For this Weekend Adventure, the Food Explorers visit Maple in Shangri-la for another bite of their wonderful pancakes and to try some new stuff. :)

Maple is still one of the nicest looking restaurants I've encountered thus far. Still can't get over the tiny library in the corner.

This time around, my mom accompanied me and Bingo.
Thanks to Deal Grocer, we got to eat here again at a discount! :)

We got free glazed buns for appetizer before we got our orders.

Here are the items we ordered from the menu:


Swiss Chocolate Pancake P360

Huevos Rancheros P340

Iced Coffee Swirl P165 each

Maple Burger P475

The best item I tried this time around is the Huevos Rancheros. It's actually a breakfast dish from Mexico and it's got tortillas, refried beans, grilled chicken and a sunny-side up egg, topped with cheese and ranchero sauce. It was AWESOME! The burger was okay. Not that good. I'll go with a Zark's Jawbreaker anyday.

If you saw my previous post about Maple, you'll notice that we actually ordered the pancake and the Coffee Swirls again. And the reason is, they taste really good. I also had a stomachache after eating at Maple the first time, and this time around it still happened. Hahaha, I guess I won't be coming back for a third time.

Maple
Shangri-la Plaza Mall
LG/F Shangri-la Plaza Mall, East Wing,
Shaw Blvd cor EDSA Wack Wack,
Mandaluyong (02) 477-8027

Explorers: +Ana Carla Pagulayan +Carmelita Pagulayan +Renz Pagulayan
Visited: 2014

For this Weekend Adventure, we visit Johnny Rockets in Edsa Shangrila to try out their American style burgers.

This is my first time to try out food here at Johnny Rockets, and I'm not really expecting anything. The place is pretty cool tho. Reminds you of diner style booths like the ones you see in old American movies.

Thanks to a voucher from Ensogo, I got to buy a voucher worth P773 for just P95. It's actually supposed to cost P295, but I got another discount from a promo code Ensogo sent me worth 200.
That's almost 90% discount in total!

This is it! The whole shibang. The Half Pound Grand Canyon Burger with Fries and Iced Tea. 

 

This burger has 2 quarter pound imported burger patties, 2 caramelized buns, 2 slices of imported American cheese, crispy strips of bacon, 4 pieces of big onion rings, delicious BBQ Ranch as its main sauce and a dash of Johnny Rockets Secret Seasoning. This burger is awesome sauce. It's amazing. I loved just how juicy the entire thing is. Oil is just oozing out from it's sides and I absolutely loved it. Now I want to try all their other burgers!

The fries are thick cut potatoes with their skin on. They were okay but they were a tad too soft. They weren't crispy. It's like they were an old batch and just refried. A bit disappointing but hey, it's cheap!

Overall, the meal was pretty good. I just wish I can get another voucher like this so I can go back to Johnny Rockets. Otherwise, the burgers are a bit too pricey for a cheapskate like me.

I would love to try the other burgers and the smoothies next time!


Johnny Rockets
Shangri-La Branch
Level 6 Shangri-la Plaza
Edsa cor. Shaw Blvd.
Mandaluyong City
942-0871

Explorer: +Ana Carla Pagulayan
Visited: August 29, 2015

For the final part of our whole day adventure on my Birthday Month, the Gulay Gang goes to Gelatissimo in Shangrila's East Wing for some well needed dessert.

This is gonna be a very short post. As you can see there are only two photos in this post. The photo of the ice creams and our family photo. It's because, at that time my phone is already out of juice and I can't take any pictures even if I wanted to.

So....after our dinner at Wee Nam Kee, we still managed to go window shopping in SM Megamall. Despite it being a whole other mall and you have to go through Shangrila hotel to get there... Coz we needed to walk. A lot of walking helps in getting the food down and digested enough to have enough space for dessert. :D

So after walking around Megamall, and meeting up with my sister there. We all went back to Shangrila and went straight to Gelatissimo.

