5 Dinner at Ristorante Bigoli

February 26, 2012 - Dinner Time. After hearing mass in St. Pio's chapel in Eastwood, me and my Grumpy went on to have dinner before we head home. Since we are on a tight budget already, I remember my friend told me about this place - yummy and affordable. Hmm.. My Grumpy was a bit hesitant at first.. 

I remember this was Fazoli's before. Not sure when this was changed to Bigoli though. We entered the place and it seems quite busy. There was a party going on, on their second floor so it was a bit noisy too. But there we're only few people in the counter ordering for their food. The place is well lighted. I like it. It didn't hurt my eyes. Eventhough it was our first time here, we didn't have a hard time choosing our food. Just by looking at the pictures and some descriptions while the cashier patiently waited for us while smiling, we got our food.

Here's what we got: 

Their free garlic bread while waiting for our food. 

The garlic bread is awesome!! It is the same garlic bread I remember when it was still Fazoli's. And these are unlimited, bottomless garlic bread. Haha! 

Pork Picatta w/ Spaghetti Marinara Php 150.00

The pork picatta is great. My Grumpy loves it. The pork is filled with ham and cheese inside and is crunchy outside. Its good because the cheese didn't overpower the overall taste of the pork. The marinara sauce is good too! 

Bistecca Classic w/ choice of Italian Rice or Mashed Potato Php 289.00

Bistecca Classic was heaven for me. They got my taste of well-done steak. The flavor is just right. They put a great twist of their premium beef, juicy and served with mixed vegetables. For the first time, I ate the veggies in my plate. Before, I usually set them aside. But this time, they smells so good. Smell like butter. So I tasted a piece of carrot, and surprisingly, I love it. I love that they put enough butter for the veggies so it won't taste like raw. And the Italian rice was a surprise. It has a distinct taste. At first, I thought I will not like it. But on my second and third spoon, I'm starting to appreciate its taste. Its really wonderful! 

A slice of All Meat Pizza Php 80

Yes, you can order for a slice of pizza. But this one was a fail. It was over-cooked. See in the photo, the ground beef (colored dark). The crust is not good, too. But still, I like its taste. 

++ Bottomless soda Php 60

++ Bottled water Php 25

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Total: Php 604.00

My Own Rating: 

Food: 4 out of 5

Service: 4 out of 5

Ambiance : 4.5 out 5

Money: 5 out 5

This place made it to our list. I'm inlove with the Bistecca Classic and this time, I will visit their branch in TriNoma next time. 

Ristorante Bigoli

Location: Ciitywalk, Eastwood, QC Philippines

Facebook Page: Here

Twitter: Here

Love,

8 Mid-Night Snack with Johnny Rockets

Last Tuesday, I had the chance to meet up with one of my girl friends for 3 main reasons: 1 - so she can get her piyaya which I bought for her in Cebu when I was there 2 - so she can accompany me in giving the other pasalubongs to my Ninong and 3 - so we can catch up. Been weeks since we saw each other. She has been going through something with her family and I was busy with my personal whereabouts too. We don't usually plan our meetups. We just text each other, see if we're free, if so, then, off we go. Haha! Fiinally, we found the day and time that we're both okay. After distributing the pasalubongs to my other friends, we got ourselves into Johnny Rockets' seats in Eastwood. We're not hungry. We just want a place to catch up on our story-telling sessions. It was 10 in the evening. We were the only customer during that time. Here's what we got: 

Bacon Cheddar Burger
(we got 2 of this, one for me & for my Rain - my friend's son)

Tuna Sandwhich

Cheese Fries

Chicken Tenders

We also ordered the chocolate shake, cookies & cream shake and root beer float. The first 3 foods came in about after 20mins. The chicken tenders, probably the cook forgot about it, delivered to our table at exactly 45mins after we placed our orders. I was starting to get irritated that time. Considering that we we're the only customers that time and there were a lot of crews doing nothing. Some were actually busy rehearsing on their stupid dance performance along with the Manager On Duty. 

I wasn't able to take a picture of our shakes, but I'm telling you, they are the worst shakes I've ever tasted. Can you imagine a chocolate shake that doesn't feel like a shake? Its like melted chocolate ice cream that's not cold at all!! I kept my composure and decided not to talk to the Manager anymore. 

We have to asked for our bill twice with different crews. Because the 1st crew forgot that we asked for it, she's was busy watching her colleagues rehearsing. So I have to raise my voice and call the manager and ask her to get the bill for us. After a while, we got it. The change got back to our table after 15mins!! 

2 Bacon Cheddar Burger

1 Tuna Sandwhich

1 Cheese Fries

1 Chicken Tenders

1 Chocolate Shake

1 Root Beer Float

1 Cookies & Cream Shake

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Php2,4++.00

Kaching!! Not worth it at all. Embarrasing.

My own rating: 

Food: 3 out of 5

Service: 2 out 5

Ambiance: 4 out 5

Price: 2 out 5

Date and Time of visit: February 21, 2012 - 10pm

Johnny Rockets

Location: GF Eastwood Mall Veranda, E. Rodriguez Jr., Ave., Libis, Quezon City Philippines

Contact #: 02 470 2117

0 011512: Visit to St. Pio

We or I must say, I never had the chance to visit St.Pio's chapel in Libis until today. Been hearing a lot of good things about the place and the miracles he had to his devotees. Finally, me and hubby went there for the first time. The place is not that hard to find. The cab drivers actually where it is. I, personally don't know exactly the stories behind of him being a saint, so I tried checking online. See here for his history. 

St. Pio's Chapel in Libis, Quezon City, Philippines

Just beside the altar: The Prayer Area: Here's you can touch his hand while praying...

A very realistic crucifix which surely will give you goosebumps. According to the framed writings here, this one shows the face of Jesus Christ right on the top of it every 6pm, everyday...  

And here's another St.Pio's statue. Red liquid was found coming out on his head and nape. They have pictures but they never claimed it was real blood. 

the red liquid

The walls inside the chapel where letters of miracles from St.Pio's devotees are being displayed

the way to the mini chapel

The mini chapel

The door to St.Pio's relic

Here's my first visit.. And will surely go back with the hopes and faith that my wish will also come true... Amen... 

2 It’s The Future Lawyer’s Birthday!

As with the title of this post, yes, future lawyer. My brother in-law. It’s his birthday on Oct 3 and we decided to take him out for a little dinner. We ended up in Eastwood (I think, this place is our favorite already). Its already past mid-night and most of the restaurants are already closed. The only that’s still open are those bars with beer-drinking people. We had burgers at Stackers! The food was great. Laughers and full of fun. I must say, I also enjoy the company of my brother in-law. He’s not that outgoing type of person but I can say, he’s really adventurous in terms of food tasking. Haha! You’ll see what I mean on the pictures below!

Next year, you will be a full-pledged lawyer. We wish nothing but the best. We love you! Happy birthday bro!