Cold Rock after Casa

We went to Greenbelt for a dinner since one of my fiance barkada is celebrating her birthday at Casa Armas Tapas Bar located at 3rd floor of Greenbelt 3, Casa Armas is my one of my favorite Spanish restaurant, but take note this place is expensive. This time we ordered a different Paella compared to the last time that I have been here, Nevertheless, despite the changes I still ate a lot. After eating dinner, we went to Cold Rock Ice Creamery for a dessert, first you will select the flavors which I have listed : Ice Cream Flavours Natural Cream, Mango, Macadamia, White Chocolate, Aussie Vanilla, Tia Maria, Butterscotch, Caramel, Banana, Strawberry, Boysenberry, Coffee, Cookies & Cream, Double Chocolate, Chocolate Chip, Choc Mint, Rum & Raisin, Cheesecake, Bubblegum, English Toffee, Honeycomb, Licorice, Tiramisu and new flavours added regularly. Low Fat Ice Cream Mango, White Chocolate, Aussie Vanilla, Banana, Coffee, Strawberry, Cheesecake and Chocolate with more flavours added regularly. Then You can get a toppings of either Fruits, Nuts, Sweets & Chocolate and others. Mix-Ins: Fruits Strawberries, Raspberries, Boysenberries, Mango, Blueberries and Passionfruit. Mix-Ins: Nuts Macadamias, Pecans, Crushed Nuts. Mix-Ins: Sweets & Chocolate Mars, Snickers, Cherry Ripe, Bounty, Crunchie, M&M's, Peanut M&M's, Mini M&M's, Milky Way, Jaffas, Freddo Frogs, Gummi Bears, Maltesers, Tim Tams, Flake, Violet Crumble, Picnic, Caramello Koalas, Scorched Peanut Bars, Marshmallows, Nerds, Sour Lollies, Sherbert, Freckles, Fudge, Kit Kat, Oreo Biscuits, Rocky Road PLUS lots more. Mix-Ins: Others Brownies, Cookie Dough, Ginger, Milo, Nutella, Peanut Butter. after selecting your ice cream and mix-ins, they will mix and smash it on a cold surface within 15 seconds. and voila you have your ice cream. I orderd 2 scoops for P99.50 mixin with marshmallows, chocolate chips and crisspies. it cost an additional P25 per topping. By the way here is a little history of Cold Rock, Cold Rock Ice Creamery concept originated in Boston U.S.A. in the mid 1970's. Steve of Steve's Ice Cream mixed Oreo cookies into an ice cream for his daughter. Several customers saw this and asked for the same. Realising the potential for this concept, he began placing slabs of granite in his freezer, taking them out and then mixing his creations on them until the coldness dissipated. This evolved to the point now where they have refrigerated granite slab called the COLD ROCK, upon which they create thousands of flavour combinations of ice cream. In 1996 a similar concept was started in Australia. This included improved recipes, a larger selection of mix ins and the best home made ice cream possible. All mixed on the refrigerated granite slab called the COLD ROCK where they can create literally thousands of flavour combinations of ice cream. Cold Rock Ice Creamery Greenbelt 3 Ground Level Ayala Center Makati City Tel. 0917-3998882, 0922-5799899, 818-9680 Web site: http://www.coldrock.com.au E-mail: coldrochph@yahoo.com Rating : 3 star Value for Money : 3 star

Sincere Sincerity

I have to simply try Sincerity Restaurant located at Nueva, although I have already tried their famed Fried Chicken, since somebody had served Sincerity Chicken in one of the party I went to. But I have to convince myselft to visit Sincerity Restaurant located in Nueva during the weekend since the parking at Ongpin is quite difficult and traffic is sometimes horrendous. We arrived at Sincerity around 11:30am last Saturday together with my sister and fiance. The place is already packed but we still manage to get a seat. We ordered the famed Sincerity Chicken P140, Kikiam (ngoyong) P45, Oyster Omelet small P220, Kua Chat Phun (kikiam Phen rice) P35, Black Gulaman P30. I simply love the fried chicken, which has a uniqute taste and delicious, the Oyster is also Numero Uno compared to Golden Fortune Seafood Restaurant. For those who like saucy liver steak dish, you can try it as it got a sweetish sauce that looks like adobo but it’s studded with kuchay stalks and wedgest of tomato. Liver was tender and pink inside like good steak and was flavorfully seared on the outside. Sincerity Restaurant 497 Nueva St. Binondo Telephone number : 2419990 Rating : 4 Star Value for Money : 4 star

