Hai Kang Seafood Restaurant.. one of the best

Have you ever passed by Wilson Street in San Juan, during a weekend night?  How about a Sunday night?  Ever wondered why it gets really traffic there, well we found the culprit.  And it looks absolutely delectable.

Food Fusion at Coco Asian Kitchen and Bubble Tea Boy

Coco Asian Kitchen

A new twist to your favorite Asian dishes...

"The Club" was recently invited to savor and taste test Coco Asian Kitchen and also to try out their new offerings for Bubble Tea Boy, right in the heart of Greenhills, in Promenade.

It was quite a gathering of great foods and friends, so engrossed was everybody that food comes and goes in a jiffy.  What did we have?  Most notably, these were the ones I loved most.

Cha Gio P 90, 

Coco Asian's version of the famous Vietnamese spring rolls, 

crispy and definitely a must-try, loved the sauce as well, a good appetizer

Next appetizer that we had Ube Ubod P 120, I was quite hesitant to try this at first, thinking what should it taste, but as to my surprise, it was delicious.  

What is this? It's lumpia ubod filling wrapped in specially made ube wanton wrapper.  A mix of yummy vegetables, ubod style, with lots of nutmeg, gave it distinctly good nutty taste.  The ube wrapper gave it a balance of sweetness and that delicious ube flavor speaks for itselft.  I would definitely be back for more of this.

Dory ala Coco P 290 (left), Sweet Potato Prawns P 360

These dishes are heaven sent.  Perfect with rice, the Dory ala Coco, as stated is mixed with coconut milk, with added spice from pepper, was fried to a crisp with bread crumbs and tender dory fillet.  With regards to the prawns, other than the usual tempura batter used in tempura, sweet potato strings were used, giving it a uniquely sweet taste, coupled with tempura sauce, made our dinner more than fulfilling.

Tinumok P 260, have tried it in many Filipino grilled restos,

found this quite good and meaty as well.

And now for refreshments, also on their store is their new specialty,

Bubble Tea Boy

Although a newcomer in the market, they have made quite a stir in the bubble tea scene, with fresh ingredients being imported from Japan, you can be assured of fine quality bubble tea drinks!! Heavy favorites include Harajuku - caramel milk tea, and Osaka - roasted honey milk tea. Also you get to choose your sweetness level at that.  All at an affordable price of only P80.00

So visit Coco Asian Kitchen and Bubble Tea Boy at the G/F The Promenade in Greenhills Shopping Center, San Juan City.

Happy time at Happy Lemon

HAPPY LEMON

Lately the Philippines has been lucky enough to have had quite a number of new restaurants and new finds to brag about, and soon Manila will be one of the world's culinary city.  And as much restos have opened, there also came about the opening of many drink places, not the ones with alcohol that is.

There is a new place in town, and yes they hot and cold drinks, from the most common fruit concoctions to the most outrageous ones using cheese and salt.  Let me share this experience with you as we embark on this wonderful drink fest.

Yes you read it right Coffee with Rock Salt and Cheese Flavor (P100 - large), outrageous right? But my companions seem to say it's ok, I cannot comment on the taste of this but my friends says it's something new and different, have to sip it with straw.  Try this one for a change.

This was what I had, Blueberry concoction (P90).  As the staff has recommended, this is definitely for the kids.  It has a mix of sweet and citrus flavors kids surely will love, they also have the Passion fruit blend which I'm sure the kids will love as well.  Mixed it up let the flavor loose. I enjoyed it like a kid haha, I'll be back for this soon.

Happy Lemon is indeed a happy place, it is very relaxing and the bright colors are just nice to chat things away with friends, a new hang out place for friends and family to enjoy delicious drinks.  They will soon also launch their food line up, expect for those soon.

Come visit and experience Happy Lemon

Happy Lemon
G/F Promenade, (beside Fully Booked)
Greenhills, San Juan

Chicken Chops at Big Daddy's Chicken

Everyday I still reminisce the times when I went to Taiwan years ago, doing shopping at their famous night markets in Shih Lin, eating tons of street food and enjoying the weather.  After a day of shopping, I always make sure to have some take out to bring to the hotel to munch before I say my goodnight prayers.  No. 1 on my list, Chicken chops!  

Since then, I have been craving for chicken chops from Taiwan.  The ever so crispy and juicy chicken breast, battered to perfection and seasoned to taste, fried to a crisp and tender to the bite.  Then after years of searching and wanting to satisfy the crave for chicken chops, I stumbled upon Big Daddy's Chicken, and this made me smile like I was a kid again.

Oh yes! Big Daddy's chicken chops... just like the ones I had in Taiwan, wonderful!!