My Thai Kitchen, Eastwood Mall Quezon City

We were supposed to eat at Craving's at Eastwood mall but when we got there, it's already closed (not in service/operational).  We went to the ground floor and immediately saw My Thai Kitchen and decided to give it a try. 

The picture (and the name or description) of this Spicy Deep Fried Crispy Catfish and Green Mango Salad got us interested in the dish.  We ordered this for our appetizer.  Sadly, this did not meet my expectation.  It's oily and it tasted like it was fried from a cooking oil that has been used several times.  It's also not spicy so I think they should remove that word from the dish's name or description.  Aside from the fried crispy catfish and green mango, it also came with peanuts.

We also ordered Thai Fish Cake.  It's tasted ok.  The sauce that came with it tasted good and maybe the life of the dish.

For our main dish, we ordered beef curry.  We asked the waiter's recommendation if green or red curry and she said that for her, red curry tastes better.  This did not disappoint.  Really very delicious.  I was not planning to eat rice but because it's delicious I ended up eating more rice.  It's very tasty but not very spicy.  The beef is also very tender.  Happy tummy for this =)

For me, Pad Thai is a must!  I fell in love with it when I first tasted it when I was in Phoenix, Arizona.  I've been in search for the perfect Pad Thai, here in Manila but can't find it.  This Pad Thai is actually called Pad See Ew.  It's delicious and I was quite satisfied.  Though, I can't still say it's the same delicious Pad Thai that I've been looking for. =)

The Clean Plate, UP Town Center, Quezon City

We decided to have our dinner at UP Town Center before going to our main event in Tomas Morato, Quezon City.  Almost all the restaurants were full although it was a weekday, Nov. 18, Wednesday, it was also a holiday due to APEC activities in the country.  We ended up eating here, The Clean Plate by Twist, mainly because it's not waiting like the other restaurants.  The Clean Plate offers organic food which also means healthy food.  Expectedly, the prices were quite expensive since it's organic though there is really no proof, you'll just have to believe them hehe.

We were served water right away, before we ordered, so that's very nice.  And of course, the water has to be Alkaline, so that's it's consistent with the organic theme.  They also readily refilled so kudos for that!  We didn't order drinks anymore because of this :D

This pasta is called Ragu (P340.00) .  It's one of my choices to order but my friend ordered it instead.  Ragu is made up of wheat spaghetti (it has to be wheat, of course :p), grass fed beef (grass fed has to be mentioned to be organic), pomodoro and goat's milk creme.  When I saw pomodoro, was expecting sweet and sour taste of tomato.  Apparently, this is more like a creamy pasta like carbonara, and there was no trace of tomato (I think).  I tasted a forkful of this dish and it's very tasty.  But any creamy and tasty food would eventually feel too heavy (nakaka umay) on the palate.

I ordered Chicken + Eggplant Parmagiana (340.00) - free ranged ground chicken, roast eggplant, pomodoro, goat's milk creme and cacciocavallo.  While eating it, I thought it's mozzarella cheese but I just googled that it's actually cacciocavallo - a type of stretched-curd cheese made out of sheep's or cow's milk.  This dish is also very tasty just like Ragu but a lot more because of the heavy cheese.  This time, I remember eating whole tomatoes but I didn't notice the chicken and eggplant.  

Both the pasta dishes were tasty, unlikely of a healthy dish.  Unfortunately, too tasty that we had to ask for bread.  But they do not have bread on their menu (just sandwiches) so they gave us something like toasted bread crumbs for free.  Would love to suggest to them to serve garlic bread or something with the pasta like most restos do.

Twist Kebab (P540.00).  The most expensive food we ordered.  It's made up of organic bacon, tenderloin, river prawn and herb yogart.  Didn't get to taste this dish but according to my friend, it's not that good.

Pork Sisig (P240.00).  Free range pork with organic onions, chillis and native calamansi.  This is the least expensive dish but it also came with small serving.  Also came with brown rice.  Also, didn't get to taste this according to my friend, it's just ok.

Took a picture of their menu to give you an idea of the food and price.

They also sell organic products but didn't get to check them out.