Sunday's Avenue

Saboten: Japanese Cutlet Specialist in Serendra, Taguig

First of all, I tried my first Saboten in Hong Kong International Airport last June 7, 2013. I had a great experience with their pork tonkatsu so what more if I tried the branch in Serendra Piazza, Taguig.

Where does Saboten came from?
Shinjuju, Tokyo first opened its door on 1966. Now it has one of the largest Tonkatsu chains in Japan, Korea, Taiwan, Thailand, Singapore, Hong Kong, Canada and China with over 500 shops. Raintree Restaurants, which operates a collection of innovative and successful diing outlets now partners with Saboten to bring the famedmouthwatering signature Tonkatsu to the Manila for the very first time. - http://www.saboten.ph/

Present Time. Since I was craving for Japanese food last Wednesday, I pushed myself and my friend to eat at Saboten. Usually this place would have long lines And it's rather busy during dinner time so we aimed for lunch time. So lucky for us, there wasn't any. :D

That's Me! w/ the Special Sharing Set

We were surprised by the size of the platter when it was served. It occupied the half table already. I have to say that it was able to surpass my expectations for this dish.

Special Sharing Set

2 Deep-fried Shrimp, 1 Loin Cutlet 65g, 2 Crab Cream Croquettes, and 2 Rolled Cutlets (Cheese and Asparagus)

Miso Katsu Tenderloin

Everything I was looking for in a Katsudon was superbly delivered by Saboten. Crunchy, non fatty, lightly breaded and tasty pork strips, with sweet Katsudon sauce with a heavy serving of rice (that I myself can't finish) made up my meal.Of course it still came with the miso soup and unlimited shredded cabbage.

Get to prepare our own Katsu sauce

We're both first timers here and it was a really fun and satisfying experience the food here were really good and delicious, Saboten is worth every peso that you'll pay.

Verdict:

Place - 5

Environment - 5

Service - 5

Clean - 5

Taste - 5

Price - 4

Saboten | Website | Facebook

G/F Serendra Piazza,

Bonifacio Global City, Taguig

625-2000

Operating Hours:

11am - 11pm

Mon - Sun

Bizu Patisserie & Bistro

Bizu, from the French word "Bisous", which means kiss or halik as we Filipinos love to do when meeting and greeting friends is an inspiration of the Bizu Patisserie as it creates good selection of pastries and cakes. Know more about them by clicking bizupatisserie.com.

Croque Madame Php 485

The Croque was very tasty and cheesy!

Le Cirque Pancake Php 375

Sliced fresh bananas, chocolate sauce, toasted almonds, and Nutella.

Although I'm not sure why the pancakes were not hot anymore when they served it to me. :(

Naomi Php 192.50

A combination of sugarless milk & dark chocolate mousse between layers of chocolate cake sprayed with cocoa liquer. The chocolate gets a little bland in the middle portion.

8 pcs. Assorted Macaron de Paris Php 435
Hazelnut and White Truffle
Raspberry
Caramel with Fleur del Sel
Italian Pistachio, Espresso Con Panna,
Dark Chocolate, Madagascar Vanilla, and Dulce de Leche

MENU

Other MENU can be found at bizupatisserie.com/our_food.

I'm feeling very generous, don't forget to join my ongoing JAMBA JUICE GIVEAWAY!

Link: Giveaway! Win a Jamba Juice GC!

Verdict

Place - 5

Environment - 5

Service - 4

Taste - 5

Price - 3

Bizu Patisserie & Bistro | Website

Store Locations

First Midland Building 109 Gamboa Street

1223 Makati City, Philippines

Email: catering-concierge@bizugroupe.com

Telephone Numbers:

+(632) 845-0590 / 845-0591 /

845-05-92 / 845-02-93

Poppins Gastrobar in Tomas Morato

We decided to have a dinner in a new restaurant in Tomas Morato because they were featured in ClickTheCity.com which we got curious about so we finally tried it. Luckily, there's not much customer when we got their.

So we ordered their bestsellers:

Salpicao Php 370

Salpicao is is a Spanish dish of tender cuts of beef cooked in garlic. Best served over rice or garlic rice to add to the garlic-y flavor of the dish.

Poppins' Surf & Turf Php 400

Consist of Australian Rib Eye served with Cajun shrimp, barbecue sauce sweet potato wedges & Cajun tartar sauce. The beef is very tender and juicy, I really enjoyed it with barbecue sauce.