Build your own ramen bowl or choose one from the menu, Ramen Nagi is a casual ramen restaurant that…read moregives service with a smile. While slurping down my noodles, it started to rain! It was so cool to sit in their open-air dining area with a warm bowl of soup and watch the rain bounce off the sidewalk. Very cozy!

The ONLY ramen spot we found in the duration we were in the Philippines…read more We had to make a stop for the sake of comparison. (Never been to Japan but have had some amazing ramen in many corners of Los Angeles.) Besides, after doing a bit of shopping, it made for a good break. We were seated immediately along with menus. Off the bat, Big Bro wanted the tempura shrimp. Since GodNiece and I weren't THAT hungry (we really were there just to try a bowl) and being garlic fiends, we decided to share the black king. Big Bro was told the shrimp wasn't available. So, he went for the karaage. It didn't take long before we got our grub. Maybe it's our palate and they most likely designed their menu for the masses, but both items were mediocre at best. Karaage could have used a bit more crunch and better seasoning, but decent. The bowl? I'll admit it was great at the beginning. The chasu was prepped well and not dry at all. The noodles were cooked perfect. But then, the overwhelming amount of squid ink made the broth way too thick much too fast. GN and I kinda lost interest once the almost coagulation started taking place. FOOD: 3. SERVICE: 3. 'Twas quite a challenge trying to flag them down for extras. VALUE: 3. Not too bad. PARKING: Mall. OVERALL: 3. Average at best. I'd come back to try their more popular bowl, though. Redemption might still be at hand...

02/25/25 - Korean Bibimbop fast food. Options of beef (which they were out of), chicken or pork…read morew/the Bibimbop ingredients like cabbage, kimchi, corn, carrots, rice, onions & an egg served on a sizzling hot iron skillet. Jessica was our cashier & server & the place was packed w/customers @ lunch time. She did a fantastic job of keeping up with both the customers lined up to purchase their lunches as well as the line of people waiting for their food. The kitchen was cranking out orders trying to keep up with/the demand. Overall the food was pretty good.

good dining experience, finding the flavors rich and satisfying. However, I must note that while…read morethe main courses were exceptional, I found the selection of side dishes somewhat limited. It would have been delightful to see a more diverse array of accompaniments to complement the main dishes. Nonetheless, the quality of the food itself was impeccable, and I left feeling fully satiated. Overall, a commendable dining experience, albeit with room for improvement in the side dish selection.

Im rating this 3 due to my second visit on this resto, the initial one was perfect, we ordered the…read moreset with wagyu beef and husband ordered diff kinds of bibimpap, loved all of them, very pricey too but it was good food so everyone was happy! Because we love this place so much, when one of the relatives wanted to eat somewhere, we recommended this place, we ordered diff set that has squid on it, we were fine, until the next morning i got sick, i develop symptoms of diarrhea, malaise and vomiting. There's no question about it because their resto is the last place where we have been, i thought it was just me but then my husband was next and we even have to give him iv fluids due to severe vomiting for a few days, after that incident, we never came back. I guess be very careful when you eat here, the second visit, we ordered the set where you can grill all you can eat with squid selection on it, we think thats the culprit.

The place had a nice set-up. It wasn't crowded when we came here for dinner. We ordered Pork…read moreCentury Egg Congee - added some chili oil. This one hit the spot. It was perfect for the climate. Also had Taosi Spare Ribs / Hakaw / Xiao Long Bao and Chicken Feet. Nothing to complain about. Everything was good.

Had take out here before and we were really happy with the food. Today we decided to eat lunch…read morethere. We were seated promptly. Most of the staff are friendly. Again, a lot of servers here but we always had to try to get someone's attention to ask for something. We ordered kuchay dumplings, XO siomai, king chef fried chicken, some stuffed "patola" with vermicelli noodles and fried rice. All the dishes we ordered were very good and reasonably priced. The mango almond dessert was good too. Of course we'll go back, it's really close to where we live too.

