Shake Shack

So Shake Shack recently opened it's doors to the Philippines and obviously, there's a hype about it. Most people are patiently waiting in super duper queues just to take a try of new food. So as always, we usually wait for the hype to lay low. So then came a chance we bought movie tickets in Central Square and since we still have more than an hour to spare, we finally tried this burger joint. There was no line but the place is almost full. Luckily as soon as we're done ordering we were able to get a seat. Food waiting time is average, so a plus point. There is a self service station where you can get the condiments and all. So as soon as the food was served, we quickly dig in. We ordered Shackburger, Shake Stack, Cheese fries and Root beer float.

This is the Shack Stack Burger, Cheeseburger and a 'Shroom burger with lettuce and tomato adn ShackSauce (545 php)

Shack Stack burger with the Shack Burger

In all fairness, their burgers are really tasty and cheesy delicious indeed. But one thing we noticed, it's pretty small for the price.It is pricey and  I'm not sure if the burgers are small in US so for me it's a little okay but will definitely think twice in going back again. I have tried other local burger joints that is way better and bigger servings compared to this one. The total amount we've paid is almost at 1100 plus php and we were still hungry after. haha...

What's inside the Shack Stack burger? Oozing with melted cheese inside and yummyness of the portabello mushroom 💪 

Nothing special at all, same regular fries (similar to S&R's french fries) but the cheese sauce does the job! This is yummy for me. The cheese is light, creamy and not too salty, compliments their burgers 😊 (180 php)

This is the Shackburger, cheeseburger with lettuce, tomato and shacksauce. The patty is very tasty by the way...
 (Single 250php)

Overall, our Shake Shack Foodspotting experience is not that bad after all. Their food is indeed delicious. One thing that we hate so far would be the price though, it's really pricey! haha. And hmmm how their staff handles big crowd. We had a bad experience with their staff, they are too quick to clean up our table even while boyfie's not done yet. We got pissed because it seems that we were being singled out since our neighboring tables are done too but the staff aren't busting their tables. They were sooo annoying, they don't have to do that because there are still empty tables, and we were not done yet. Anyways so that's all for now.

This review is based on my own experience and is my genuine opinion of this restaurant, and that I have no personal or business relationship with this establishment, and have not been offered any incentive or payment originating from the establishment to write this review. 

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Popeyes Arcovia City, Pasig

When I was still in college, Popeyes is already here in Manila, so it was not my first time trying their food. I studied in Katipunan area so I am near Robinsons Sta. Lucia branch so I can say that I ate at Popeyes almost on a regular basis since me and my friend are addicted to their famous biscuits.To bad they stopped operations and I am very excited that they were coming back. I waited for a little longer because the hype is still there and I don't want to be waiting in the long queues. So finally we went to Arcovia at around 11:30am and surprisingly there was no line at all outside, so we went inside and there were few people at the counter, but the whole place is full. The food waiting time is not that long maybe because we were early for lunch. We ordered two piece chicken with biscuit, three piece chicken tenders with rice, a creamy crab soup, mashed potato, cajun rice and a box of 3 assorted biscuits.

Overall I am very sad that their chicken is very ordinary, not even juicy compared before, mas masarap pa ang Chicken Joy eh. The biscuits which was my favorite before did not meet my expectations, it was hard and dense not like before. Mashed potato is a so so. Cajun rice is okay for me and good thing Crab soup was the only thing that saved the day. It was really good. It was really disappointing that my comparison from the old Popeyes is way beyond to the new one. I don’t know what happened. Even the staff are not fully aware of the free wifi, so no job knowledge at all, boyfie asked the cashier and was informed that there’s no free wifi but I am seeing one and I did asked another staff and was informed the same thing as well, but good thing I always check and keep receipts and lo and behold the password is in the receipt haha. For me the long wait and long queues is not worth it at all, In the future I will give it another try and try maybe their burgers and cajun fries and of course the crab soup but I will go there during off peak hours...

Here's their menu just in case you wanna try their food...

