valued at 395 pesos, but when I saw on their menu, Hurricane ice cream is actually around 400 pesos. I though we would have to pay the difference but the lady there said all is good. :)

We had no idea how big is the serving of the Hurricane ice cream so we asked the lady who was assisting customers and she showed us the bowl and told us it has 5 scoops of ice cream, so we decided to order just this ice cream. When it was served, oh boy! It is actually good for 3-5 person already. Me, my husband and daughter shared this bowl of yummy ice cream. My husband said it was not too sweet and that the combination of the ice cream flavors is great. We didn't even finish the whole bowl, we were so full!

This is a great ice cream tambayan for big groups because they serve ice cream for groups as well and at the same time for kids as well. It would be great to come back here with friends soon. 

Graciano's Kitchen

My sister invited me for dinner the other day with her friends to Graciano's Kitchen. It's a new dining place near our place (walking distance). It was a good thing it was a treat because I really wanted to try their food so I can blog it. Haha. Free food, happy tummy, right?

Here's what we ordered:

My sister ordered this 10" Graciano's Pizza for 218.00. We all agreed that it tasted different from the usual pizza served in other food places. They used a different cheese and I didn't get to taste the pizza sauce. Was there pizza sauce at all?

My sister's friend ordered this Garden Salad for 65.00. She said there was nothing special about the salad. I haven't tried it though.

My sister's other friend ordered this for 58.00 inclusive of Iced Tea. She didn't like the taste unfortunately.

This is what my sister ordered. It costs 84.00 inclusive of Iced Tea as well. She said the pork was tender and she like the mushroom and onion rings on top of the grilled pork.

This is what I ordered. Grilled Chicken costs 84.00 inclusive of Iced Tea as well. I personally love the taste of it and the gravy poured on the chicken. Chicken was tender and juicy. I love it for the price of less than 100 bucks.

This is the Iced Tea that comes along with the food we ordered, except for the pizza and garden salad. 

I will definitely go back here with my husband to taste their other food. Even if my sister's friends were not that satisfied with what they ordered, I think they deserve a second try. I'd like to try their pasta and other flavors of pizza. I actually got to taste their tacos here when I ordered there when they were newly opened. I had to wait for this moment before I have to blog it. :)

So expect another review of my "own" from this food store. You may also visit their branch along Naga Road, Pulang lupa Las Pinas City beside Infinitea and just within Petron Gas Station.

Chef D'Angelo

I can finally share with you one of my favorite places to eat, Chef D'Angelo. Last week me and my childhood friends had lunch because one of my friends will be flying to Taiwan for work. Since we were looking for a place to eat where it's affordable yet very yummy, I suggested Chef D'Angelo. My best friend agreed with my suggestion so we had our lunch here. We actually ordered the same food. Super yummy!

I super love their nachos even if the ingredients is not complete. With just these two dips, I am super solve!

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This is their Sampler 1. If I am not mistaken, this cost P155.00 and the chicken is big, I must say this is one of the things I love about Chef. This is what I ordered, pasta with red sauce.

My friend ordered the same Sampler but with white sauce on the pasta. You see the chicken? It's big and it's yummy, very tasty!

I ordered this for my daughter and for the 2 kids we were with. This costs P48.00 and it's not bad because my daughter ate a lot of this and still was able to share with other kids. 

They have a lot of menu and food to offer! This is a must try! I am not sure though where the other branches of Chef D'Angelo but the one we went to was in SM Mall of Asia, South of the mall.

Flavours of China

It's my husband's 25th birthday today and since we are into big celebration and all, we decided to have a late lunch at Flavours of China in SM Sucat. My husband requested to eat here and he said he missed the food here.

This is actually my favorite part, the chicharon part! They serve this while you're order is being prepared. I remember when we ate here with my family, they really had to ask for another plate of this!

We super love this Seafood Fried Rice (P235) and I think this is already good for 4 persons because we didn't finish this plateful of rice.

This is one of favorite, Salt and Pepper Spareribs with vinegar, priced at P255 per order. I like this because it's crispy and very good partner with vinegar.

This is their Fried Chicken, priced at P210 for a half order of it. My husband likes this when we ate it at home (leftover chicken). I especially like the gravy partnered to it.

Their refillable iced tea priced at P60, nothing special with this iced tea. But I like the taste of it here.

According to my husband, if he were to choose again where to eat, he'd choose Savory. He said this straight forward. I am not sure if you agree with my husband or not. He said that you can get the same menu for a lower price and even better tasting food at Savory. But overall, the food was great but I am not sure whether we'll dine here again if I'm with my husband. :)

Infinitea Free Upsize today!

In celebration of their 1st month being opened here in Naga Road, Infinitea is giving free upsize today!

We went there earlier and we ordered their frappe and fruit tea drinks.