My sister is really good at taking Groufies. :D

It was my first time to ever try Gelatissimo's gelato. Their's was a milky fudgy texture that is condensed and fuller compared to regular grocery ice cream. The flavors were all sooo wonderful. And you have a ton of choices too. We didn't know which flavors were any good, so we tasted almost all of them before choosing. Which is a great part of being at a gelato store. They give you a small taste of the ice cream before you choose which flavor to get. :D

We got two orders of Sundae Take Away at 230 each. And also got a bottle of water. The voucher I got from +Deal Grocer was worth 500 :D

It's actually seven months since we went on this whole day adventure and I'm not soo sure what the flavors were. But they were the best ones we tasted. And they were mostly chocolate or nut flavored. ;D

Overall, it was an amazing day with the family and I really loved every minute of it.

Thanks for reading til this point, I hope you enjoyed the read somehow.
If you haven't gone out with your family for some ice cream or something in a while, I suggest you go and do it right away. Every moment counts.

Til next time. :)

Gelatissimo
Shangri-la Plaza Mall
LG/F Shangri-la Plaza Mall, East Wing, Shaw Blvd cor EDSA
Wack Wack, Mandaluyong

Visited: October 2014

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

For the second stop of our whole day adventure on my Birthday Month, the Gulay Gang went to Wee Nam Kee for dinner.

Yes, it's my mom's mission in life to pose in front of almost all the places we eat at. haha :D

This was after we went around Shangrila and we're all done window shopping and watching a chorale sing some songs at the atrium. The East Wing of Edsa Shang is definitely classy. :)

Once we arrived at Wee Nam Kee, the first thing they gave us was the complimentary tea.
Which tasted pretty good.

No idea what the tea is. It was good. Specially because we were quite hungry.

The meal we had is already a set. Got the voucher from +Deal Grocer :D
We didn't need to order anything extra. I just gave them the voucher and we were told to wait 10 minutes for them to prep the food.

Fried Chicken

Chicken Noodle Soup

Some type of soup. I don't remember. hahaha But the soup is similar to laksa. So I'm calling it Laksa!

Yang Chow Fried Rice

We also had some cuapao with braised pork. Just forgot to photograph it. :P

The voucher I got is worth 1500 and I only paid 800 for a group of 4. Not a bad deal at all. 

I loved the cuapao with braised pork and coriander. That was fabulous.

We were all full after eating and there was even take out. You sort of underestimate the noodles, coz they're just noodles but they were quite filling. :D

The service was awesome sauce too. As soon as they saw that we need water, a waiter will come to our table with a pitcher. Just awesome.

Overall, Wee Nam Kee is a pretty darn good place for a family dinner. 

I will definitely come back when I find another voucher. 

After dinner we head off to find dessert. Til the next post! :D

Wee Nam Kee Hainanese Chicken Rice

G/F Shangri-la Plaza Mall, East Wing, Shaw Blvd cor EDSA
Wack Wack, Mandaluyong
(02) 625-4853

Visited: October 2014

Gulay Gang: +Duane Carlo Pagulayan +Ben Pagulayan +Carmelita Pagulayan +Ana Carla Pagulayan

Whenever it's October, the Gulay Gang will almost always go on a whole day of bonding to celebrate my birth month. hahaha :D This is part one of another awesome family day.

Of course, this day only happened thanks to the vouchers that I found that all can be used in the same area and on the same day. The venue of our whole day adventure is Edsa Shangrila.

The Gulay Gang's first stop is Serenitea on the 5th floor of Shang's East Wing.

Serenitea always has these cosy chairs ang lounge seats that just makes you want to stick around and hang out.

We had a 600 peso voucher that I got for 350. Not bad huh? 
We each got a drink and also got some snacks.

To be honest, these are just the drinks my family got. When I ordered mine, I forgot to take a photo of it. hehehe

These are the small snacks we got to munch on while drinking the yummy tea.

