Our first experience was at Army Navy Taft. The 2nd was a delivery and our 3rd was at Dela Rosa Makati. So far, we’ve only enjoyed the 1st and 3rd because we both had burritos during these visits. We had burger on our 2nd but we didn't enjoyed it as much as we did with their Burritos.
Army Navy’s Burrito is bigger as compared to Mexican Express’. Only 1 size is available but with more variations. Customers can select from Chicken, Vegetable, Pork and Steak. They serve their burrito with salsa and a slice of lemon.
One Friday night, here's what we had for dinner:
Chicken Burrito – (Php 145) – has Spanish rice, chicken strips, onions, lettuce and cilantro wrapped in a tortilla. You can squeeze some lemon and put in some sauce (a bit spicy) to add more flavor to your burrito. I’m just not sure what their sauce is but it tastes like the one used for Shawarma. Their Salsa is the best. It’s sweet, sour and spicy. Since it’s very loaded, it’s quite messy to eat. I got so full without finishing my Burrito but Boyps still feels hungry. :p
Tortilla - (Php 35) + Cheese Dip (Php 20) – The tortilla is plain so cheese is a must to add flavor to it. But you can use salsa if you want to. Boyps didn’t like this as much as I did. But I saw him picking on it while I’m still enjoying my Burrito. :p
Ice Tea - (Php 55) - my favorite Iced Tea. Haha. According to their poster, it's made up of freshly brewed tea. But I think the one we had has really strong flavor of tea - not exactly the same as what we had in Army Navy Taft. This sometimes makes me think that different branches have different taste of food and drink.
I would always want to go back to Army Navy if I'm craving for a Burrito. But I'm still hoping that we would be able to find a branch where we can eat a delicious burger. I've been reading and hearing good reviews about Army Navy's burger so I'm still not giving up. :p
Army Navy Burger + Burrito
Dela Rosa Tower 1
Solaris Bldg. Dela Rosa
Makati City
Boyps and I are always (or most of the time) having a hard time waiting for a bus ride going to Buendia.
We usually leave the office around 6-630 in the evening just in time for a late merienda or early
dinner. One time, there are lots of commuters waiting for a bus but few buses came. So instead of waiting for minutes, we have just decided to try another restaurant in the Ayala Triangle. My friend said that we should try CBD because they really serve delicious burgers. Here’s what we ordered.
Onion Rings Php 80 – the onion is sweet; the breading is crispy and not oily. It’s best eaten with ketchup and mayo.
CBD Cheeseburger (mine) Php 155 –. It’s tasty! It has cheese, tomatoes, and green veggie. It is also served with chips (can't remember if it's a potato, wanton wrapper or something else :|) With its taste and smell, I can really say that it was grilled (lasang inihaw talaga).
CBD Jalapeño Burger (Boyps) Php 170 – It’s yummy as well. Just like in Malcolm’s, we didn’t recognize the difference between the 2 burgers except that this has slices of jalapeño. It wasn't spicy though.
We didn’t find anything special with the burgers but we still liked it. J Both are oily and that’s totally the reason why it’s delicious. J After this, we went back to the loading station and thank goodness, we are able to ride without even running towards the bus :p
CBD (Cheesesteaks, Burgers and Drinks)
Ayala Triangle Gardens
Makati
I've been reading good reviews about this restaurant that’s why I told Boyps that we should try this out. With nothing much to say, here’s what we got:
Krazy Garlik Salad – Php245+ - This is so unique (for me)! It’s not a typical lettuce – egg – dressing – croutons salad. It has fried wanton, peanuts, green vegies, bell peppers and onions. The best J
Baba Ghanoush – Php227+ - flavored eggplant served with bread. I like the bread but not the eggplant K. It really has a strong taste that I don’t know how to describe it. To lessen its powerful flavor, I just used it as spread to my bread. It was indeed a very expensive eggplant dish! :p
Hara Kiri Rice –
Php200+ - It’s a fried rice with shrimp, squid, bacon bits and chili. It’s moderately spicy! Yummy!
Rouge Seafood Coconut Curry – Php370+ - Mushroom, squid, shrimp and slices of eggplant and banana in curry sauce. The curry is just right – not too strong but still flavorful.
The food is pricey, the servings are few (and of course garlic overloaded :p), the taste was just okay. But I can say that we still enjoyed our dining experience here at Krazy garlik. Thanks to the lady who assisted us all throughout. She is very accommodating and fast in responding to our requests.
This is us. We’re addicted on trying food from different restaurants. J It may be expensive sometimes, but this is just a reward after a long stressful work week.
Krazy Garlik
Level 2 Greenbelt 5
Makati City
Mexican Express is one of my favorite stalls in University Mall. I had my first burrito experience here and it satisfied me so well. It’s made up of Mexican rice, chicken or beef strips, onions, tomatoes, jalapeno and cheese wrapped in a tortilla. Unlike other burritos, theirs is not messy to eat. It was wrapped in such a way that nothing will fall each time you bite. The 1st time I tried this, I ordered their Super Chicken Burrito and I got so full that I gave Boyps some of it. On my 2nd try, I decided to have regular Beef Burrito and I ended up asking for more. Hehe. J
Super Chicken Burrito (Php110)
Beef Burrito (Php90)
Mexican Express
2nd Flr. University Mall
Taft Manila
I had another food trip with Boyps but this time, it’s on a weekday. He was hungry, I was full. But we still decided to try Malcolm’s Burger for dinner. We always pass through this store and really wanted to try it but Boyps had doubts because he didn't see much people eating inside. Not until the day we finally did! We saw 7 customers inside the store. Haha! Btw, the place is small that it can only accommodate 12-16 persons (I think). Here's what we had:
Potato Chips (Php35). It's thin and crispy but we didn't like the taste. Boyps said “lasang mantika” or “maanta” (not sure if that's the correct word to describe it).
Cowhand’s Burger for me (Php95). At first bite, it tasted like Jollibee’s patty. Boyps said that it’s just normal. But after my 2nd or 3rd bite, I started to like it.
Malcolm’s Classic for Boyps (Php120). This one is better. I like this more. Hehe.
I don't know what's the difference between the two but the waitress said that Cowhand's Burger uses "seasoned patties" while the Malcolm's Classic is just made up of pure wagyu beef. But it's just weird because they expected Cowhand's to be more flavorful than Malcolm's Classic. But for me, it's the other way around.
Malcolm's Burger
Taft Manila