Restaurant Reviews – Page 69 – Shoot First Eat Later

In search for the best Cua Pao

Cua pao is an open faced siopao with pork belly, preserved green mustard vegtable and sweet ground peanuts as filling. I don’t know where cua pao came from because I haven’t seen it in Hong Kong, China or Singapore. Maybe it’s a Filipino invention? Finding good cua pao is even harder than finding good siopao.Continue reading “In search for the best Cua Pao”

Eat and Go

This is a new restaurant in SM Megamall’s Atrium. Their specialty is the London pies. Today they had 3 variants – Salmon & Spinach (bestseller), Juicy Steak and Chicken Ham. The pies are wrapped in a phyllo crust. I bought 4 pieces for the price of 3. I tried the chicken first. I see hamContinue reading “Eat and Go”

Back to Heat at Edsa Shangri-la pt. 2 – Dessert

native sweets coconut gelatin salad hot desserts churros con chocolate / taho (beancurd pudding) crepe station ice cream mixing station halo halo fixins’ hand dipped truffles bibingka (rice cakes)

Lunch at Capricciosa

Surprisingly everything we ordered was very good. I seldom say that about a restaurant specially an Italian restaurant. There’s usually something wrong – soggy pasta, sauce is runny or too sweet. Capricciosa got everything right. Fried Calamari Salad This is the best pasta I’ve eaten in a long, long time. You can taste the squidContinue reading “Lunch at Capricciosa”

Emerald Garden’s Siopao

Introducing the ginormous siopao from Emerald Garden Restaurant. Otherwise known as Tai Pao (giant siopao). You almost have to bow in the presence of this siopao. It weighs 386 grams or 13.6 oz. Imagine eating 4 Quarter Pounders minus a bun. It’s not easy getting hold of this baby. You have to call and reserveContinue reading “Emerald Garden’s Siopao”

Lunch at Peking Garden

Next to Choi Garden this is our favorite Chinese restaurant. jumping fountains all around Trinoma Mall free appetizer – Spicy Wonton skin Cold Cuts – Butterfly Fish, Thinly sliced Pork, White Chicken and Veggie I was about to eat this when Vivian asked me “why did you call your blog Shoot First, Eat Later?” IContinue reading “Lunch at Peking Garden”

A Pre-Valentine Food Trip part 1

4:30 am I’m writing this now because the Teh Tarik (milk tea) I had at Malacca was the equivalent of a 4 shot espresso latte at Starbucks. I asked the waiter to add 1/4 inch of tea because it was too sweet. What came back was milk tea so strong I was able to makeContinue reading “A Pre-Valentine Food Trip part 1”

A Pre-Valentine Food Trip part 2

6:30 pm – Dinner 1 at Malacca with college friends Whenever I visit my cousins in Virginia, top in my list of places to eat is Penang. This Malaysian restaurant is located in 4933 Bethesda Avenue Bethesda, MD 20814 (301) 657-2875. So when I read heart-2-heart‘s blog that there is a new Malaysian restaurant inContinue reading “A Pre-Valentine Food Trip part 2”

Choi Garden Seafood and Shark’s Fin Restaurant

This Chinese restaurant in Greenhills opened its doors in December 2007 and it’s been full ever since. The restaurant employs 6 chefs from Hong Kong and you can tell by the authentic taste of their food. The entrance of Choi Garden Ground floor The following pictures are part of a set meal for a tableContinue reading “Choi Garden Seafood and Shark’s Fin Restaurant”

Cav Wine Shop and Cafe

location: Philippines The food was good but the service was horrible. The waiters were so slow in getting our orders and had to be reminded again and again to bring our hot water. Maybe if we ordered wine it would have been faster. Malagos Farm Goat Cheese Croquetas w/ Pickled Beets & Organic GreensSoft ShellContinue reading “Cav Wine Shop and Cafe”