a little bit about travel, a little bit about food, a lot of everything in between; as seen, tasted and experienced by different points of view..
I remember the time when Korean restaurants were scarce here in Cebu and there were only a handful of places where you’d see Koreans out and about. But now, almost everywhere you go you’d see them parading themselves like ants on a line. The good …
Amidst the line of Korean restaurants in front of IT park, this restaurant is one of the few establishments that actually has parking spaces for its customers. This food shack caters to local Koreans and foreigners alike with its specialized staff. Courteous and polite, the …
Upon the arrival of the steaming soup beef, we divided it amongst ourselves to get it dished out for our convenience (since there were more food coming at our table). I had to give up my share of the scallops because I’ve found them too creamy (and far too sinful and unforgiving to my diet regime). The fish kinilaw had several slices of local lemon and chilies to go with it, as well as a generous heap of onions and tomatoes-what constitutes as “lamas” in local dialect.
Of course, the tinumok na isda, a new addition to their menu, was served with the fish wrapped and steamed with leeks and lemongrass. It tasted a little dry, but a little seasoning to go with it would make it a perfect dish.
And of course, to stave of the summer heat, we ordered two servings of Buko Halo Halo, complete with real young coconut shell as a bowl of sorts.
La Vie Parisienne has got to be one of the hippest places in Cebu since 2013. This place sells a very wide variety of breads imported from France. Their wines and cheese are also imported from the place, shipped weekly to get them restocked. I …
As we were waiting for Phat Pho to open, We visited Fung’s which is technically a store away from the place we wanted to try out. It was a spacious place, with several chairs and tables arranged in a typical Chinese fashion. Interestingly, this noodle house also serves several dim sum and other specialty seafood dishes.
With only less than half an hour left of waiting, we decided to kill time by ordering Hakaw Shrimp dim sum. To go with that, we also got ourselves a plate of radish cake. My sister also found out that the restaurant serves the popular Siao Long Pao, a dim sum order with soup base inside the wrapper. 
The Hakaw shrimp’s flavour was almost non existent, but as a consolation it did have real shrimp unlike other dim sums. The radish cake had plenty of flavor though. Not to mention the sauce that comes with it. The Siao Long Pao was served to use hot, and it did have a good amount of soup inside. I have nothing to compare it to, so I guess for now, I reserve its judgment.
I have been hearing a lot of good reviews for Olio, and I can honestly say that the deserve every single award that they received over the past 6 years after my visit here one day ago.
It was in a somewhat secluded area of Crossroads just between Mexican restaurant and that disco bar place near the end of the strip. So far so good, we were the first people to come over and check out the place.
It was well kept and very pleasing, not to mention the ambiance of the place is serene with songs from times gone by playing in the background.
When we got there, we were seated promptly and had the servers on stand by as we browsed through the menu. Everything was fancy and pricey, but thankfully there was an ongoing promo for their US Corn Fed Angus Rib Eye steak. So we had two, a side of aglio olio, baked potato, and some unsweetened shakes to complement our already delicious food. To finish the meal, we got a chocolate soufflé.
Olio
Crossroads Cebu
Verdict:
A: 5/5
The food was very delicious. The steak was cooked to perfection and the sides were just right. It was an affordable steak, buy one take one free rib eye for 1.5k. It’s even cheaper and juicier than David’s steakhouse. The baked potato goes well with the meat I had. Pasta was al dente just the ways we liked it. I haven’t had a Soufflé in my life, but it was decent enough and it rose from the cup it was in. So I guess it’s good enough? There’s a lot of alcohol beverages here. Some of the dishes never go down below 450 So better prepare a well fed wallet before bringing your date here.
Oh, did I mention that they have freshly baked bread? Plus fountains inside the restaurant. How cool is that?
ihop is celebrating national pancake day today! they’re giving out a stack of three buttermilk pancakes per guest for free. of course, i headed out to get some free pancakes. i like how ihop presents their menu. it is well organized and has pictures, detailed descriptions and calorie information. it made me choose my order wisely considering i’m finishing those three pancakes with butter and syrup! i got the “simple & fit vegetable omelette” which has spinach, mushrooms, tomatoes and swiss cheese with a side of mixed fruits. it was delicious especially with some drops of tabasco. the pancakes were just fine. i prefer their flavored pancakes like strawberry banana pancakes which don’t make me reach for some syrup (traditional maple, blueberry, butter pecan or strawberry) because the whip cream, strawberries and bananas were sweet enough. i like the service here too. the crew is friendly and food is served reasonably fast.
IHOP
5403 Stevens Creek Blvd
Santa Clara, CA
Verdict: 3.5/5 (ihop offers very few vegetarian/vegan options.)
