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June 8th, 2011 — Affairs, Batangas, Casual, Cebu, Cravings, Cuisine, Davao, Filipino, Greenhills, Iloilo, Makati, Mandaluyong, Manila, Ortigas, Paranaque, Pasay, Pasig, Promos / Events, Quezon City, Restaurants, Robinsons Galleria, The Fort, Where To Eat
Yes, it’s back! Max’s Restaurant Chicken All You Can will again fulfill its clients’ long-time wish to have the unlimited Chicken Offering “Chicken All You Can” promo again in all of its Max’s restaurant branches nationwide.
Max's Fried Chicken
Duration
Starting June 10, 2011, an unlimited home-cooked style Max’s fried chicken will be served from 6:00 pm to 10:00 pm daily until July 10, 2011.
Max’s Chicken lovers should work up their biggest appetite starting today.
Package and Price
Packaged with a glass of Pepsi soda this time, Max’s Restaurant customers can bite into their favorite Max’s fried chicken for P199. You can also upgrade to a bottomless drink for an additional P28.
More to Expect
As part of drumming up its marketing, diners can also watch out for a performance by Max’s employees every 6:00 pm daily to signal the start of the promo.
Max's Chicken All You Can
Bonus Coupons
Max’s is also giving away free P 20 money coupons for every P200 spent during the Chicken-All-You-Can promotion. A maximum of three accumulated coupons per transaction may be used to “purchase†any Max’s products within a year after issuance. You can use this coupons after July 10, 2011.
First Dibs
Food bloggers were invited last night in the Max’s Restaurant Chicken All You Can launch. I was able to consume 4 quarter chicken, or basically a whole chicken. Gulp, that’s out little secret, ok. Here’s the proof from my three other tablemates. 😛
Max's Restaurant Chicken All You Can bone leftovers
Check out more details at their website http://www.maxschicken.com/ and Facebook page http://www.facebook.com/maxsrestaurant .
Currently holding the record for the biggest eat-all-you-can promotion ever launched by a single fast-casual dining restaurant in the Philippines, you can expect a beeline at all Max’s Restaurant for this Max’s Chicken All You Can promo this coming Friday.
May 11th, 2011 — Appetizer, Batangas, Beverage, Casual, Cebu, Cravings, Cuisine, Davao, Dessert, Filipino, Greenhills, Iloilo, Makati, Mandaluyong, Manila, Naga, Paranaque, Pasay, Pasig, places, Quezon City, Quick Service, Restaurants, Tagaytay, Taguig, The Fort, Western, Where To Eat
Have you seen the recent Jollibee commercial? It showed today’s busy and hardworking moms finding it a challenge to get home in time and prepare for a special family dinner. So the father and the kids tried to take on the chore of cooking and the kitchen ended up in a mess, and still without dinner.
When the mother came home, she comforted the family that they could always order through the 8-7000 Jollibee Express Delivery hotline. 🙂 The advertisement highlighted that serving delicious meals can be enjoyed by the whole family with just a phone call.
“Whether daddy wants a piece of crispylicious Chickenjoy, kuya craves for a bite of Champ, ate loves the tasty and meaty Jollibee Spaghetti or bunso wants a delightful cup of Chocolate sundae, busy moms can have all these delivered right at their doorsteps in time for dinner.“
Jollibee treats can be easily made available at home allowing moms to have quality time with the family. So when you are caught in the same situation, just dial 8-7000 (Jollibee Delivery) or log on to www.jollibeedelivery.com (Metro Manila only) . For the complete list of delivery numbers, check out www.jollibee.com.ph.
May 7th, 2011 — Casual, Cravings, Cuisine, Dessert, Filipino, Restaurants, Sweet Shops
Max’s Restaurant celebrates Mother’s Day with its ‘I Heart Mom’ promotion!
Surprise your moms with a cool “I Heart Mom†eco bag on Mother’s Day. The eco bag is free for a minimum spend of P 1,500 at any Max’s Restaurant nationwide.
“Made from recyclable materials, Max’s eco bag with the endearing inscription, ‘I Heart Mom’ pays tribute to the most important woman in our lives. It also sends out a powerful message about environmental awareness and the urgent need to protect Mother Earth,†shares Max’s Group of Companies Corporate Communications Officer Bobby Simborio.
Max’s Restaurant Mother’s Day I Heart Mom Promo
Max’s Restaurant is also providing a unique opportunity for diners to help women in crisis through Max’s Corner Bakery’s ‘I Heart Mom’ cookies. For every purchase of these at P 20 per piece, customers help support Grace To Be Born Ministry.
“We invite everyone to make Mother’s Day even more special this year, with a deeper sense of purpose and the most sincere acts of love. †adds Simborio.
Grace To Be Born Ministry is a pro-life and non-profit organization that provides shelter, counseling and spiritual guidance to pregnant women, and unwed mothers in desperate situations.
Max’s free ‘I Heart Mom’ eco bag Mother’s Day promo is available from May 6 to May 8, 2011.
