Hong Kong Roast Food Express

Hong Kong Roast Food Express

22 Jupiter St. Cor. Galaxy, Makati City

7467 Bagtikan St., Makati City

There’s a new Chinese restaurant in town…literally in ikya’s village! It’s called Hong Kong Roast (HKR) Food Express. Her mom discovered the place and introduced it to us one Sunday afternoon. We loved it! They have two branches now, one in San Antonio Village and the other in Jupiter Street. Whichever branch you go to, your tummy will surely be satisfied!

Here is what we ate so far. Give us a few weeks and we’ll finish the whole menu!

 Shallot Rice

 Winter Mapo Tofu -- steady taste.

Spareribs -- Chuck murdered this one because it was so good

Siomai

Corned Pork with Fried Egg -surprisingly good! There are more pork inside.

 Birthday Noodles -- Ikya's brother loves this!

 Black Chicken -- meat felt weird, but it was good. First time we tried one.

Honey Glazed Fried Chicken -- sauce was good, but the chicken was dry...soo booo!

 Roast platter! - totally worth it!

Just another roast platter. yummehh.

Fried Mantou with condensed milk -- ikya's favorite! she can eat two in one sitting!! Served warm and fresh!

Milo! Love the first part when you scoop the milo powder!

Verdict:

- This restaurant is our definition of one that serves the ultimate comfort food!

- Price is very reasonable

- HAPPY TUMMY!

- Must try restaurant for all Chinese food lovers!

Hao Hong Kong Diner

Hao Hong Kong Diner

27 Canopus St cor Jupiter St., Makati City

(02) 478-3927

A new restaurant at the end of Jupiter Street is on its soft opening. We found out about it because it's a sister restaurant of Good Earth Roasts. Hao, however, has more food on their menu. Of course, they also serve alcohol. The only problem with this restaurant is the parking. They only have 2 or 3 slots in front of their restaurant. The rest can park on the streets, but we all know how Jupiter gets when it's Friday and Saturday and Fiamma kids arrive....chaos.

Here is what we ate.

 Fried Rice

Wet Fried Rice - Just fried rice with soup. We prefer this than the "plain" fried rice

 Noodles

 Pork

Maling Chips - YUM!

And our bill served in a casket. haha

Verdict:

- Good place to hang out with friends

- Reasonable price

- Service is slow but we can forgive them since they are still on their soft opening

- If they remove Good Earth in Rockwell, you know where to find us next. :)

Serenitea

Serenitea
Burgos Circle
Jupiter Street
Greenhills
Banawe
sereniteakitchen@gmail.com
https://www.facebook.com/iloveserenitea

Another milk tea store that we are addicted to now because there's a branch near our house is...SERENITEA! :) The difference with Serenitea and Happy Lemon is the selection of milk tea's in the former varies and all taste great. Happy Lemon has one great drink and that's only what we crave for, but as for Serenitea, you get excited on the variety of drinks you can choose from.

Here is the branch in Greenhills.

Let us show you our top picks.

HOKKAIDO

NAGASAKI

MALTY CHOCO

STRAWBERRY TOFFEE

YAKULT GREEN APPLE

BLACK DRAGON - literally chuck is black :))

TARO

YUMMY drinks! Try em out! They also have food in case you want something to munch on.

Forgot the name of this, but anyway, it doesn't taste good. Makunat is the best description for this.

Their version of mojos. Really good with the drinks because this dish is salty. 

Chicken chops. Goes great with the drinks as well because of it's taste. You can also eat the leafy things.

VERDICT:

- Serenitea will always be part of our weekly habits because the Jupiter branch is soooo accessible. You don't have to worry about parking or waiting too long.

- Price is just like other milk tea stores

- Great drink for chilling with friends and cooling down on a hot day.

- We tried the hot version of nagasaki and it tastes just as great as the cold one. :)

- Will definitely come back....maybe later. :)

Ms. B's Tuckshop

Ms. B's Tuckshop

20 Jupiter St. Valdecon Bldg, Makati

Monday to Thursdays: 12pm to 12mn
Fridays: 12pm to 3am
Saturdays: 5pm to 3am

A cute little restaurant in Jupiter. You won’t notice it at first since the reason why you might go to the area is because you’ll drink in Distillery. Parking is a bit of a problem especially if you go on Friday when a lot of people want to party in the neighboring bars.

