Category Archives: Foodie

Thanks to our good friend, Ned, for telling us about this place in BF Homes!  We went here twice already even if it is so far from where we live.   

Chef Otsuka, owner and chef of the restaurant.  He was shy and didn’t want me to take his photo but eventually he agreed 🙂   A very nice and soft spoken gentleman 

Chef behind the sushi/sashimi counter 

Live mini crabs which they can fry and you can eat 🙂 

Potato salad 

Salmon sashimi and toro 

Special California Maki 

siomai 

Tonkatsu 

Yakimeshi rice 

 Fresh seafood and vegetables flown in from Japan 

Agedashi Tofu 

Prawn Tempura 

Complimentary appetizer which was so good- fried tuna 

Toro 

Salmon Sashimi 

Toro 

Salmon Aburri 

Sukiyaki 

Gyoza 

Ika Ichiyaboshi 

Yakiniku 

Yakimeshi rice again 

Roskatsu ( japanese pork ) 

They have Green Tea Kitkat for those looking for this!! And gigantic Japanese Strawberries and Musk Melon!!

 Maybe this is his altar 🙂

Several Private rooms in the restaurant 

Lorna, the wife of Chef Otsuka, helping out in the operations

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When my sister told me about Pepato Pop Up at Whitespace, I immediately wanted to go!! So we did!! It is only on Thursdays and Fridays for now for dinner 

Previous Entries:

Pepato November 25, 2008 

Celebrating Over 7 years and Saying Thank You With Our “Favoriti”…..We will be closing our doors on Aug 15- Gaita Fores August 7, 2010

Gastronomic Boredom March 13, 2009 

Thanks to Gary and Alexie for a wonderful dinner!!! It’s been a long time!!! 

A shorter version of the Pepato menu 

Yellow Capsicum “Alla Cibreo” 

Buffalo Mozzarella, Black Squid Ink Crostone 

Parmiggiano Reggiano Frico, Shiitake 

Risotto Crema Di Scampi

 Fiori di Zucca, Apple and Mushroom fritters, with Cream Bagna Cauda

Chilean Sea Bass “La Sorpresa” 

Spaghettini Capiz Scallops in Bianco 

Spinach Ravioli Crabmeat 

For reservations, pls call

Tel #:  729-0030 or Anna Lopez at 0917-513-8945 

2314 Chino Roces Avenue Ext. (formerly Pasong Tamo Ext.)

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FINALLY!!!! My first time to try BonChon chicken!! We decided to go to the Greenbelt branch since we were assuming Ayala Triangle will be jampacked! 

James and I ordered the 6 pcs. wings 

We got half spicy and have regular.  The spicy is the one with the red toothpick.  Too spicy for both of us.  

So we had to order another batch.  YUMMY!!!!!!    

James ordered the Bulgogi wrap, not really my type

of course with fries! 

Of course with rice!! but I did not like the rice too much, it was very sticky- either I will bring my own rice or I will just take home the chicken!  🙂   

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We had a nice catering event at Persian House  few months back.  They have two private rooms which you can use individually or combine them together 

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Thank you Tito Bob and Tita Mercy for a wonderful dinner!!  We really enjoyed our time with you and of course the delicious home cooked meal by Tita Mercy!  Dad and Mom have been raving about your cooking and we were so happy to finally have a taste of it!

This was a foie gras dish!  YUMMY!!!!!!

Tita Mercy would go in and out as she was preparing the dishes herself! So i followed her to the kitchen :0)

Healthy Grilled Vegetables 

Beef dish 

Seafood dish 

Even the dessert she made and it was so refreshing!! Dalandan pudding

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When I came over to visit Carsy’s exhibit at Greystone….. 

Previous entry:  Twenty One by Carsy Araneta April 3, 2011 

I was happy to see that Greystone is a site for the Tasting Room of Global Beer Exchange 

And here is the Beer guy, Jim, behind the bar 🙂 

Jim says, “We basically focus exclusively on American Craft Beer from 6 American Craft Breweries, with about 90 variants available at the tasting room. We represent the following breweries exclusively in the country:

1) Anderson Valley Brewing

2) Ballast Point Brewing

3) Gordon Biersch Brewing

4) Rogue Ales

5) Southern Tier Brewing

6) Stone Brewing

and during happy hour from 3-6pm, we sell our beers at 20%”

Here he is again up close holding his favorite beer! 

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Javs and I have found OUR place 🙂  I hardly have the chance to pick up Javs from school so last week when I did, I took him for merienda.  Mike has been telling us about this place for so long and finally we got to try it.  Though it took the place of Healthy Kitchen which we also enjoyed

Previous Entry:  Healthy Kitchen December 3, 2008 

It’s a very casual place, also very small and can sit a few only 

My cute date 🙂 

The condiments on the table plus hand sanitizer to disinfect your hands before holding your sandwich 🙂 

We asked the waiter what the bestsellers are and he said, The Pilgrim, The Buffy, Roast Beef and Reuben 

We chose the roast beef to share, this is how it came.  You can upgrade your chips to double fried french fries and a soda for P 95.00 so that is what we did 

Up Close!  The ciabatta was super fresh, crunchy and so so good!! We really really enjoyed our Roast beef sandwich.  

We actually preferred the homemade potato chips…make sure to dip it in the garlic sauce and chuck’s sauce.  Since Chuck’s sauce is spicy, I mix it with the garlic sauce to tone it down- goes perfectly with the sandwich and with the chips!!  

After our merienda, we suggested to take Dad here to try the sandwiches, so a few days after we were back!  We took up half of the restaurant already 🙂 It’s a good thing there are many choices to cater to each one’s taste

The Philly Cheese Steak was Tammy’s favorite while James and I prefer our bread to be heated and a bit crunchy, Chuck’s hoagie was soft 

We got to try the burger also 

and the onion rings 

The Reuben was what Mike recommended and some of us liked it too!  YUM!!

Ramon ordered The Buffy.  It looked so spicy for me, but Ramon said it was not but it was very rich according to him 

Since Ramon ordered only 1/2 slab, he did not take the Challenge 🙂

James ordered a caramel milkshake and he said it was really good!! He told us already after the meal!  So, hopefully we get to try it next time 

We did not get to try the desserts anymore 

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