After going to The Brick (for our endless furniture hunting expedition) last night, Ford suggested that we have dinner at the nearby Filipino restaurant because he's starving already. He kept on mentioning sisig so I gave in na rin. But before agreeing, I asked him: "Masarap ba dun?" He said yes.
Ford was actually torn kung doon nga ba kami sa Filipino restaurant kakain o sa malapit ding Chinese restaurant (where we had our Christmas lunch) kung saan tested na naming masarap ang food at hindi pa kamahalan. Nanaig ang sisig.
We were surprised na walang katao-tao sa loob ng restaurant when we came in. Oh oh, I wanted to back out. Kapag wala kasing tao, it's indicative na hindi ganun ka-ok ang kainan di ba? Plus the reason I want to eat out is to be surrounded by people sana. Palagi na kasi akong mag-isa sa apartment namin.
Pero dahil Pinoy kami, nahiya naman kasi sa kaisa-isang staff na nag-assist sa amin. Nakakaawa naman so we ordered na rin kahit pricey ang dishes. Ang sabi kasi ni Ford, masarap naman. Naisip ko rin na weeknight kasi kaya siguro walang ibang tao. Sige sige, benefit of the doubt.
We asked for sisig...
At kare-kare.
Were we satisfied?
The sisig wasn't crispy and was not as delicious as Ford described it. Kumain na sila dati at iba daw ang lasa ngayon. Honestly, the taste of lime was lingering. Bakit ba kasi hindi sila gumamit ng calamansi? Sa totoo lang, sa mahal ng ulam nila, they can afford naman to put in a calamansi para maging Pinoy na Pinoy naman ang lasa.
The kare-kare, on the other hand, was too peanut-y. It tasted a bit better than the one we had somewhere south pero hindi pa rin talaga siya masasabing masarap.
Now the worst part of the night was having to pay $50.48 (or approximately Php2,100) for these. Yep, just these. Plus one extra rice pa pala (because the hubby was very hungry). A cup of rice alone is worth $3. Tsk. Para na rin kaming kumain sa isang fine dining restaurant kaloka!
We were full of regrets after eating. We kept on thinking kung ano ba ang makakain naming iba with $50. Fifty dollars in an equivalent of four pax buffet at Pinoy Grill, or three dinners for two at Wendy's, or two meals at Denny's.
For $50, I could have bought a lot of loots from Dollarama or food items from Lucky 97.
Hay, nakakapanghinayang talaga.
We've finally agreed never to eat ala carte at Filipino restaurants here in Edmonton again. Ok lang kung buffet - mas mura na, sulit pa.
Again, I won't be surprised if this restaurant will close down in a few months. Understandable na mahal ang tinda nila because of rent and labor costs, but it's unforgivable that they serve not-so-good food with that big amount. Sayang na ang pera, sobrang nakakainis pa.
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