We brought Thirdy and Tita Fe along so we can have some time with our son. The online ad said they were located along Congressional Avenue. But when we arrived at the address, it wasn't there. We called their landline but nobody picked up.
We drove around the area while I did some online search on my phone. Eventually, I found a mobile number and called it. I managed to talk to the owner after several tries, and was told that their store was at the other end of Congressional Avenue towards Munoz. Ouch. And they were already closed as they decided to head out early. Double ouch.
So after wasting about 30 minutes of our life (and some gas), we headed to the columbarium to visit my brother. After that, we decided to head to Greenhills Shopping Center so Chea can finally get a case for her new Blackberry Q10.
We parked near the bridge way towards the celphone tiangge and wasted about an hour looking for a case for Q10. No luck. There are hardly any blackberry phones to warrant cases to be sold for them. Bummer.
Chea, however, ended up buying a couple of cases (for her iphone and some as gifts for her friends), and having tempered glass installed on her iphone.
After that, we went to Virra mall to look for some shoes. Chea found one at Payless store, and we bought Thirdy some socks (It had avengers on it, so Thirdy just needed to have it).
We also dropped by a CLN store where Chea managed to get a pair of nice looking dresses with a 500 peso discount on the second one.
After that, we decided to have dinner elsewhere, so we went back to our car and drove off to Q.C.
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| the signage |
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| Another signage. In case you're having doubts this place is really Dong Juan. Lol |
Again, Chea learned of this new place somewhere along Mother Ignacia in Q.C. It wasn't that hard to find, although it's at the other end of Mother Ignacia near St. Mary's College.
We parked on the other side of the road fronting the place. The road isn't that busy even on a Saturday night, although the area isn't that well lit.
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| View from across the road. Looks like a house doesnt it? |
The place looks new and quite big. It's a two storey building in the shape of a modern house.
There are tables and chairs outdoors, most likely for the smoking crowd.
Inside, everything's well lit, with tables and chairs in what you might consider sections. There are booths to the sides where a party of three can sit, and there are tables and chairs to the left, then a little bit underneath the stairs there's a section where there's a table and chairs as well.
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| View from the top of the stairs |
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| View to the left. Our table is to the right of the picture where there's a family already eating |
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| View looking down at the stairs |
Up the stairs, what look like rooms have been convered to dining areas, with their walls converted to glass.
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| Mama Chea, Thirdy and Tita Fe at our table |
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| The other table beside us |
The biggest one holds several tables. Since that one was full, we were ushered to a room adjacent to it that had 3 tables. One of the tables was already occupied with a family, so we were seated at the other one.
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| Another room |
Everything's wood and glass walls, so it looked roomy and elegant. The best part is that the prices are pretty reasonable.
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| The menu |
Pastas started at 199 up to 299. They had burgers at 179 up to 309 (Thirdy wanted some burger). They also had Pizzas starting at 279 pesos. One of their best sellers, the Baby Back Ribs was only 289 pesos.
I opted for the classic burger (Dong Juan Burger, 179 pesos) to share with Thirdy, while Chea ordered the Baby Back Ribs (289 pesos). It didn't come with rice so we ordered the Dong Juan Fried Rice for Two(189). Since Thirdy also loves pasta, we ordered the Spanish Chorizo Pasta (209 pesos). Finally, we ordered the Herbed Iced Tea (a pitcher for 169 pesos) and a mug cake (199 pesos).
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| Minty Fresh! |
The iced tea came first. As described in the menu, it had mint and basil leaves. I tried it out and it tasted new and different from the usual tea fusions. It wasn't unpleasant, but it wasn't that good either.
Then after about a 15 minute wait, the orders all arrived at the same time.
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| A burger for my kingdom! |
I went for the chips that came with the burger order. It looks like they make their own chips. It's a bit bitter but it was crunchy.
The burger was awesome. Patty was thick, so I think it's about a quarter pounder at least. I don't know if it was grilled, but it was still juicy inside.
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| Ugly shot of the baby back ribs. The plate itself is pretty big |
The baby back ribs was also good. For 289 pesos, it's a decent sized serving and it was drowning in sauce. It was really tender and it practically fell of the bone with just a little prodding from a fork. Even the bone was tender. It looked more like cartilage than bone.
Since we're light eaters, there was still some leftover to take home.
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| There must be rice! |
The rice serving, though intended for two, was enough for the three of us. If you're really hungry, then it could probably be just enough for 3. It had egg, some chopped vegetables, and a hint of tapa.
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| Hands down, best dish for tonight! |
The winner I think is the Spanish Chorizo pasta. While Thirdy loves carbonara and other cream based sauce, he's usually put off by oil based pasta such as olive oil and pesto. But he just absolutely loved the chorizo pasta. The truffle oil is sublime, and the pasta wasn't overpowered by the chorizo. Even the chorizo is not that salty. Thirdy just ate everything up.
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| Cake in a mug = Mug cake! |
The mug cake came after. It came in a mug as the name suggests. Chea ordered the deep dark chocolate which was at the bottom of the mug covered by a big serving of vanilla ice cream. It was pretty good and we were able to share it among the four of us.
We ended up with a total bill of 1250 after a 55 peso senior citizen discount. It's a bit expensive, but the food is worth it.
The place is very clean, located in a quiet stretch of Mother Ignacia. It's very relaxing and the staff are very courteous. Very ideal for a weekend family dinners (or daily, if you could afford it).
After eating, we went home and called it a day.
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