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On the right is their Double Dutch which costs P85.00 and on the right is their Dark Chocolate Cookie Crumble which is also p85.00 for their medium drinks and since they have free upsize, we got their large size drinks!

We were so happy with the drinks we chose. I like the Double Dutch because it tastes like the Double Dutch ice cream! My husband likes his choice of Dark Chocolate Cookie Crumble. He said that he likes munching on the cookie tidbits.

For my daughter, I ordered Grape Fruit Tea for P50.00 for a medium size cup. I thought she will not like the taste but she did! Yeay! When I tasted it, it tastes like Zesto Grape drink but this is still a good buy because of the free upsize.

Mang Cha-a 2

I dropped by Mang Cha-a this morning and to those who read my blog about them last month, I mentioned there that I wish they have cookies to compliment the tea they offer. When I went there this morning, to my surprise, there were cookies!!!

I was so happy when I saw their cookies in a very cute jar. They have Chocolate Chip cookies for only 20 pesos and Oatmeal Raisin Cookies for 25 pesos. I bought the Chocolate Chip cookie and I must say that it complimented the tea I ordered. I ordered Strawberry Milk Tea with pearl and my husband actually loved their milk tea! He also said that the place was nice. :)

The barista also said they have new flavors to try. They the coconut and mango drinks. I will definitely try it when I come back. I am so happy that the owner of this branch really listened to customer's feedback. Actually, I posted my blog last month to my Facebook page and tagged them. To my surprise, they posted it on their fan page and said that they heard the comments and they will soon have cookies to sell and there they are!

It feels so nice to finally get a customer satisfaction. Haha. If you want to read my first blog about them, click here.

Infinitea

I had a Thursdate with my hubby today and he invited me to try the newly opened Infinitea along Naga Road. We've been meaning to try this tea place but there was none near our place. So when we learned there will be an Infinitea walking distance from our house, I told my husband I want to try their drinks when they opened. 

This is just a small place but when you enter the place, aside from the very cold place, the place was very alive and happy because of the colors inside the place.

My husband was seating on a comfy couch which I really love. :) Next to him is a very nice and bright chair. Isn't the chair nice?

At my back is the counter where you will place your order. We were seated near the counter.

This is the counter. They have the menu available for you to see aside from the ones posted on their wall (was not able to take a photo of it). The drinks here ranges from 50 pesos to 120 pesos, depending on what type of drinks you order.

Does this look familiar? Yes. This is the same with Mang Cha-a's wall where you can stick or post notes or messages to anyone.A friend told me this branch had their soft opening last Thursday and with the look of this board, it seems a lot had been here already.

By the way, when you order their drinks, they will ask you for the sugar level. This is interesting, huh? Me and my hubby chose quarter sugar or 25% sugar.

My hubby ordered Almond Milk Tea (50 pesos) and I ordered Green Tea Frappe (80 pesos). To my dismay, my frappe was "matabang" and I was thinking that maybe, when you order a frappe you should increase the sugar level. I tasted my hubby's Almond Milk Tea and it tasted good and you can really taste the almond flavor. I didn't finish my drink and gave it to my sister for her to taste and she commented the same thing, "matabang". I don't blame the barista because I was the one who chose 25% sugar level. At least now, I know and I should have asked questions from them. 

And the same sentiments for this tea shop, they should offer cookies or something. I saw Doritos over the counter but I'm sure it's expensive than your 50 pesos milk tea. But the place is great, the colors were nice to eyes and it's comfortable there. Will definitely try another drink because I have a tea date with a friend this coming Saturday and next Wednesday to this same Infinitea branch. I will post the photos of the new drinks I will try.

Infinitea

Naga Road, Pulang Lupa

Las Pinas City

major landmark: Chicken Deli and Petron

McDonald's Shake Shake Fries

McDonald's Shake Shake Fries is back! I am so happy when my husband brought home this as pasalubong for me and my daughter. I super love their barbecue flavored fries!

Like their Twister Fries, this Shake Shake Fries is just so seasonal. I am not sure though how they decide on when to offer these. But anyway, I am so glad they're back! The one my husband brought home last night was cheese flavor. I am looking forward to try sour cream flavor soon!

Mang Cha-a

I am not a fan of tea, but when a friend told me about Mang Cha-a which somehow near to our place, I said yes. However, due to some circumstances, the first time I went there, I was alone. It was last Saturday and it was raining and it was a perfect time to unwind and relax.

When I entered the place, I fell in love. The colors were so perfect! I was in love with the set up of the place. So I took a photo of almost everything nice there so I can share them with you.

This is the cute wall they have where you can post notes to your friends, to Mang Cha-a, or to anyone.

