Pizza Hut Bistro

Yesterday, Aleli, Gail and I bonded for the nth time.  It was a surprised escape; we decided to go to Gateway since it was the most accessible place to hang out. We actually invited some our friends, but they beg not to go so then we deal with it. As we roam around we find ourselves hungry, so we search for place to dine.

We landed in Pizza hut bistro, at first we are not really sure why we decided to dine here. We are just loafing around but then BOOM! Lol. Sarah (our server) approach us and show our way to our designated seats.  She placed the menu in front of us and suggests some items that are new to their menu. Still we are not yet sure if we our going to get orders or not…. but we are already here so we go on.

The ambience was different from a usual store, the tone of the store is good for corporate venue and romantic dates. The magnificent view of skyline can be seen in the store windows, we can barely see as the shines turns to dark sky. But then, we don’t feel much comfortable.  Since the room was fully crowded the air-conditioning unit can not supply enough coldness within the store, aside from that the tables and chairs arrangement are too close.  I’m much concern with the servers because they can’t move easily. Sigh…

Scratch that….

Aleli

We ordered a pan of Bacon Cheezeburger Cheesy pops pizza  with cheesy dip.

Bacon Cheezeburger Pizza for 415.00 pesos and additional 35.00 pesos for cheese dip

A plate of Texas Bake.

Texas Bake for 159.00 pesos

A spiral pasta in meatsauce topped with mozzarella cheese and strip of red bell pepper. Yum! it really taste good, I really recommend this to those who loves pasta.

And a six Wingstreet of Mild Buffalo wings

Gail and Me

I don't  have good picture of this,but  it taste sweeter but if you want a bit on the spice side, you can have the medium or better yet the Hot and spicy buffalo wings.

It was already 7.30 when we end filling up our tummy with these sumptuous meals.  We have gain more as expected. Right after it, we look for a place where we can enjoy more…. And we ended up in Timezone.. Yahoo…  we try to find a game where we can enjoy but all of them are :P so go on a videoke booth and enjoy our 100peso swipe card…. And the rest as they say is history. Lol.

It was truly a once in a lifetime activity between the three of us.  We are hoping we can do it again on our next meeting!:)

Food Score: 4/5
Service: 4/5
Place:3/5

Le Bistro

Sustainable Coffees


The power of friendship lives on as we unite to celebrate aying's birthday.

It feels so great  to be with those people who you become close for the past four years in college. Gee! I was really thrilled to see them, with our excitement we plan this day to have a coffee break and most specially to see our dear friend Ron in the store.

6 months have past and seems no one have changed, those faces, the sound of their giggles haha everything makes me so happy. Bunch of stories, laughter and experiences are shared in our four hour stay in the store. we are supremely excited to see each other for the first time.

Le Bistro was a casual dining patronizing the fresh local ingredients available in the country. They help the coffee farmers to around the country by providing livelihood programs and technical assistance in order to provide growth in coffee farming.  Sustainable coffee means utilizing the locally grown coffees from the northern to southern part of the Philippines.

There advocacy is "Locavorism" which according to Le Bistro ; they make sure that there products are locally-soured, organic and natural.

The ambiance was different from an ordinary store, its vibrant green color makes you feel alive and exciting. all tables and chairs looks so comfy and very inviting to dine in.

And here are some of the foods we dig in.

Full House for 275.00 php

Red Velvet 

Chocolate

Caramel Cappucino

Blueberry Cheesecake 109.00php

Chocolate Cupcake for 25.00php

Nothing seems so spectacular with the food we dine in but the experience that we have cherish makes it unforgettable. thanks to our good server which I forgot to ask his name, who provide us plenty of water refills.lol.

Le Bistro
Food Score: 5/5
Place:4/5
Service:5/5


Location: Paseo Uno dE Calamba, Paciano, Calamba City, Laguna

Day Off

The moment you spend your first earnings for your own pleasures was truly rewarding. By giving yourself a treat makes you have a soaring level of satisfaction.

Yesterday, I have to chance to discover two of the best hubs in LB. The Faustina’s and Dalcielo.

