THE EDIBLE SEASON

I will miss the summer nights when we hang-out. I will miss all of the food I have eaten with you. The laughs we had and the evil stories we made up with each other. Long live Araneta food tripping. 

ZARK’S BURGERS

August 22, 2011

YES! Finally, the epitome of all burgers!

Our tandem took a breather out of the GFE Challenge. This time, through the help of our mighty friends Luigi and Karlin, we found out about this burger haven somewhere in Taft, Manila. We were receiving a lot of good remarks about the place, so we didn’t hesitate to give it a try.

Zark’s Burgers is a small resto located along the 2nd floor of the Archer’s Nook, of course  in Taft, Manila infront of De La Salle University. Inside, you’ll get this homey feel, especially if you’re a Lasallian because of the Archer’s varsity team photos hung on its walls. The place was simple, nothing much with the ambiance, it was likely of a fastfood set up because of the red colored seats and pale yellow tables. 

Meal starts at 100PhP, add twenty and you’ll get an iced tea with hand cut fresh potato fries. I got myself an All-Star burger, I forgot what MJ got, I think it was the same thing. The American All-Star burger had a home made quarter pounder beef, and the famous BLT combo. Garnished with your favorite tomato ketchup and mustard. All in for 140PhP, now that’s a great deal.

Now, if you’r in for some real burger binge, you must try the Jawbreaker challenge.  Make your mark as one of Taft’s Legends by finishing the superburger consisting of three quarter pound patties, spam, and BLT in five minutes and get the burger for FREE. Hell yeah, FREE! Beat the odds of those who tried, where out of a thousand, only 100 survived.

And of course, here goes our score cards:

Ja- ★★★★★★★★★★

10 over 10. I’ll be generous with the score, they’re generous with the serving!

MJ- ★★★★★★✰☆✰ 

8 over 10. If I’ll eat again, I’ll be coming back two months after. Its just, the bomb. You’ll come out of the place bloated. 

If you’re on the go for bigtime meals inside the 200PhP budget, try Zark’s. They’ll give you the value for your money with exact change pa! ;)

We found a breather from the GFE Challenge. We just tried out this burger resto somewhere in Taft. (I know you already have an idea, that’s how famous it is) Now, we’re too full (still) to blog everything. Can we get back to you after a few days? Haha, no joke :)

~Ja

p.s. Thanks to Karlin (morethanmyshare.tumblr.com) and to Luigi (theluigicruzproject.multiply.com) for telling us about this burger resto. Awesome suggestion :D You guys rock!

TACO BELL

AUGUST 12, 2011 (Friday)

For our first challenge, Taco Bell. It was both our first time to eat here. I haven’t tried anything from the food chain and I have no idea of what kind of serving they have. Yet, I have a few friends who said that the food is good. The again, how good is good enough? 

We ordered this combo meal for 299php. Its called the Grande Meal composed of a Super Taco Salad, two burritos, two churros and two drinks of your choice. I tell you, its for two people yet not for lovers. Hahaha! 

The burritos we’re awesome. I’ll give it a two thumbs up. I’m sure MJ will too. So as the churros. Can we take home the creamy chocolate dip? But the obstacle was the Super Taco Salad. At first, when we got the orders, I said, “300 na yan? Parang di naman!” but we were damn wrong. The Taco Salad got it all. There was nothing wrong with the salad. It is just that it looks few on the first sight but when you’re eating it, its like it has no end. You’ll keep eating it, until you feel bloated. The meal is for two people. Two people who haven’t eaten anything for the day. Swear.

There’s somekind of a down side eating in Taco Bell Gateway. They’ll ask for your name so when your orders’ ready, they’ll page your name up making all the people in the Food Ex hear it. Here’s a tip: if you’re lining up, make sure to give your friend’s whole name and not yours. They’ll never know, they’ll just be surprised the attention is on them. *wink wink*

And here’s how were gonna rate it:

Ja- ★★★★★★★★☆✰ 

8 out of 10. I just can’t help thinking of how good the burritos are. Kaso nakakaumay talaga yung Taco Salad. The next time I’m eating here, I won’t be considering the Grande Meal if I’m not really that hungry. 

MJ- ★★★★★★☆✰☆✰ 

7 out of 10. The one point for the counter girl who said “Order for Ms. Mari Joie please!” infront of all the diners in Gateway Food Ex. Hahaha! Peace out man. That’s the privilege of lining into counters and saying orders. :D

That’s it! Not bad for a first try. There’s still a long queue to go!

 Coming UP: Dairy Queen