HONG KONG STYLE EATS

I've been off-the-grid for quite a while since we've been too busy fixing up our little "baby". Since it's nearing completion, I finally found the time to write again, here goes... :) A place we frequent in the Banawe area for their yummy and affordable food is Eat Fresh. I would consider this place a semi-hole in the wall since you have to go in one of the side streets of Banawe before you find them. They're known for serving Hong Kong style street food, but their menu has a lot of other offerings as well. For our latest visit, we ordered the Beef Curry Rice and Pancake Balls.

     

The Beef Curry is served on a clay pot, which helps prevent the food from getting cold easily. It is served with a side of special soy sauce that perfectly compliments the dish. The curry sauce is very light and had a mild but flavorful taste. The beef pieces were very soft and tender to the bite!

Apart from the taste, it's a huge plus that they are very generous on their servings. We actually had a hard time finishing the beef curry rice and it actually felt like it was a "bottomless" dish, haha.

The Pancake Balls is just your basic pancake batter cooked into small balls. It has a crunchy outside texture, while soft on the inside. We love drowning it with their peanut sauce.

Dining at Eat Fresh is always a pleasurable and filling experience for us. Definitely a go-to place for foodies!

EAT FRESH - HONG KONG FAMOUS STREET FOOD

Banawe Branch - 100-A Maria Clara Street, Near Banawe, Santo Domingo, Quezon City

San Juan Branch - 691 Jose Abad Santos Street, Little Baguio, San Juan City

Loving Chinese Food

Living near Banawe has a lot of perks. Other than it being car-parts central (perfect for us car addicts!), it is also a foodie haven!

One of the restaurants we frequent when craving for good and affordable Chinese food would be Lam Tin.

I can't exactly say it's a "hole in the wall", since it's located right along Banawe. But if you love Chinese food, this place is really worth a try!

Last night's dinner was Sweet and Sour Pork Rice (Php 110), White Chicken Rice (Php 110), and Pork Siomai (Php 65)

    

Servings are big and you can request for complimentary soup. The Sweet and Sour Pork was just a bang for the buck! The meat was crunchy on the outside and tender on the inside, the way sweet and sour pork should be! The White Chicken Rice is my favorite dish! You get a quarter chicken (leg and thigh) that's generously bathed with ginger and chives, which gives it a whole new world of flavors.

The Pork Siomai was also really good. Each piece had a whole shrimp tucked in inside. The meat was really flavorful.



To end our meal, we got out favorite almond with lychee (Php 45). A substantial amount of almond jelly cubes served with crushed ice and topped with two pieces of canned lychees. Perfect way to end our meal!

For those who are in a tight budget but still want to have a good meal, Lam Tin is for you!

LAM TIN

30-U Banawe Corner M. Cuenco Street, Santo Domingo, Quezon City

TAZZA-liscious

To cap off our Saturday night, we dropped by Tazza Cafe for some light snacks and dessert.

Hidden within Maria Clara and found near Banawe (our little heaven for car parts hunting), beside Genki Carwash, serves good food at an affordable price. Parking can be quite hard since it's always full from afternoon to night. As if it was meant for us, there was one parking slot left when we arrived at Tazza.

For our pica, we ordered our favorite Creamy Spinach. We were lucky enough and very happy that the Concorde was available, since during our past visits, this was always sold out. I also ordered the Cafe Mocha for my night cap.

The Creamy Spinach (Php 110), as I mentioned earlier, is our favorite! It had the right consistency and had a wonderful flavor. This is so much better than what we had over at Mad for Pizza. It's served with deep-fried wanton wrappers.



Their Concorde (Php 150) is probably the best version that we've ever had! It's very fudgy and has a nice chewiness to it because of the meringue.

    

My Cafe Mocha (Php 110) came in with a cute latter art on it. It's always a plus for me when coffee is served with latte art.



The mocha had the right blend of coffee, milk and chocolate, you can really taste the individual flavors.

This has to be the best way to end a busy day!

TAZZA CAFE

98 Maria Clara Street, Near Banawe, Santo Domingo, Quezon City