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Ying Ying Tea House

Me and my partner is always adventurous when it comes to food. We really love to try new things, especially if it's about food, those that are the most "hyped" or talked about. We even joined a popular FB group that showcases the most talked about new or old restaurants, or food places to go to. We all knew that Binondo is one of the best places to go especially if you're here in Manila. We always knew that this is one of the Foodie haven that everyone should try as well. Our trip was totally unplanned, we went for a tire shopping and we got hungry and since we're already in Manila, we decided to finally try what's the fuss with Binondo food trip. Our original destination (another popular resto) is already closed since it's past lunch time (this is common for chinese restos btw), good thing the security guard advised us to go to Ying Ying since it's always open even after lunch time and he pointed that Ying ying's food is delicious and cheap too. We went right away to Yuchengco St. where Ying Ying is located and lo and behold, the line is still full outside haha. We have this notion for restos with long queue and fully occupied restaurant that the food is definitely good (I think it's quite obvious, but hey would you eat with an empty restaurant right? hehe). So we waited for our turn to be called and luckily we didn't wait too long, because the only issue for me is the outside ambiance is quite unpleasing, all who ate here would understand what I mean. So the next thing we knew we were already seated upstairs. We ordered Yang chow, sweet and sour pork, and cold cuts since we saw it from a nearby table. haha. Yang chow is more than for two and sweet and sour pork is good too, the highlight for us would be the cold cuts, this is way too cheap than the cold cuts from Northpark but the quality is almost the same or even better :)

Yang Chow, soo good... sooo dami :)

Sweet and Sour pork

Cold Cuts - mixed of duck, chicken, asado, lechon kawali, mushrooms and the humble century egg (my favorite)

We also tried almond sago and their milk tea and mind you guys, this is way too better than the hyped milk tea shops here in Manila, it is beyond comparison...

Milk tea and Almond Sago

The food is sooo good we went back again recently and tried the beef with broccoli, it was good too and we ordered again the cold cuts because we can't get enough, hahaha. 

Beef with Broccoli

I am going hungry and craving for Ying ying again as I type this review. Will be coming back again soon :)

Snackaroo, Quezon City

We've been hearing good reviews ever since about Snackaroo but we never tried their steak until last Saturday, February 10th of 2018. There was a time before the month February that we wanted to try eating at Snackaroo but it was a busy Sunday and packed with too many people inside since it was lunch time. The place is too crowded and we were starving and decided to eat somewhere and try it next time. We were really craving for the t-bone steak last 10th of February, since it was already late lunch, about almost afternoon, luckily, the place was not crowded and we were able to get a good parking spot too so I said to myself, "this is it, we're finally able to try their steak".

We got to choose the best seat since it was not crowded and we were greeted right away by their friendly staff. They handed over their simple menu, which I liked best in restos since it's not like a bible menu and isn't complicated too.

So of course, we opted for two t-bone steak, and three cups of rice, since we usually share the third rice (haha!). It only took few minutes (less than 7 to 10 minutes if I'm not mistaken) for the waiting time and the staff gave us two huge t-bone steak! It was sooooo worth the price, imagine for only 175 php you get around 250 to 280 grams of scrumptious meat.

We were so busy munching our slice of steak so we weren't able to take more photos of it. They don't have fancy side dishes like mashed potatoes and other dish that may complement the steak, just a cup of plain rice and the gravy on the side (which tastes great too!) but it doesn't matter at all because the meat is so tender and it was cooked right into perfection, you don't have to look for other food anymore :)

Here's my t-bone steak...

Here's their menu as of this date...

If you're craving for cheap eats and a slice of affordable steak, I suggest you to give it a try 😁. Don't expect too much because the place it not fancy at all, the ambiance is just like an ordinary carinderia with no a/c so wear comfy clothes, but hey who are we to complain? It's their delicious cheap steak that matters right?! Will I come back? Definitely 😉.




