Gelo. Food blogger. Graphic designer. Multimedia Arts student. DLS-CSB. Olongapeño. Rookie Runner. Beer drinker. Bookworm. Sweet tooth.

Most of the time I write about food but sometimes I design stuff and talk about life in general. I've also been living in Taft for around 8+ years now so check out my posts about the restos and food around Taft. When I'm not eating, I do websites.

Gears:
Canon EOS 400D
Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 II
Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II
0.21X Digital King Fish Eye Lens Optics
National PE-2057 (old school flash)


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Jolibee Cravings
May 29, 2012 

*Click the photos to enlarge

Earlier today for lunch, I was craving for Jolibee’s Chickenjoy. I tried Jolibee’s online delivery and it was kinda good. The delivery was fast but they did not call for confirmation and the status of my order did not update in the website. I was about to order from another resto when the delivery came. At least I have another option when ordering online other than McDo.

I ordered the Chicken + Spaghetti + Extra Rice Combo. Carbo loading! haha! And I also wanted to try the Hashbrown Burger because I haven’t tried it yet. 

I was disappointed with the Hashbrown Burger. It was really salty. I think it was over-seasoned. I just ate half of it then set aside the other half for merienda. It’s been awhile since I last ate Chickenjoy and it was still as delicious as before. The chicken skin is so unhealthy yet it’s so good! Craving satisfied!

How about you? What are you craving right now?

Tokyo Tokyo Twosome

May 02, 2012

I just love the packaging of the Tokyo Tokyo Burger. 

Shitake Mushroom Burger - a delectable burger creation with teriyaki sauce and shitake mushrooms

Chicken Teriyaki

One of the best sellers from Tokyo Tokyo. Perfectly grilled chicken with the yummy teriyaki sauce.

Giveaway still on-going, who wants a P500 Manang’s Chicken GC?

Mr. Jones: The Diner Man

February 24, 2012

I always hear and read good stuff about Mr. Jones so when my friend was craving for some diner food, we head on over to Greenbelt 5 to check out the place. 

Upon entering the resto, you will feel that you have been transported to a 50’s diner. The vintage decorations welcomes you and you can hear classic songs being played in their Mr. Jones Radio. 

Vintage design of the front cover of the menu
(Complete menu from MunchPunch)

The complete list of the famous milkshakes (P250 each milkshake)

The Funk Monkey and The Classic Chocolate “Malt”

Our friends who already tried Mr. Jones highly suggest that we should definitely try their milkshakes. So we did. I ordered The Funk Monkey (because of the Nutella of course) while my friends ordered The Classic Chocolate “Malt”. The milkshakes definitely didn’t disappoint. A warning though. The milkshakes are super thick so you can get full fast if you will not control yourself from drinking the awesome milkshake. 

The Jones Classic Char-Grilled 100% US Beef Burger (P320) - Melted cheddar cheese, onions, tomatoes & lettuce

Be sure you’re hungry when you dine in Mr. Jones because the servings are huge. See that burger above? It’s as big as the bucket of fries! And look at that patty! My friend ordered this and I think he was satisfied with the The Jones Classic Burger

Fish N’ Chips, Wicked Truffled Mac n’ Cheese, Super “Texas” Tacos and more after the cut.

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The 5th Annual Big Mouth Burger Day
Chili’s Big Mouth Burger Day promo is going to be epic! This reminds me of the Jawbreaker promo of Zark’s. I bet there’s going to be a long line of people outside Chili’s branches during that day. Here are the Big Mouth Burgers to choose from:


BBQ Ranch Burger - Crispy bacon, aged cheddar cheese, BBQ sauce, Ranch dressing, shredded lettuce, tomato and pickle (photo from here)

Mushroom-Swiss - Fresh sauteed mushrooms, aged Swiss cheese, mayo, shredded lettuce, tomato and pickle
Bacon Burger - Topped with crispy bacon, aged cheddar cheese, mayo, shredded lettuce, tomato and pickle
Oldtimer - Mouth-watering burger with mustard, shredded lettuce, tomato, pickle, and onion
Just take note of the conditions for the promo in the poster. Here are the branches of Chili’s:
MAKATI2nd Level Greenbelt 5 Ayala Center Makati City
GREENHILLS26 Missouri St. cor. Nevada St., Northeast Greenhills San Juan
TOMAS MORATO199 Tomas Morato Ave. cor. Scout Fernandez Quezon City
ROCKWELLP1 Unit 36 Power Plant Mall Rockwell Center
For more info check out their website or Facebook page.

The 5th Annual Big Mouth Burger Day

Chili’s Big Mouth Burger Day promo is going to be epic! This reminds me of the Jawbreaker promo of Zark’s. I bet there’s going to be a long line of people outside Chili’s branches during that day. Here are the Big Mouth Burgers to choose from:

BBQ Ranch Burger - Crispy bacon, aged cheddar cheese, BBQ sauce, Ranch dressing, shredded lettuce, tomato and pickle
(photo from here)

  • Mushroom-Swiss - Fresh sauteed mushrooms, aged Swiss cheese, mayo, shredded lettuce, tomato and pickle
  • Bacon Burger - Topped with crispy bacon, aged cheddar cheese, mayo, shredded lettuce, tomato and pickle
  • Oldtimer - Mouth-watering burger with mustard, shredded lettuce, tomato, pickle, and onion

Just take note of the conditions for the promo in the poster. Here are the branches of Chili’s:

  • MAKATI
    2nd Level Greenbelt 5 Ayala Center Makati City
  • GREENHILLS
    26 Missouri St. cor. Nevada St., Northeast Greenhills San Juan
  • TOMAS MORATO
    199 Tomas Morato Ave. cor. Scout Fernandez Quezon City
  • ROCKWELL
    P1 Unit 36 Power Plant Mall Rockwell Center

For more info check out their website or Facebook page.

