Food

Salads

♥ Smoked Salmon Salad (289 php)

Soups & Appetizers

Clam Chowder (259 php)

Main Course

♥ Buttermilk Fried Chicken (559 php)

The other orders are just add-ons.  When I think of Kettle, the only thing that really pops in my mind is their Buttermilk Fried Chicken.    

Tsinoy Foodies Verdict
I never thought I'd like Buttermilk Fried Chicken before I encountered one from Kettle.  I bet I'd come back even more just for it.

Gyu-Kaku Japanese Barbecue Restaurant is a Japanese Yakiniku concept that began in the Japan in 1996 and has now over 650 stores world wide.


The interiors were really nice and inviting.

After ordering, they prepared the charcoal grill.

Food

Salad

♥ Tofu and Avocado Salad (395 php)

The Tofu and Avocado Salad is one of the best Japanese-inspired salad we've tried.  The avocado cubes and creamy sesame dressing is wonderful.

Horenso Salad (285 php)

The Horenso Salad is good because we loved the crunchy garlic flakes.

Sweet Sauce and Salt and Spicy Sauce

Of course, the highlight of our dinner is the Yakiniku.  They have two dipping sauces for the Yakiniku.

Vegetables

♥ Shitake Mushroom (225 php)

Selected Beef by Gyu-Kaku

♥ Harami (USA) Tare L (395 php)

For the Harami, we could choose between 4 blends: Tare, Shio, Miso and Spicy.  We opted for the Tare which delivered a sweet and salty flavor.  It is a soy marinade with ginger, miso, fruit juice garlic and sesame oil.

♥ Harami (USA) Miso L (395 php)

Since the serving portion is small, we also ordered another Harami in Miso.  It was a red sweetened miso and soy bean paste.

Chicken

Chicken Thigh Fillet Tare L (175 php)

Chicken Thigh Fillet Shio L (175 php)

We also had the Chicken Thigh Fillet in Tare and Shio.  I guess we loved the Tare because we liked it even with chicken meat.  The Shio is a slightly sweetened white soy sauce with salted sake, garlic and ginger.  I think it's good if the meat is special.



Seafood

♥ Norweigan Salmon Foil (295 php)

The best among our order is the Norweigan Salmon Foil.  We ordered 2 of these! 

Noodles

♥ Ishiyaki Udon (Chicken) (295 php)

The Ishiyaki Udon (Chicken) is delicious.  It was exploding with tasty goodness and the texture of the noodles is chewy.


Desserts

♥ Milk Pudding (145 php)

For dessert, we had the Milk Pudding.  It is an interesting creamy dessert.  We love it!

Tsinoy Foodies Verdict
Our Gyu-Kaku Yakiniku experience is good.  The quality of the meats and other ingredients is superb.  We also liked their sauce blends.  The only drawback is the price and small serving portions. 

P.F. Chang's arrived in the Philippines sometime three years ago.  It was formerly in Alabang and Fort Bonifacio Global City and now, it is in Shangri-La Plaza East Wing.


There was a lot of rave about this at first.  But, after all the publicity, the fame toned down.  Since we have tried almost all restaurants in that wing, we figured we'd give it this US Asian-themed Chinese Bistro a try.

Food

Starter

♥ Seared Ahi with Wasabi Guacamole (595 php)

The Seared Ahi with Wasabi Guacamole was really good!  In fact, because of this starter, we felt very optimistic and excited for the upcoming dishes that we ordered.

Vietnamese Lemongrass Chicken Spring Rolls (275 php)

 The Vietnamese Lemongrass Chicken Spring Rolls was just okay.  I guess I was expecting the lemongrass chicken to stand out but it didn't.

Dimsum 

Xiao Long Bao (125 php)

We were really disappointed with the Xiao Long Bao.  Just look at it.  The soup has already escaped.  And, because of that this is by far the worst Xiao Long Bao we've had yet.

Soups

Hot & Sour Soup (245 php)

The Hot & Sour Soup is my all-time favorite soup.  For me, this is passable. 

♥ Egg Drop Soup (195 php)

The Egg Drop Soup is a better choice if I had to choose between the two.

Salads

♥ Chicken Chopped Salad (385 php)

The Chicken Chopped Salad has two options for dressing: Ginger or Sesame-Vinaigrette.   We chose the former and it was a great choice!

Chicken

Kung Pao Chicken (395 php)

The Kung Pao Chicken is our family favorite dish so we have tried many versions.  This was good but we've had better.

Singapore Street Noodles (425 php)

We enjoyed the Singapore Street Noodles.  But, price-wise, it is one expensive noodle dish.

Tsinoy Foodies Verdict
Sad to say, I failed to appreciate the why P. F. Chang's beings a US Chinese bistro chain have to be brought here in the Philippines.  Being in an Asian country where there are a lot of Chinese and China, Hongkong and Taiwan being our neighboring countries, I think there are many better options already found here.