FoodSpotting Stars:
Food ★★★★★
Ambiance ★★★★★
Price ★★★★★
Staff ★★★★★

Greenwich's overloaded supreme meal - my comfort food =)

Been a fan of Greenwich's overloaded supreme meal number one eversince and I must say this is really worth it to be included a special place not only in my tummy but also here in my blog 😁. It's week two of work week for the year 2018, since I'm still not very busy at work I promised myself to eat out and have a fulfilling dinner since I almost eat everyday in our pantry recently to save some money and I'm lazy to go out honestly hahaha... 😂

I really really love Greenwich's lasagna paired with wacky wings and of course a solo pizza. This is what I always order if I dine at their Bonifacio Stop over branch. Overloaded supreme meal one includes: One Solo Hawaiian pizza, one snack size lasagna, two wacky wings and one regular softdrinks. Their lasagna tastes good, imagine for a cheap price you're getting a yummy, cheesy and gooey lasagna. I can still imagine how it tastes just as I'm describing it now hahaha...

Supreme meal 1 costs 205 php

I always add the cheesy bread sticks on the side since the meal don't include bread sticks. The dip for the cheesy bread sticks is to die for 😊, I used it to dip my pizza and the taste is so satisfying 😅. Try it and I'm sure you'll love it too...

This is only 39 php if it's an add on for a meal.

I'll be back again at Greenwich maybe after a week or two and planning to try their new addition which is the Creamy Carbonara, I'll keep you posted if it is worth a shot. 😤



FoodSpotting Stars:
Food ★★★★★
Ambiance ★★★ (laid back but few seats only, might tend to get crowded at lunch or dinner time)
Price ★★★★★
Staff ★★★ (we have to request three times for a service water, restaurant is not even full that time)

Yvan Navy Mandaluyong

We used to go here at least once every two weeks when Yvan Navy opened their Barangka drive Mandaluyong branch last May 2016. Yvan Navy has always been recommended to us but we haven't have time to visit since there's no branch near where we live. We've been hearing good reviews prior to the opening of the said branch from our colleagues about the cheap but great burger and their kebab so we were excited that they finally have a branch in Mandaluyong and their location is only like two blocks away from our home. After a few months of not visiting their Mandaluyong branch anymore due to busy schedule, last week we were craving for their yummy burgers and kebab rice so we paid them a visit.

It was already late, it's almost midnight, there are only two or three (groups) tables occupied and they are almost done eating. The place is not crowded unlike before or maybe because it is in the middle of the week I guess, we ordered right away since we know that it will took several minutes for our orders to be prepared but since there were just two new additional customers, me with my beau and another family with three adults and 2 kids I expected a little that it will be much faster than the usual.

So we sat down after placing our order, Yvan Navy is so affordable we only paid around 200 plus for four our orders: Quarter pounder, cheese quesadilla, shawarma rice, and the epic carbonarra.

I hate to say this but our last week's visit, we were quite disappointed for the following reasons:

(1) First, we waited for 40 mins or so, almost an hour for our orders, considering that they only need to process only two batches of customers which I mentioned earlier (me with beau and another family with three adults and 2 kids). As soon as the orders were served we immediately dig in. We were waiting for it for almost an hour so we were already starving. I ordered the Shawarma rice and the cheese quesadilla on the side and to be shared with my beau. He had the quarter pounder and the carbonarra.

(2) The quarter pounder is way too smaller compared to what we're having before. I'm not sure if they mixed up the order because the other table seems have bigger burgers than what we got, I overheard that they order the quarter pounder too. Beau said it tastes okay so we didn't bother having it replaced, or else we might wait for another forty minutes haha.

This is the quarter pounder, it seems that it is smaller compared to what we were getting before but in all fairness it still taste good to think that you're just paying for it for only 60 pesos.

(3) The cheese quasadilla is very cheap compared to other popular restaurants but however the tortillas were over burnt seems that they were rushing but again it took 40 minutes so again we didn't complain.

Cheese Quesadilla for only 50 pesos, this one's a little overburnt that you can actually taste the burnt tortilla, sadly, it was not like this before.