May 6th, 2011 — Affairs, Batangas, Beverage, Casual, Cebu, Coffee Shops, Cravings, Cuisine, Davao, Greenhills, Iloilo, Makati, Mandaluyong, Manila, Naga, Ortigas, Pasig, Promos / Events, Quezon City, Restaurants, Sweet Shops, Tagaytay, Taguig, The Fort, Western, Where To Eat
I’m not sure what is the connotation of a ‘Happy Hour‘ in other countries or culture outside of the Philippines. But I think Starbucks Philippines is taking it by the raw meaning – giving its customers a Happy Hour!
It is an outstandingly happy hour for Starbucks customesr as Starbucks Philippines recently launched its one-week promo on its Frappuccinos which is offered at half the price (50% off!) everyday from 12 noon to 2pm from May 2 to May 8, 2011. This is to highlight their new offering of the ‘However-You-Want-It’ Frappuccino blended beverage option.
Yeah I know, I was quite late in publishing this because I’m quite busy organizing a blogger mountain climbing event. Anyhow, you still got three chances including today!
Starbucks Happy Hour
This promo is so successful that some customers abused it on the first day so they updated the promo immediately by limiting each purchase of the Frappuccinos under this promo to only two beverages for every customer.
I’ve got one secret to share…they actually officially start 10 minutes before 12nn and end 10 minutes after 2pm to avoid inconvenience with minor time difference in watch/clock synchronization with customers. ssshhhhh…. 🙂 One more thing, as long as you are in the queue by 2:10pm cut-off time, you’re still in! 😛
Once this is over, I hope Starbucks do a repeat of this Starbucks Happy Hour soon! This is really an awesome treat specially with the scorching heat of the summer season.
May 3rd, 2011 — Batangas, Casual, Cebu, Chinese, Cravings, Cuisine, Davao, Dessert, Greenhills, Makati, Malaysian, Mandaluyong, Manila, New Brews, Ortigas, Paranaque, Pasay, Pasig, Quezon City, Quick Service, Restaurants, Sinaporean, Sweet Shops, Taguig, The Fort, Western, Where To Eat
Kenny Rogers Roasters invited NomNomClub over to one of their branches before the Holy Week to try out their new Hainanese Chicken offering and frozen yoghurt.
Going Hainanese
Yes, you read that right. Food chain Kenny Rogers Roasters is giving it’s customers a break from their usual offering. From rotisserie chicken, they’re now serving Hainanese Chicken! It’s stil chicken, nonetheless.
Singaporean Hainanese Chicken
For a Singaporean food lover like me, this piqued my curiosity. Kenny’s Hainanese Chicken was served with the traditional soup and a set of three sauces namely ginger, dark-sweet soy, and chili.
The sauces were good but I was surprised that the chicken itself was a combination of white and dark meat; and with bones.
In Singapore where Hainanese Chicken is at the level of a national dish, they only serve white meat; and with barely any bones.
Dark Meat & Bones
It’s good that the chicken meat was tender though. The rice was also commendable and aromatic as it should be but the soup was too salty and needs improvement.
Kenny’s management clarified that this was part of their differentiation from the usual and ‘making it their own’. A serving of the 1/4 poached chicken is priced at P185.
Frozen Yoghurt FTW!
KRR Frozen Yoghurt while working on NomNomClub.com
Staying true to Kenny Rogers Roasters mission of providing healthy food, adding frozen yoghurt to their menu is a natural choice.
Something I’ve been expecting since they have yoghurt smoothies.
I arrived hours early in their event so I stayed in the public area and ordered their new frozen yoghurt.
I didn’t know they’ll have us try this one that night as well because the invitation only showed Hainanese Chicken.
🙂
Kenny Rogers Roasters Frozen Yoghurt
Anyway, so I had one while working online. I just had the plain one to appreciate the yoghurt itself without the fancies…and I liked it!
The quality and texture of the yoghurt was at par with the expensive ones we have around. I mentioned this aspect of pricing because I think this is their strongest point compared to other frozen yogurts. Starting only at P35, you could have a small sized plain yogurt. The biggie size is P55.
Graham (left); Mixed Fruit (right)
Yoghurt Add-Ons
The add-ons come with every P10 addition to the yoghurt base. For now, they have only 4 add-ons namely: Mango, Mixed Fruits, Brownie bits, and Grahams.
Needless to say, I tried all four that night to be able to compare all of them. The fruit-based ones are expectedly refreshing.
Aside from the fact that it’s cheapest among the four, I think they had grahams for the crunchy texture it provides. However, the grahams I got might have been crushed too much that most of it is in powdered form that can make the yoghurt rough and course to the taste and in the mouth. I’d suggest that they don’t crush it that much.
From the four that I have tried, I think the best combination is the fruity Mango and the chewy Brownie bits. Their contrast in texture, softness and taste was a perfect highlight to the tangy-sweet yoghurt. It is the best yoghurt for me in the aspect of taste vis-a-vis price point.
