GIMIKAINAN SESSIONS 4: Abella's Residence in Binangonan Rizal

          My family loves grilled dishes.

We started grilling when were very little. My dad would build an improvised griller in Libya and we’d all take a stick and grill any meat that my mom prepared. And it went on until my dad got a really nice job and we bought our very own big grilling equipment. When we went here in the Philippines it’s not really advisable especially when you live in a condo to have a charcoal grilled meat. Not unless you have your own house and a yard to do the grilling. So my mom and dad bought a house in Binangonan, Rizal, and it’s a beautiful house.

The griller that we have right now is actually just a cheap one. We had to buy a cheap one because we were hosting a party one day that we really didn’t have any time to buy the really expensive one the one that works on gas. But we were lucky to buy this one because it’s been ok for the past 6 months. I, together with my best friend Jessica bought this for P3000.00++ in SM MOA and I just want to share a brief story about it. When I saw this griller, I figured it could be disassembled and if we buy it, it wouldn’t be hard to carry it and load it in a trunk. Unfortunately, we thought wrong, it can’t be disassembled and you have to carry the whole thing. You know how MOA is. It’s big and the taxi bay is way too far from the department store. We walked a long way and trying hard to take care of the griller since it’s cheap and it might break easily. I was sweating really bad, kept on complaining why I bought such a thing. But eventually we took a cab, wrap the whole thing with an improvised rope. An etc. it was really bad. Yeah that’s the story of our mighty griller. Hahaha!

So what do we have?

my sister jheii and my dearest brother posing for the camera and enjoying his doritos chips and C2.. no alcohol...

 My dad and my sisters - Rosalie , Liit and Jheii

Made some Tacos - Mom's Request..- basically I just grilled/toasted the taco shells, then filling; ground pork, ranch dressing, onion and ice berg lettuce, bell pepper grilled, tomatoes grilled and cheese. Actually we just used the ones that were available in the house. But you can use ground beef, the for the dressing you can mix cream cheese with dried herbs then sour cream. I grilled the bell peppers because I like the smokey flavor and so as with the tomatoes. 

 So on the grill - we have Hotdogs, Chicken and pork. Usually we do our own version of marinating sauce but since we have those leftovers from last week that we bought at supermarkets. We just finish them off. Maybe next time I can share some ingredients on how we do our marinating sauce.

 The skewered bbq costs P30.00++ each stick in the meat section in your nearest supermarkets. It's actually pork. They also have chicken so you can try that. 

 Tender Juicy hot dogs. We usually buy the Jumbo sized ones. Its bigger and it takes forever to finish. HAHA!

 We actually wanted the inasal flavored ones. but since we saw that there were a lot of garlic cloves in it, we just chose the bbq flavor ones which costs P55.00 each leg part. Its actually affordable since it's really huge. 

 My dad doing his thing with those deliciousness... hahaha! 

 YUP! I'm the FAT GIRL! hahahaha! this is me! hahaha! YUMMY!!! 

 and these my lovely readers and viewers are the good companions... San Miguel Light and Tanduay Ice.  

and my personal favorite Kahlua on the rocks with cherry... - yep...!!! 

hahaha yes.. they were drunk.. hahahaha!

Anyways.. don't try this at home specially if you are not guided by parents or someone older than you are. This doesn't happen everyday.. well.. probably with them.. hahaha! ssshhhh... But this is our family... We have fun, we eat, we are a family... I hope you guys enjoy reading this blog.. You can always have your own gimikainan sessions at home.. especially with your love ones.. Thank you! and let me know if you guys have any Gimikainan Sessions like this at home... 

Eat HAPPY Everyone!!

Kwaizz miya miya!!

Yours Truly,

Zielle a.k.a Fat Girl

GIMIKAINAN SESSIONS 3 : ARUBA!

This is just a short blog. 

Again i just found some pictures taken about a month ago .. so this was way too long ago.. 

In METRO WALK the amazingly insane place to hang out with friends is located in Ortigas. 

