Mr. Kurosawa (Eastwood Mall)
Last sunday, even though a bit hesitant, hb and I decided to try Mr. Kurosawa restaurant in Eastwood Mall. Hesitant because our Sumo Sam (sister restaurant of Mr. Kurosawa) experience in Shangri-la Mall wasn’t very pleasant (bad service, small food serving, i could go on you know but I’d rather not because this post is for Mr. Kurosawa).
Anyway, we ordered the following:
- Crunchy Tuna Roll (PHP 189)
- Tasted like normal quality maki; nothing special here
- This dish contains 2 types of toppings – raw tuna and crunchy tuna
- Crazy Roll
- Tasted so much like the Crunch Tuna Roll; i think the only difference is the crunchy topping of the other
- Pepper Chicken Fillet (PHP 348)
- I was a little worried about this dish because there’s a similar dish at Sumo Sam and I disked it so much
- BUT! the one being served at Mr. Kurosawa tasted great!
- This dish is served with a yummy cup of fried rice
- I personally recommend this dish; just a bit pricey though
- Salmon Wasabi Cream Sauce (PHP 338)
- Although I didn’t really feel wasabi’s presence here, this dish didn’t disappoint
- This dish is filled with pepper tidbits and even though the salmon usually overpowers the taste of any ingredient you season it with, the peppery taste in this dish blended well
- Big serving; I thought that the price is well justified by its flavor and serving
…some more of my thoughts
- Great service - constant water refills, great-tasting complimentary tea, courtesty to customers
- Our maki orders was served in an instant
- The only downside here is that it took around 40 mins before they finally served our main course
Overall, ours was a great experience at Mr. Kurosawa and I’m giving them the following ratings:
- Ambiance – 6 because the place is kinda off for me; it felt like a red district bar/resto
- Value for Money – 7 because they serve relatively big portions and their dishes tasted good
- Flavor - 7 because although their food is great tasting, i was a bit disappointed at how similar their 2 maki roll dishes taste
The Boutique Experience
About 2 years ago, a beautiful place called The Boutique was born… my jaw dropped and I could only drool over that place until recently. We were fortunate enough to be able to stay there and finally experience how it’s like.
To our disappointment, the place seemed to have aged a lot in a short span of time. The facade no longer called for attention… it no longer spells magnificence =(
We were greeted fairly well and welcomed with personalized greetings.
Our chosen soap, shampoo, and room scent
We were surprised to see how small the room was, considering the price (I Dream – weekend rate of 6,555 PHP + 22% worth of taxes) tsk.
What dissapointed us further is their curtains… NOT black out, another tsk! We were forced to wake up early because of the sunlight which effortlessly entered and dominated the room. Graaahhh! Isn’t black out curtains an SOP to all hotels (being a bed and breakfast does not excuse The Boutique I swear!)
Anyway, to top it off, the massage that costs 600 PHP is the worst that I have ever experienced boo!
… BUT there’s one thing that didn’t dissapoint, and it is the FOOOOOODDDD!!!! YUM YUM YUM! Our stay has a complimentary breakfast where you can choose from Continental, American, Filipino, and Hawaiian.
BQ chose Hawaiian set while I chose the Filipino set. We tasted each other’s food but mine prevailed woot!
Fresh fruits
Great tasting bread
BQ’s Loco Moco
My Crispy TinapaLastly, they gave us a promo card wherein you have to complete a number of stay to entitle you to one free night; they also gave us a parting gift.
U.S. Rib Eye Steak
Rib eye or ribeye is one of the popular choices in making grilled or pan fried steak dishes because of its tenderness and flavor. In fact, Wikipedia defines it as:
The rib eye or ribeye, also known as the Scotch fillet (in Australia and New Zealand), is a beef steak from the beef rib. When cut into steaks, the ribeye is one of the most popular, juicy, and expensive steaks on the market. Meat from the rib section is more tender and fattier (the meat is said to be “marbled”) than most other cuts of beef. This extra fat makes ribeye steaks and roasts especially tender and flavorsome, and well suited to dry heat cookery.
There are numerous steak houses who brag about how juicy and yummy their steaks are, but the truth is, only a handful of them is telling the truth. Actually, for hubby and I, only Steak Town in Shangrila Mall and Antonio’s in Tagaytay passed the test. The sad part here is, whether these restos serve good steak or not, all of them are very expensive – as reiterated by Wiki’s entry on steak…
…the idea of eating steak signifies relative wealth.
