Relish: Hello, Happiness!

Dined here once and boy, parking in this area is always full! A lot of people swarm the place so I thought this restaurant might be really good. We had to drive two or three times around the area before we got a space. 

This is a super cute and dainty restaurant. It's very girly and it reminds me of those cute Kamiseta boutiques. We were escorted to the second floor and this lovely display pops up before my eyes. Cuteness! Hello, happiness indeed! 

I had hickory smoked barbeque pork belly for Php395.

The Good

• Pork belly is really soft 
• Served with sweet corn 
• Served with 1 additionl side dish, choices are: mashed potato, rice and salad 
• Barbeque sauce is yummy, perfect balance of sweet tangy and smokey 
• Mashed potato is heavy on the butter, minced garlic goes really well with the potato

The Bad

• Fatty pork, approx. 60% meat, 40% fat 

Paolo and I shared a slice of cheesecake for dessert and it was so good! This is purely creamy and tangy cream cheese topped with a dollop of blueberry jam. Perfect! 

Overall I love this restaurant and will come back to try the truffle oil pasta, it looks and smells good!

Relish Restaurant Address:

74 Sct. Limbaga St. Tomas Morato, Quezon City

Tel no. 3525492

Ajisen Ramen

I was having colds when I craved for Ajisen Ramen. The thought of sipping warm broth entices me to sooth my nasal discomfort. Good thing there's an Ajisen Ramen in Sto. Domingo, Quezon City!

I got the house specialty Ajisen(Php235) and it hits right on the spot! Even though I can't fully taste the soup, I can still appreciate the different seasonings used to make this bowl of ramen. All the Ajisen oil, pork broth, Okinawa natural sea salt and the "Ajisen powder" mixing together to create a flavorful soup, mmm! 

The noodles kinda looks like pasta doesn't it? Unlike other Ramen places that serves chewy and uneven ramen noodles, this stands out because this is smooth and cooked al dente! Really looks and feels like pasta noodles. Perfect!

The shredded fungus, leek and slices of cabbage adds more crunch and texture in this dish. Chasu is a bit fatty but super tender and tasty nonetheless. Egg is tasty and flavorful on it's own, was it cooked in a certain kind of broth? Seems like it, yummy! Egg yolk is best when mixed in with the soup to give it a thicker consistency.

My father doesn't like drinking soup from restaurants because he said he doesn't know what kind of seasoning or how much MSG is thrown in so I also don't drink soup from restaurants but this one I'll make an exemption, I managed to slurp my way down to the bottom of the bowl leaving not a single drop. *feeling guilty*

Ajisen Ramen
43 Tirad Pass St. cor Sto. Domingo St., Quezon City
Tel.: 3549235