I moved to Manila from the US recently and have been missing the type of poke I used to get in the…read moremainland US. I'm so happy this one is here as it's somewhere between the mainland US poke (lots of toppings) and the ones I've had in Honolulu (focus on fish and sauce). Have gone here a few times now and everything's been great!

Worst service. The order took an hour for a take out. Wasted time on my whole lunch break.read more

The ribs is roasted in barbeque sauce served with a slice of pineapple on the side. The large slab…read moreof Ribs is priced at P990. I am buying the idea of caramelized Spam and Fries paired with barbeque sauce. It is served with the actual can. The service is prompt but I still find the menu overpriced. There are other restuarants that offers dishes with the same adequate taste at a more reasonable price. It shares the same space with Pamana Restaurant where guests can cross-order other filipino dishes. The other branch is located at Tagaytay City.

The place is nice with a simple design and is actually a joint space between Hawaiaan Barbeque and…read morePamana. What i enjoyed was the liempo dish having a good amount of seasoning and great tasting dippin sauce. The fish and chips is disappointing in every way possible (looks, flavour, texture, etc). The fisherman's catch on the other hand is average at best. I would place the garlic rice ahead of these two dishes. Iced tea was good, and one thing that is nice but not exactly redemption is the sight of ABS CBN's tower right across the restaurant. Ambience: Good, nicely decorated without being excessive Taste: Subpar, definitely below expectations Presentation: Great Value: Good portions for the price Service: Great, they are responsive and agile Overall: Average, at least based on what we ordered (prolly not advisable to get their seafood dishes).

Sooooo goood. Quite the authentic Hawaiian experience in the Philippines. Ordered the gambas…read moreshrimp and it's way better than other gambas I've tried. It was cooked on a hot plate and flavored so well. Also ordered a food truck plate and the shrimp was perfectly fried it came with crab fat which was so yummy. The pork belly was barbequed and so tasty. Strange that my watermelon juice was more expensive than the mojito. We need one these on the mainland USA

Awesome restaurant! It wasn't busy when we arrived so we were seated immediately. Service wasn't…read morefast but it wasn't terribly slow either. The food has wonderful flavor. The shrimp were huge and flavorful. I loved the crab fat as well. I wasn't a huge fan of my mojito, but my mom ordered a watermelon juice that was quite tasty. Highly recommend in the mall!

What's not to like about Aloha Bar and Grill? Aloha is an intimate music bar, and by intimate, I…read moremean small. The food, mostly grilled, is damned good and damned cheap. As in, criminally cheap. As in, how can the food be that cheap?!? Aloha is the brainchild of the peeps behind Ukulele Philippines, and as such you can be assured of damned good music when you do drop by. I mean, really. Have to dock a star on the account of the aircon, which was barely there, though.

Wasn't there! So nothing to say really other than it no longer exists. Go up a floor and you'll…read morefond some decent eateries.

Anytime a beloved U.S. restaurant/shop brings itself over to the Philippines there's always a bit…read moreof excitement yet caution inside of me. But seeing L&L Hawaiian BBQ come to the Metro made me flip since this was one of my go-to lunch places during my college days back in the U.S.. Sadly, my excitement quickly changed to disappointment when we received our orders. I got my favorite, the chicken katsu plate, an order of Spam musubi and the gf ordered the seafood combo plate. The musubi was served first and we both looked a bit confused since the slice of Spam was so thin. I kid you not (look at my photos) the ratio was about 95% rice to 5% Spam. Also, when we tried taking a bite, the thing just fell apart and we ended up having to eat it with a fork and spoon. SMH. Next up, the katsu and seafood plates came and they were also disappointing. From the many times I ate at L&L in the past, I always remembered being served huge portions of freshly cooked and delicious food. We got none of the above in both of our plates. The katsu plate I got looked like shriveled up niblets of dry chicken, two teeny scoops of rice, an even teenier scoop of macaroni salad and some weird tasting sauce (I assume it was their take on katsu sauce) that accompanied it. The gf got her similar plate with BBQ chicken, fried shrimp and fish. And to be quite honest, none of it was very appetizing. Shrimp and fish both were very greasy and didn't really taste like anything. The BBQ chicken, one of their claim to fame items, wasn't anything special and had an off sweet taste to it. Like I mentioned earlier, there's always a sense of excitement yet caution in me whenever a favorite U.S. franchise of mine makes the jump over to the Metro. In this case, it's sad that the L&L Hawaiian BBQ we have here in Manila taints the great experiences I had eating at their branches back in the U.S. with this very poor showing.

Teddy's Bigger Burgers come in 3 sizes: 5, 7 and 9 ounces, so you can enjoy their burgers…read moreregardless of how big your appetite is. They don't just offer your regular run-of-the-mill cheeseburger. They have different kinds of interesting specialty burgers. Their bestseller is Kailua Burger which is basically a cheeseburger with Swiss cheese, grilled onions and mushrooms. Personally though, I like the Fire Burger. It had onion rings, bacon and the fire sauce which gave the burger a little spicy kick - just the way I like it. Also, the bun was super awesome and the new shoestring fries are addictive. Highly recommended. Go give it a try. And don't be afraid to go for the 9 oz. burger. It's not as big as the sample says it is. They have the pre-shrunk raw patty size on display. The patties aren't that thick.

I was only supposed to go to Starbucks for a hasty dinner with when I heard a waitress say "Aloha."…read moreStanding in front of Teddy's Bigger Burgers, I quickly put two and two together. It meant only one thing: Hawaiian food. In the Philippines. Oh my god. I must have it! Teddy's Kailua Burger is good if you like burgers with some awesome sauce beef, and I definitely recommend it. But to all my fellow non-burger-loving people out there, I ask that you try the Loco Moco or Western Loco Moco at Teddy's. Now you might be thinking, 'Loco Moco? What the heck is that? Will it turn me crazy?' Yes! Sort of. The Loco Moco is a modern Hawaiian dish with a sunny side up egg resting on top of a hamburger patty, which happens to lie over a bed of hot white rice, all slathered with their special gravy, and yes, it's amazingly simple. Slice through that egg and tender beef, mix the yolk with the sauce and the rice for a taste of paradise! And to take it up a notch, add bacon and onion rings with the Western Loco Moco. Either way, the Loco Moco is a mountain of awesome, like a burger without a bun and those pesky vegetables. Sorry, vegetables. Whether you're hankering for local Hawaiian food or simply curious about what something called a Loco Moco would taste like, Teddy's Bigger Burgers is the place to try it. Mahalo, Teddy's! (Four stars because their salmon poke isn't that good, though.)

Worst service. The order took an hour for a take out. Wasted time on my whole lunch break. Order…read morealso had wrong base.