(3) Shawarma rice was okay, but the meat is a little overcooked and the sauce seems weird, it's cold. Yes cold as if it was from a fridge then smothered on the meat. I'm not sure if it is suppose to be like this. Will not complain though, weirdly, it tastes okay or is it because I'm starving? :)

Shawarma rice, for only 50 pesos. This one's new I think since I haven't seen this way back when they opened last year. So for curiosity's sake I tried it. 

(4) Lastly, this would be the reason why I'm writing this blog about Yvan Navy. I'm pretty sure the pasta should be not served cold. As soon as beau started tasting the carbonarra, his face became awkward. I asked him how was the pasta, he said to me "taste it", I was surprised, it is cold. Is it the sauce? Is it the pasta? Unfortunately both. The sauce tastes okay but why on earth would they serve cold pasta? Beau suddenly stood up, went to the cashier and brought his plate. I waited patiently and he returned with the money we paid for the pasta. He said, he was asking the staff if they have microwave oven to please reheat the pasta since it was cold (the plate itself is cold too haha). The three of them were stunned and didn't answer right away, another staff who is sitting nearby the counter said that they don't have a microwave oven since the last one broke. They were looking at the back maybe looking for the cook on how to fix it up but there was no answer on the kitchen, we're not sure why. Another staff suggested to change the item meaning we will have to wait again so beau didn't accept the offer. He just want to atleast reheat the food but unfortunately it's a no go. Good thing the lady on the cashier offered him to just refund the payment and so beau accepted it. So he ended up not fully satisfied with what we ate.

I'm sorry to say but this was so disappointing. Sadly, the carbonarra was served cold liked it came right from the fridge.

I'm not sure if we will be going back again in this place, or maybe we can still try but it may took a long time because of the mishaps and unfortunately they were not even apologetic about it. Why would we have to wait for so long and not getting decent cooked (and hot) food. We hope that this will be an isolated case and the other branch would be not like this.

(Bonus) We also noticed that the tables and chairs have dusts everywhere. It seems that haven't wiped the dining tables and chairs for a long time. Good thing I am not wearing light colored shirt and shorts or else I'm gonna end up cleaning the dusts involuntarily.

FoodSpotting Stars:
Food ★★
Ambiance ★★
Price ★★★★★
Staff ★★★ (Just for the cashier who proactively offered us a refund since we don't want to change our order anymore since we might be waiting again too long)

Jollibee Strawberry Tea float and Strawberry fries

My curiosity led me to try Jollibee's new Strawberry Tea float and Strawberry fries. Yes you heard it right, strawberry flavored french fries, kinda weird right and exciting too. I love strawberries so why not give it a try.

I saw several post from my Facebook friends mentioning or posting photos of the strawberry flavored fries. I checked Jollibee's official Facebook page and there it goes, not only they have strawberry flavored fries, they also have Strawberry tea float.

Screenshot from Jollibee's Facebook Page. Totoo nga besh hehe... It started last week, October 30 and they said this is a limited time offer so hurry and try it :) 

So last weekend, I woke up late it's almost midnight and I am so starving (I slept whole Saturday since I am deprived of sleep the past few weeks, I deserved a whole day of sleep right?). I remembered the Facebook posts and I really missed Chicken Joy and really really got curios to try the new fries and float. I immediately ask my beau to go for a spin to the nearest 24 hours Jollibee in our area.

I ordered one piece chicken with rice and upgraded the fries included in the meal for a strawberry flavored one. Then for the softdrinks, I added additional fee to upgrade it for a strawberry tea float.

I ate the chicken joy and the strawberry fries on the side, took a sip every now and then on the Strawberry float which turns out to be so yummy! Here are the photos of the two new flavors you can try.

I just ordered the regular size just as to make sure since this will be my first time eating the strawberry flavor, I just want to make sure that I can ate all of it in case I don't find it okay. Just avoiding food spoilage folks :)

Here's the yummy Strawberry tea float.

