Blake's Wings and Steaks, San Roque, Marikina

Blake's Wings and Steaks can be found along Gil Fernando, San Roque Marikina.  It's a small 2 story building with limited parking available.  The first floor is just a receiving area while the second floor is the dining area with around 10 tables.

Before going, I checked some reviews on the net and found that some of the positive and negative feedbacks are true.  I read that it's usually full and waiting time is long.  Fortunately, when we arrived we got a table right away.  I also read that the place feels hot despite the aircon.  This is true based on our experience specially it was lunch time then.  More feedback as I go through the pictures of food we ordered. =)

Kani Mango Salad - P195 

We were satisfied with this salad.  Can't say much but "yummy!".

 

1/2 kg Pork Ribs - P350.00

Tasty and tender.  Happy with this one too.  Of course, most of us ordered rice though we already have pasta.  I didn't order rice 'coz I know I'm more on the pasta but I ended up getting half rice from my friend because of this hehe.

1/2 kg BBQ Original Wicked Wings with Bleu Cheese and Honey Mustard dips - P195.00

Expectations are high since this is supposed to be their specialty.  Good thing, it did not disappoint. =)

 

Penne Garlic Pesto with Grilled Chicken Breast - P225.00

Sadly, when I scooped a serving, I found a strand of hair in the dish =(.  We informed the waiters and they replaced it with a new set.  I can't remember though if they have apologized.  Anyways, it tasted just ok.  Maybe it was just ok because of the unfortunate incident.

Spaghetti with Dried Tuyo in Olive Oil - P225.00

We didn't originally ordered this but was just a follow up after the Penne Pasta incident.  I've tasted Tuyo pasta in other resto but this one I didn't like.  Salty is all I can taste from the dish.  There was nothing to balance it.  We didn't finish it and ended taking out the left over.  Wish we didn't order this as additional.

Cocina Juan - Central/Latin Amarican Food, Maginhawa Street QC

Another popular food haven is in Maginhawa Street, Quezon City near U.P. Diliman.  This was my second time in Maginwaha Street.  The first time I went there, we ate at "The Burger Project".  Maybe I'll post a separate entry for that if I still have pics.

For my second time in Maginhawa Street, I went with my highschool friends on a Saturday night dinner.  Unfortunately, it was so traffic in U.P. area so we arrived there quite late for dinner already.

There are no parking spaces available in most, if not all, restaurants there.  We decided to park along the stretch of Maginhawa street then walked to check out restaurants we wanted to try.

 When I saw Cocina Juan, it rang a bell in my mind.  I told my friends that I think this is one of the more popular restos in the area.  My friends were probably hungry already that they did not argue with my anymore lol.

Th place was really small that was probably why I wasn't able to take a picture of it anymore.  

You'll get to feel an artsy vibe because of the paintings on the wall.  Turns out they are featuring the work of a certain artist.

Colorful table and plates.  We ordered a pitcher of Lemonada Cucumber since all of us wanted to try it.  Unfortunately, it wasn't that good.  It looks like they included the peeling of the cucumber.  One friend asked for sugar to try to improve the taste. 

We also ordered something safe - Buffalo wings.  As you can see, the chicken wings were fully covered with sauce so it's really very tasty.  Since it's very tasty, it could be too much to handle for some.

Cocina Juan actually features Central American/Latin American dishes.  You'll see a lot of "chimichurri" on the menu.

I'm not really familiar with "chimichurri" so if you google it, you'll find out from Wikipedia that it's a a green sauce used for grilled meat, originally from Argentina.  It is made of finely-chopped parsley, minced garlic, olive oil, oregano, and white vinegar.

We ordered Churrasco de Nicaragua - Oven roasted beef, pork sausages and chicken served with gallo pinto rice, salad and parsley based sauce chimichurri sauce.

We also ordered pasta.  But this pasta is not like any other because it's Pasta Chumichurri hehe.

Of course, you rarely go wrong with pasta.  This one has white sauce with corn.  Can't actually remember if the chumichurri made any difference in this dish.

It was my first time to try this kind of food.  Although there is nothing spectacular about it, I enjoyed the dining experience because I like trying new food like trying new things or going to new places. =)

But if you are not the adventurous type (like some of my hs friends i'm with hehe), you might not like Cocina Juan.  Or you may wanna try the traditional dishes available like Quesadillas, tacos, burritos etc.

After dinner, we wanted to have dessert at Sancho, also along Maginhawa but it was already 11pm and they were already closed.  We tried the place next to Sancho, I forgot the name of the cafe but they also closed at 11pm.  We're quite skeptical why they closed early considering that it's weekend and there were still a lot of people in the area.  Oh well. :p

Since the night was young, we ended up dropping by "The Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf" along Katipunan road.

We love "The Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf" because their cakes are really delicious.  Very happy with my Triple Decker Cheesecake =)  I went for green tea instead of coffee so I won't have problems sleeping hehe.

Bigoli Pizza and Pasta, Eastwood City

This blog has been getting a lot of views on my "Bigoli, Breakfast Buffet" post.  So I decided to eat there alone for dinner just to have this post hehe.

Here's a sample of their a la carte. 

While waiting for my order, they served free garlic sticks.  Even if it's for free, it tasted good.  It's the same garlic stick that comes with my pasta.

I wanted to order Fettuccine Alfredo then I was asked if I want the one that comes with Pepperoni pizza.  I thought, why not, I think I'm hungry and deserves this big meal =)  This is a good deal for only P170.00.

While mixing my Fettuccine Alfredo, it went a little dry so I wasn't happy about that.  But then, I remembered that they gave me my Parmesan cheese which is really great because I can put as many cheese as I want on my pasta.  That's the time I really enjoyed my meal hehe =)

Bigoli - Breakfast Buffet

I have been getting this flyer whenever I pass by the area after work.  I want to try it one of these days specially since Bigoli is famous for pastas (my favorite :))

Unfotunately, by 6am, all I want to do is go home and sleep.  Goodluck! :p

Will surely share my experience once  I get to try this :)  Maybe soon :)

Update:

You may also check my recent post on Bigoli:

http://wanderingroses.blogspot.com/2015/05/bigoli-eastwood-city.html