Faustina’s

A modern casual dining restaurant located near Raymundo Gate. The store looks really expensive at first glance, an impression of a high end resto but on the contrary they offer sumptuous food that will really fits your budget. The ambience of the store was designed to feel relaxed and be stressed free.  The yellow lights and refreshing wall color makes me feel cozy and homey.

Entrance

Though the store was a bit small (24 person in the room 4 sits per table)  they  provide a lot of things to offer. They have a wide variety of dishes where you can really choose from appetizers to desserts. But for now, I have guiltless feel to try new things which seems to be interesting in there list.

I tried out the Spaghetti meatbombs (131.00 php regular  order) sounds cools right? It was a  basic spaghetti with meatballs but the difference is…. The meatballs are hidden under the spaghetti sauce.

 The meatballs are really bombs; it literally explodes flavor in every bite. Each taste complements the real tomato flavor spaghetti. The pasta was cooked..seasoned perfectly and I enjoyed it much.

I paired it with cold cranberry-rasberry tea (60.00php). I suppose it should be sweet and refreshing but ironically. L I was unhappy with the tea, it taste blunt.

Jerz tried out the classic crispy bacon alfredo(125.00 php regular order). Pasta loaded with alfredo sauce and topped with lot’s and lot’s of crispy bacons. Actually, it really looks overloaded enough to feel your hungry appetite.

And a sweet cold Mango Shake for 65.00 php completes jerz Meal.

We are tastefully full in that evening. ;) but we are hungry for dessert.  So we walk our way down to Agapita to grab a taste of Dalcielo.

Dalcielo

This new patisserie was one of it’s kind in elbi. It was totally unique idea to combine pastry with some kind of elegance. Something that most  “elbians” are not used to. The store was located along the Lopez road beside the famous V-lounge Spa.

Pastries will welcomes you as you enter the store premise. These little goodies are guiltlessly tantalizing to the eyes. It was very inviting to try each and every one of which. All those mouth watering treat looks very indulging.

For me, cream puff is one of the best. The combination of crisp and cream really blends well. The custard filling was just right, it complements with the sweetness of the bread.

Cream puff 

I © cream puff.

Pink Lemonade

To balance the flavor, I got to try their pink lemonade. A strawberry flavored lemonade for only 45.00php. The sweetness and the citrus flavor of the lemon makes it really so exciting. There is kick in every zip! I really recommend this. C

I believe there more things and places in LB to find out but this two really stands out. i cant wait to come back again and dine.

Faustina's

Food score: 4/5
place: 4/5
Service: 5/5


Dalcielo's
Food Scors: 5/5
Place: 5/5
Service:4/5

Get bonded

Lately, I can’t get out from my busy work shadows and at some point leisure became too distant. I became more interested for having a job opportunity without having a 100% secured of work.  Why do I say so? Because my work requires a lot of qualifications and examinations in order to get our deal job. Although, I was well compensated the work itself was much challenging ever than I expected. The basic training was too intensive and rigorous. And the only best thing to do, is to find a gateway were I can be relaxed and stressed-free.

Recently, Jerome invited me to have a common rest day but unfortunately I disagree with his request. My work follows a strict training schedule and yet I don’t have the right to dictate my own schedule. Even I wanted to do so, the thing is that it’s beyond my discretion.

But last Saturday after my AM shift, I received message from Jerz that he will go out together with our friend Yuki in SM Calamba. At that time, I was planning to go home early and have a good rest but I was persuaded of my own jealousy and desires. Having a chance to see them was a great thing for me, I missed them very much. So without any further a do, I decided to go and meet them even I don’t have enough cash to feed my own cravings. In addition, I was totally unprepared. I zipped my jacket to cover my vivid orange color polo. Ssshsss (propably some of you are guessing my job was….?) nevermind. Together with my co-training Jen we decided to catch a jeep that will bring us to SM as soon as possible. And fortunately, we made it by getting to Sn.Pedro terminal.