They only have a few meals to offer, but then it’s better this way so you won’t have a hard time picking which one you want to try. Their menu is written on a chalkboard. Very cute concept. Cost efficient as well since they won’t have to make multiple menus and they can change food easily.

 

 

We have to commend their presentation of food and drinks as well. Here’s their house water. It reminded us of American movies where milk is delivered in these bottles door to door.

For starters, we tried the Salt and Vinegar chips. It’s okay. Tastes good but not worth its price.

We ordered the Beef Burger as well. They use 100% grass-fed beef. I didn’t taste anything new with it. It lacked taste actually..maybe add vegetables or something? Chuck found it really juicy, which is good.

For my favorite part, dessert.... The calamansi beignet is really good. It’s bread that you dip in condensed milk. We didn’t taste the calamansi flavor though.

Tried their three milkshakes as well. Was with the girls when I had these. Will introduce them according to taste. Best for me is the PB&J Milkshake, then the Red Velvet, last is the Roasted Marshmallows.

 

I love the PB&J Milkshake. It sounds weird but I suggest for you to try it. The Red Velvet was okay. Wouldn’t buy it again but I didn’t hate it. Just wasn’t that good to be bought again. Friends felt the same. Last is the Roasted Marshmallows for me. However,m y friends and officemates looooooved it. Just too salty for me. I don’t know if they were sleepy the time we came in or it really just doesn’t taste right. Don’t get me wrong. I love the Happy Lemon rock salt and cheese creations so reason why I hate this can’t be because it’s not the conventional sweet milkshake. Try it and let’s see if we share the same sentiment. :)

Enjoyed the milkshakes with my best friends :)

Verdict:

- Great hangout place with friends

- Price is okay

- Would like to try their Lechon Salad and other desserts. Will update this as soon as we try it!

Email: msbstuckshop@gmail.com

Facebook: Miss B's Tuckshop

Whistlestop

Whistlestop 
28 Jupiter St., Bel Air Village
Makati City, Metro Manila
Philippines
(02) 896-1989

It was a lazy Sunday afternoon when we felt the urge to have merienda. We wondered what place we knew would be open and we could only think of restaurants in malls, which we weren’t dressed for. We drove past by Jupiter just to see if any restos were open, luckily Whistlestop is open 24/7.

Whistlestop is located beside starbucks (Edsa side) Jupiter. You won’t miss it. Plus, it has this big neon sign that says OPEN. Parking is free and spacious – no problem there. When you enter, you feel an almost “pub” like aura and true enough they serve cheap beer. Here is what we ate…

Vintage Tapa – It is a spin from your ordinary Tapa because it’s shredded. Much like Sinangag Express’s tapa. Though the portions were small, the flavor did not disappoint.

Banana Turon – If you think that the pieces in the picture are huge, you are correct. Normally you’d find that Turons these large don’t have much in the inside, but these are full. And that’s not the best part – they are only Php80 for 6 pieces.

 

Whistlestop Iced tea and Strawberry Milkshake – You guys are better off trying the Iced Tea. It’s unique to Whistlestop and we must say it’s pretty good. It’s also served in big glass so no need to order more or have it bottomless (if they allow). The Strawberry Milkshake did not taste like strawberries. It had more milk and sugar than the fruit, so a no-no for us.

UPDATE:

We were hungry at 9pm and we could only think of one restaurant that's 24hrs and wasn't fast food so Chuck and I went to Whistlestop to get dinner.

We ordered Hungarian bites. It was really good. See the picture? We forgot to take a  photo of it because we ate it so fast! Good thing we remembered! Good with rice as well. :)

We also ordered the Chilli dog. This is the best Chilli dog we ever tasted! Chilli is really good. They were very generous with the cheese as well. Yummy choices! Fries are not so great. Felt really oily. But no worries, because the Chilli dog is really something.

Verdict:

- A barkada restaurant. Great for all nighters and mid night snacks to take off the buzz due to partying.

- Their staff is friendly and attentive. Just a minor mishap on the bill, but they quickly sorted it out for us.

- Price for signature dishes is high, but the others are okay.

- It will definitely be a place we’d go to after all the bars have closed.