After so many years, I came back to the Philippines to support one if it's finest institutions. Dr…read more Ferdinand Anno invited me to this Riverfarm knowing that I loved organically-grown seafood. Its a hidden fish farm next to a river, with floating huts and tables around surrounded by a lush green vegetation of trees and coconuts. Bathrooms are available and parking is certainly all over under trees and shade, this was so inviting and reminded me of the prairies surrounded by singing birds, and the chirping sounds of crickets and other insects. We ordered a bunch of locally-sourced fish and other interesting seafood galore. The grilled milkfish is to die for, smelled fresh and tasty and was partnered with a side dish of "pakpaku", a local vegetable favorite ,and garnished with tomatoes and freshly harvested peopers. We also had their "Dinakdakan" which is a local design, a grilled pork with mayonnaise, species with tomatoes and garlic galore. This cacauphony of slightly cooked meats was so creamy and the vinegrette and mayonnaise complemented the tastes of the smokey meat and garnishes. The Malaga fish was also grilled to perfection and it tasted like a light fleshy fish and when you dip it in fish sauce with Onions and tomatoes, you begin to enjoy its freshness and seafood qualities. The " dinengdeng or inabraw" was another local creation which was a combination of long beans, saluyot and shrimp to enhance the flavors of the Northern part of Luzon. But when they offered me to taste the "pakpaku or fern" I became excited to explore a grass looking weed I have never had in my life. The fern was light steamed and garnished with tomatoes and Onions and a little fish sauce. The fern veggie was crunchy and tasted like regular Seaweed but neutral on the side. I loved the crunchiness and grasslike twists that played into my mouth which to me was a perfect company to my fish and other vegetables in the menu. So, if you're visiting the Northern part of Philippines, drop by this place and eat their food, enjoy the landscape and dive in to the culinary delights that attracted Spain, Japan and Americans to this beautiful and luscious country.

The food here is so fresh! You can see the fish you eat in the fish pens next to the dining area…read more Their Ilocano dishes are fresh and tasty. Can't beat the location, floating on the river.

Second visit came through approximately 15 months after the first. Although the service needed…read morework, it wasn't bad enough to deter us to make a come back at first opp. It was once again, too chilly to eat outside, so our party of 12 once again opted to be seated inside. (Funny enough, we were seated in the next room we were at the last time!) The burners were good to go once seated. We didn't have to flag anyone for our drinks this time around - there were already pitchers of water posted on our tables. It hasn't changed at all. The set up is still the same. Ditto the quality of the food. Price remained at 399PHP/pp even after some time, so that's always a plus. And like everything else, the service has not changed either. They never came back to our room to clear empty plates. FOOD: 4. (I really wish they had rice paper, then it'd be PERFECT.) SERVICE: 2. Still needs work. VALUE: 4. More than fair for what they offer. PARKING: Private lot. Always packed. OVERALL: Unchanged at 3.5. It's a shame the service hasn't improved. It would have made a good up-bump on my rating. But great food at great value. Absolutely worth the money and absolutely worth coming back for.

Cheap korean bbq place. We had a total of 6 people and they ended up putting us in one of the rooms…read moreand provided 2 grills with for us. The place is AYCE and you get the food yourself. If you don't finish the meat, they will charge more. They have pork belly and some other meats..but nothing like brisket or tongue or calbi. There are a good amount of sides to choose from though. There are side dishes and banchan and soups. They had marinated tofu, kimchi, sweet potato, etc. The soup was pretty good and the green onion sprouts kimchi was yummy with the meat. The ice cream is separate though so you pay for it along with whatever the AYCE price is.

We stopped by Elyu Dampa a long the coast for some fresh seafood for lunch before checking in to…read moreour resort. If you love fresh seafood this is a place. I'm sure there's others along the way but decided this place since our family recommend it. We ordered the following: Garlic Buttered Shrimp- Shrimp were fresh and sweet. The shrimp head was filled with delicious fat. My only complaint was the the garlic buttered sauce was a bit to sweet for my liking. Steamed Pampano- Pampano was so fresh. The meat was moist and flaky. Grilled Tuna Belly- Grilled perfectly and fresh. Sizzling Pork Sisig- Delicious, this contains all the parts of the pork face and more. Pork Sinigang- Fantastic, love the sourness. This was by far the best sinigang we had on this trip. The vegetables were fresh and pork belly was delicious. Lechon Kang Kong- Lechon was great but not enough kang kong in the dish, plus the dish was so oily. Grilled Pork Liempo- Very good and tasty. Service was great and friendly. Street parking or what ever open space you can find along the side of the road. Restroom- not the best "wink wink" Overall we enjoyed our lunch here at Elyu and I highly recommend. Our bill was 3989 peso = $68 US and divided with 3 couples = $22.90 per couple. You can't best that.