Going solo at Big Daddy's

I rarely try out new restaurants without someone to share the fun with. Yesterday, though, I had the urge to eat for the first time at Big Daddy's in SM City Manila even by my lonesome after a medical check-up nearby. This restaurant offers mostly American comfort food like burgers, steaks and buffalo wings. But they also serve a few kinds of pasta 

as well as soup, taco and nachos. 

I ordered:

Angus Burger, P100.

Taco, P85.

Brewed coffee, P75.

                                            
                                                  Inside Big Daddy's at SM City Manila 

 

Is it obvious I was hungry? I demolished everything that was on the table. Haha! The grilled burger patty had a nice, smokey flavor. You might say it's a little bland but it's fine with me as I'd rather go low in salt. The mustard and some ketchup gave the burger more zing and I enjoyed eating my sandwich to the hilt. The taco was delicious! It was meaty, cheesy, full of Mexican flavors and with lots of chopped veggies. I enjoyed this one, too. And then, there was a cup of brewed coffee to end a satisfying lunch. Plus point for Big Daddy's

 for serving coffee! Well, not every restaurant does.

Try Big Daddy's, folks and enjoy great food at reasonable prices and served by friendly crew. They have branches at Ortigas Ave. in Pasig City, SM City Sucat, Kalayaan Ave. in Diliman, Quezon City, Tomas Morato also in Quezon City, and Metrowalk 
also in Pasig City, plus the one I visited 

at the 3rd floor of SM City Manila. 

Happy eating!

Lunch at Chubs Chasers

I tried yet another foodie place on Visayas Ave. last week. I was with my youngest son, who I tagged along to work as it was already their semestral break. Chubs Chasers is actually not a newbie in our office neighborhood, but has recently been reopened after being closed for renovation. Previously, it was known as Chubs Steak at Manok but its name was changed into Chubs Chasers when it reopened. Not only does it now sport a new name and a new look, I learned that even its menu is now 

almost entirely different. 

Anyway, here's what my son and I had for lunch: 

Nachos, P149.

Carvylicious Chicken with rice, P159. 

                                                                 Heaven Sandwich, P159. 

Iced tea, P59.

                                                              Inside Chubs Chasers

Chubs Chasers is at #86 Visayas Ave., beside Ka Tunying's Cafe

Well, it was a good first time eating at Chubs Chasers for us. Everything we had was good! I was glad my son liked his roast chicken because he's kinda choosy when it comes to his chicken. Chubs Chaser's Carvylicious Chicken is accompanied by a special sauce, which tasted like peanut sauce that's a bit sweet. The roast chicken itself was a little bland for me but the sauce made up for the lack in flavor. It was another good thing that there was some veggies - roast tomato and string beans - 

served with the chicken. 

My lunch - the Heaven Sandwich wasn't named that way for nothing. It was indeed heavenly! It consisted of pieces of ciabatta bread holding together huge chunks of chicken on a bed of lettuce and tomato slices and spiced up with fresh basil leaves and a dressing. I've never had a sandwich like this and I found it totally awesome. It also was served with chips, adding more fun to eating. Too bad they don't serve coffee, which could have given me a totally satisfying lunch. By the way, we had nachos as appetizer and it was good, too, with lots of cheese, olives, ground beef and chopped 

onions, chilies and tomatoes. 

Great for munching! 

Chubs Chasers is worth trying and certainly deserves a revisit. I'd like to try their lasagna next time! Pay it a visit, folks, one of these days and enjoy good food, a nice, relaxed ambiance and attentive service. 

Happy eating!    

The 'AlDub Meal'

Are you one of the millions bitten by the AlDub bug lately? I am, with no recovery in sight yet. Haha! Who doesn't find those two young ones cute and adorable? Oh, to be young and in love! Alden Richards, Maine Mendoza (a.k.a. Yaya Dub), as well as the three lolas - Nidora, Tidora and Tinodora have become my family and office mates' daily source of happiness and entertainment, that one day now isn't complete without watching their antics in the Kalye Serye segment of Eat Bulaga. 
And for the millions of AlDub fans like me, there is the "necessary" "AlDub Meal" of chicken fillet a la king with a drink at McDonald's. I've had it three times since its launch a month ago. The creamy, buttery sauce that is generously poured on top is delicious, its mixture of flavors blending perfectly well with the fried chicken fillet. So good to eat with rice for lunch or dinner. Well, as it goes, this meal is a "must" 
for AlDub fanatics out there. Haha! 
Thanks to Alden and Maine's TV commercial promoting the crispy chicken a la king, McDonald's sales grew by 470 percent, according to Margot Torres, vice president for Marketing Communications at Golden Arches Development Corporation. 
Wow, the magic this pair has!

McDonald's Chicken Fillet a la King

Maine and Alden in their first McDonald's TVC

But whether you're an AlDub fan or not, McDonald's Chicken Fillet a la King deserves a try. It's one delicious treat at only P59. with a drink. Won't you get it now at the store nearest you? 

Happy eating!