The whole 1 hr jeepney ride from Sn. Pedro to Calamba was part of our every day routine, aside from the 30 mins traffic in Real as well as in Mamatid and Parian was stressful. Since Jen will have a date together with his boyfriend we separate our ways as we enter the main mall lobby.  

I was able to see Yuki and Jerz by 6pm while having there simple talk over there coffee frappes in Starbucks. Seems like both of them are looking great and in shape. I guess they are really happy with what they have as of today.  I am very glad to be with them in flesh once again (hahaha). My unspeakable happiness was seen in our stories and stolen photos in that evening.  I can’t wait to be tagged on my wall.

After a while, we decided to leave and find a place to have a sumptuous dinner.  But then we waited for our friend Dustin to arrive. While waiting, Jerz grab the chance to buy a leather case for his new handset. Even if it was not listed on his budget, he decided to purchase just to protect his phone from scratches and to give it a whole new look. Right after, I saw Yuki running after Dustin, (OA brisk walk lng daw haha). After that quixotic moment, we finally we decides where to eat.

Apparently, we would like to have it at Max restaurant but it was beyond our cash limits. So we settled ourselves in TOSH (The Old Spaghetti House). I met my alma mater Ma’am Myca who’s in fact the AA of the store. She provides us the menu and a personal service of her own. She recommends us her best seller like the pasta negra and puttanesca which we purchase afterwards.

I was hesistant to try Jerz Pasta Negra (145.00php) since it may trigger my allergies. But it somehow captivates my eyes to try just a fork full of it. Which I did, the black pasta was immense with squid ink top with real chopped squids. It was really flavorful and perfectly seasoned in every savor.

Pasta Negra 

Puttanesca

Mine was pusttanesca (135.00php). Classic taste of pasta combined with real tomato sauce, olives, basil and parmesan cheese. It was bursting of these four flavors. I was astounded in every taste; it wasn’t too tangy, just right for every bite. To complete my cover I paired it with Strawberry Yogurt(105.00php).

Strawberry yogurt

Both Yuki and Dustin consume pasta meals. A combination of golden crusted chicken, ham, and cheese crepe, with angel hair pomodoro. The crepe taste like as chicken cordon blue but way better. Dip it with the side sauce was truly exceptional. The angel hair pomodoro was a bit blunt to yuki’s distinct palate. Which I also agree, maybe we prefer more the regular pasta than the thinly hair pasta.

Golden Crusted chicken, ham, and chesse crepe, with angel hair pomodoro

My friend Myca came back to our table and ask us if we want to avail there free dessert plate. Which really seems a good deal, but before that we must purchase another item before we can avail the free item.

We can never go wrong with pizza. So by anonymous decision, we agreed to have the 3 cheese pizza. It wasn’t look like pizza at first glance but if you will look a little closer it is pizza. This super thin pizza top with mozzarella, parmesan and cheddar cheese taste well. It wasn’t salty and not to sweet at the same time. The more you have this pizza, the more you will enjoy.

We also try to eat this pizza on a different way, rolling a sliced pizza brings out more of its cheesy flavor. Super YUM! We really enjoyed it!

And lastly our free dessert plate Golden oreo cookie ala mode, funnel cake with creme, and frozen mud pie. This trio dessert made our sugar on rush. The golden cookie ala mode was the cream of the crowd. The vanilla ice cream blends well with the cookies although we don’t like the batter of the cookies. It tastes like egg batter or whatever so we separate the cover and the Oreos ;), the funnel cake with crème is sweet. I like it better compare with the ala mode, the choco-caramel and crème are super indulging. I can’t wait to try it again. Frozen mud? I guess it wasn’t the frozen mud. We never dare to try, it looks unpleasant and very unappetizing even it was drizzled with my favorite fruit dessert which is strawberry. I’m sorry for that but it was a bit odd looking dessert yikes.

