Ramen Nagi

Ramen Nagi in Robinson's Magnolia used to be always full when they first opened, now not very much. They still serve good ramen, people might just want something new.

We ordered 3 ramens, Original King (Butao), Red King (Akao), and Green King (Midorio). Butao is Nagi's original broth, white rich broth that is very tasty. Midorio is the same broth with olive oil and basil topped with parmesan cheese, it gives a slight pesto taste. Akao has red spicy broth, just seeing that broth screams hot! It has garlic, chili oil, cayenne, with minced pork to add more flavor.

All their ramen comes with pork on top, with your choice if shoulder or belly meat. You also get to choose how the softness of the noodles, spiciness, green onion or cabbage topping, how much garlic, special sauce, etc. you want with your ramen.

We also ordered Chicken Karage, very crunchy breaded fried chicken with cabbage and mayo sides. Their gyoza is meaty but I think lacking in taste. Mom and Dad both had rice toppings, Chasu Rice and Spicy Karage Rice, both delicious.

The Food Club

It's Mother's Day! Well, it was when we ate at The Food Club. ^^  Everywhere else was fully booked so we took our chance and maybe get a seat if we're early, and we did, but not without hardship. =S

The first time we tried The Food Club was when it was still in their soft opening, they didn't impress me then, and they still didn't impress me now. My first complain is the way they handle their walk-ins. While every other buffet restaurant lists down names of walk-ins as they come, I wonder why Food Club won't do that?! It's a systematic way that can make the lives of their guests so much easier.  When they finally open, they can just call the names from the list and the guests can dine in peace.  Food Club insists on not using a list and just let the guests line up as they come, as if that works?! I really wish they get to their senses and learn from other more successful buffet restaurants. Ok, enough ranting, lol!

Aside from that bad start, I'll have to say, their food is actually good. The crabs are fresh and refilled all the time, which is what I always look for in buffets. ^^ For appetizers, they have a salad bar and cheese and bread bar, and soups. They offer different cuisines for the main course, starting with Asian food, for Filipino, sinigang, fish skin chicharon, etc. Their Chinese line has chopsuey, birthday noodles, dimsum, noodle soup, etc. Japanese cuisine has sushi, sashimi, tempura, gyoza (this is so good!), etc., and they also have Thai and Vietnamese food.

The Western dishes includes their steak, Italian pasta and pizza, Mexican tacos and nachos (I love the beef and cheese topping for the nachos), and many other dishes with salmon, chicken, pork, beef, fish, etc.  And the desserts, I have a sweet tooth so I never skip desserts, LOL! =P I love their ice cream flavors, dark chocolate, pistachio, coffee almond, yum!!! 

I did enjoy my meal, but unless they fix the system their doing now, they will always be my last choice when picking a buffet.

Mad for Pizza

My brother really likes pizza and since he's driving, he gets to choose where we'll eat today, and he chose Mad for Pizza.  Aside from the food which is not so bad at all, the service is excellent. =)

The first food that was served is their house salad, it's very simple and not the as good as CPK's.  Then the drinks, I ordered salted caramel, my mom ordered strawberry mango iced tea, and my dad and bro ordered iced tea which are all nice.

The main courses are next, first is the spaghetti bolognese.  It's meaty and saucy but you have to mix it to your own taste, like us, we added more peppers and hot sauce to bring out the flavor, it's a little bland if not.  Then my brother's own creation super cheesy and meaty pizza, love it! ^^ 

We also ordered 2 dishes with rice, one is angus beef belly which is really soft and well cooked, I just hope it's a little less fatty.  And another is chicken crispers that comes with fries or rice, and mustard sauce.

The Legend Hong Kong Seafood Restaurant

My brother suggested The Legend for our sunday lunch, to my mom's delight since it's Chinese food, her favorite. =)

The first dish to come out is Crab Meat Pumpkin Soup, it's not thick as the usual pumpkin soup but nice.  And I like the the crab meat are actually visible unlike other soups.  But my dad didn't like it much because of the initial dried shrimp taste that will eventually disappear as you eat.

Next is the Seafood Noodles in Superior Sauce.  The ingredients are scallop, squid/cattlefish, and halaan, it's not great but it's not bad too.  Then the compulsary vegetable dish for my dad, we ordered Polonchay in garlic.

Then came the Angus Beef Tenderloin in Pepper Sauce that came served in sizzling plate.  The beef is well cooked and the sauce is tasty. =) One of the dishes that we always order is fish fillet, this time we chose one in Singapore style sauce.  It's fish fillet fried then cooked in sweet chili sauce, it's very good as well.

And finally, this one is a "pahabol" because my mom likes taro a lot, we ordered Fried Taro Basket with Shimp and Pork.  I really liked the taro, very well fried and tastes good with the toppings.  But for the price, I expected a little bit more shrimps.

Over all, the food are good because it has the authentic Chinese food taste, not the usual vetsin taste we get from most restaurants lately.  The service is very good as well, servers are nice and attentive.  And plus points for the yummy peanuts glazed with sesame seeds, my brother can't get enough of it. =P

Zao Vietnamese Bistro

We decided to look around the new wing of Promenade Greenhills for a place to eat.  Then we saw this Vietnamese restaurant and thought of trying it out.  It's our first time to eat in Zao Vietnamese Bistro but I'm sorry to say we're disappointed with the food.  Everything we ordered are a bit too salty for our taste.

First we ordered is Zao Satay Platter, it has 6 sticks of grilled specialties, chicken, pork, and shrimp, 2 of each kind. This is not so bad but the serving is too small, and the seasoning for the chicken is a bit salty.  Next is Zao Pho, it has beef slices, meat balls, and rice noodles in soup.  Again it's not so bad but then, the soup is also salty.

For the main we ordered Saigon Fried Rice, Curried Chicken, and Shaking Beef.  The rice they used for the fried rice is too dry so it tasted undercooked.  The curried chiken is ok but has too much sauce.  The shaking beef is cooked medium rare so it's a bit chewy.  

They have very small servings for the price so I didn't find it's worth the money at all.  Over all, I don't think we'll be going back again to try their other dishes.