You can practically be there as early as 6pm and stay there the next day probably around 6am. 

There's a lot of bars and restaurants in Metro Walk. One that we usually hang out is at ARUBA!

Aruba is a bar that is classy and elegant and comforting. It was one of those bars that is next in line to embassy bar or LAX or seventh high and etc. 
Service was ok. It's a bar anyways. I loved the concept of having  tables on the outside where you can just see the performance of the band. in metro walk there's this "center stage" as people call it. and there's a band on a particular day. and the bars that are surrounded are pulling out chairs and tables just so to add customers. they have guests inside the bar and outside the bar.

 Best Mojito P140.00 -this drink is not very strong and it is made of five ingredients: white rum, sugar (traditionally sugar cane juice), lime juice, sparkling water and mint.  I ordered 4 glasses of this and I was fine. I wasn't tipsy, it's actually a ladies drink. 

 Mozzarella Fried P280.00 - A typical fried mozzarella cheese sticks. with a marinara dipping sauce. Nothing new, it is what it is expected to be. haha.. 

Garlic Chicken P280.00 - I should say, I wasn't expecting that it would be a regular fried chicken. I thought it would be stir fried with chilies and garlic and butter, but this is just a flavored garlic breading. Oh well disappointments.. hahaha! 

Anyways we were just there to have fun and drink. This is just to share.. 

Thanks for reading..PEACE!

Eat HAPPY Everyone!!

Kwaizz miya miya!!

Yours Truly,

Zielle a.k.a Fat Girl

Aruba Bar & Restaurant, Metrowalk

G/F Metrowalk Commercial Complex, Meralco Ave., Ugong

Pasig City, Metro Manila

Philippines

(02) 636-4702

GIMIKAINAN SESSION 2 : Joey's 4xForce Grill and Restaurant

Old school drinking sessions


Went to look for old photos of my me and my friends having a gimikainan sessions. and fortunately i have here some of it...
So i believe this was on a weekday. It was my sem break and my best friend's no work mode. And so one of her suitors (guess who it is on the following pictures).. invited us to drink out and just chilax bond and etc. so we did. 

they came to pick me up and drove over to san juan. there was this tiny and simple place. called Joey's 4xForce Grill and Restaurant. They had a python in that bar. Well they say it's a lucky charm for the bar's owner. That's why they have that.
the place was open, there were a few roofs to protect customers from storm and rain.Setup - the regular tissues and ash trays. No condiments though. Steel chairs and glass tables, it's similar to garden tables and chairs in yellow. There two sides that's how i describe it on where we're seated. The other side had wooden chairs and tables. They also had a big garage where obviously it's a resto bar that began fixing old cars and trucks. and made a bar out of it. There were 3 monitors to keep the customers peeking from time to time. usual customers who goes there are car lovers. racers and any engine running knowledgeable people. 


Copied from their Multiply site:
"Owner Joey Millonado has been into car restoration since 1985. He has joined numerous car shows and always brings home more than two (2) major awards. He is also into buying, restoring, and selling of off-road trucks. In 2006, he incorporated the carwash and the 24 hour grill & restaurant with his Off-Road Truck Services. Hence, the birth of JOEY'S 4XFORCE Grill and Restaurant."


So why did I feature this Bar? It's because of their HUGE SERVING! and again.. i'm a big fan of HUGE SERVINGS. Its actually a proof that I will spend money in the right spendings. Well even though I was not the one who spent for this Gimik. HAHA!

 Joey's 4xForce Grill and Restaurant

 Sizzling Pork Sisig - P200.00 - The sisig was about 400 - 500g of meat. It was a lot. Usually in some bars they serve their sizzling plates in the regular serving which is 200g per plate. But this one was different. it was huge! HEAVY. Their sisig was hot and sizzling. very delicious. i'm a sisig lover. you can ask any of my friends and family. dry or not. I love sisig. It is one of my guilty pleasures in life. 

my bestfriend Jen with jefri and steve

 Nachos P350.00 - Nachos Chips, ground beef, tomatoes, onions, jalapenos and of course cheese. Who wouldn't want that? It is one BIG/MASSIVE servings of  nachos. I know it's kinda small in the picture. But it is huge I tell you. well apart from the Nachos that TGIFridays serve. but this one is way cheaper.