Golden Oreo Cookie Ala mode

Funnel Cake with creme 

We end the evening by taking photos and sharing a bunch of stories. We enjoyed so much and haven’t realized that the mall was starting to close its doors. ;) it was fun and pleasurable to have time with my friends once again. I can’t wait for the next surprise date! ;)

Food Score:
4/5
Service:5/5
Place:5/5


Located at the SM Calamba, Laguna


***credits to our talented photo enthusiast Dustin Baldemor, to Ma'am Myca for giving great discount, and to Jerz for organizing the date ;)

The Old Spaghetti House

After grooming myself at Benchfix, Jerz and I stroll around the 3^rd floor of SM Calamba. Appreciating the paintings display depicting the works of our national hero Jose Rizal. Well all the paintings are very unique and really interesting. Showcasing the works of calambenio makes all the Filipino to be proud of.

Unexpectedly, we saw our friend Mycah Formaran at TOSH. At first were uncertain to see if she really is she not until she gladly welcomes us in the store. Since were a bit hungry, we decided to dine in.

We embrace the ambience of the store, the cozy and light feeling make us feel comfortable. Light fixtures and display also adds interest that makes it good conversational pieces. Very lovely, although the store is small, you must be prepare for your big appetite.


 

I ordered a pesto with grilled chicken and mango shakes while Jerz, ordered classic lasagna and fresh mango.

Pesto with grilled chicken 

I like pesto, the oild based vinaigrette really brings out the natural and healthy flavor of the pasta. Either spaghetti or fettuccine, pesto really blends well with them. In TOSH,  the pesto and grilled chicken will cost you only for 160.00 php (inclusive of 10% tax and service charge). The plate was really enticing. The pesto really taste good, though basil and peanuts not jive well, I had to add more parmesan cheese to balance it. The strips of grilled chicken were somehow over cooked but it’s alright. I’m satisfied with it.

Classic Lasagna

Fresh Mango Shake

The classic Lasagna(170.00php) was a bit blunt according to Jerz preference, but for me it so milky and creamy. Overloaded with cheese and pomedoro sauce makes delicious. This is really mouth watering treat. It’s like baked Filipino styled spaghetti with lot’s and lot’s of cheese.

The fresh mango shakes was not good. It’s not satisfying and refreshing. A plain mango shake, I rather choose mango juice instead. I’t wasn’t cold enough to quench our thirst. too bad.

After a while, we ask our self if we have enough? Hmmm both of us agree “No” but wait it’s not too late. We ask the menu and look for dessert.

It took us a while before we order for dessert, we are deciding if we share it or not.

Chocolate Truffle Pie

But then we shared a chocolate truffle pie (125.00). This lush chocolate dessert top with whipped cream really tastes great. It really pulls out our sweet tooth, yummy! The caramel sauce also adds sweetness to the truffle that makes it sweeter. the chocolate was really pure and dense. It was really worth it! I guarantee you…. It’s a must try! J I assure you gotta fall in love with it.

We are really satisfied and happy with our TOSH break. I will be back soon for more. J I also want to give credits to Myca for giving us great discounts!!

Food Score: 4/5     Place:5/5    Service:4/5

Located at 3^rd Floor SM Calamba City

Family Feast

Until now I can’t believe I’m already 21. I once ask my self in the mirror… do I look like 21? Act like 21? Feel like 21? But I’m not… I look 3x older (kiddin aside). They say turning 21 is the mark of manhood and it must be celebrated. :P

2 weeks ago, my friend Topher Jerz suggests to have it in Pizza Hut Olivarez (elbi) so he can provide me some discounts. And since he insists I agree with his deal. He will get another set of pizza for free (from his pocket actually). How cool is that. So we both decided to have it on the 16^th by 3pm.

meet Topher aka Jerz

yuki and dustin

3:00 pm > 4:00 pm > 5:00pm I thought no will come, many replied they can not make it cause they have important things to do. But I’m glad I’m with Yuki and Dustin who spend two hours of waiting inside the chain. We already talk for bunch of things, taking pictures, blah blah blah and due to our so called “hallucination”; we have thought a girl passing by is one of our friend Gem. Yikes. We stared as her as she walk inside the mall but she vanish. Creepy.

