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..
as send-off party to my teammate, we had indian lunch buffet at this restaurant. i’ve been to a lot of indian lunch buffets and this place wasn’t remarkable. the buffet table had very few options, around two chicken dishes, four vegetarian dishes and three dessert …
they say that if you ever visit los angeles, you shouldn’t miss stopping by at any korean bbq all you can eat resto. not only is it cheap but the quality and variety of meat is impressive. the resto we picked didn’t have a very …
our generous manager treated us for lunch at this expensive greek restaurant. it was a thanksgiving event. the ambiance of the place is nice too, the ceiling was high, the decor was elegant, and the place is spacious to accommodate big parties. i was observing vegetarian diet that time so i had their vegetable moussaka, “a casserole of eggplant, potato, zucchini, onion, red pepper, and tomato sauce”. it was delicious! we ordered a couple of items from their dessert menu. we got bougatsa “phyllo wrapped semolina custard, caramel with vanilla gelato”, sokolatina “rich chocolate cake with raspberry sauce and cream”, and baklava “flakey layers of phyllo with mixed nuts, honey, and yogurt sauce”. they were so tasty i wanted more.
Thea
http://www.thearestaurant.com/
3090 Olsen Drive
San Jose, CA 95128
(408) 260-1444
Verdict: 5/5
out of the blue, i finally tried mountain mike’s lunch pizza and salad buffet for $6.99 which is offered everyday from 11AM to 2PM. this is conveniently located to almaden cinelux which offers $5.50 for all movies before 5PM. i got in the restaurant by …
in search for a bbq and ribs place, we found this place. it has a decent amount of parking space but it was full when we came. the good thing is it has more parking space in the adjoining lot. as appetizers, we tried their “wolf turds – this jalapeno is stuffed with cheese and smoked sausage, wrapped in bacon and smoked for two hours”. i enjoyed this appetizer! we paired this with their three sauces: hot, sweet, and the one with mustard. be careful with their hot sauce, it will burn your tongue. i like the mustard and sweet sauces. for our entrees, we ordered their one meat meal half rack ribs, which came with 6 big pieces of ribs, and another one meat meal of one pound of fat beef brisket. the half rack was too much for us. we were only able to taste one rib each. it wasn’t that easy to take out the meat from the bone. maybe their ribs are meant to be eaten by hands. the taste was just alright. we both love the beef brisket. it was so tender and the taste was awesome. i could even eat it without dipping it in their sauces. all meals include one side dish and cornbread. my friend chose coleslaw while i wanted baked potato instead of mashed potato. the baked potato they have was called potato grenade which unusually had mac & cheese inside and the potato was wrapped with bacon. we didn’t enjoy the potato grenade. the mac & cheese didn’t impress my asian taste buds. the bacon wasn’t able to save the baked potato too. i prefer a plain baked potato with cheese or butter over this.
bbq and meat-lovers must try this place especially their beef brisket.
Smoking Pig BBQ Company
1144 N 4th St
San Jose, CA 95112
Verdict: 4/5 (-1 for their ribs and potato grenade)
the long line outside this restaurant has always made me curious to try this place. it has great reviews too so me and my friend ventured out to have a very early breakfast at this cafe. its menu has a wide selection of american breakfast …
we went to this cambodian restaurant for my friend’s belated birthday celebration. i confess i have very little exposure to cambodian cuisine so i was so excited to try this place. it was lunch time on a friday and not many customers were there. we ordered the 6 piece vegetarian egg rolls for starter. their service was reasonably fast. their egg rolls were good, not so oily. we ordered “amok” — fish mixed with coconut milk, collar green, lemongrass, kefir, galangal and fish sauce, steamed in a banana leaf. the presentation was remarkable and the taste was so unexpected for my palate. i liked it but i couldn’t eat a lot of it. i paired brown rice with it. i later realized that white rice was better with it. we also had “sam law curry” — chicken with potatoes, carrots, coconut milk and curry spices. the curry was sweet and didn’t really pair well with the “amok”. i guess it would have been better if we ordered something fried. for our drinks, we had coconut juice in its shell. the juice was so refreshing although the coconut meat was not that tender like the ones served in philippines. we had so much of left-over we brought home.
Chez Sovan
2425 S. Bascom Ave, San Jose, CA 95128
Verdict:
3/5 (I would still give this place another chance.)
i always have this unexpected appetite for airport dining even after coming from international flights which offer heavy meals. i found myself at Wolfgang Puck after walking around SEA-TAC airport. a football game was playing with a big fan crowd. i ordered four cheese pesto …
i had a long 12 hour layover from Cebu to US. it is not my first time to have this itinerary but the difference from my first time was it was summer season in Seoul. at that time, i did an impromptu city tour. i’ll …
this filipino restaurant satisfies my craving for comfort food and favorite filipino dishes when i don’t feel like cooking. this restaurant is not a carinderia type where there are already cooked dishes. you have to order the dish and then they will cook it so one has to be patient or not very hungry when they come here. they offer almost name-it-all filipino dishes. i’ve tried their dinuguan, kaldereta, kare-kare, chopsuey, sisig, bangsilog, empanada and lechon! i was expecting lechong cebu but i had to settle with their lechong manila. i have not been disappointed with any of the dishes i ordered from them so far. the dishes are reasonably priced too for their taste and quantity.
Pinoy Lechon BBQ & Grill
2011 Tully Rd
San Jose, CA 95122
Verdict:
4.75/5.0 (-0.25 for the lechon)