Well with those few "pulutan" we ordered three buckets of RED HORSE. and afterwards some of them became tipsy. hahaha! which i totally enjoyed watching.

 This is them after getting tipsy. trying to enjoy the coffee aroma of starbucks

That's pretty much it.. until the next Gimikainan Session...xoxo

Eat Happy Everyone! 

Kwaiz miya miya!!

Yours Truly,
Zielle a.k.a Fat Girl

Joey's 4xForce Grill and Restaurant

Branches: Corporation #10 Granada Street Barangay Valencia, Quezon City 1112

Tel. Nos.:   414-11-95 / 0923-719-6333

Website : http://joeys4xforce.multiply.com

I hate GARLIK! do i?

"Krazy Garlik"

I am not a FAN OF GARLIC!!

once you say Garlic.. OH HELL NO! NO WAY! and you immediately see me running out the door.


I guess hating garlic came from my dad. Some people tease us as the "ASWANGS". Superticious. Blah Blah.


Anyways... Me and my friends decided to do a mini reunion. And ofcourse being obssesed with food. It was the activity of the night. EAT! EAT! EAT!


So off ot Greenbelt. We were kinda arguing if we'd go to Chilis or Krazy Garlik.


We walk passed chilis around 8pm and it was full. People were in line just to taste the unlimitted nachos.


Not that they don't need to order anything else.hahaha!


Anyways so next stop was Krazy Garlik and yes, there were still available seats. LUCKY us!


Again, Not a fan of GARLIC!


The was a receiving server.. Greeted us kindly. She was smiling and every crew was able to say hi and we were assisted to our seats. There were 3 of us. Our server named Hanie was so fragile and nice.

Kept herself intact even though people started to come in. She was able to serve us properly.

Krazy Garlik is a bistro type of resto that showcases the taste of garlic. On every dish Hanie said. Even after dining they see to it that there should be an aftertaste of garlic before and after dining in with them.

The setting was nice. I love the music. it was not too loud it was not too soft. Me and my friends were still able to hear each other. There were two tvs but we didn't really care about it since we were there for the food and we wanted to make "kwento". Tables and Chairs were clean. silverwares were incredibly shiny and clean. set up was also ok.

I was an intern before in one of the sister companies of Krazy Garlik. The group is called Bistro Group. They have Flapjacks, Fish and Co., Fridays, Billy Rock and a lot more. I know how they provide service.

They trained us well. With the service they provide they see to it that they put a smile on the cutomers' faces. They make sure that dishes are well served. Hot and ofcourse no hair strands. Hanie did a good job.

Price was almost the same with the other bistro casual dining restaurants. For me Krazy Garlik was too pricy based on the ingredients that they use it shouldn't be that expensive. Filipinos are known to love food and flavors and I can say that Krazy Garlik is one of the few that Filipinos should try but it would be sad if what's stopping them to dine in is the cost.

So enough with all the settings and service. Let's talk about food!

We asked what's their specialty and what would she recommend. Hanie was able to persuade me to try the pizza, pasta and main dish. Although we were still full at that time. I still took the risk. After all it's my first time.

For our drinks we had THE SHADOW and DRINK ME!

The size of these drinks were amazing! THEY WERE HUGE! In some restaurants I worry about the size of my drink will it fit the whole time I'm eating at that certain restaurant. So usually I end up ordering the bottomless drinks. But with these shakes. I will still be worrying about it, but not getting a new drink but how the hell am i going to finish this huge drink.

THE SHADOW (P180.00) - A mixed of dragon fruit and Vanilla, Strawberries and I believe there was a slight taste of garlic. probably a sweetened garlic or a garlic syrup. I liked the huge slice of dragon fruit. It was pink and very girlish. I really went gaga about it. Coz I like pink.

