What's on the Menu?: Modern China offers 8+2 courses at only P2,488

MANILA, Philippines - Modern China , the favorite restaurant of foodies and local Chinese gourmets at Glorietta 4, offers a special 8+2 anniversary treat. Guests can enjoy a table for eight persons with eight of Modern China’s all-time best-sellers — sweet and sour pork, chicken corn soup, fish fillet with lemon sauce, chopsuey, camaron rebosado, beef with ampalaya, pancit canton, and crispy fried chicken — plus yang chow fried rice and buchi at only P2,488.

Offer is good Monday to Saturday for lunch or dinner at Modern China located at Glorietta 4, Ayala Center’s ground floor restaurant row, right beside Ascott Hotel entrance.

For information, call 752-8729 and 752-8728.

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Have it delivered: For quick delivery, call City Delivery at 87878.

Merienda noodle treats for P100 at Luk Yuen

Luk Yuen offers three flavors of noodles for only P100 a set. Choose from any of these combinations: soy noodles with Shanghai bun and sesame balls, vegetable udon noodles with spring rolls and sesame balls, and stewed king pao noodles with radish cake and sesame balls. Each set comes with complimentary Chinese tea. The dishes are available daily from 2 to 5 p.m.

Luk Yuen has branches at Glorietta 5, Ayala Center, 856-5199; Cash & Carry Mall, 856-5778; Greenhills Shopping Center, 721-2620; SM Megamall, Basement B, 633-4396; and Alabang Town Center, 772-4967.

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Have it delivered: For quick delivery, call City Delivery at 87878.

Delivery at your doorstep with City Delivery 87878

City Delivery 87878 brings your favorite restaurant dishes to your doorstep. Just call 87878 if you want to savor Alba’s paella, Cibo’s squid ink pasta, Red Kimono’s sushi, Amici’s pizzas, Dulcelin’s cakes, Zong’s porkloin, ClawDaddy’s buffalo shrimps, or Bizu’s pastries. For a minimum order of P500 with 10 percent delivery charge, the restaurant comes to you. Customers can order from any of the 170 plus City Delivery-listed restaurants daily from 10:30 a.m. to 10:30 p.m.

City Delivery caters to Alabang, Eastwood, Greenhills, Makati, Mandaluyong, Manila, Ortigas, Pasay, Pasig, Quezon City, and The Fort.

For inquiries, visit www.citydelivery.com.ph.

More than pasta: Spinach and feta cheese ravioli at Bistro Ravioli

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Handmade ravioli at Bistro Ravioli

Bistro Ravioli is the country’s first full-service restaurant with a casual dining ambience. It offers handmade pasta delights. House specialties include ravioli dishes — little pasta pillows filled with meat, vegetables or cheese. Other must-try dishes on the menu include pizzas, drinks, and desserts.

“We wanted to change the landscape of the Italian dining experience by offering fresh pasta — from our ravioli to spaghetti, and fettuccini,” says chef Mon Pilarta. “And since pasta dishes are cooked fresh, dishes at Bistro Ravioli are served faster.”

Bistro Ravioli is located at Robinsons Place, Ermita.

Vamos a comer: Marinated rack of lamb with creamy mashed potato at Casa Armas

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Tapas, paellas and rack of lamb at Casa Armas

Casa Armas has landed on the Miele Guide, the independent guide to Asia’s finest restaurants. It has earned raves for its delicious paella concoctions, suckling pig, tapas, and Spanish wine selection. Casa Armas also offers catering and accepts reservations for special functions.

Casa Armas has branches at 132 Jupiter St., Bel-Air Village, Makati City, 8973542; Greenbelt 3, Makati City, 757-4996; or The Podium, Pasig City, 687-3370. For in-house functions and catering, call 897-3497/899-0980/898-3245.

Start healthy: Cobb salad at ClawDaddy

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Cobb salad, baby back ribs and fish at ClawDaddy

ClawDaddy offers its newest dish — cobb salad with grilled chicken on a bed of lettuce and tomatoes. Other dishes include baby back ribs, fish and chips, pasta, crabs, fresh water prawns, shrimps, New Zealand mussels, clams, sausages, steak, corn on a cob and baby potatoes, among others.

ClawDaddy has branches at Eton Centris Walk, Edsa cor., Quezon Avenue, QC, 352-3445; The Ledge, sixth floor, Shangri-La Plaza Mall, Mandaluyong City, 636-5679; and at B6 Bonifacio High Street, Taguig, 856-4785.

Have it your way: Korean Bulgogi at Kogi Bulgogi.

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Spice it your way at Kogi Bulgogi, Eastwood Mall

Kogi Bulgogi, the newest Korean restaurant in town, let’s customers dictate the level of spiciness of their food. On a scale of 1-10, Kogi Bulgogi can adjust how spicy the dish is.    “It is our mission to serve not just great-tasting, authentic and quality Korean food but also that is friendly to their wallets,” explains Kate Paredes, marketing manager of iFoods, Inc., the food group that manages Kogi Bulgogi. Other dishes are hoi (sashimi), the japchae with its chewy noodles and a sweet sauce blend sautéed in meat and vegetable, and Binggrae ice cream, a well-known brand in Korea, among others.   

Kogi Bulgogi is located at the second floor, Eastwood Mall in Libis, Quezon City. For information, call iFoods, Inc. at 723-6033 or call Kogi Bulgogi at 470-6884.

Overloaded: Special Overload pizza at Greenwhich

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Hawaiian Overload & Special Overload pizzas at Greenwhich

Greenwich offers Greenwich Ultimate Hawaiian Overload and Greenwich Special Overload Pizzas, which are extremely cheesy and overloaded with premium toppings over a perfectly blended sauce. Greenwich’s Ultimate Hawaiian Overload has two times more Hawaiian toppings of premium ham, glazed pineapples and smoked bacon with mozzarella and cheddar cheese, while the Greenwich Special Overload has 13 premium meat toppings and fresh vegetables, with cheddar and mozzarella cheese.

“We conduct intensive research to know what Filipinos like in their pizzas. We strive to delight them through our best-tasting pizza products,” says Suzanne Cruz, research and development head of Greenwich. 

Visit any Greenwich store or call to 55555 for delivery. 

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Shrimply yummy: Hot prawn salad at Choi Palace

Hot prawn salad at Choi Palace, Eastwood Mall

Choi Palace offers hot prawn salad, a combination of sweet and salty flavors of fruits, vegetables, and seafood. The crispy, breaded shrimp is served with a thick, sweet sauce in a bed of crisp vegetables.

Choi Palace is at the third floor, Eastwood Mall, Libis, Quezon City. For information, call 706-7807 to 09.