Soft and Chewy Belgian Waffle Sandwiches

There's a kiosk at the ground floor of Sta. Lucia East Grand Mall that serves pancakes not only for breakfast but all day long. Wait, they're not just pancakes, they're BELGIAN WAFFLES!

Famous Belgian Waffles

The Belgian Waffles Kiosk

It has always intrigued me why this kiosk has the longest line, so one afternoon, I stopped by to see what the hype is all about.

Since that was my first time, I did not know what to get, good thing they have this big menu (with prices) by the wall and also by the counter which I took photos of, of course.

Belgian Waffles Menu

Turns out, they sell not just waffles but waffle sandwiches. That's one big freshly cooked waffle folded in half with your choice of filling inside. And for my first time, I ordered my favorite, Blueberry and Creamcheese for only P55.00.

By the way, price starts at P35.00 for the single flavors and P55.00 for the combination fillings.

The waiting time for my order was a bit of a wait because they make the waffles as you order, but the kiosk has a dine-in area where I can see the waffles as they were being made, and I also got to chat with one of the staff who told me that their bestsellers are the Blueberry & Creamcheese and Banana Hazelnut flavors, so the 15-minutes waiting time was not boring for me.

I also ordered a cup of Malaysia Coffee for only P35.00 out of curiosity, which looked like 3-in-1 instant coffee. The staff said it's already sweetened. On my first sip, I find it nutty and sweet, which was pleasant to the taste. But when taken with my waffles which filling was sweet, I could barely finish the small cup.

Malaysia Coffee at P35.00

Anyway, here's my Blueberry and Creamcheese Waffle, straight from the pancake maker and served in a paperbag and on a wooden plate.

Waffles served on a Wooden Plate

Here's a close-up look of my order.

Blueberry and Creamcheese Waffles at P55.00

The waffles were soft and chewy, not crunchy which was what I initially thought, and the filling was of real blueberry jam and creamcheese, and it oozes on my first bite so it was definitely worth its price.

It was filling too. In fact, I can hardly finish the whole thing. Two persons could probably share an order.

Next time, I'd try their other bestseller, the Banana Hazelnut.

Happy Eating!

The Not-So-Amazing Aloha of Jollibee

Six years ago was the last time I had Jollibee's Amazing Aloha burger and I loved every bite. The grilled double burger patties, the slice of juicy pineapple and the crispy bacon, hmmm, just thinking about it already makes my mouth water.

So when it came back recently, I know we had to have our reunion, and it happened on a Sunday afternoon at a branch that I've never been to, T.M. Kalaw cor. Ma. Orosa.

I had the Amazing Aloha burger meal complete with regular drinks and fries. I was pretty excited as I opened the box where my burger lies.

Amazing Aloha Burger Meal

As  I opened the box, what I saw completely disappointed me. The burger was unappealing and way different from what I had six years ago.

2013 Amazing Aloha

Okay, so it still has the same ingredients but this time was way different. The patties were burnt and dry, the lettuce was a lone white piece and it's not even the leafy portion.

2013 Amazing Aloha Ingredients

And then there's the bacon which was supposed to be fried and crunchy but turned out to be steamed and soggy. However, I did like the pineapple slice which was grilled a bit because it was juicy.

All in all, this was not a very fulfilling reunion with the Amazing Aloha for me. I hope that I'd be luckier the next time.

Happy Eating!!!

Maki-All-You-Can for only P350.00???

Last Friday, a payday, my work friends, family and I head over to Manila Maki, my favorite Japanese-Filipino fusion resto, and took advantage of their month-long Thank-You-To-All-Our-Loyal-Customers promo, the Maki All You Can, for only, wait for it... P350.00!

As soon as I learned of this promo, I immediately rounded up my work buddies and asked them if they want to join my family and I on this amazing deal. Well, they said yes, and from our original group of 5, we grew to 10!

Table for 10 please

Anyway, at 6 PM on a Friday night, the gang and I got ourselves seated at a long table in the middle of the room where we immediately ordered everything on the laminated menu.