DRINK ME (P180.00)- Combination of Mango, Banana and Strawberry. Incrdible colors. I don't know how they do it. But its like a swirl of colors which made it very attractive. Its like you're thinking of sunsets and the beach.

 Appetizer - FRIED CALAMARI (P315.00) - oh yes and I've done it again.. I love fried calamari. Almost every resto I've been to, I always have the fried calamari as our appetizer. It was good. the dipping sauce has a lot of garlic flavor. there was cellery,  probably some pickles. they call it aioli dressing. nothing new though. nothing that would wow me. it is the usual taste of calamari. But i would say that it was very tender. i didn't had a hard time biting on it. It was not chewy at all. It was absolutely cooked perfectly.  

Pizza - BBQ GARLIC CHICKEN PIZZA (P450.00) - This 8 slices of pizza was sweet. I requested that the garlic flakes be put asided. And so they did. It had a BBQ sauce which was the main sauce for the crust then tiny cubed chicken breast with garlic mix marinate. A lot of Mozzarella Cheeze. The sweet BBQ sauce over powered the rest of the ingredients which was a little upsetting but I tried to sprinkle the Garlic Flakes which I don't normally do. But it's true there's always a first time. The combination of flavors were unbelievable. At first the pizza was not really ideal but when you put those crispy garlic flakes on top.. MAN YOU ARE IN FOR A BIG TREAT! The saltiness of the garlic flakes combined with the sweetness of the BBQ sauce turns into a great and over the top dish.

Pasta - FETTUCINE ORIENTE (P450.00) - Same price with the pizza. This dish is their best seller when it comes to pasta. It's tag as "Go krazy with this". This pasta was the best fettucine I've ever tasted. It was very tasteful. Sauce was incredible. If it wasn't embarrassing to lick the plate I would probably have done that! There were chinese greens which at first was kind of weird but it all went together. The mussels were fresh. Plate was warm. Fettuccine was al dente. Belissima! I would've ordered another plate but I wanted to give taste to everything first before I do that. Haha! but the next time I'll visit the resto I will surely order this one again!

Main Dish - PORK RIB ADOBO (P495.00) - This Filipino dish is not that tasty. Maybe I was looking for something more dry more garlic flavored adobo. This was more on the light flavored adobo. Perhaps to please foreign customers since Filipino adobo is more flavored. more salty. The meat was so soft. very tender! When you bite into it . it just melts in your mouth. I like the sauce. I like the roasted garlic. One thing i was looking for was more garlic. But all in all it was AMAZING! 

 

 And couldn't we be happier. The manager came to us and asked us how was our food. And obviously we have given him a thumbs up for making me LIKE GARLIC. hahaha! Kudos Mr. Georjet Guevarra.

Please forgive me if i spelled out your name wrong. but you know who you are and Thank you for the delicious and most intriguing dessert I have ever tasted ; Dessert - CREMA CATALANA (P195.00) - we got this dessert for free.. Thank you to the manager! HIGH FIVE GUYS!! Its spanish style crem brule with a twist.. The twist is candied garlic cloves.. WOOOH!! never heard that before. It still tasted the garlic although it's sweet. never thought it would match. but it was surprisingly good though.






KRAZY GARLIK what more can I see. Everything tasted garlic! i read this blog from one of the biggest blogger in the philippines. Mr. Anton Diaz. it was actually funny because he had this idea to put suggestions for the resto and in a way I agree to him. he said that it would be best if they had mouth wash in the washroom so that no one hesitates to eat a lot and worry about the after taste. And i totally agree on that. hahaha!


But I'm glad I tried KRAZY GARLIK!


And did i mention that i hated garlic. LET ME CORRECT THAT!
GOOD JOB! You changed my take on GARLIC!









Eat HAPPY Everyone!!
Kwaizz miya miya!!


Yours Truly,
Zielle a.k.a Fat Girl


Krazy Garlik
Branches: Greenbelt and Newport Mall
Tel. Nos.:   (02) 501-3752
Website : http://www.krazygarlik.com