Before the night falls Gem and Xai arrived but still we can not start without our boss. He was so busy that day that he hasn’t expected it much. After 30 mins he arrived, tired and exhausted. Finally, the wait is over. Topher He present to us his MOT or the “Moment Of Truth” the actual procedure of a team player will present his menu. ;) It was a very fun experience seeing a friend entertaining us to order in his menu. But the thing is he really did a very special treatment, (performance level ika nga). We purchase the 1 Family feast (for 749.00 pesos it consist of of 1 Family Supreme pan pizza, 1 plate of Ceasar Salad, 1 plate of fettucini Ala king, 1 Plate of Bolognese with meat balls, 4 cold lemonades) 1 plate of pesto penne(149.00),2 cold ice teas (49.00 pesos each) and 1 hot xtra cheese dip(35.00) for Pizza Huts Stuffed Crust pizza (Courtesy of Jerz). Then you do the math. Haha remember every purchase of food items is inclusive of 10% vat, and service charge.  After taking his order, Jerz stood up and walk like Venus on a runway. (Taray nan lolo mo.)haha

A Caesar salad is a nice way to start. With it’s fresh and organic ingredients; vegetarians, vegan, and even meat lovers will fall in love with this dish. Simple as it looks like but it’s taste was very exceptional. The dressing is just right to cover the greens, it’s not too salty and cheesy (parmesan).

Cesar Salad

Fettuccine ala King

Fettuccine Ala king a combination of chicken, ham, and mid garlic flavor. Light white sauce wrap up the taste of fettuccine. The bell peppers also enhance it white sauce.

To balance the light taste of fettuccine, a plate of pasta Bolognese was also serve. It’s like mountain of red pasta top with three Italian meatballs. An explosion of red dressing over a big ball of spaghetti makes me to get some more.

Pasta Bolognese

Aside form the two pasta, we also ordered a pesto penne (as requested by our boss).  Chicken strips sautéed on a white cream sauce and tossed with the penne. Jerz really made a good suggestion, I like this more compare with the first white pasta.

Pasta Chicken Penne

And now for the heaviest part of the evening, eating the two family sized pizza.

but wait drink first to taste them all well! 

The family supreme pizza is serve with six enchanting toppings; beef, pepperoni, bell pepper, mushrooms and onion rings. Well it’s the classic pizza serve at pizza hut. The equal amount of toppings makes the pizza look perfectly and not overloaded. Jers lifted up one slice as part of their SOP, the cheese will individually melt down as he pull it up but unfortunately it doesn’t happen hihi. Crust is well done like soft bread which I like the most. I don’t like pizza crust as hard as stone and charged in the oven for a long time. It’s kinda heavy, at some point I cant eat more pizza.

family supreme pizza

The rewarding part….

Jerz treat us with pizza huts cheesy pops a 24 pops with mozzarella and cheddar cheese. It’s like a crown of chunks in a pan pizza of bacon cheese burger supreme. The pops are soft and chewy; the cheese combines well inside a roll of bread. Dipping it with the extra deep cheese is a blast. Yum as a crazy cheese lover, I want more cheesy pops waah I wonder how it will looks like in a 1 pizza there is a hundred cheesy pops(lol) I just love it again and again.

cheesy pops

The bacon cheese burger pizza supreme is the same as burger on a fast food chain. yes! it does… haha the flavor is the same, the chop bacon and meat over the melted cheese was awesome.

We filled the evening with lots of fun stories, heavy meals and unending laugh trips. We even wear party hats that weren’t fit. Taking wacky shots with xai was fun! Take a look in her blogsite http://lifebeginsattwenty.blogspot.com/.

thank you guys...oops and credits to Dustin

9:00pm we packed our things up, paid the bills and out. I’m so much full, my tummy is a like bomb ready to explode in 2 minutes. I really have a good time with my true long lovelable 5 friends. Xai, yuki, dustin, jerz and gem.  I hope and  Zai and mae anne are with us, but it’s not to late I have more years to enjoy life with them.!! J

Food score: 4/5    Place: 5/5   Service:4/5

Located in upper grounds of Olivarez Plaza, Los Banos, Laguna