I usually scoop out first the sundae before digging in to the drink itself hehe :)

As for the verdict, I super duper liked the Strawberry Tea Float. The taste go well with the tea and the sundae, I would definitely order this again. Bagay na bagay sya sa chicken joy, it's tangy and sweet so if I come to Jollibee again and this one's still available, for sure I'll order it. Great with the normal fries too. I'm into dipping fries on my float so this one's for the win! For the Strawberry fries, it is okay, beau find it weird and just ate few pieces so I end up eating all of it. He's more busy with his own order of chicken joy with palabok which is his all time favorite in Jollibee. The fries were cooked fine, the strawberry powder added a zing to it, but little by little, I'm getting the weird tangy aftertaste, for me it would be better if the strawberry powder is not too much but just like a hint of strawberry only, because the powdered flavor is so strong. I am satisfied with my cravings but I think the one's better for me is the tea float, for the fries, I might order it again but will ask them not the over-pour the strawberry powder on it. If they will allow it.

Fellow foodies, give it a try and tell me what you think. Go now to the nearest Jollibee in your area since this is for a limited time only.


FoodSpotting Stars:
Food ★★★★
Ambiance ★★★★
Price ★★★★★
Staff ★★★★

Recovery Food, Bonifacio stopover BGC (Singko Pares Anniversary Promo)

It's been awhile since I ate at the nearest Recovery Food in my workplace. I am craving for a couple of days for my favorite comfort food which is the Recovery Food's PinaTUNA-Y and coincidentally, my colleague informed me last week regarding Recovery Food's latest promo. I was told that the second meal will only cost 5 pesos and I quickly checked Recovery Food's official Facebook page and Yes! it is true haha...

RF (Recovery Food) is celebrating their five year anniversary. They have a promo named "Singko Pares" (hence the promo name "Singko" means five) and Pares which means "pair" in English and would probably because of the Happy Beef that was inspired by the owner's late night recovery or hangover food which is called Pares in a 24hour joint somewhere in Magallanes which is long gone where they used to go to way back some time ago.

Here's the screengrab from RF's Facebook page.

Here's how it goes, you only need to order a bottle of dalandan juice, order one of the best top 5 hits (Tapa de morning, Doc Sisig, PinaTUNA-Y, Amadobo, and SST) a regular size or a full recovery (generous size) will do and choose from one of the pares bowl cost only 5 pesos (Porkqua, Porkqua curry, Happy beef, Arroz caldo, Hala ka, and Happy chicken). Not bad right? 😁👍

My pick would be of course the PinaTUNA-Y (since I am sooo craving for it) and ordered full recovery which is a large bowl. I am with the beau so he has to choose from the pares bowl to avail the promo but of course we can still share the two meals since i haven't tried most of the other food on that list.

PinaTUNA-Y - Calamansi spicy tuna with tomatoes and salted egg, fried rice. (full recovery for only 235php)

Here's for the beau...

Porkqua - Tender fried pork fillets with Petchay rice

Dalandan juice - a bottle of citrusly goodness that serves for 2 to 3 people for only 190php

What are you guys waiting for? The promo is only until November 8, 2017. Go now to the nearest Recovery Food in your area. :)


Some snippets and photos are taken from the official Facebook page of Recovery Food
https://www.facebook.com/recoveryfood/


FoodSpotting Stars:
Food ★★★★★
Ambiance ★★★★
Price ★★★★★
Staff ★★★★★

Kuppa Roastery & Cafe, BGC

Kuppa started as a small café in Bacolod city, in the province of Negros Occidental and eventually opened a branch here in Metro Manila located in Bonifacio Global City, Taguig. I'm honestly not a coffee aficionado but still I am very anxious to try out their food since they are getting good reviews with their delectable food line-up and of course their "kuppa" (cup'a) coffee which they manually brew into perfection. First of order is to try one of their pasta and what else to pair it out with but of course one of their pizza. They have several kinds of pasta and pizza, I ordered the classic carbonara and their signature pizza, the Cristina pizza.

The classic carbonara. Pasta with bacon, cream and egg sauce. (235 php)

Here's the Cristina pizza... This is Kuppa's signature pizza and is named after the owner's wife.