Anyway, the secret to preparing a good steak dish is first and foremost a good quality beef; how you season and cook the steak only follows.
For all the readers of BQ’s Kitchen, I am giving you the opportunity to serve a steak with quality that is at par with the steaks that Steak Town and Antonio’s serve.
We are now importing U.S. Rib Eye Steak and selling it for only P1,250 per Kilo (approximately 4 slices)
For all those who are interested, send me a note at daynelov@yahoo.com or text me at 0917 8210225 or 0922 8210225.
Toblerone Cake
Last year, one of hubby’s nieces brought him this cake for his birthday. I didn’t intend to eat most of it but no one else from his visitors brought one. I guess BQ’s family and friends have finally learned their lesson – not to bring cake as a present – because most probably, everyone else has brought one. I remember seeing around 6 cakes in the fridge when one of his cousins celebrated her birthday. =D
Anyway, this post is about the Toblerone Cake from Cake 2 Go. A slice of this cake costs less than 100 pesos and yet, this has got to be one of the yummiest things I have ever tasted. This is me – not a chocolate fan – telling you this.
Buon Giorno Resto
After church last night, BQ’s mom asked us to join her to dinner at Buon Giorno restaurant located just behind PureGold grocery in Shaw Blvd and so we gladly did. Again, we were too hungry to take pictures so I’ll just post my thoughts:
- Their complimentary bread came warm and I was really excited to taste it because it looked a lot like the ones being served in Italiannis’ but to my disappointment, it was rough and it tasted bland; and their olive oil with balsamic vinegar dip was not that good also – no herbs and spices
- It is kinda weird to me that they do not serve mozzarella sticks, I mean any Itallian resto should have that right?
- Their main course are kinda expensive, there are like P600++ worth fish meals
- Our orders arrived immediately and that’s just awesome =D
- The plating looked nice, reminded me of the Iron Chef that I failed to watch last Saturday
- As for the taste of the food:
1. Salmon meal that came with pesto pasta ordered by BQ – yummy! I wished I ordered the same
2. Dory meal that I ordered – Generally salty and nakakaumay because of the heavy cream on top of it; but when I squeezed the lemon that came with it, the dish achieved its balance and tasted better
3. Sea bass that my mom in law ordered – hmmm so so, actually yummy na din. better than what I ordered; but its taste can easily be overpowered if you eat it with something stronger
4. NYC Pizza – pure awesomeness hehehe, super tasty and cheesy and no umay feeling even after eating 2 slices; what prompted me to write this review is actually this dish; we were not able to finish this pizza because only BQ and I were eating; when I reheated this via microwave oven a while ago for breakfast, I was amazed at how perfect it remained despite being heated in a microwave – other pizzas would become makunat but this one did not, wow =D
5. Smoked Salmon-Asparagus Risotto that my bro in law ordered – this one I remember so well because it tasted exactly like the pasta I make wahahahah! It was yummy but was heavy to the stomach so you might wanna share this with your companion
Grarr! really sorry I did not take note of the names of the dishes that we ordered.
The Hawaiian Bar-B-Que Part 2
The first time I tried this resto was way back in 2007 and it was in Tagaytay. When I found out that there’s a new branch at the San Miguel by the Bay, I was very excited because it is practically just opposite my office, but hesitant to eat there because I’m afraid that the food may not be as good as the ones they serve in Tagaytay, and I’ll end up dissapointed.
BUT!
My officemates and I finally decided to eat there tonight to watch the fireworks close up and to try this branch out; and yeah, the food quality is at par as their branch in Tagaytay. Yum!
Sorry no pictures for now, we were too hungry to take pictures hehe
Jaemark’s Grille Part 2
Okay, so we went back to one of my favorite restos of all time and got you guys their menu weeeee! Pero pasencya na sa quality, I’m just using my camera phone =D
Jaemark’s Tuna Grille
Only one word to describe this resto – SUPERB!
If I’m not mistaken, I believe there are around 3 branches of this resto but we went to the last one:
- near Broadway
- C5
- Magallanes
We ordered stuffed pechay, buntot and panga ng tuna, kare-kareng sugpo, tom yum, sugpo in aligue sauce, liempo, garlic kangkong, and many more and sa dami nun, lahat super! You can never go wrong here, I guess maski anong orderin mo winner pa din kakalabasan =D Sa sobrang dami ng kinain namin dito, I gained 4 lbs overnight wahahaha! Pero after a few days bumalik din sa normal, thank God!