Black Mamba from Zark’s Burgers
Cheeseburger in a bed of fresh lettuce, tomato, sauteed mushroom and caramelized onions then topped with barbeque rum sauce. (P125)
My dinner earlier tonight after my class. Zark’s is still jam packed until their closing time so it took a long time before our order came. Me and my friend were so hungry so we immediately ravaged the burger the moment it landed on our table. It was heavenly! This burger is just in the Minor League category of their burger menu but it was still worth it.
Check out my other posts about Zark’s here. 
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March 15, 2012

Black Mamba from Zark’s Burgers

Cheeseburger in a bed of fresh lettuce, tomato, sauteed mushroom and caramelized onions then topped with barbeque rum sauce. (P125)

My dinner earlier tonight after my class. Zark’s is still jam packed until their closing time so it took a long time before our order came. Me and my friend were so hungry so we immediately ravaged the burger the moment it landed on our table. It was heavenly! This burger is just in the Minor League category of their burger menu but it was still worth it.

Check out my other posts about Zark’s here

March 15, 2012

Jawbreaker 6 Day 2

February 11, 2012

Here’s an overdue post about the 2nd day of the Jawbreaker 6 Promo at Zark’s Burgers. The Jawbreaker day is an annual promo for the Jawbreaker burger which is one of the very unique burgers at Zark’s. Check out the poster below:

Our plan was to go on the first day of the promo, which is the day for people with reservations, but unfortunately I couldn’t make a reservation since Zark’s Burgers’ phone line was always busy. So we just went during the 2nd day. We went there around 3:30 PM to find out that the last person in the line is already in front of Yellow Cab! The line was that long! It even reached Tapa King around 5 PM! Many people gave up. It’s either they went to Army Navy or Yellow Cab. haha! But the long line didn’t stop us! So we waited… for THREE hours. We got inside the resto around 6:30 PM. All for the love of Jawbreaker. And also because we’re cheapskates. haha!

The long line of people

Below is Chef Zark right there in the chef’s whites with the lady security guard under the Jawbreaker 6 poster. 

We waited around 10 more minutes before being served since there were a lot of people, mostly in big groups, inside the place. The guests were not given any fork and knife as seen in the sign below. It’s all part of the experience!

And the Jawbreaker was served in all its juicy towering glory. Triple patty, cheese, spam, bacon, fresh lettuce, and tomatoes sandwiched in a bun.  (Sorry for the crappy picture. This picture doesn’t justify the meaty goodness of the Jawbreaker.)

Just look at the satisfied orgasmic face of my friend Adj below! Let me just share again what he said when I showed him about this promo: That glorious perversion of carnivorous delight shall become a part of me.” And it did become a part of him.

So for all of you who haven’t tried Zark’s yet, what are you waiting for? Fuck the calories!! haha!

Cheese Fries and Candy Bacon Burger

from Zark’s Burgers. Candy Bacon Burger is a cheeseburger topped with caramelized bacon and the Cheese Fries is topped with cheese sauce with bacon bits and comes with a garlic mayo dip. yummmm!

Zark’s Burgers: The Food-Inducing-Coma Burger Joint

January 29, 2012

Finally, I have my camera when me and my sister ate at Zark’s Burgers. We went there on a Sunday night but the place was still jampacked with groups of students and even families. I’m quite amazed on how the resto expanded. Before, it was just a small area. Maybe around 5-6 tables on a corner of the Archer’s Nook Building. Now, it has expanded through the previous area of the Reyes BBQ resto and the extension area of the Slice n’ Dice resto. I think soon, it will be expanding around malls and other school areas. 

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If it’s your first time at Zark’s, you will have a hard time deciding on what to get since there are a lot of choices. There are other foods other than burgers in Zark’s. Like rice meals, chips, fries, ribs, and hotdogs. If you’re on a diet, stay away from Zark’s Burgers but if it’s your cheat day or you just don’t give a damn, go ahead and indulge in the sinful calories. We are on the latter category. haha! My sister ordered the Candied Bacon Burger while I ordered the Crunchy Barbecue Burger. For dessert, we ordered the Deep Fried Snickers.

Candied Bacon Burger  -Cheese burger topped with caramelized bacon (P170)

Crunchy Barbecue Burger - Flame-grilled half pound spicy burger topped with hand-cut potato chips and choice of barbecue sauce (P185)

Deep-fried snickers with vanilla ice cream and chocolate sauce

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Typographical Jawbreaker
based on the Jawbreaker of Zark’s Burger. An activity in my Typography class. Click the picture to see the details.

Typographical Jawbreaker

based on the Jawbreaker of Zark’s Burger. An activity in my Typography class. Click the picture to see the details.

Candied Bacon Burger from Zark’s Burgers
Cheese burger topped with caramelized bacon 

Candied Bacon Burger from Zark’s Burgers

Cheese burger topped with caramelized bacon 

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