Cristina Pizza, made with mozzarella, balsamic reduction, gorgonzola, figs and grapes. (390 php)

For the main course we order the osso bucco for the beau and sauteed salmon for me.

This is braised U.S. beef shank with cheese risotto. This is one of Kuppa's specials. The serving of Osso bucco is very generous. The meat is so tender worth the price. (425 php)

Here's my salmon dish...

Sauteed salmon, big serving of salmon fillet, in cherry cream sauce (so yummy) with asparagus and mashed potatoes. (455 php)

Dessert would be the last but definitely not the least, we asked the friendly staff what's their must try and he suggested the matt's chocolate cake with gelato, we ordered it and I also added the choco peanut butter bomb since it catched my attention right away when we entered the café.

Matt's chocolate cake, this is their take on choco lava cake, please note to order it in advance because it will take about 10 to 15 minutes to be served. I promise you that this is worth the wait. (140 php)

The last one would definitely the best dessert ever, here's the choco peanut butter bomb.

ohhhhh this is sooooo yummy! I'm not a peanut butter lover but this one change my perspective hehe. It's been calling my attention from the moment we arrived at Kuppa, definitely a must try! (150 php)

If you happen to drop by Bonifacio global city, you should go and try Kuppa. It's a little bit pricey for the mains but I think this can be shared for two; the price is worth it though because you're getting a superb quality with the service, their coffee and the food.

Here's the address:
Ground Floor, Commercenter Building, 4th Avenue Corner 31st Street, Bonifacio Global City, Taguig City



FoodSpotting Stars:
Food ★★★★★
Ambiance ★★★★★
Price ★★★★
Staff ★★★★★

Mad Mark's Creamery, BGC

It wasn't my first time to dine at Mad Mark's in BGC since this is near in my work place. My first was with my team to spend our monthly team fund. Our monthly team fund is budgeted so we have to think of a worthy restaurant to spend it well. One of my team mate suggested Mad Mark's, since he knew that the ice cream (that's what they are famous for) and signature steak are good since he had tried way way back their Kapitolyo branch. Since the menu is within our team budget, we didn't hesitate to try their BGC branch. Well, if you are really craving for a steak and your budget is limited, I can honestly say that Mad Mark's won't disappoint at all. This would be one of the cheapest steak resto in the metro =). The steak is cooked on point according to your choice of done-ness, and the serving is generous.

The signature steak cost 265 php (during our last visit, Oct 12'17). It's 150 grams and you can choose 2 sides along with the steak. 

Sides that you can choose from would be: smashed potato, bacon potato salad, corn and carrots, house salad, garden grains and plain rice.

I can't count how many times me and my beau ate at Mad Mark's in BGC but one thing we noticed is that every time we wen't to Mad Mark's is that their menu always change, as in a lot! Haha, they have removed some of the selections but still the must try are always there. Good thing that the Signature steak and the Johnnie double black ribs which is our personal favorite are still available.

Here's a pic of their latest menu as of October 2017 😁

Here's the photos I took with the orders we had before for the Johnnie double black ribs :)

Appetizers we've tried before:

Basket of cajun (ohh this is sooo yummy 😋) 

Herb parmesan fries

My recent visit this October since they offer Big plate feast, me and beau tried the steak big plate. Based on the menu this serves 3 to 4 but we're not that sure because it seems to be just for two (since we have a big appetite) 😁

They say that you should always make room for dessert, what to Order, well of course, icecream 😁.  I'm a chocolate lover so what we ordered is the 2 heaping two scoops of Javan hot chocolate.

On our recent visit, one thing we noticed is that some of the staff are not considerable when it comes to transferring from one table to another. We arrived 8pm so as expected the room is jam-packed and they only have few seats available so when some other customers left, we asked one of the staff if we can transfer to the vacant and much more comfy seats. This would be the first time ever we've encountered that once you already placed your order you cannot transfer to another table anymore. They didn't explain what's the reason for that and to our surprise since they are the only ones who have that "rule", we just said "ok" and didn't argue with the staff anymore. They are three of them and they all just stood near the counter and even if the place is not that big, whenever we needed something we have to get their attention more than once. It's not like that before. I'm not sure why, they didn't seem busy at all since it's almost closing time and most of the tables are already cleared. If not by the food It wouldn't be worth it anymore to go back since we don't patronize a restaurant just by the food but also how they treat us, the customers.

