A Veneto Napoli Pizzeria Ristorante

I first got acquainted with A Veneto, Glorietta back in 2005 (or early 2006), and loved it for being a real value for money especially for groups. A few years later, I introduced the resto to a pasta-lover friend, and since then she and another friend became regular customers of the place. But for about a couple of years already, I haven't been back in A Veneto.

On May 17, 2010, for a supposedly surprise dinner for a friend, I got re-acquainted with A Veneto, now to the third branch I would try out (the second being the Visayas Ave. branch) - Trinoma Mall. Not much difference, except for a less flashy set of wall paintings versus the nice mural in Glorietta.

I'll be back in A Veneto, especially for a group treat that gets everyone so full and the pocket still breathing. *burp*

Kanin Club (UP Technohub)

Do you want to feel high? Go to Kanin Club and eat Aligue Rice!

Caution: Get your medicines ready.

I was there last Dec. 11 and 17 for a dinner with college friends and graduate school classmates, respectively. Enjoyed the food, the place was nice and cozy for a big group, but not really budget friendly for a student without a job. If the Dec. 11 wasn't JD's treat, I would have spent some P260.00. The second dinner robbed me P200 (on a service water diet), but gave me a different kind of high.

I shared the aligue rice (supposedly good for 2 to 3 people) with Mon and Kevin, and we all got high. Thanks to Pinay who helped us finish the sinful heap of rice. Vodka 7 was nothing compared to feasting on rice sauteed in high cholesterol aligue plus other sumptuos meals. Aack! Aligue rice was most delicious on first serving.

Some classmates tried their Sinangag sa Sinigang Rice, and being sinigang, it was maasim. I like to pour tons ofsabaw ng sinigang over my rice, but that rice was weird.

As for the meals, I loved their Calderetang Nuevo (really tasty tender beef) and Crispy Tadyang. Their tinolang manok, nilaga and pinakbet were not so special, at least for me.

By the way, Karen said the P20 green mango shake was better than Kanin Club's super expensive (some P120) version.