Shobe's Birthday Treat 2015 at Hong Kong Master Cook, Dampa Macapagal Boulevard, Pasay City Philippines

Ever heard of the term "Dampa Eating"? Well, it's a style of eating wherein you have the option of personally buying your meats/seafood/veggies from the numerous available stalls (aka palengke). A stone's throw away are your choice of restaurants who will cook them for you (aka paluto). 

For tonight, Shobe was treating everyone for her birthday and her chosen restaurant was Hong Kong Master Cook in Dampa Macapagal Boulevard.

This wasn't our first Dampa experience but this was our first time to try this particular "Paluto" restaurant.

Arrived at around 7:30pm and the place was packed! Good thing they made reservations.

After the palengke & the paluto (which took around an hour), here's what we had for dinner....

To start us off, we had Clam Soup (Halaan). Fresh clams in ginger & onion stock mixed with spinach. Sounds so simple yet oh so yum. This got wiped out in no time :p

Revisited Review: Kanin Club, Ayala Triangle Gardens Makati, Philippines

Sometimes when you just can't decide where to eat, the best choice would be a place you've gone to before. For this particular day, we took our own advice & had dinner at one of our comfort food stops.

Kanin Club, Ayala Triangle Garden

And even before they handed us the menus, I knew that their Crispy Liempo will make its appearance. ;)

Crispy Liempo (Php 160)

This crackling crispy thinly sliced liempo by Kanin Club is terribly addicting; my self control always flies out the window with this dish. Food-Stars Verdict? Still as good as I remembered.

Aligue Rice (Php 170)

It won't be a party without Aligue ;) Another sinful concoction by Kanin Club. After this visit, I'm happy to say that this fragrant flavorful bowl of yellow rice is still one of my favorites. ;)

Lemon Chicken (Php 250)

This dish on the other hand was a bit of a disappointment. It's always "the fresher, the better" in this case, they used real lemons. Sadly, it didn't help to bring out the flavor. I'm thinking changing the sauce recipe would be a huge improvement. The breading also needs tweaking.

Tapa (Php 210)

In our last visit, we rated this as an okay dish. On this visit, it's still an okay dish. Nothing special about it. 

 Kanin Club's Crispy Liempo & Aligue Rice will always be a part of my comfort food list. ;)

'Til our next Good Eat!

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Kanin Club, Ayala Triangle Gardens

Ayala Triangle Gardens, Makati Ave

Bel-Air, Makati

621-6109