I have worked and lived in Taguig for nearly six years now. I guess one of the things I like the most is that I don't have to go really far to grab something to eat. Especially now that more companies have set up shop in BGC and McKinley Hill, the food variety has gone up faster than you can say Geronimo. (Yeah yeah, the song. I'm listening to Sheppard as I'm writing this.) There are a lot of places to satisfy every craving--some expensive, some within reasonable range.

I have a love-hate relationship with Sundays. It's the day of the week that says "It's Monday tomorrow. Why, of course, you should squeeze in every non-work thing you have during this wonderful day!" And that's what I usually do, plus one thing to Treat Yo Self! (Er, myself)

For this particular Sunday, I went all the way to Alabang for lunch. Going there was the errand but the lunch itself, I surely can call the treat.

Or not.

But one thing I do know, even though my tummy is still butete-like full, I would dine at Kuse in a heartbeat just for their beef back ribs.

No, this is not a tiny serving. The serving fork was just ginormous.

Whenever I ask sets of friends who haven't tried Kuse, they always get to taste this dish (because I always MAKE them order it, no matter what!), and consequently, we leave the resto with them vowing to eat there again. It's either I'm such a great endorser, or their food is just that good. Maybe both?

Lumpiang Hubad

Grilled Liempo

Adobo Rice

Aside from these, we also ordered Batangas Bulalo and lots of extra rice. They don't bill for service charge so we were a little surprised when the total amount did not exceed PHP2K. We were five, by the way.

Kuse, The Venice Piazza

We eat Pancit Lucban with rice. Hello, carbs!

I have not been a fan of pancit, probably because it has always been on the party tables in my home since I could remember. Pancit Palabok, I have been fond of but it's not easy to make at home and there's not many restaurants that serve a decent version of it. Come corporate years, I have been exposed to Pancit Malabon, which tastes like palabok but has a different noodle. Still, they are those that can only serve one purpose, as a snack.

Then there's Pancit Lucban from Buddy's.

I first tasted it on my teammate's birthday. Her religion does not practice celebrating birthdays but when I was so excited for her that day, she made an impromptu decision to treat me to dinner. It was a weird experience for me, putting vinegar on pancit. But surely, the vinegar makes this dish complete.

Even up to now, when Xy and I stroll down Market! Market! and we could not think of any place to eat, Buddy's would always be a default choice, and so is the Pancit Lucban. Also, we eat this with rice.

This heaping plate of Pancit Lucban only costs PHP155. Good for 2-3 people.

Buddy's Pancit Lucban at Longganisang Lucban,Market! Market!

I've been craving for crabs for almost two months. Friends left and right have promised to accompany me in restaurants that serve them but all these have been postponed. So when my boyfriend asked me to watch Pirates of the Carribean: On Stranger Tides in the IMAX theater in Mall of Asia, I had that glimmer of hope that I'll finally be able to eat steamed crabs.


We were there by 6pm and got tickets to see the last full show. Since the movie wasn't due to start in 6 hours, we had plenty of time to watch the sunset and then go to Seaside Dampa for dinner. We went scouting for the best prices, asking for crab prices resto by resto. There was one who offered a 20% discount to be slashed off from the paluto price but even with the discount, the total of the paluto and the crabs' market price were still steep. After a round of asking prices, we decided to eat at Julie's.

Our selection was pretty simple, I wanted crabs and he wanted Sinigang na Hipon so we ordered half-kilo of both. 

These? All mine

Included Xy to show how big the bowl is

Ensaladang Mangga

Rice good for 5 people

We shared the sinigang and we still got to take home half of what we ate. He let me eat the crabs all by myself but because I'm a good girlfriend, I gave him two claws. Tee hee!

Things you might wanna know:
-The smoking area could be too noisy as there are bands that play at night. For a dinner for two, it's best to eat indoors where you can actually hear one another.
-Being friendly will take you places, er give you discounts rather. We got 10% off the paluto charge.
-Price: 
1/2k of crabs + paluto (P380)
1/2k of sinigang na hipon + paluto (P360)
Ensaladang mangga (P100)
Big bowl of rice (P100)
Coke in can (P40)
Iced tea (P40)
Total: P1020  

Note: Sorry for the crappy photo quality. I forgot to bring my camera.

Saan ba masarap kumain pero hindi masakit sa bulsa? 


Kung may magtatanong sakin nito, 8065 Bagnet ang isasagot ko.

Bagnet (bàg-net; Ilocano dish) [n.] deep-fried pork chunks, preferably the liempo (pork belly). The whole big chunk or large cut of pork (with the skin intact) is boiled, drained, air-dried, then deep-fried until crisp brown and the skin has tiny bubble-like blisters on it

Basically, kung nakakita ka na ng Lechong Kawali, parang nakakita ka na rin ng Bagnet.
Eto nga pala yung ilan sa mga kinain namin.

Bagnet Kare-Kare

Bagnet Sisig

Frozen Buko Pandan

Bukod sa pagkain, marami ding mga paintings sa walls nila. Yung iba daw dito e gawa mismo ni Kitchie Nadal, dahil kapatid niya pala ang may-ari.






Meron din silang doodle wall.


Siyempre, hindi kami pwedeng umalis ng walang nailalagay sa wall.


At eto nga pala kami bago umuwi. Medyo di sila nakangiti, napagod ata sa sobrang kabusugan.


So yeah, kung nakarating ka sa part na ito. Salamat sa pagbabasa! Hindi naman pala sobrang haba ng post, marami lang pictures. At bago ko makalimutan, may free wifi din sila.