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Tommassi Menu

Who loves Tomatoes? I do!!! I love eating it with pandesal, with rice or just munch it alone… and good thing tomatoes are the basic ingredient of Italian food like pasta and pizza, tomatoes can never be missed out!

We had a recent discovery of a new Italian restaurant with very comfortable ambience, delicious dishes and very affordable prices…Tommassi started as a small cafe inside UST campus and now has its branch in Scout Rallos corner Tomas Morato Avenue, Quezon City. They offer a wide variety of pastas, pizzas and rice meals…from the usual dishes like Carbonara, Bolognese, Pepperoni Pizza to their signature dishes like Tommassi Meatball and Tommassi Speciale pizza…

Tommassi Meatball @165php

Of course, we had Tommassi Meatball, classy spaghetti with one big meatball on top…  loved their homemade meatball, very juicy and tasted different from the other meatball spaghettis we have tried…a must try!

Carbonara @165php

I’m not a white sauce lover but we also tried their Carbonara, just like the usual Carbonaras…

Pollo Italiano @185php

This one is called Pollo Italiano, another red sauce… I love!!! It has pesto and chicken margherita, sauce was really great and toppings were overload… Yummy!!!

Chicken Parmigiana @185

Another loved dish is Chicken Parmigiana…this was so tasty, their cheese and tomato cream sauce made the whole meal superb! Kids would definitely love this dish…another must try!

Pepperoni @225php

For Tommassi’s pizzas we tried their Pepperoni, Bianco Formaggio, and Tommassi Speciale, all priced at 225php. My favorite was the Bianco Formaggio with parmesan, alfredo sauce, garlic and mozzarella, very simple yet tasted sooo good… I think if you’ll just have a pizza you can finish one whole of it because it’s thin crust, very fresh ingredients and great sauce! Love!

Bianco Formaggio @225php

Tommassi Speciale @225php

As for desserts, this Warm Flourless Chocolate Cake should not be missed…loved the soft texture and right sweetness in every bite of it… a very sinful cake…but WTH?!! Sometimes it feels good to give in…hehe! and I think this is really affordable for a slice, right?

Warm Flourless Chocolate Cake @88php

Another dessert we had is their Blueberry Cheesecake, just the usual taste…but very affordable for a cheesecake…sorry, I’m still crazy with the Warm Flourless Chocolate Cake…

Blueberry Cheesecake @88php

Overall, our dinner was great; everything was very satisfying and would like to thank my good friend Abby, for introducing and treating us in Tommassi last weekend!

By the way if you guys have availed of Tommassi’s discount voucher in Ensogo just recently, I assure you would love the food and ambience here… a great place for couples dating, friends gathering or family day out…

Tommassi along Tomas Morato

The interior was vibrantly painted; feels like you’re in a park or you can choose to dine by the window, romantic for dinners… Also, this Italian restaurant  transforms into a bar at night…another cool place to hang out in Tomas Morato…

Window view at Tommassi

Known for its authentic 1950’s pan de sal, Pan de Amerikana also boasts its very much unique themed restaurants in Katipunan and Marikina. Katipunan branch is famous for its upside down interiors while Marikina branch has the chess theme.

Pan de Amerikana in Katipunan near White Plains

I was happy to visit their Katipunan branch… and personally see those dining sets hanging from the ceiling… hehe…  This Pan de Amerikana branch gives a very homey and relaxing feeling that made me feel I was just eating in my own home. ..

Upside down interiors

And not just that, meals served were all very affordable! I think this restaurant is the cheapest one that we have visited so far… our bill was less than 200 bucks, surprising, right? But we loved it!

Pancit Palabok

Here are some shots of our yummy and very affordable merienda in a very homey and interesting Pan de Amerikana restaurant…

Spaghetti

They also offer pandesals with fillings at 25php makes it yummier but for me their plain pandesal is already good…

Pandesal

If you are looking for a unique and homey ambience with very affordable foods, Pan de Amerikana is a good choice! Also, if you are craving for Ilokano food, you can find them here… a reason for me to go back some time…  See you!