a Kopi Roti experience

Kopi Roti is a singaporean coffee company established in 1955, they are priced 40% lower than Starbucks, they have been featured on TV and most of my friends love Kopi Roti. They are also part of promotion from Singapore Tourism Board MUST TRY, Lah! wherein from Aug. 1 to September 30, 2006, savor the many delectable MUST TRY dishes at any of the participating Singaporean food establishments for a chance to win 1 of 10 trips to singapore! the food chains includes Bee Cheng Hiang, Bread Talk, Fish & Co, rasa and of course Kopi Roti. My fiance has been asking me to take her to Kopi Roti for a long time now, since her sister is so fond of this place. So I decided to drop by at Kopi Roti Tomas Morato, the place is kind of small compared to Starbuck or Figarro, but they have a nice and comfortable chair to sit at. I ordered a Set D 4pcs. Home made Roti kaya toast and Kopi P75, A Kopi Bun (P35 freshly baked bun with kopi flavor) and Kopi with Milk for P45, for the milk you can select either condensed or evaporated milk. I simply love the Kopi and Kopi Bun which is a complete match. I wish I have this every breakfast ... Singapore's Kopi, Tea, Kopi Bun and Kaya Toast are now serving at : Tomas Morato, Q.C. - Telephone : 414-1754 Katipunan Ave., Q.C. - 4391546 SM Mall of Asia (South Parking) - 556-0213 NAIA Terminal 1 Arrval Area - 879-5440 NAIA Departure Area Gate 5 & 6 - 879-5436 NAIA Departure Area Gate 12 & 14 - 8795438 Value for Money : 4 Star Rating : 3 Star

Tapa King Harbour Square

I have been very busy lately and was not able to blog, but we have been to a lot of restaurants this month, one of this is Tapa King diner located at Harbour Square beside CCP Theater. Tapa King is one of my favorite pinoy restaurant as its affordable and the food taste great, oily, heavy and filling, most of the food are fatty ... hmm.. on second thought better watch out my diet. We ordered Tapa Queen (Sweet & Spicy) P105, Tapa King (House Special) P105 and Tropical Smoothie made of several fruits P120 and good for several persons. The ambience is nice as the place is quite new and on a friday few people are dining at this place. Also try their Liempo as this is one of the best food at Tapa King. Ffor those who likes to try Tapa King here are the menus : Tapa Tapa Prince (Traditional Taste) P100 Tapa Royale (Traditional Taste) P135 Tapa Joe (Bacon Style) P90 Pork Tapa (Spicy) P90 Tapa with Stir Fried Vegetables add P8 Merienda Palabok Bilao P330 Palabok Solo P50 Baked Spaghetti P57 Fresh Lumpia P48 Tokwa't BabhoyP35 Cheese Burger P60 Desserts Chocolate Cake P45 Sweet Banana P50 Mais Con Hielo P50 Caramel Popcorn P25 Banana Turon P25 Salad Garden Salad P70 Caesar Salad P90 Chef Salad P95 Beef Salad P115 Chicken Caesar Salad P125 Soup of the Day P42 All Time Favorites Tenderloin Cubes P160 Pork Liempo P105 Beefsteak Pilipino Style P105 Porkchop P100 Grilled Boneless Chicken P95 Boneless Bangus P95 Spicy Tuyo P90 Tocino P90 Danggit P80 Dried Pusit P80 Longganisa P85 Corned Beef P70 Happy Hotdog P50 Red Egg with Tomato P25 Mixed Rice with Red Egg P55 Mixed Rice Solo P30 Spicy Tuyo Bottle P130 Beverages Pepsi Products P33 Pineapple Juice P28 Bottled Water P25 Hot Coffee P40 Hot Native Chocolate P40 They also do delivery call 431-000 with minimum order of P200 nad 10% handling fee, but for P400 and above handling fees are waived. Tapa King Harbour Square Tel : 4310000 Value for Money : 4 Star Rating : 3 Star

Mang Inasal

I was craving for A Bacolod Inasal chicken because everytime I visit SM Manila, Bacolod Inasal has a lot of customer and I just do not want to wait to be seated. So we went to Harbor Square where a new Restaurant similar to Bacolod Inasal has opened "Mang Inasal" . They claimed to be the Ang Tunay na Ilongo Barbeque! We ordered Chicken Paa P75, Pancit Molo P35, Sizzling Sisig P95, Buko Juice P40 for Total of P320. The food totally sucks and there is a tangy taste in Pancit Molo. The only thing I really like about the place is that its new and the place is not crowded. I really do not recommend this place, but I guess anybody can improve. By the way for those who would like to try the place check out the menu : Paa P67, Pecho P70, Pakpak P52, Atay P29, Iwi P29, Baticulon P29, Pork Inasal P29, Beef Inasal P42, Pinoy Bihon P40, La Paz Batchoy P45, Pancit Molo P35, Pinoy Burger P25, Rice P11, Garlic Rice P17, Sisig P95, Boneless Bangus P95, Mais Con Yelo 45, Buko Pandan P35, Sorbetes P30. Mang Inasal G/F Harbor Square CCP Complex Tel : 8342619 Rating : 1 star Value for Money : 1 star