Frozen Yoghurt - Mango + Brownie Bits
Phil Younghusband of Team Azkals & Triathele Mica Tantuico
At the latter part of the program, the gathering lighted up when they introduced Kenny Rogers Roasters’ new sporty endorsers in the persons of Philippine Football Team Azkals starplayer Phil Younghusband together with professional triathele Mica Tantuico. James Younghusband and surfer Lorraine Lapus complete the line-up but they were not able to attend that night.
Kenny Rogers Roasters Hainanese Chicken
In conclusion, the Hainanese Chicken was a so-so and needs more development. On the other hand, their price busting frozen yoghurt is highly recommended by NomNom. I am already excited for the new add-ons I heard Kenny Rogers Roasters will be coming out with soon!
April 27th, 2011 — Batangas, Beverage, Casual, Cebu, Coffee Shops, Cravings, Cuisine, Davao, Greenhills, Iloilo, Makati, Mandaluyong, Manila, Naga, Ortigas, Paranaque, Pasig, Quezon City, Quick Service, Restaurants, Singapore, SouthEast Asia, Sweet Shops, Tagaytay, Taguig, The Fort, Western
Soy Green Tea Cream Frappuccino Blended Beverage
Basically, it allows customers to create a blended beverage of their liking. You can choose to add a variety of fresh milk or soy to your Frappuccino beverage.
Moreover, you could indicate the intensity of your coffee and pick any combination of toppings and syrups in the same way a Starbucks espresso beverage can be customized.
Among the featured Frappuccino® blended beverage creations are the Extra Coffee Caramel and Soy Green Tea Cream Frappuccino® Blended Beverage
The Starbucks Extra Coffee Caramel is a coffee-intense concoction of caramel syrup combined with new Starbucks Frappuccino® roast coffee, milk, blended with ice and topped with whipped cream and a swirl of buttery caramel sauce.
On the other hand, the Soy Green Tea Cream Frappuccino® blended beverage is made with matcha powder and soy milk, blended with ice and topped with whipped cream.
Extra Coffee Caramel Frappuccino Blended Beverage
Furthermore, Starbucks Philippines elaborates on the new soy options as quoted:
“From soy combinations to those that limit the number of calories, customers can now select their favorite ingredients to find a Frappuccino® blended beverage to meet their dietary needs. By choosing nonfat milk with sugar-free syrup, a Tall (12 fl. oz) blended beverage has only 100 calories, while doubling the Starbucks® Frappuccino® roast coffee and skipping the syrup will intensify the taste, without increasing the sugar.”
April 20th, 2011 — Casual, Cravings, Cuisine, Filipino, Hotels, Japanese, Restaurants
In light of the Holy Week, which is much observed in the Catholic-dominated Philippines, here is a short list of restaurants’ non-meat lenten season specials:
Have a solemn Holy Thursday and Good Friday ahead.
April 19th, 2011 — Casual, Cravings, Cuisine, Filipino, Greenhills, Japanese, Makati, Manila, New Brews, Ortigas, Pasig, Quezon City, Quick Service, Restaurants, Where To Eat
Century Bangus in Pack (available in groceries)
When Yoshinoya invited us to a bloggers’ dinner a few weeks ago to taste their newest addition to the menu, I did not expect much.
But when the Century Bangus Kabayaki was presented at Century Culinary Circle in Ortigas, I was pleasantly surprised.
Century Bangus Kabayaki
Specifically the belly part, the Century brand of bangus is lightly breaded and deep-fried. I also like the fact that the bangus belly serving is large enough, just right for the whole rice bowl.
Complementing the soft flesh of the bangus, it is glazed with a special Unagi-like kabayaki sauce which gives it the flavorful aroma and savory taste.
Kabayaki is the Japanese term that refers to filleted/deboned seafood dish dipped in a sweet soy-based sauce and grilled.
Yoshinoya Shrimp Katsu (left) & Century Bangus Kabayaki (right)
Yoshinoya Shrimp Katsu
Shrimp Katsu
The other dish is the Shrimp Katsu which is basically a deep-fried and breaded shrimp patty. The Shrimp Katsu pair I got comes with mixed vegetables and priced at P140. However, it came off too ordinary for me. I’d rather recommend you to get the Shrimp Katsu with Beef Bowl for just an additional P45 ( P185).
Yoshinoya Menu's Lenten Offerings
Back to Century Bangus Kabayaki
At P140, the Century Bangus Kabayaki meal comes with rice and bean sprouts. I always consume a minimal amount of rice as a personal weight-watch regimen. But with the Century Bangus Kabayaki, I was able to finish the whole bowl. 🙂
Tip: Although the bangus is deboned, it is not 100% boneless, eat it slowly and watch out for small bones. 🙂
Piolo Pascual & Century Bangus!
Piolo Pascual or not, I highly recommend this new Yoshinoya offering. 🙂 You have to try it soon because this will only last in Yoshonoya branches unitl mid-May 2011. Century Bangus Kabayaki is also fit for the upcoming Lenten season.