Tapsilog as we know it was coined from the word Tapa (salt-cured beef ), sinangag (fried garlic rice) , Itlog (fried egg). Filipinos are so creative when labelling their dishes. My favorite tapsilog is the one served at Rodic’s Diner at the Shopping Center inside the UP Diliman campus. Tapsilog wasn’t the trend during my seventies UP days but Rodic’s Diner brought a respite to famished UP students who were bored eating the dorm’s unplalatable University Food Service (UFS).

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Posted: January 8th, 2008 under Filipino Restaurants, Restaurant and Eating Places.
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You suddenly find that your holiday dishes are not enough for your guests. What do you do? Cooking can be stressful especially if one is faced with a lot of visitors. The thing to do is to order your Holiday dishes from reliable restaurants. Here are a few ideas of traditional Noche Buena dishes from Mario’s Restaurant:

• Embutido at 975 pesos
• Chicken Relleno at 1,100 pesos
• Chicken Galantina at 1,275 pesos
• Pastel de Lengua at 1,800 pesos
• Cochinillo at 1,250 pesos a kilo
• Paella Valenciana at 1,500 pesos

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Posted: December 20th, 2007 under Christmas, Filipino Restaurants, Noche Buena.
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MARIO’S Quezon City, one of Metro Manila’s most respected restaurants, offers a wide selection of delicious breakfast staples. To further enhance one’s dining experience, Mario’s is now powered with Wi-Fi, granting diners access to information and entertainment online.

Visitors can look forward to signature breakfasts like Mario’s Grand Slam, a popular breakfast composed of two eggs, lean bacon, fresh country sausage and light, fluffy pancakes served with butter and maple syrup. Also, a Millennium Platter, which is a combination of any two of the following: Danggit, Daing na Bangus and Chicken-Pork Adobo or Vigan Longganisa, served with garlic rice and grilled tomato.

Batangas Beef
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Posted: December 2nd, 2007 under Filipino Food, Filipino Restaurants, Press Release, Restaurant and Eating Places.
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Celebrate Special Occasions with Mario’s Roast Turkey

Mario’s Roast Turkey makes the Holidays special

MARIO’s Quezon City, one of the Philippines’ most respected restaurants, is now serving holiday offerings for special occasions, including Christmas, birthdays, and other important events. You, too, can enjoy landmark festivities with these holiday specials.

The star of Mario’s holiday specials is a delicious Roast Turkey. With its crispy skin, juicy meat, cranberries, and gravy, Mario’s Roast Turkey is ideal for Noche Buena or any other special occasion.

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Posted: December 2nd, 2007 under Filipino Restaurants, Press Release, Restaurant and Eating Places.
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