where's the peck of pickled peppers peter piper picked?
Woww. My last entry got a lot of attention. I haven't had an entry commented on that much since I dropped an earring in a toilet bowl. But I guess I shouldn't be surprised, ever since the beginnings of this blog, it's really been the gig people who have also inhabited the LJ world. The multiply world is mostly family. And JVPs and a mix of many people. Ang LJ hindi na ganun ka-uso, pero tayo-tayo pa rin. I'm glad to know that more than just a couple of people read my mindless drivel. And it's fun to hear from people I haven't heard from in a while.
Last Sunday, we had our Juan Family lunch in Powerplant. As we sat in Cucina Victoria, we noticed a new store nearby that had a crowd of people outside waiting to get in. Mike and I took a closer look and discovered Pepper Lunch. It looked like a fast food but their meals cost at least P300 each. May umaabot ng P600+. I said to Mike, I can't think of ANY restaurant I would wait in line for if I had a lot of other choices where I get to sit as soon as I arrived. He agreed. The food must be that good. It must be investigated.
We had plans of watching Hancock last Tuesday (loved it!). Normally we'd watch movies in Greenbelt because that's walking distance from his office. But because we wanted to see what the Pepper Lunch fuss was all about, we returned to Powerplant instead. After doing the groceries, we got in line (a very short line) and gave our orders. Meron naman palang mas mura P300. I got the chicken meal. It cost P195 I think. Basta practically P200. We paid at the counter, fast food style, and then were seated at our table and waited for our meal.
It took longer than expected, probably because I expect fast food places to serve food fast. While waiting, I tried to figure out the big deal about the place and took note of a lot of things, like the signs that say it's japanese-style DIY food that's making waves across Asia. It has branches in Japan, Taiwan, Hongkong, Thailand, Singapore, Indonesia and the Philippines. I didn't get the DIY part until the food actually came to us. They serve half-cooked food on a hot plate and expect you to do the rest of the cooking yourself. Pambihira. Nagbayad ka na nga ng mahal, paglulutuin ka pa. Oh well, perhaps its popularity is because of the novelty of the dining experience. I gave it a shot.
I'm sorry, it wasn't such an enjoyable experience for me. I couldn't eat my food immediately because it was too hot (mainit) and would not cool down because of the hot plate. And then when it had cooled down enough for my tongue, all I could taste was the pepper. It was like eating pepper. I don't like pepper. Unfortunately, it was only after we had ordered and paid that I saw the sign that said "If you're not fond of pepper, say, 'No pepper please!'" Right. Nag-Pepper Lunch ka pa. I tried to force myself to finish the meal but after a while, my teeth started to hurt. There was so much rice. And not a lot of chicken. I liked that there was corn. But it tasted like pepper.
I guess it's a food fad. Good for them that people are lining up to eat their food. They had a lot of staff so service was pretty good. I liked that their banquettes had pillows, but other than that, it's not for me.
Buti na lang maganda yung pelikula at crush ko yung date ko. Yay Hancock!
Last Sunday, we had our Juan Family lunch in Powerplant. As we sat in Cucina Victoria, we noticed a new store nearby that had a crowd of people outside waiting to get in. Mike and I took a closer look and discovered Pepper Lunch. It looked like a fast food but their meals cost at least P300 each. May umaabot ng P600+. I said to Mike, I can't think of ANY restaurant I would wait in line for if I had a lot of other choices where I get to sit as soon as I arrived. He agreed. The food must be that good. It must be investigated.
We had plans of watching Hancock last Tuesday (loved it!). Normally we'd watch movies in Greenbelt because that's walking distance from his office. But because we wanted to see what the Pepper Lunch fuss was all about, we returned to Powerplant instead. After doing the groceries, we got in line (a very short line) and gave our orders. Meron naman palang mas mura P300. I got the chicken meal. It cost P195 I think. Basta practically P200. We paid at the counter, fast food style, and then were seated at our table and waited for our meal.
It took longer than expected, probably because I expect fast food places to serve food fast. While waiting, I tried to figure out the big deal about the place and took note of a lot of things, like the signs that say it's japanese-style DIY food that's making waves across Asia. It has branches in Japan, Taiwan, Hongkong, Thailand, Singapore, Indonesia and the Philippines. I didn't get the DIY part until the food actually came to us. They serve half-cooked food on a hot plate and expect you to do the rest of the cooking yourself. Pambihira. Nagbayad ka na nga ng mahal, paglulutuin ka pa. Oh well, perhaps its popularity is because of the novelty of the dining experience. I gave it a shot.
I'm sorry, it wasn't such an enjoyable experience for me. I couldn't eat my food immediately because it was too hot (mainit) and would not cool down because of the hot plate. And then when it had cooled down enough for my tongue, all I could taste was the pepper. It was like eating pepper. I don't like pepper. Unfortunately, it was only after we had ordered and paid that I saw the sign that said "If you're not fond of pepper, say, 'No pepper please!'" Right. Nag-Pepper Lunch ka pa. I tried to force myself to finish the meal but after a while, my teeth started to hurt. There was so much rice. And not a lot of chicken. I liked that there was corn. But it tasted like pepper.
I guess it's a food fad. Good for them that people are lining up to eat their food. They had a lot of staff so service was pretty good. I liked that their banquettes had pillows, but other than that, it's not for me.
Buti na lang maganda yung pelikula at crush ko yung date ko. Yay Hancock!