For this week's Food Adventure, we tried out the different flavored chicken wings at Wing Stop in Glorietta 2, Makati.

Wing Stop has an ongoing promo called Flavor Invasion, you get to try a free chicken wing with a different flavor aside from the flavors that you will order. :D

We went to Wing Stop bearing coupons too. We used 2 different coupons from the Belle de Jour Power Planner. One for free Texas Style Fries and another for free Onion Rings.

The place was pretty empty save for 5 other people when we got there. It was spacious and well lit too. We settled in at a cool looking booth on the right side of the resto.

I ordered 5 pieces of wings in Honey Garlic flavor and a Free wing with Mild Buffalo flavor. With this order, I used the coupon for the free onion rings. Then I ordered 5 pieces of Garlic Parmesan wings with 1 free wing with Louisiana Rub flavor. Then used the coupon for the free fries.

Free Onion Rings and Texas Style Fries

Honey Garlic P195 for 5 pcs Battered Fried Wings

Garlic Parmesan P195 for 5 pcs Battered Fried Wings

Obligatory Groufie with the food. :D

Another obligatory Groufie with the food. :D

Wing Stop knows that eating wings is done better with your hands instead of with utensils. They provide plastic gloves so you won't need to wash your hands!

The food here is pretty good. The free sides, onion rings and fries, were quickly prepared and crispy and tasty. The chicken was cooked well and the flavors were pretty good. I loved the Honey Garlic flavor. But my least favorite was the Mild Buffalo one. Eughh It was too sour and neither of us liked it.

The service isn't bad but could be improved. They missed the second order by switching the flavors of the free wing and the actual order, so I had to take it back to the counter. Another thing that could be improved is their soap dispenser. When I tried to wash my hands the soap sprayed all over the place and went in my eyes. AAAAHHH

Overall, Wing Stop is a pretty good place to grab dinner and hangout. It's a sports bar mostly, since they are playing football and basketball channels on the TVs. Not really my thing but hey, if you like sports you might enjoy hanging out here. 

After eating til we're full, we still couldn't finish all the food we ordered so we still had take out for the next day. :D

Wing Stop
LG/F Glorietta 2, Palm Dr
Ayala Center, Makati
(02) 958-4656

Visited: June 25, 2016
Explorers: Ana Carla Pagulayan, Duane Carlo Pagulayan

Just a few days before the big day (my birthday), I decided to claim my free Yabu Tonkatsu from the Yabu newsletter subscription. It's an awesome thing to receive. I'm so glad I signed up.

My Free Rosu Katsu at Yabu!

Here's how to get a free Yabu Katsu on your birthday month:

Early 2014, I saw a friend’s post on Facebook that says he got to eat at Yabu for free. And after inquiring, he said that he just got an email about a free after signing up for their newsletter.

Once I learned of this, I immediately signed up for the same newsletter on the same day. And it did actually say in the email that I will get the FREE KATSU on my birthday!

And on the tenth month of the year, on the first week, I received the golden email.

It’s very simple yet, awesome at the same time.

And that was how I got a free Katsu Set on my Birthday Month.

For this pre-birthday treat, I went to Yabu with my mom and my sister. :D 

It's a girl's night out! :D

This isn't my first time to eat at Yabu. Not sure how many times I ate here to be honest. But each time I eat here, the thing I love the most from eating Katsu at Yabu (aside from the awesome Katsu itself) is the delicious sesame dressing. I won’t mind paying almost 400 for the meal as long as I can eat as much cabbage as I want mixed with a whole lot of the fabulous sesame dressing that only Yabu has.

Another thing I like at Yabu is that you get to do something that is connected to your meal while waiting for your food. You have to grind the roasted sesame seeds while at your table and once you’re done you can add this sour syrup to make it your Katsu sauce. Don’t really need it though. I just like grinding it while waiting for the food. But the katsu on its own is fine. I actually prefer dipping it in sesame dressing before chomping down on it with some rice.

Yabu has always been my go to place when it comes to katsu and they always keep their standards high. I’ve eaten here several times, at several different branches and the katsu is always awesome, each time. Keep it up Yabu. Hope to get another free Katsu for 2015. :D

Yabu: House of Katsu

Glorietta 5

2/F Glorietta 5, Office Dr

San Lorenzo, Makati
(02) 823-6903

Visited: October 2014

Gulay Gang: +Ana Carla Pagulayan +Ma.Elissa Pagulayan +Carmelita Pagulayan 

For this Weekend Adventure, the explorers go back to Buffalo Wings n' Things in Glorietta 5 to try out the other wings sauces. :)

Thanks to +ADeals. PH, we got to eat here at a discount!

This time around we tried 2 other sauce flavors: Honey BBQ, and Kpop. We also got The Rookie again. :D

All three sauces were awesome, but my all time favorite still has to be The Rookie. It's just really tasty and just spicy enough to make my nose run but it's still manageable. Make sure you get the honey mustard dip with it! :D

Of course, we also got NY dirty rice, it's basically fried rice with some tomatoes on top. also got some iced tea. :)

Down Town Iced Tea P49 each

Still waiting for the food

So that's it. We all know the chicken in this joint is fantastic, and now we really know that for sure coz we went here twice now! I'm definitely going back for more!

Buffalo Wings n' Things
2/F Glorietta 5, Office Dr
San Lorenzo, Makati

Explorers: +Ana Carla Pagulayan +Ma.Elissa Pagulayan +Renz Pagulayan
Visited: April 6, 2014

For this Weekend Adventure, the explorers visit Buffalo Wings n' Things in Glorietta 5.

Let's Eat!

I got the voucher for the discount from +ADeals. PH  :)

Now you know how Glorietta 5 looks like!

Before you get to the restaurant in Glorietta 5, you have to cross the street from Glorietta 4. You can do this in two ways, cross on the ground level and be hindered by stop lights or you can go through the underground passage, which is waaay cooler! It's also their parking area. :P

When we got to the place, it's quite small. We went in and got a table for two at the corner.

They have this cool "prank" where they embedded forks and knives in the cement floor. So when you look down, you'll think that you dropped it, and when you try to pick it up you'll realize it's IN THE FLOOR! Brilliant! :D Sorry for not posting a pic of the floor. :P

One cool thing to note is that they only cook the wings when you order so it's always hot and delicious when you get it.

So, what do you order at a restaurant named Buffalo Wings n' Things? Wings of course!
They serve one sauce for every 1 pound of wings you order. Each pound of wings costs P284.
As for which sauce, you have a bunch of sauces to choose from. They have Honey BBQ, Kpop, and a set of really spicy sauces where you would need to sign a waiver in order to try it.

The old Menu

Click this link to see their new menu:
https://www.zomato.com/manila/buffalos-wings-n-things-legaspi-village-makati-city/menu#tabtop

Talk about try at your own risk!

Since we don't want to sign any waiver, we just got the lower level of spice sauce, The Rookie and also got Garlic Parmesan.

The Rookie

Garlic Parmesan

We also got their dirty rice, which is part of the "Things" menu. haha And no pic, we sorta ate it before I remembered to take a photo. :) Also, when you order wings the dips are not free. But even if you have to pay for it, do get the honey mustard sauce. It's an absolutely perfect partner for the rookie flavored wings! :D

Before the food arrives

Pros:
Great food
Delish sauces
Quick Service
Affordable

Cons:
None really. :D

Overall: Awesome
Next time we're gonna try the other sauces. :)

Buffalo's Wings N' Things
2/F Glorietta 5, Office Dr
San Lorenzo, Makati


Explorers: +Ana Carla Pagulayan +Ma.Elissa Pagulayan
Visited March 29, 2014