Charlie's Grind and Grill

Charlie's have just surpassed Hotshots and Wham in my list of best burgers ever. Located at East Kapitolyo Drive in Kapitolyo, Pasig City, Charlie's Grind and Grill exceeded my expectations as far as their menu options and most especially how their burgers actually tasted. I sampled their specialty, Black Angus Burger and it was awesome. I've nothing but raves for this establishment and I will go there again.

Cho Nam Panciteria

Cho Nam has been in Quiapo for more than 5 decades and for good reason. They have good rice toppings and is reasonably priced. The food is not that great for you to travel all the way to Quiapo just to eat there but it's a good choice if you're already in the area. It's a welcome change to all the fastfood places around the metro.

But I have some complaints about the place. I feel like the waiters do not really want to serve food and they have this constant smirk on their faces like a customer eating there is a distraction. And the place isn't very clean. The water served to me had 2 big mosquitos in them and the waiter didn't even bother looking at the glass when he served it.

Nonetheless, I'll probably eat there again if happen to be in Quiapo but I'm really not looking forward to it.

Berroni's

Along Henry Javier st. in Pasig City stands a quaint Italian restaurant, Berroni's. They promote their pizza and pasta. 

Sadly, I wasn't able to try them because, true-blooded Filipino that I am, I couldn't live without rice. I tried their beef salpicao. I imagine they have great Italian food because their salpicao could've been improved. (Note to self, if you're eating in an Italian restaurant, order Italian instead of Spanish.)

It's not a place for everyday eating. I can see Berroni's as a place for a small get-together or a date.

Hotshots Burger

I had a Crispy Burger Melt and some Twister Fries delivered from Hotshots Burger. It was delicious! I've never been disappointed with a Hotshots Burger ever. Regardless of what branch I get it from. I've nothing but raves for them for the taste and delivery time (15 minutes). The only negative I have to say about the place is that they charge 10% delivery charge. I hate delivery charges. It's an unnecessary waste of money.

Domino's Pizza

I just had a medium Meatzza delivered from Domino's. It cost just about average at Php 309. It arrived just at the right time. It's delicious and meaty and oily as I expected it to be. I just have one complain. It's not sliced! Everyone expects pizza to be sliced. Doesn't it get checked before they send it out the door?!

Note to self, if I have another pizza delivered, I need to specify that it be sliced.

Brother's Burger

1:14pm - I haven't eaten lunch (or breakfast). I just finished a call to Brother's Burger in Meralco Ave and I had a Big Brother's Burger and Onion Rings delivered. Everything for P258.50. They said it's going to be 45-60 mins. They should've told me that before I ordered. Now all I need to do is wait.

1:42pm - It's here! They under promise and over deliver. That's good!

2:23pm - I just finished eating. Let me start the review with the Onion Rings. The quantity was all right. That's about the only good thing I can say about it. It was made of onions but it's like onions coated with fine gravel or very course sand. When I was halfway through the rings, I was already forcing myself to finish it.

Moving on to the burger. The 1/2 lb burger patty itself was all right. It tasted like a grilled... burger. Everything else was bad. I remembered tasting 1 slice of tomato. A small one. I think I remember a leaf of lettuce. It didn't taste it at all. It just got stuck between my teeth. The bread reminded me of eating a panini or unleavened bread. It's like the dough has not risen when the bun was taken out of the oven.


All in all, the experience didn't live up to my expectations but I don't want to bring them down too much. I did get to finish everything and I am full so that at least amounts to something.

Adobo Republic

(Just to get this blog rolling...)

I had Adobo Republic deliver my lunch today. I ordered 2 pork adobos, 1 extra adobo rice, 1 adobong kangkong, 1 rootbeer. Everything amounted to exactly Php 300.

The wait time wasn't that long. It took 10-15 minutes for it to get here.

The food was, mediocre. Nothing special about it and it wasn't bad either.

If you're in the Pasig area, you can call 6373410 for deliveries.