Pan de Amerikana is near White Plains and beside Petron. Budget 50 and up.

Pino Resto Bar Menu

It was a Friday night, pay day, traffic in the metro and the highlight of that evening was the onset of typhoon Santi… but these obstructions did not stopped us on our aim for that evening and that is to reach Maginhawa street to dine in Pino Resto Bar…

Thanks to their multiply site with all those enticing food photos which greatly motivated us to get to the place and try it ourselves…So it was really a must for us to visit Pino Resto Bar and this was the only evening for it!

As we arrived in the resto, we were lucky to get a spot because the place was just small with a homey ambience like you were just in your own home. Pino Resto offers Filipino cuisine with a twist; in all their dishes, they have something distinct that made any simple dish intriguing and worth trying. The service crew were all friendly and you can feel that they were really happy to serve you.

Crispy Tenderloin Tapsilog (210php)

We ordered one of Pino’s favorites, the Crispy Tenderloin Tapsilog, juicy beef tenderloin in small pieces coated; fried with crispy breading and covered with gravy sauce.  As for the egg, 3 quail eggs fried in one and topped over the garlic rice.

Bagnet Tofu Stack-O with rice (215php)

Also we tried Bagnet Tofu Stack-O, one of their new dishes. The first time I tasted Bagnet was in Ilocos and that was last February 2009, I really missed it and so this Bagnet dish was one of my best choice.  Tofu is also my favorite, so I can say that this dish was really made for me. Even the rice was special; it has its own yummy flavour with slices of mushrooms mixed.

Dilis rice (90php)

We both had ordered our own meals but can’t resist to try their Dilis rice…we were interested to see how it would look like and so we also ordered for one. Dilis used was the typical big, flavoured dilis which is usually eaten as snack. Rice was also mixed with dilis and topped with fried egg. Yum, yum, yummy…

PINO Iced Tea (35php)

As for their drinks, they have their own iced tea called Pino iced tea at 35php per glass or 80php per pitcher. Definitely very cheap, refreshing and has distinct taste.

Buko Pandan Leche Flan (70php)

Pino’s best seller dessert is the Chunky Choco Tempura, though we really wanted to try it but can no longer have one because we were already full and just opted to have a light dessert like the Buko Pandan Leche Flan. With every taste, another taste follows and so on until you finish it all as you can’t figure out what makes it sweet, tasty and good to eat.

Our Pino Resto Bar experience was really remarkable; everyday Filipino food made to something surprising and superb in presentation and taste. The location is a bit far but worth a visit. Food prices are reasonable and really worth it.

We would surely go back for their Kare-kare Bagnet, Sisig Carbonara, Chunky Choco Tempura, Pino Flavoured beer and Pino Giant Margarita. Till our next visit!

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Special thanks to Shotnroll.com for the yummy shots used in this blog. Thanks!

A place for art and food lovers

Here’s another food spot for TKL, Cubao Expo is a haven of the unusual shops and restos in the Metro.  Alan’s Grill has this homey and artistic look and ambience that caught our attention and dined. The place is designed with photos and paintings on walls which are also being sold. This is a perfect place to relax, dine and hangout particularly if you love arts and Filipino food.

Alan’s Grill offers delicious and reasonable priced Filipino cuisine;  rice toppings and binalot sa dahon.

Filipino Cuisine

We were able to taste their own Sisig, Mixed Seafood rice and Lechon Tokwa rice. We had a satisfying dinner and enjoyed everything in Alan’s Grill.

Sisig

Mixed Seafood Rice @ 147php

Lechon Tokwa Rice @ 147php

Alan’s Grill Restaurant

Cubao Expo Shopping Center, Araneta Center, Cubao, Quezon City
Tel. no. : (02) 913-22-31

Budget: Meal starts at 150php
Type of Cuisine: Filipino