A Not So Inspiring Kapangpangan Feast...

Despite the heavy rains yesterday, my hubby and I went to Trinoma to give in to my little niece's wish to ride the ferris wheel (that's what she calls the carousel). For dinner, we tried Cabalen. They offer an eat-all-you-can buffet for P398. Their drinks range from soda in can, fresh buko juice, bottomless iced tea, hot tea, and fruit shakes, prices range from P40 to P70.

The place is impressive, it's more "sosyal" than Kamay Kainan. What caught my attention was the chocolate fountain. And being the sweet tooth that I am, I started with dessert. Ihad two marshmallows dipped in the chocolate fountain, my niece asked for the yellow fruit (papaya) one dipped and one plain. The chocolate syrup was too sweet and it taste like melted powdered malt drink.

Their spread is not as plenty as kamay kainan, however, they have greens, fried greens!! It was my first time to try tempura veggies and it was good. Their sizzling tofu and sisig was also nice. But their lechon, is a bit cold, and it was bland. I also tried some of their viands, but it didn't pass my expectations.

I am not picky, it might be that I had a higher expectation of the food taste because I expected good food from kapangpangans. Or, maybe the weather has something to do with it. I don't know, I was not really inspired by the variety of food they had last night....

A new UnliRice Experience

Went to see my hubby for dinner a while ago. He's staying with his mom until tomorrow and I'm not used to not seeing him for more than a day. He suggested that we try this new place just beside Pao-Tsin (love their dimsum and rice), Camp Tribu. It's been there for over a month now. The name doesn't sound like it has anything to do with food (for me, that is). When entering Camp Tribu, you'll directly see their counter. They offer sinigang na baboy, garlic talbos, ensaldang talong, bottomless iced tea, pichi pichi, sisig and others. What caught my attention was their "unlirice" meals. For P99, you can have either chicken inasal (a choice between pecho part or paa), Tribu Fried Chicken, Boneless bangus and liempo with unlimited rice. Just like what Mang Inasal offers. Hmm, they better have a good chicken inasal, because Mang Inasal's is sumptuous!

We tried their P99 unlirice meal. I got the fried chicken and my hubby tried their chicken inasal. We added P35 to each order for bottomless Iced Tea and Pichi pichi.

Their fried chicken is good. I bet they use good quality chicken breading which I bet they bought from the nearby grocery store. Their chicken inasal was a disaster. It was small, it is burnt, and has more bones than meat. The rice that comes with the meal was a bit cold. The meal and the bottomless Iced Tea was not that satisfying but it did fill me up. I love their pichi pichi. It was not too sweet, has cheese and is so soft.

I wouldn't order their meals again but I sure will come back for their pichi pichi. Should I crave for Chicken Inasal with unlimited rice, I'd go to Mang Inasal's.