Buffet Menu

But before you get too excited, let me tell you first that only the dishes on the laminated menu (not their regular menu) are included in the buffet. There are four kinds of Maki, 6 pieces per serving:

• Osaka Maki (P155.00) - has crab sticks, cucumber, Japanese mayo (on top), tanuki flakes and chili powder (for that extra kick!)
  

  

  Osaka Maki (P155.00)

• Pinoydon Maki (P155.00) - adobo chunks, mango and cream cheese (yummy!)
  

  

  Pinoydon Maki (P155.00)

•  Aligue Maki (P145.00) - kani, cucumber and taba ng talangka (high-blood alert!)
  

  

  Aligue Maki (P145.00)

• Oahu Maki (P140.00) - spam, teriyaki sauce and nori (spam, really?!)
  

  

  Oahu Maki (P140.00)

 Then there are nine main entrees:

• Pinoydon Tofu (P135.00) 3 pcs. - it's tofu, not tokwa so its really, really soft, like taho, while the crust is crunchy and golden brown
  

  

  Pinoydon Tofu (P135.00)

• Longgiyoza (P125.00) 4 pcs. - Lucban longganisa and leeks for the filling, dumpling wrapper for the wrapper and then steamed, and finally, fried.
  

  

  Longgiyoza (P125.00)

• Bon Bon Chicken (P185.00) - deep-fried boneless chicken chunks coated with sweet sauce and drizzled with Japanese mayo, perfect with Gohan
  

  

  Bon Bon Chicken (P185.00)

• Pork Kare Katsu (P215.00) - it's Katsudon with kare kare sauce
  

  

  Pork Kare Katsu (P215.00)

• Calamares (P185.00) - its Calamares but with wasabi mayo
  

  

  Calamares (P185.00)

• Pinoydon Fried Chicken (P175.00) - deep fried boneless chicken chunks, like the Bon Bon Chicken, but no sauce coating.
• Tempura Ukoy (P145.00) - deep fried veggie strips molded into chunks
• Talong Teriyaki (P95.00) - sliced paper-thin talong, deep fried, served with sweet sauce

And of course, there's rice too! Pinoy Chahan (P70.00) - Japanese fried rice and Gohan (P40.00) - plain rice

Pinoy Chahan (P70.00)

Drinks are not included in the P350.00 buffet, but for an additional P50.00, you get a glass of their unique iced tea. If you want to go bottomless, just add P70.00. Not bad since the regular price of their bottomless iced tea is P95.00.

So after almost two hours (we were given from 6 to 8 only) with our tummies really full of Manila Maki food and air from non-stop laughing, our total bill is P4,073.93.

Longest Meal Bill...ever

And so, another epic pig out accomplished.

Happy eating... I sure did!

There are Monsters in my Donuts!!!

Last weekend, my sisters-in-law brought home a box of Monsters University-themed Krispy Kreme donuts, and they looked really, really cute that we paparazzi-ed on them first before eating them up. Well, my daughter was too fast for us so there's only five left.

Monsters U Donuts

If you want to try these cute little monsters for yourselves, they come in a box of 8 for P220.00 or box of 15 for P395.00. But hurry, the monsters are due to go back to their world by the end of July 2013.

Oh yeah, before I forget, a box comes with a free Monsters University bag tag. We got Sully.

Sully bagtag

Happy eating... I sure did!

Solo Mode with McDonalds McDelivery

I've always wanted to order food for delivery just for myself but the thought f shouldering the delivery fee by myself has always held me back (even the P40.00-fixed delivery fee)... until today!

I was really, really, really craving for some McDonalds french fries but all my friends has already bought their food so I decided to just pick up the phone and dial 8-MCDO or 86-2-36.

I wanted to order the McFloat Combo but was advised that the promo has ended so I end up ordering a medium fries and a medium coke. And, with my "Free Cheeseburger" coupon, I get a sandwich too.

Merienda - Solo Mode

By the way, I got the "Free Cheeseburger" coupon from the nearest McDonalds branch by just showing the McDo staff that I have saved the McDelivery number on my mobile phone and voila! I got a coupon!

And if you want to get yours and also know more on how to claim your free burger and up to four coke float upgrades, you may visit http://mcdo.ph/mechanics.php for detailed mechanics.

Happy eating...because I sure am :-)