Showing posts with label food. Show all posts
Showing posts with label food. Show all posts

February 26, 2011

The Classic Savory Restaurant

The Classic Savory Restaurant

It was Christmas Eve and we decided to go to the mall and buy my mom some new clothes and to go to the supermarket as well to buy groceries.  My brother and I were so tired since we both came from work that time. Tired and hungry we looked for a restaurant that is near the supermarket area of the mall.

My mom pointed at the Classic Savory Restaurant and told us she wanted to try their savory chicken again as it’s been a long time she hasn’t eaten there.  I didn’t know that this restaurant was established so long that it’s even older than my mom.  So this is going to be my first time to eat a savory chicken.  I really don’t know the difference of this chicken from the ordinary fried or roasted chicken I normally eat at fast-food restaurants.

He ordered ComboA already good for two persons this meal includes ½ chicken, rice, savory shanghai rolls and long life pancit canton.  Next he ordered another combo meal which is Combo B1, the meal consists of ¼ chicken, rice, salt and pepper spareribs, special turon and tropical cooler.  We also ordered two extra rice and bottled water.

We were lucky to be just a few minutes ahead of sitting outside the restaurant since one Chinese family came and they were like 10-15 persons.  The restaurant is not that big and only has a few tables inside and outside.  I guess it can serve up to 30-50 persons and since it’s inside the mall and near the exit, a lot of people eat here and order take outs.

I was getting excited since I saw a man waiting for his ordered for takeout and he bought 10 boxes of whole chicken!  Seriously!  I was thinking maybe the chicken here really taste that good.

After 10 minutes our order came and the food was great I tell you.  The long life pancit canton was so good.  My mom is a mean cook and was a teacher in Technology and Home Economics. We have our own snack bar in our village and she cooks pancit canton whether it be fried or vermicelli noodles she’ll use and it taste very good but to hear her say that the pancit canton in this restaurant is good, it really is.

The fried chicken was good and the gravy was not what I’m accustomed to having paired with the chicken.  They said the chicken was fried and cooked in a low pot filled of boiling oil but it taste like it was roasted.  I thought of another restaurant that caters roasted chicken but the savory chicken is different.

It does taste good at first but while I’m eating it, it’s better off with the gravy than without it.  The chicken meat was bland and not that juicy.  I’m not that disappointed with the restaurant yet because I love their pancit canton.

Then I ate the shanghai rolls and well honestly it’s not good at all.   It taste as if it was only half cooked.  My mom and brother didn’t eat it all since they didn’t like the taste of it as well.  I tried a little of the salt and pepper spareribs and it was okay as well.  Nothing much to say about it since it tasted like all the other spareribs I’ve tried on other restaurants.

The food wasn’t pricey so I guess we got what we paid for.  We paid like $15 for the whole meal.  The food was pleasant but not that great.  Only the long life pancit canton will hold a place in my heart for this restaurant as their chicken didn’t meet my expectations.

Service was, it was fast but the waiter we had was rude and non-accommodating at all.  When my brother was giving our orders he keeps on interfering every time my brother says something.  Good thing my brother was in the holiday mood or he’ll say his piece to this waiter.  I would love to give a low rating for this restaurant because of their waiter but I wouldn’t because one of the waitresses looked for us after we left the restaurant to give my pressed powder that I accidentally left in the table. 

I’m a food enthusiast.  I experiment with food and eat out a lot that is why I’m disappointed with this restaurant.  It’s my first time to eat a savory chicken but it doesn’t mean I don’t like it.  I love chicken from fast food fried chickens to the roasted one.   Not being satisfied with what I ate puts a big NO mark on my list on that restaurant.  But I wouldn’t mind ordering their long life pancit canton for take out. 

February 18, 2011

Leisure 18 Slimming Coffee

I tried this product for almost three months and bought 3 boxes since I was desperate to lose some weight because the last time I got a full check up the doctor told me I was already on my way on being obese. My 5 foot frame is holding 63 kg. and it’s not healthy and I’m having difficulty in going up on stairs or walking long distances.

I was never the athletic type of person although I love swimming and can go for 3 hours of non-stop free styling back and forth on a regular size swimming pool. Unfortunately because of my weight and I guess fat building up on my chest, I can no longer stay that long in the pool or under the water and it’s making me very frustrated and upset.

Let’s start with the information of this coffee; the ingredients are consisted of Brazilian black coffee and Garcinia Cambogia (HCA) which they say are used on other parts of the world in losing weight. In one box you will get 18 sachets that you will need to drink before breakfast.  Thinking that since it’s made of natural ingredients, this prompted me to buy this coffee and try it. I did lose a lot in just a few days of trying this and everyone was noticing it but I did pay dearly for the attention and losing that quickly.

I normally drink this before going to work and then travel to work.  At least an hour already passed and I could eat when I arrive at work.  For the first box what I normally do is mix it with 3in1 coffee.  The first two weeks, I’m doing okay but when I’m almost finished drinking all 18 sachets I got a painful thump on my chest and I almost fainted because of how painful it is. Then I got irregular heartbeats and when I consulted a general physician he said I had cardiac arrhythmia.

He said it sometimes happens but could lead to heart attack and I was so scared that I didn’t try to use this product again for a few months. The doctor told me it could be due to the coffee or because I was mixing two kinds of coffee in just a little cup that makes it too strong for me.

I lie low for awhile and waited for my health to be okay.  When we had our annual physical examination and nothing wrong was seen I tried it again without using 3in1 coffee and just drink it plain and it gave me a better result.  Although it will really make you thirsty and it also made me lose my appetite.  I swear I’m a big eater and when I’m hungry I could really eat a lot but because of this coffee, it halted my binge a lot.

If anyone who read this wants to use this product let me give you an advice. Make sure first to research for the ingredients and consult your doctor especially if you’re not a coffee drinker.  Then only buy from a respected and trusted retailer so not to get the fake one. 

It doesn’t mean that you bought a cheaper one you had a bargain, you did but you bargained your health for it.  The price of this product ranges from $7-$9 so something cheaper than that is kind of suspicious.  It won’t hurt if you read on blogs or discussions from where or whom the others bought theirs.

It has side effects and it depends on the person who’ll drink it.  Drink at least 20 glasses of water a day. This helps me in eliminating the toxins and will start the fat removal very fast and effectively. I ate 3 times a day even if it’s just small portions since I’m really not hungry after drinking Leisure 18 coffee. 

I drink shakes substitutes for solid food so that I will still get the vitamins and nutrients I should get.  I also eat lots of fruits especially the ones with lots of water. I love pears and this fruit sustained me when I decided to finish two more boxes of this coffee.

Remember that everything that is too much will definitely kill you.  I learned it the hard way but now I’m doing great and exercising a lot instead of just drinking slimming agents.  Although I tried two more brands of slimming capsules that I’ll do a review of.

I like this product since it does what it promises to do.  It did slim me down and made me lighter and I did went to my doctor after I finished all of the boxes and he told me that the results came out normal and there’s nothing wrong with my heart or my body.