Brick Oven Goodness at Gino's Brick Oven Pizza, Serendra, Taguig City, Philippines

It takes a special kind of place to make us go on a carbo-loading binge on pizza and pasta. Gino's Brick Oven Pizza is one of those places.

We've been to their Salcedo branch before so for this visit, we decided to go to their Serendra one. With almost the same interiors but with more comfortable booths and shorter waiting time (since they accept reservations), it was a great start to our evening.

Browsing through their menu is actually a pretense; we already have our favorites. For this particular dinner though since we were a party of four, we left the additional pasta and pizza choices to the other guests.

It was unanimous; everyone was in the mood for Burrata.

Trying to at least keep it healthy, we got the Burrata Caprese (Php 405). A dish, no matter how simple, when served with the freshest ingredients will always be a hit. The luscious cherry tomatoes plus the herb-y flavor of the basil worked really well with the burrata and pesto. This was easily polished off by everyone.

Pictured is their Salted Egg Pasta (Php 225), our go-to pasta staple whenever we're at Gino's. The fettuccine noodles were well-coated with the salted egg mixed with cream and then topped with bacon bits and Parmesan cheese. The salted egg flavor is subtle, it neither overpowers nor underwhelms. I was actually looking for the added saltiness by the bacon but that was sorely missing. To make it a cheesier dish, ask for more Parmesan cheese. 

Beating the Heat at Lulubelle, Serendra

After having lunch at Chuck's Deli, we wanted to eat something cold & sweet to wash away the spicy flavor of the Buffy (Oh, bad news to the CD Buffy fans, it's now Ph590 for a full slab! Gasp! Talk about a whooping 150 pesos price increase!).

We ended up at Lulubelle. 

Lulubelle, Serendra

For a sunny, balmy afternoon stepping into the quaint desserts place was a good idea.  With the pink & purple motif, first thought that popped inside my head was, "Too girly, but not in a bad way." The colors were balanced out by the white spacing that made the place look spacier than it actually is. 

Pink Bar

Picture Perfect

If I can pick one distinctive thing in this place, I'd say it's the framed blown up photos of the yogurt.  It looked so creamy and yummy that you can't wait to try it out for yourself. Good job! :)

Filipino Pride

Another thing that caught my fancy was the graffiti printed on one of their cabinets. The ingredients they use are all locally produced. It's nice to see that the patriotic spirit is still very much alive. Thumbs up!

Buffy-ed at Chuck's Deli, Serendra

Heard of this place from a friend who really enjoyed eating here (Thanks for the heads up, Joseph!). We were planning to try this out when this came out. Talk about luck! :)

Chuck's Deli, Serendra

Situated at the end of the Serendra rotunda, it's the one with the red shutters and glass windows. Looks homey from the outside.

Just Like In School

You'll notice that the whole restaurant is covered with blackboards, all in different shapes and sizes.  Written are their new dishes (adobo dobol, pastas, milkshakes) and their mechanics on how to join their Slay the Buffy. Oh and they have their Wall of Fame! Those who have successfully done the 5-min challenge. 

Note to self: Gotta Slay The Buffy!