SPE: Pork Stroganoff, Spicy Seafood Pasta, Grilled Pork Chop in Orange Sauce

There's nothing like a good place to slack and eat good food than Some Place Else "SPE" Restobar and Coffee Shop. This hidden gem in Paseo de Habana compound will give you the feel-good music that'll have you wanting to pump your fist in the air, not to mention the good food that will have your intestines wiggle with delight from the food-gasm.

Espresso ala mode

Espresso ala mode: This one is definitely dressed to impress. With the gooey caramel syrup generously flowing over the vanilla ice cream, one cannot simply resist! The rich and sweet vanilla island complements the strong flavor of the ocean of espresso surrounding it.

Choco Marble Hazelnut

Choco Marble Hazelnut: Who doesn't love chocomarble hazelnut with a pepero twig and whip cream on top? This one is absolutely a classic.

Potato Salad

Potato Salad: Ooh lala, this is the ultimate comfort food. The potatoes were soft and creamy (thanks to the delicious mayonnaise) with tidbits of onions, herbs and eggs in between! 

Pork Stroganoff

Pork Stroganoff: Creamy mushroom sauce perfectly poured in soft tenderloin pork cuts with chewy onions and cucumber on the side creates a heavensent dish! SPE's Pork Stroganoff is so Tasty and Wholesome with capital T and W for emphasis!

Spicy Seafood Pasta

Spicy Seafood Pasta: I was surprised with the piquant taste of the pasta. Yep, definitely tongue-twitching spicy. The consistency of its taste, sweet, sour and spicy, had me find myself filling my plate with this dish all throughout dinner though. hehe!

Grilled Pork Chop in Orange Sauce

Grilled Pork Chop in Orange Sauce: Masarap pampulutan! Chewy pork chop blended with citrus-filled sauce made it much juicier and sweeter at every bite.

with Mr. Timothy Walker of Philippines Lifestyle and Some Place Else's beautiful proprietor Ms. Andrea

3AM fun with new friends!

Now Open: Some Place Else Coffee Shop

Awesome news for those who can never imagine their everyday lives without caffeine flowing in their systems: there's a new coffee shop in the booming city of Davao!

Now open: Some Place Else Coffee Shop! Woohoo *happy dance*! The store opened yesterday, May 8, 2015. The warm ambiance of the place in combo with the lively music perfectly reflects the personality of the shop's beautiful proprietor, Miss Andrea "Dea" Ibañez.
 

 

See those dim lights and the uber cute interior design? The place will surely help one's nerves relax. This is the must-go-to place for those who just want to chill and socialize (to those who prefer to interact via social media, they are wi-fi ready as well).



If you want to study or prepare for your thesis whilst using your gadgets, they have many sockets sprouted from the walls, all ready to be used.

Hello there! Dea's best friend, Au, together with her boyfriend Adi, was present to support the new business! #relationshipgoalz

Here are a few of their tummy-busting dishes available for orders (PS sorry, there was an error on the focus of the Caramel Macchiato I ordered (thus the absent photo here) but, it was seriously delicious!! Kudos to the barista! Their potato salad was mouth-watering, too, that I actually did not hesitate not to take a photo first before eating the salad lol):

Congratulations, Dea!!!

Of course, the BFF barkada is almost (mia Divs and Diane) complete to support!! L-R: Yayi, Lhor, Dea, Clem, Thea, and Me!

Some Place Else Coffee Shop is finally open and happy to serve you! It is located at Paseo de Habana, JP Rizal St., adjacent to its already famous partner Some Place Else Restobar. The store opens from Four in the afternoon until Twelve midnight.

Bhajia Grilled Pizza: Great White, Pizza Overload + Nachos and Fries!

Have you guys been to Bhajia Grilled Pizza, where 99% of everything they serve is grilled and comes with pizza toppings?! You haven't been there? Go visit the store now and don't forget to invite me! haha (Oh and they also serve burgers... Ah-- if only it was allowed to be a hermit and actually live in their kitchen).

grabbed from @auenriquez

Pizza Fries and Pizza Nachos. Man, was I in heaven?  Because if not, I think I just had a taste of it. I know you see them- the generous amount of cheese, cheese and endless pizza toppings! The fries were equally soft and crunchy, and the nachos were so... well, nacho-eey(?) that adding pizza toppings to them made them extra unforgettable!