When I first visited them last Saturday, I ordered Chocolate Oreo Milk Tea. I ordered the large one. I was so full and I love this drink! This is also best for kids, in fact this is one of their best sellers for kids. Since this is a large drink, it costs P80.00 and I added pearls for P10.00

This is the view from my table. It was raining when I went there.

A lovely corner. There were three nice high chairs at the corner. I love it.

This is how it looks like when you enter Mang Cha-a. You will see nice colors of chairs, which I love and a very nice cozy environment.

I also love these photos they hang on the wall. I think these are the customers they had when this branch first opened. Cute clips!

Super duper love polkadots! I love this wall so much! This may be a small corner and space but this looks so nice and neat.

We visited the place again today. I tried one of their best seller Wintermelon Milk Tea. At first, at the sound of the name of the drink, I was not impressed and I was actually hesitant to try that, but since it's my second visit, I think it's only fair that I try another drink, so I decided to order their Wintermelon Milk Tea with Pearls.

This is their regular Mang Cha-a Wintermelon MIlk Tea for P55.00 only!

The only thing I think they could improve is to maybe sell cookies or chips. They do have Picnic and Tofu chips but I was looking something to munch like cookies or pastries perhaps to compliment the tea. 

What I love about this shop is they have WIFI. They are nice here in fact I know one who works here. I will definitely go back here since this is near to our place and I want to bring my husband and daughter here next time.

If you would like to visit their branch here, this is located near Citadella in CAA Road, Las Pinas City. Major landmark is Southville International School and Las Pinas Doctors Hospital. You will easily locate them because they are the 2nd floor of a building in Citadella. You can also visit their Facebook page Mang Cha-a Citadella.

Chicken Deli

Yesterday, my family had lunch to this newly opened Chicken Deli in Naga Road, Las Pinas City. They opened last August 15 and I was so eager to try out their food. I was so thrilled also because this is just a walking distance from our village so we don't have to ride a cab or jeep or tricycle, but sidecar is an option if you want.

Here's what we ordered:

This is what I ordered, Pork Sisig and this is for P99.00

This is what we ordered for my daughter, chicken bbq and rice for P59.00

They call this Bacolod Express. I must say this is tasty and I like the hot feeling of this. This costs P49.00

I super love ensaladang talong! The bagoong here is so tasty. This is for P39.00

This is what my husband ordered, Liempo with rice for P99.00

We also ordered Iced Tea, priced at P35.00 per large glass and we ordered Tropicana Juice for my daughter for P39.00. Overall, we were satisfied with the service and the food. The people here are attentive, especially when you are running out of rice! Haha. They do have unlimited rice, by the way for the meals they offer like what me and my husband ordered.

This are good deals they offer for family or groups who wants to eat here and try different food they offer.

Like the other Inasal food stores, they also offer free "sinigang" soup while you're waiting for your food.

Took photos of their menu posted on their cashier section.

We will definitely go back here because, one, it's so near to our place it's so accessible. Two, they have nice food selection and I have yet to try their merienda and panghimagas food which I will try on my next visit.

I am sure of the branches they have in Metro Manila but you can check their FB page for more information.

Chicken Deli

Naga Road, Pulanglupa Las Pinas City

(Between PNB and Petron}

Sbarro's Chicago Deep

Yesterday, a good friend of mine delivered this mouthwatering pizza to my doorstep! Oh it feels like heaven.

I've been a long time fan of Sbarro, I've been eating their pizza since I was in my late college years. When they introduced this Chicago deep, I ordered it and when I tasted it, oh it was really heaven! You will feel so full even just with this one slice. It is stuffed with meat and their tomato dip makes it so perfect.

I am sure how much this cost now but whatever the price is, I am so sure it's so worth it. You better try it for yourself.

Army Navy

Las Monday, me and my husband had a dinner date at Army Navy in BF Homes, Paranaque. I am a lover of mexican food and I super love burritos and quesadillas and nachos, and this is a perfect place for me.

Here's what we ordered:

2 orders of their Fearless Fried Chicken (175.00 per order)
1 order of Freedom Fries and cheese dip (95.00)
1 order Steak Quesadillas (175.00)
2 orders of large Libertea (75.00 per order)
1 Carnitas Burrito (185.00)

My husband said that their food is not that tasty. I didn't like the chicken because there was nothing so special about it except for the gravy with peppercorn on it. I love their quesadillas and I was able to eat the whole order because I didn't eat the chicken. Their freedom fries is a bit spicy and the cheese dip is okay. 

We ordered burrito and had it for midnight snack, but to my dismay, it was not tasty, just like what my husband said. Maybe that is how they really prepare the food but I like Taco Bell better.

All in all, I will give Army Navy 3 stars for this one. But I am not sure whether to return here anytime soon. I am not sure if I want to spend almost a thousand pesos for this food again.