Friday: Wee Nam Kee and Bon Chon Chicken

I just got home from Singapore and was badly craving for Hainanese Chicken. It was a good thing that Wee name kee just opened in Ayala Triangle Gardens (ATG) which was a walking distance from the office. So we decided to have lunch there only to get disappointed by the following reasons:

1. The place was big but disorganized and messy. The chairs and tables weren't strategically and properly placed so the place feels uncomfy and crowded.
2. The service staff were slow and inexperienced. They just opened so we were nice but they really don't know what they were doing. They don't even know the details of the food they're selling! Our soup was the last one to arrived! Yes soup and not dessert! They wouldn't give it if we did not ask for it. 
3. The food was pricey for their small serving (P168 meal). And honestly, it was not that good. I was expecting a lot from their Chicken.

   Hoisin, Ginger and Chili Sauce Triumvirate 

     Steamed Hainanese Chicken

Roasted  Hainanese Chicken

It was obvious we weren't satisfied and we usually take our friday food trips seriously. So we went to Bon chon Chicken right after work hoping it would save the day.

  The place was a bit tiny compared to their branch in GB

The chicken was small but i'm in love with the taste specially the spicy one

A combination of 6 wings (tiny) and 3 drumstick would cost around P365 and 3 drumstick or 6 wings is around P185. A friend said he found the chicken to be too small for its price. He's right but I really love it's strong taste that i had to come back for it again. Unlike Wee nam kee, which after eating will force you to buy something else because it was not enough, Bon Chon was a little more satisfying. 

Karen's last day

TMy bestfriend from that filthy office is leaving for London soon to study/work find true love. Her last day at work was before the holidays sometime in December. We decided to celebrate by doing what we do best and what we actually did the whole 2010. Pig out!

 Barrio Fiesta!

We opted for the Barrio Fiesta branch near the office since we've been planning to do it for so long and we want to really pig out and be happy, so what else can we do? Eat Crispy Pata and Kare-Kare!

 Someone is just plain shy or shy to be seen munching on pork knuckles 

The view from that branch where it was a little compact and fast foodish

 since they're targeting the working sector near the area

Barrio Fiesta Crispy Pata!

Barrio Fiesta Kare-Kare!

I love our Kare-Kare in this pot!

Our special yummy fried rice! 

We will miss you! Especially me! Since we were inseparable the whole year! :( 

The food was delicious and we were so full! I remember eating at Barrio Fiesta all the time when i was little with the whole fam and i missed how good it was. It's still delicious and will definitely go back soon. 

Dinner time and we planned to eat at Ayala Triangle Gardens where Kanin Club was announced to be opening that same night! We were ecstatic! But dinner time we came in and it was jam packed and we were still a little full from our heavy barrio fiesta lunch so we decided to eat at Omakase. 

Spicy Tuna Salad

Orange Iced tea

Their Orange Iced tea was fine. It's still better than those generic iced tea that most restos serve. I have this thing with restaurants and iced teas. I judge a resto by the quality of their iced tea because it says a lot. I can't live without freshly brewed iced tea with Army/Navy's Libertea being my favorite. Planning to learn how to do it on my own so i can feed it to my loved ones.  

Tofu Steak

All time favorite Tempura

It was a great day. We had a fun dinner talking about EVERYTHING from the funniest and most shallow things to the most obscene ones. We love educating Karen about these. We went to Starbucks near to continue our fun talk and eat dessert. This is one of those nights where you end up going home late but happy with how the whole day turned out and you know in yourself the way was not wasted. 

 I will miss you! Eating, talking about the most outrageous things and about our dreams and mothers! I will see you soon! 

Singapore Hawkers

 It's not a secret that my favorite thing about my Singapore trip was the food. I actually went there for that! I love their hawker centres. If you still don't know, hawker centres are open-air food complexes housing many stalls that sell a variety of inexpensive food. They are typically found near public housing estates or transport hubs.

I love it because:
a) they sell authentic variety of dishes from chinese, malay, indian etc.
b) variety of choices and convenient that you can tell how you want your noodles or pork to be plus it's fast too
c) inexpensive! you can get a delicious noodle set for $2 to $3 and most stuff are over $5 for the most expensive ones. Good isn't? 

Singapore is a good place if you want to devour on delicious hawker treats. We went to two different areas. Lucky for us, there's a huge hawker place in front of our hotel and we went all the way to China town to visit the popular Maxwell hawker centre.

Hainanese Chicken rice set

Hainanese Chicken my true love

The food menu posted on top of the stall. Here's what we ordered, Chicken rice set for $5

I think we were just in time for the last Chicken lol

The view outside the hawker at Jalan Besar

We all ended up getting hainanese chicken rice set

I wonder where we can find an accessible hawker food stall that sells authentic Chinese dish here in Manila. 

Tokyo Cafe

Finally went to Venice Piazza for the Belle de jour event. We had to walk the whole day while sweating , waiting in line and had an early dinner at Tokyo Cafe. 

 My Demi Burger with rice

Avs's Yoshi's burger

Mango Banana Crepe

The food was average. Nothing special. 

The Ambiance was great though.

Will go back if there's no more place available in the area and we're really hungry. 

Lorenzo's way

Lorenzo's way at Greenbelt 5 to celebrate Ceetee's bday.
The group wanted authentic Filipino dish so we opted for Fely J's but it was jampacked so we went to its sister restaurant, Lorenzo's way which has a better ambiance and location anyway. Same delicious food too.

 Binukadkad na Pla-Pla with burong hipon dip (shrimp paste)

Dilis Rice

I'm not a fish person because i don't like the smell (don't judge lol) although i cannot live without shrimp and crabs, I choose the fish i eat and they are not a lot. But i must say, these are delicious and rich. I think the huge fried tilapia will be liked by everyone, fish lovers or not. 

 My baby! The knockout knuckle or Crispy Pata!

    Middle: Bangus (milk fish) belly in kang kong blachan and our beef bulalo soup

You have guessed right! The pork knockout knuckle was located in front of me and Nash! lol because we're both not fond of fish so feasted on it but he did most of it! :) The bangus belly was alright, nothing special and the same with the beef bulalo. 

This is death right here! but it was so good as always!

Poor baby

Nash and i got obsessed with these condom shaped like chandelier that i had to take a photo! 

Great weekend night. I will go back here again and try the other dishes with my family.