Pizza Overload. You know it. Pizza with everything the chef could think of... mostly the drool-worthy meat. Yummeeehh!

Great White Pizza. I am absolutely 100% positively going back to Bhajia for this! This is my new favorite pizza! They say this is one of the store's best-sellers too- no doubt it deserves to be on the top list! The cheese, oh oh wow, it was the bomb.... no, it was the father of all bombs!!! This pizza looked even sexier with the bacon put on top of it.

Bhajia chips. This one was a freebie from our friend Kena (whose brother is the co-owner of Bhajia Grilled Pizza). The chips tasted simple and quite familiar, but the sauce that came with it was SO good it reminded me of India (though i've never been there hahaha hihihi this is an Indian comfort food fyi) I was secretly hoping my friends were too full to finish the chips so I can have the rest to myself! *cue Mandark's evil laugh*

grabbed from  @tiffnyyab and @carissetan

Bhajia's pizzas, fries, nachos and chips with a side dish of endless chikka definitely switched my tiring day into an awesome one! Food just tastes so much better when you're with your friends!

Bhajia Grilled Pizza

SM Lanang / Bonifacio st.

Davao City

Beef + Scallops + Laing + Ostrich, The Mesa Way

Ahhh~ there's too much food loving in my beautiful city! Tonight, I've discovered another restaurant that unmercifully busted the doors of my digestive system and just had my intestines waving in sync and shouting "Allelujah!!" while grinding the delicious pieces of their food. 

Although I've come to pass by Mesa a million times and ignored the place a bazillion times over (usually there are too many costumers inside that i think there's no space left even for my midget body hehe), something about the place gives me this buzzy feeling (prolly because of the swarming costumers?) that had me eternally curious about their dishes, until we finally dined in last night.

We settled ourselves in this little hut-like table that made us feel we like were somewhere along the dark shores of a secluded beach (choz!). The glasses wherein they served the water were uniquely inspired by bamboo branches!

For our appetizer, we had Baked Scallops with Garlic Butter. It was the best baked scallops I've tried!!... Well, second best if I include my boyfriend's mom's baked tahong (100% no bias on this one. nope. hahaha!). The carneous scallops went so well with the creamy garlic butter! I kept my eye on this dish the whole time, until my boyfriend decided to be a hungry hellhound and ate the last few pieces I've been wanting to devour.

For the vegetable menu, we ordered Laing 2 Ways. To be honest, I'm not the biggest fan of Laing, but tonight was an exception. I couldn't choose which one of the two versions (L-R: Laing with coconut cream; crispy Laing) were better, because both tasted SO good.

Drunken Ostrich. "It looks like chicken, but it tastes like beef!", True that. The meat was firm, with the natural sweetness of the accompanying mushrooms, herbs, sauce and spices.

Beef 2 Ways. Wow, oh, just. w.o.w. This one's my favorite among the rest. The moment I took a spoonful of this curry-like dish in my mouth, my tongue, my teeth, and my palates just died right here & there and quickly resurrected in an instant! The tenderness of the beef with the oh-so creamy coconut plus the right amount of spices had my eyeballs skip rolling on the river and straight to the ocean!

Thanks kuya JP for the treat! xo

Mesa Filipino Moderne

G/F SM Lanang

Davao City

Taweng's Batchoy: Sizzling Spaghetti

After a long ride in the busy streets of Tagum city, I finally got to visit the restaurant famous for their sizzling spaghetti!

Taweng's famous sizzing spaghetti! A must-try!

They're located at:

Jose Abad Santos street

Tagum city

Yuyu Cafe's Homemade Ice Cream: Cookie Butter + Mango Float

Mango Float

If I closed my eyes whilst eating this, I wouldn't have guessed this was ice cream (besides the obvious part that it is, in fact, ice cream lol). The sensational taste is as legit as the real mango float dessert!

Speculoos

Dee-lee-scious!! This is my current favorite (among the only two flavors of 6-8 flavors I've tried haha). Idek how they do this, but it's just as delicious as the real cookie butter  food paste! I mean, other shops who make homemade ice cream improvise the original flavors so much that the ice cream doesn't taste exactly as how they're supposed to. But this, wow. just wow. A big thumbs up for Yuyu Cafe!!