Mochi Buns P120

Pepper Fries

Captain Pepper Beef Rice Topping

Overall, we were a quite satisfied with the snacks and drinks that. We also spent quite some time taking a bunch of pictures there. I mean who doesn't want to take as many pictures as you can when you're out with the family?

This is me, my brother Duane and my dad, Ben

Me, my mom Lita and my dad

Mom and Dad :)

And that was the first stop, we will go to two more food pit stops on the same day. So stay tuned. :D

Serenitea
6/F Shangri-la Plaza Mall, East Wing,
Shaw Blvd
Wack Wack, Mandaluyong
(02) 654-0231

Visited: October 2014

Gulay Gang: +Ana Carla Pagulayan +Ben Pagulayan +Carmelita Pagulayan +Duane Carlo Pagulayan +Ma.Elissa Pagulayan

The Food Explorers visit Maple in the new East Wing of Shangrila for this Weekday Adventure. Although by the time this is posted, the East wing wouldn't be too new anymore. lol

Maple is located at the lower ground floor of Shang. Since the area is below ground, it's quite hard to get a decent cell signal. I can't connect to the internet down there! Well this issue is mainly for Smart subscribers. So there.

Anyway, Maple is a charming place with chandeliers, wine bottles on walls, and red booths. But they have some quirky deco too. There's a huge tree cutout on the wall and there's also a corner with a bookshelf and little stools where you can read books. I'm not too sure what the books are tho, maybe you can use that area for your kids. :)

Thanks to +Deal Grocer, we got to eat here at a discount.

The menu has the feel of a storybook. 

Cute placemat :)

I was accompanied by my dear brother Renz that day. I call him Bingot. hehehe

We ordered several items on the menu.

Appetizer of a a freshly baked sticky bun, with butter on the side. I'm only saying it's a sticky bun because it was glazed with something sticky and sweet. :P

Swiss chocolate Buttermilk Pancake P360

Look inside! They have chocolate filling between each pancake!

Eggs benedict came with fries

Eggs Benedict Cumberbatch! P315

Naw I'm kidding it's just regular Eggs Benedict on the menu, but I want to call it Eggs Benedict Cumberbatch just for fun. Love Benny. :D

Iced Coffee (I think, I don't know what these things are called for sure) 

It has coffee and ice so I guess it is Iced Coffee

For me the place has a pretty nice ambiance, awesome waiters, and mostly great tasting food. The pancakes were soft, fluffy and delicious. The eggs benedict was too salty for me. haha Never getting that thing ever again. But the Iced Coffee drinks were fantastic! Loved those!

Okay here's where we go from the review of the restaurant to the food's effect on me. I rarely have issues when eating out. But this was the time that I had a stomach issue right after we left the restaurant. Well not exactly right after, I was able to walk out of Shang to help my brother catch a bus home. And I was all set to go to work, but then I felt like I needed to puke, my stomach started to hurt, and I felt dizzy. I couldn't go to work. I was supposed to go to work after our meal, that was like my breakfast. But I just didn't have the strength to commute to UPA at that time. (I was assigned to UP Ayala Technohub and Shang was still 1 hour away.) I was really effed up. I couldn't leave the washroom. And because I have little tolerance for pain or any discomfort I was crying too. I guess I limped myself to an area where I could ride an Uber then I told the driver to take me to the condo. And that's where I suffered for the next 12 hours. I still don't know what went wrong with me or what was wrong with the food. But after that I thought I should stop eating out forever. But of course, the next week I ate out again. I liked the food in Maple. But I guess the food didn't like me.We were thinking that the eggs benedict was the cause of my stomach ache and puking. But there's no way to find out now.

Maple
Shangri-la Plaza Mall
LG/F Shangri-la Plaza Mall, East Wing,
Shaw Blvd cor EDSA Wack Wack,
Mandaluyong (02) 477-8027

Explorers: +Ana Carla Pagulayan +Renz Pagulayan
Visited: April 21, 2014