We decided to eat elsewhere so we didn't have to pay for parking at sm. Cheapskates.
We drove along Visayas Ave towards Tandang Sora Avenue and we didn't find anything interesting so we decided to make a right at Congressional Avenue. We drove all the way to Chimes building where we had dinner a few weeks back, but decided to turn back since and try our luck with Gudo.
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| It was the steak that got my attention. |
We saw that there was a free space for parking in front of Gudo so we decided to try it.
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| The signage |
There was a group ahead of us, but since it was just Chea and myself, and there was a free table exactly for two by the road, we got seated immediately.
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| It was full inside so we were seated by the side of the road. You could probably seat just 15 pax inside. |
We were given the menus and I was pleasantly suprised. All of the dishes were priced below 200 pesos. And here I thought they'd be around 250. No wonder it's always packed.
The only available steak was T-bone (175 pesos), so I opted for that. Chea was skipping meat since it was a Friday during Lent so she opted for the 3 cheese pizza (130 pesos). My order came with a side of either mashed potato or rice. I chose the mashed potato as suggested by Chea, and ordered an additional plate of rice, since it was cheaper (Rice is 15 pesos, while the mashed potato is 20).
I was really amused with the prices. They're relatively cheap. The Tbone steak at Everything at Steak, which I felt is already a bang-for-your-buck dish, is around 220 pesos.
People keep coming while we waited (mostly in cars). Some just bought take out since there wasn't any more available seats. Those who wanted to dine there, really had to wait.
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| Water |
As for the food, we didn't have to wait at all. The pizza came and it looked like it was about 8" -10" across. Chea had a quick bite and she loved it.
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| 130 pesos only. Any cheaper and I'd buy one everyday. |
My steak came and I was even more surprised. The steak is freaking huge. All that for just 175 pesos? You've got to be kidding me.
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| See the spoon? That's your standard 7" spoon. That's how big the steak is. |
The steak was ok. I asked for a medium well, but it wasn't dry as you can see from the picture with the meat glistening from what may be oil. The insides were about pale grey. It tastes pretty much like steak with a good amount of pepper.
The gravy was a bit of a miss. It kinda tasted like corn soup if you can imagine it.
The mashed potato tasted like oatmeal except that the texture is evenly smooth like your typical mashed potato.
I also sampled the pizza. It was thin but not crisp. Although there's still a bit of crunch. Some burnt edges. It was definitely cheesy, so much so that it tasted like I was eating cheese curls. Lol.
Overall, it's a pretty awesome experience. Inexpensive, good sized dishes. I'll most likely return soon just for the steak, but maybe I'll try the chicken as well. You could certainly afford both at the same time. But eating all of that at the same time? That's a different question.
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