Good thing that the steak, as expected didn't disappoint us, we ordered additional garden grains and also tried their freshly squeeze lemonade. Beau didn't like the after taste of it since there's a hint of mint and I'm not sure why. Hehe. But for me it tastes okay.

If you're up to affordable yet yummy eats, try Mad Mark's. Despite the recent experience we had with the staff I'll still give them a try but next time, would be going to the other branch too. Mad Mark's BGC is located at 3rd floor of Central Square, 5th Avenue Corner 30th Street, Bonifacio High Street, Bonifacio Global City, Taguig City. They also have other branch in Kapitolyo, Pioneer center, Glorietta and UP Town.

FoodSpotting Stars:
Food ★★★★★
Ambiance ★★★★★
Price ★★★★★
Staff ★★

Ukokkei Ramen RON

Craving for some ramen? Fret not! You should try Ukokkei Ramen Ron. Ukokkei so far is one of the best ramen in town. Whether your bet is miso, shoyu (soy based) or Shio (salt base), don't you worry, they have it =).

My personal favorite would be the miso based ramen. Best time to go there would be lunch time since they have set lunch (but take note that a lunch set is per person and they have a no sharing policy). Lunch set during my last visit would cost 380 pesos. This is very affordable since a single order of ramen cost around 300-380 during dinner time. They have four set you can choose from. Here's the menu for the lunch set.

Super sulit to promise =), my personal favorite would be Set A since it has gyoza =)

From the site (if the picture is not that readable hehe)

Higawari Set
     Daily special: ramen, small bowl, salad, and small dish
Set A :
     Ramen, half chahan or Rice, Gyoza, Salad
     Ramen, rice or fried rice(half-size), gyoza, and salad

Set B :
     Sauce yakisoba, soup gyoza, onigiri, salad
     Yakisoba(fried soba noodle seasoned with sauce), boiled gyoza, rice ball, and salad

Set C : 

     Half ramen, ramen, curry rice, gyoza, salad

     ramen(half-size), curry rice, gyoza, and salad

I super love gyoza that's why I ordered the Set A. This set would have the Ramen, half chahan (fried rice) or rice, gyoza, and salad. yum yum! =)


Waiting time was okay. The food was served still hot, meaning freshly cooked. I can smell the ramen from a far as it being served on the way to our table by the friendy staff. The ramen broth is rich and so far the best miso ramen I ever had. The meat was so tender and superb. The noodles were cooked perfect. The bowl is huge and it seems that it can be shared really, I thought to myself this is too huge for just myself since I have chahan, gyoza and a salad, but was surprised after a couple of minutes, I was able to eat all of it. haha...

Set A, ramen (soup based on your preference), rice or fried rice, gyoza and salad... yummyness!

I'm getting excited to munch on this good stuff. Even my eyes are sparkling, haha! The bowl is huge and the ramen smells good can't wait to sip on the miso based soup.

misoooo yummy

Closer look of the salad...

The restaurant is simple, as expected there's the Japanese minimalist vibe in the place. The staff are accommodating and was able to assist the customers effectively. The restaurant is located in Arnaiz Ave,Makati City and they also have another branch in Tuscany,Upper McKinley Rd.,McKinley Hill,Taguig City.

I wasn't able to take many photos because I was starving and been craving for ramen for a long time. The chahan was sooo delish it matches well with the gyoza. Planning to have another a la carte for the gyoza but I was soo already full haha. I would definitely come back and will always recommend this to all who loves ramen and is in for a bountiful lunch!

FoodSpotting Stars:
Food ★★★★★
Ambiance ★★★★★
Price ★★★★
Staff ★★★★