Sorry sports fans, I know I will sound like a loser to you all.  But, I have to come clean and be honest that I don't really watch basketball games.  So, this visit to NBA Cafe is really food and family induced.


Perhaps, I've seen a few clips or a basketball game.  But, never had I had the interest or patience to finish watching an entire basketball game (all four quarters).  Believe it or not, I was never even enticed to watch UAAP back in college.  The closest thing to watching a basketball game for me is to watch anime basketball series like Slam Dunk, Buzzer Beater and Kuroko No Basket.
 
It's not that I don't like the game, I just don't like to be an idle spectator.  So when it comes to NBA, I don't watch the basketball game itself but playing the NBA Live video game with my siblings on our Sega Mega Drive, SNES and Playstations is something I really enjoyed during my childhood.  

Seeing the NBA memoriabilias like authographed basketballs...

and NBA posters reminded me of my childhood days when I played basketball as a leisure.  We actually have two half courts in our house which we haven't used for years!  I used to play the 3-2-1 shooting game and half-court basketball game with my little sisters and my big brother's classmates whenever they'd drop by.  Those were fun times!  The last time I played basketball was during my first year college when we were forced to take it as PE and I don't recall it to be as fun... 

There were also toys which includes my all-time favorite NBA player: Michael Jordan. =)  

As expected, the set up is similar to a sports bar.  This one is the biggest and grandest I've encounter yet.  It has a huge screen that I'm sure game watchers would love.

The wall of basketball jersey is a cool colorful display.


I'm really impressed with the interiors as even the benches is textured like a basketball.

Food

Soup

Ale, wisconsin cheddar, cauliflower soup (175 php)

The Ale, wisconsin cheddar, cauliflower soup is an interesting cream soup and it has bacon it is which is a plus.

Salad

♥ Roasted Mushrooms (300 php)

The Roasted Mushrooms along with the caramelized onions, arugula, mascarpone cheese, carrot in  truffle vinaigrette is superb!

Mains

Beer battered fish and chips (320 php)

The Beer battered fish and chips is served with hand-cut triple cooked kenebec fries, tartar sauce and coleslaw.  The family enjoyed this especially the fries. 
 

♥ Lemon brined roasted chicken (450 php)

The Lemon brined roasted chicken  laid on a bed of mashed potato embellished with succotash.  It comes with parsley gravy which is delicious!  
 

♥ Baby back pork ribs (1120 php/whole)

When you order the Baby back pork ribs, you can choose between sweet kansas bbq sauce or spicy texas bbq sauce to be rubbed.  We chose the former.   You will still get both as extra sauce.  Both are very flavorful.  I personally prefer the spicy texas bbq sauce. It is also served with corn, sauteed vegetables and dried sweet potato chips.  The ribs were very tender and moist... almost fall of the bone but not quite so.

Burgers

Cheese burger (385 php)

The Cheese burger is a good one with gruyere cheese, lettuce, tomatoes, onions, sliced dill pickles, and truffle aioli.  The truffle aioli made this more than the typical cheese burger for me.  

Tsinoy Foodies Verdict
All my expectation of NBA Cafe was met.  NBA fanatics will love the interiors plus the big screen to watch the NBA games.  While, non-fanatics like me will still appreciate displays and good food.  We're really lucky to have the only NBA Cafe in the world.  As of my posting NBA City restaurant in Orlando has closed down.  The price being reasonable, I really can't find any reason to pass up the chance of experiencing dining here.