Just a little tip: Eat their ice creams as fast as you can because before you even decide to emote over the yummy-ness of one scoop, the ice cream's already melted! 

Munchtown's Munchtown Fries + EBTKS + Salisbury Steak

Boyf and I were just strolling around SM Lanang when we passed by into this beautifully designed diner. I saw costumers eating these deliciously-looking burgers and hotdog sandwiches that I thought I could actually feel my tummy worms wide awake and kicking, hopeful to be able to try what the diner has to offer. Munchtown Diner's menu dominated of burgers, hotdogs and fries, which was perfect for a casual weeknight date!

Munchtown Fries

 This basket of mouth-watering potatoes topped with beautifully mixed ingredients of "rock salt, black pepper, bacon bits, paprika, chili flakes, sour cream, dill and cream cheese" notched the top 1 spot on my top 10 list of favorite fries! Both crunchy and soft at the same time, Munchtown fries absolutely goes the extra mile.

E.B.T.K.S.

EBTKS = Everything But The Kitchen Sink - uh, i have no clue on what this means, maybe because this dish almost has every spice and flavor ("chunky meat sauce, cheese, jalapenos and caramelized onions on top of their special in-house hotdog") that correlate with each other that the kitchen sink is the only piece left? ew? haha. Anywaaay, this is really good! Spicy, sweet, and cheesy... this dish deserves a mouth-drooling wow!

Salisbury Steak with Mashed Potatoes

How can I even begin describing this fine piece of meat? Soft, chewy, flavorful... absolutely delicious! The  mashed potatoes was a great companion to the steak! The creamy gravy flowing through its vent added the N to the heaven-feels of this dish.

Cafe Andessa: Jalapeño Poppers + Taco Salad + Banana Turon à la mode

Jalapeño Poppers

These are the bomb!! Ground meat and other spices stuffed inside an empty (no seeds inside!) green pepper and rolled in lumpia wrappers, plus the grated cheese on top, this will surely be your new favorite!

For those who like it hot & spicy: This is not as hot & spicy as you think it is though, it's a good thing we have hot sauces walking around.

 

Taco Salad

Tomatoes, onions, ground meat, lettuce... just a typical salad, or so you think it is! This light appetizer jumps to the extra-ordinary level by adding chips and lots of cheese! The sauce that was an add-on to the salad made it much more flavorful.

Banana Turon à la mode

Banana and chocolate? A not so great combination just by hearing it, but wait 'till you taste it! This is a definite must-try! Plus, who doesn't love vanilla ice cream?

Homemade Blueberry Cheesecake

Homemade Blueberry Cheesecake by Ms. Camila Noelle Yamas

Small @ 240Php each

Large @ 680Php each

2 orders of Small @ 440Php

The creamiest blueberry cheesecake i've tasted so far (no bias lol)! The generous amount of delicious cream cheese in between the distinct mixed flavors of sweet, sour, and juicy blueberries on top and the rich biscuit base just makes it the best homemade blueberry cheesecake ever. lami-a lagi!

Order up! Have a creamy blueberry-filled Christmas! Dial her at 0922 860 6424

Tsuru's Volcano Roll + Baked Seafood Dynamite Roll

Volcano Roll: 

"A fiery roll of salmon, spicy onions, spicy oil and mayo fried to perfection and finished with two of Tsuru's special sauces."

I will never ever get enough of this one. Ever. The presentation itself is drool-worthy. The taste is first rate! I could feel the sexual tension between the spaces of my teeth at every grind of this one haha. Its freshness, sweetness, juiciness and the tinge of spice at every bite would justify why it's called "Volcano Roll".The combination of the flavors explode every time between the palate and lustful taste buds of my mouth!

Baked Seafood Dynamite Roll

"Maki topped with scallops, kani, spring onions and spicy dynamite sauce baked to perfection."

It was my first time trying this one! Every piece was savory, and the taste exceeded my expectations. Well... I maybe had a little "This looks reaaaally delicious this must really taste good" mindset the first second the dish was served on our table, ready to be guzzled by my greedy-for-maki appetite!

Tsuru

G/F Abreeza Mall

Davao City