Personally, I love Friday’s. I love their food. So when I purchased a Bistro card last May, I was pretty sure I’m going to be visiting the restaurant more often. Even if it would require me to spend more, I was actually excited. So when we were in Marquee Mall one time, I asked my family if we could eat lunch in Friday’s. My Mom was not as thrilled as me, but she didn’t have a choice when everyone else agreed. The goal was to claim the free appetizer care of the Friday’s voucher that came with the Bistro card.
Appetizers
Lunch Date With Sister At Greenbelt
My youngest sister and I had wanted to have lunch somewhere in Makati until we got to meet up in Greenbelt one time. Originally, we want to have it on Powerplant Mall since I often go there for client meetings but we always have conflict in our schedule. So when I had to do some business in Greenbelt, I sent her SMS the night before and arranged a date with her. She was running late the day we met up but we were still able to have a quick lunch at Chili’s.
Youngest’s First Birthday Treat
It was my sister’s 21st birthday and for the first time, she decided to treat us to lunch. Instead of having a separate celebration with some of her closest friends, she just invited them to come with us in Marquee Mall that day. In fairness to my sister, she was game in almost every food we are suggesting her to order at T.G.I. Friday’s.
Celebrating Mother’s Day At Peri Peri Charcoal Chicken
It was Mother’s Day and we gave Mom a bouquet of flowers that morning as soon as she woke up. After attending mass, we had no definite plan on where to eat lunch. We just had a consensus not to have it in Marquee Mall for a change. Whenever we are going south, we only have two choices – SM North Edsa and Trinoma. We were expecting that the latter’s parking lots would be all occupied the time we reached Quezon City so we went to SM North Edsa Annex instead. We always find free parking space whenever we are going there. We only came to a decision where to have lunch when we were already at the mall. Everyone agreed to try Peri Peri Charcoal Chicken. I guess the name is based on its most popular dish, Peri Peri Chicken, which is a Portuguese style grilled chicken. Check the restaurant menu here. They have a variety of food and some of them are quite affordable.
The Mann Hann’s Shrimp Roll
Whenever I’ve planned to lunch out and I’m not familiar with the restaurant, I always try to look up online some of it’s bestsellers. In the case of Mann Hann, I think it was only on my 2nd or 3rd visit where I was able to order one of their famous viands. I’m referring to their Shrimp Roll. I’m not a big fan of shrimps but I don’t hate them either so why not try it, right?
Sister’s Rare Treat At Conti’s
My sister got her bonus and we were all surprised when she offered to treat us to lunch in one condition – it should be in Trinoma. Her goal was to eat at her favorite restaurant, Conti’s. Everyone agreed so we went there after attending a Sunday mass. Due to limited budget, we had to plan the day before what we were going to order the next day. :D
Anniversary Lunch At Banana Leaf
It was a Sunday and at the same time, it was my parents’ 28th anniversary. My father wasn’t here in the country but like what we used to do every year, we gave Mom a bouquet of flowers and a cake. My brother gave money for Mom’s spa treatments while my sister prepared a gift. With a quite limited budget, I volunteered to pay for the lunch. My family got no choice when I said we’d be eating at Banana Leaf Asian Cafe. It’s one of the Philippines best restaurants for 2011 and it’s our first time here. Even if my sisters were not okay with it, they had no choice.
Simple Chinese Dinner For Brother’s Birthday
It was my brother’s birthday. My sisters were expecting a treat from him but nothing happened. My mother cooked some special dishes, though. My brother and I had plan of dropping by at the mall after the afternoon mass but there had been some changes in the plan. We failed to attend a mass but we’re able to go to a relative’s wake before heading to the mall, together with Mom. After a quick run in the supermarket, my brother and I decided to try David’s Tea House. We haven’t eaten in the restaurant and both of us wanted to try something new. There are no other restaurants in the mall that we hadn’t eaten yet.
More Choices At Mang Inasal
It was only until Sunday that we were able to try out the new menu of Mang Inasal. With the tag line ‘The more, the many-er’, the fast food chain launched a bunch of new food choices just last November 11, 2011. Mom and I actually agreed not to go anywhere else but home after the mass but my younger sister asked us to accompany her in the supermarket. After buying a few things, my sisters had no choice but to give it to Mom’s request to eat lunch at Mang Inasal. My parents actually love the fast food chain.
Sister’s Birthday Dinner At Guilbert’s Place
My sister’s birthday fell into a weekday so our youngest was at work when we had dinner that night. Together with my Mom, my sister and her boyfriend, we went to Guilbert’s Place for a simple dinner celebration. We’re already on our way to the restaurant when I realized I forget to bring my driver’s license. Luckily, we survived the night without getting caught by a traffic enforcer.
Eat. Eat. Eat. 
