igmaan sa dampa macapagal

We were supposed to visit MOA to use our gold tickets for the pyromusical. But just after buendia, all the cars seem not to move. Tik, tok, tik, tok.We've been inside the cab for an hour now. So instead of having a bad hair *night*, we decided to just give up the traffic jam, forget the pyro-show, and off the seafood tripping at seaside macapagal.

walk here, walk there, cant decide which resto to go. are we eating for less? or spending for some real food-tripping?

viola, we decided the later. we came here to eat a lot, and pay for it. 

So as the calm night passed by, we decided to sit on one of the paluto restos along the dampa creek. we weren't really particular with the discounts the ates and kuyas were offering, but we went on  our search for the place that is not so palengke-like, and has a good ambiance.

And we decided to sit on this resto, with a white flower on each of the tables. The flower on the table's the one on the photo on top. Igmaan. We were really not familiar with the word. But the framed photos on the wall, they seem to be of Ilonggo origin.

After looking at the menu, where it lists just the price of the paluto charge, we decided to take on some shrimps, and prawns, and crabs, plus a piece of tilapia. 

tik tok, tik tok. tik tok. my belly's almost shouting for food, so i decided to ask how soon do we have to wait.

5 minutes. and true enough, after five minutes, our crab, the buttered shrimp with garlic, the  lovely tempura, and the stuffed tilapia, all jumped to the table.

the food is very tender, very sweet, and very hot.

Seeing the photos above is just mouth-watering. Reminds me of these I consumed. Had this been not in Pasay, I would have to visit the place more often than my neighbor tiendesitas.

The price for this meal? Approx 1,600.00 for 1/2 tempura, 1/2 buttered shrimp, 1/2 crab, 1 piece of stuffed tilapia, 1.5 liter of soft drink, and a serving or rice for a group. For 2 persons, you would have no choice but to take out almost half.

rating: 9/10.

food: 10

customer service: 9

timeliness: 8

ambiance: 8

Food trip at Kamay Kainan @ Market Market

At around 3PM today we decided to eat out again at Kamay Kainan in Market Market. We go here almost every Sunday, if we decide not to check out Mann Hann, or any other food places inside the mall. In fact, I have gained my mayorship in this place at foursquare! See: [http://foursquare.com/venue/6192782]. That should be a proof of what I just said earlier.

 

So Kamay Kainan is, as you might have already known, an all you can eat buffet style resto. They feature pinoy food favorites like tempura [which by the way is unavailable most of the time, but hey dont expect that its this great tempura from paluto stalls in dampa, because the tempura here looks like fried small shrimps over-coated by flour], pata, papaitan [my favorite], dinuguan, pansit, adobo, fried chicken, fried pork, sinigang sa miso, bopis, and a lot others. There are times that they have barbecue available, but that happens to be an exception rather than a rule. They also have refillable drinks: bottomless ice tea, softdrinks, and if you are a bit money-conscious, purified water which is free.

And when you are done with the main course, they also have dessert choices, like mangga at bagoong, gelatin salad, bola-bola, ube bar, and sometimes ice cream.

They offer this buffet style eating experience for Php249.16. That's right, 249.16. I was actually thinking that people are not really attracted with this "figure-technique." Nobody believes with a .16 pricing. I just say its 250, simple and clear. Their drinks are at Php50, so for a big meal, budget a Php300. Not bad. You can even stay there like forever. And eat until you lose breathe.

The money's worth it. There are a lot of food choices available. The place looks good from the outside. But prepare yourself with the servers. Some are really good, they will make you smile because of their promptness and initiative. But there will be times that you are seeing waiters flocking in one side, laughing and seemingly unengaged with the customers who have been trying to create eye contact with them, for a refill of the drinks they ordered, but they are seemingly staring away for engagement, just to stay away for the work.

Payment time! If you dont want to get a bulk of coins in your change, be sure its exact. Their black slip holders shouts "No service charge." The receipts shout the same. The waiters will also verbally state that. "No service charge sir." Was that a way of getting a tip? Or are you saying that I dont look like I give tip? I dont mind. And one last thing, though they advertise that they accept credit cards, most often, the bank networks are offline. So be ready with cash.

Food rating: 7/10. Because of the choices.

Customer service experience: 7/10. 

Ambiance: 7/10. The outside is good, but the inside seems a fiesta siesta house.

Overall: 7/10.

Recommend: 7/10.

Rex

Location: Market! Market!, Fiesta Market Section 26th St. cor. C5 Bonifacio Global City, Taguig

the blog description - from 500 characters to seemingly 500 words

So i realized that what I was writing a few was actually the blog description the one you see next to the blog name. And so that is why it limits the characters to just 500 huh? Alright. Might be really stupid but I would like to share to you what I wrote. For the supposedly 500-character-blog-description.

there are so many bloggers popping in and popping out, declaring that they critique fairly, or they just write about something and or someone correctly. that is my assumption. so with my assumption, why the gracious am i joining their trend? their culture of writing what they think and engaging themselves in the cyborg technology of thoughts+machines, ideas+robots, sentiments+blogs, or even sex+facebook?

that is a great question for my assumption. but they have their own voice, and i have my own voice, and you also have yours. if you write as well and think as good as i do, then tell me your link and i'll subscribe to your feeds, but then would you dare challenge me with my subjectives of 'as-good-as'? 

i am not that clever. i am just trying to make you engage with my words. and i hope i had you stay this long, and read through and through. 

my topics in here are unclassified. this is not specialized for photography, for food review, for resto rating, for service grievance!!! no, this is a compilation of all the goods and bads of experiences, and the ups and downs of the everyday economy of my life. bow. you're welcome.

So there you go. A 500 character description, that looked like 500 words. Clever I know. But at least you get to know the tune of my style.

Rex