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September 10, 2009

Cafe Monaco – Banawe, Quezon City

Filed under: Banawe, Korean — gourmandtales @ 6:30 am

Address: 647 Banawe Street Quezon City

Telo no:  (02) 743-2685 

Capacity: approx 20 pax

Parking: limited spaces in front

I never thought this place would last this long, but well, it did. And i am glad it did even when theres a lot of new coffee places sprouting up in banawe.  I found out this place is own by a korean…. so its dishing up korean food.:) and then some other stuffs.

On the table:

Hotdog and ham sandwich-Photo-0003 everything here is freshly prepared. The filling were hot.  The sandwich was stuffed to the frim, with fresh veggies.  Defintely very good.

Shrimp Tempura P170 – Photo-00045 pieces of shrimp tempura, fried to a crisp perfection. It would have been better if they use bigger shrimp or prawns.  But at 170 for 5 pieces, what more can someone ask for. :)

Strawberry shake -Photo-0002 this was just average, nothing to brag home about.  nice thirst quencher though, a calorie laden one at that:)

Bibimbop P130 – Photo-0001this is their best seller and i would agree , it is one of the better ones here in the Metro. Right amount of toppings, you can request it to be spicy or not.  For 130 buck, i wouldnt ask for more.

Monaco Halo halo -Photo-0005 for the uninitiated, try this one, its full of fruits and RED BEANS!!! plus a big scopp of ice cream

If your in the area. Try this place. I am not really a coffee drinker so i cant say much about their coffee. But their food is good.

December 9, 2008

Woori jib Korean Restaurant – Quezon City

Filed under: Family servings, Korean, Quezon City — gourmandtales @ 1:42 pm

Address:  107A Kalayaan Avenue, Diliman, Quezon City

I have read a couple of blogs raving about this place in Kalayaan Ave in Quezon City.Literally meaning “our house”.  Aside from Chinese, Filipino and Japanese, Korean is one of the cuisine our family loves eating.  We used to frequent Korean restaurants in Malate and Makati not knowing that theres a good korean restaurant right here in QC.

Very big place with ample parking in front, @ levels, with several private function rooms for big family gatherings where in u are seated in very low tables.

Service is quite good, fast and attentive, the owners are also very nice koreans

On the Table

Assorted Appetizer(priceless)- sp_a2285Theres always a mélange of appetizers when you dine in a Korean restaurant. And the beauty here, u can ask for refills :)

Tofu Soup-sp_a2286 a light soup, filled with diced tofu and some veggies. very warming to the belly to prepare it for the upcoming sumptous feast

Pork Belly(SAmjupsyal)sp_a2287sp_a2288-sp_a2291sp_a2292 one of my fave things to order… pork bacon thickly sliced cooked in a iron skillet. sereved with veggies where u wrapped the pork in with some sesame paste, garlic chips and hot sauce

Lettuce and Sesame Leaf

Bibimbap- sp_a2289sp_a2290the quintessential korean rice topping dish, consisting of a lot, including different veggies, ground beef, hot bean past, and fried egg, served in a stoneware to keep the rice warm for a long time, be sure to mix everything before eating, i usually put a spoonful of the rice together with the grilled items before wrapping it in the lettuce leaf

Chapchae-sp_a2293 glass noodles stir fried with lots of ingredients, the noodles soaking up all the flavor from the different viands.. yummy version here, one of the nest i have eaten. Noodles cooked just perfectly

Dumplings-sp_a2294 this was just ordinary but for the price of 100 bucks, it was well worth it

Beef Short Ribs-sp_a2295- pardon for the pic.. it doesnt do justice to how tender, how well seasoned the beef was.. it was delicious

Korean Beef Stew–sp_a2296 not the best kalbi ive tasted, but definitely a dish worht ordering, tender beef pieces.. the sauce has just the right amount of saltiness and sweetness

Pajeon- korean pancake,sp_a2297 infused with lots of seafood pieces, moist and tasty, big slices, the sauce giving u a contrast of sour sweet and salty hues. yummy

Korean Beef Soupsp_a2298- the waiter desbride it as “bulalo” so we ordered it right away, well.. we were disappointed because it wasnt bulalo…

Bulgogi-sp_a2299 heaping dish of beef sliices, marinated in soysauce, sugar etc… then bbqued  in the iron grill with lots of onions.

We were so happy to finally have eaten here, definitely a place we would return to. to lovers of korean food, give this place a trysp_a22841

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