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Flapjacks Returning Favorites

September 29, 2011 by Janey

When we think of Flapjacks, one picture comes to mind –stacks of golden yellow light and fluffy pancakes all ready to be smeared with butter, whipped cream and bathed in glistening maple syrup. We imagine hunky uniformed and expert “Flapjacks” men who flip and flap the pancakes into perfection. But there is more to Flapjacks that just deliciously stacked signature pancakes and breakfast combos.

Their breakfast meals and items are available at any time of the day –whether at the crack of first sunlight, or when the sun is at its highest peak or when it’s about to kiss earth goodnight. If you are craving for other fares, Flapjacks seasonally changes their menu to introduce new dishes that can stop a strike on your bored palates.

In 2008, I thought they still had a limiting menu but Flapjacks has long improved on the items they can offer. And while they keep patrons’ palates refreshed every now and then, some look for Flapjacks dishes that have become their favorite.

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On the Table

Mango Exotica PHP 325 (Regular)

The colors of the salad ingredients are vibrant and inviting from mango wedges to dried cranberries and raisins, almond chips, refreshing greens and the white-brown balance of croutons and chicken. The crunch of the fresh vegetables and spikes of mellow sweetness from the berries and nutty taste spell SPRING on a plate.

The mango vinaigrette was light and had the right sweetness and acidity.

Parmesan Chicken Wings PHP 255

My friends, particularly Richard and Irene of www.talesfromthetummy.com, tease me that it is my “chicken wings” season again (having eaten the mango habanero chicken wings of B&T Mexican Kitchen and finishing almost the whole basket, despite being “FULL” and on a “diet.” GOSH, now I’m craving for those wings. You should try it).

I love all things chicken wings and Flapjacks Parmesan wings are one of the best Parmesan versions I have tasted so far. I’d probably rate it Top 2 with the top spot going to Wingman’s lemon parmesan wings followed by Flapjacks closely behind. The success of the wings rely heavily both on the crispiness of the skin and the actual glaze of the sharp Parmesan cheese which Flapjacks nailed on the spot. It has that buttery taste but nothing overpowering. Their Parmesan chicken wings are nowhere oily or dripping butter. [Read more…]

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Agave Mexicana Cantina

September 2, 2009 by Janey

There is suddenly an eruption of Mexican restaurants in the Metro in the past year. I’m quite happy to see that more and more Filipinos enjoy Mexican cuisine. Locals have favored Japanese and Italian fares for quite some time. It’s time to open them up to the wonderful world of Me-*hic*-o. Don’t forget to order you ice cold beer or margarita with the dishes!

On the Table

Nachos Grande PHP 350

A stack house of corn chips drizzled generously with cheddar cheese, sour cream and topped with your favorite Mexican flavors, guacamole, pico de gallo, jalapeno, refried beans and ground beef. It’s another happy mess to eat and munch on.

Chicken Quesadilla PHP 195 Solo PHP 325 To Share

Lighted toasted flour tortilla with chicken meat and cheese, served with pico de gallo, sour cream and guacamole on a bed of fresh lettuce.

Steak Chimachangas PHP 295

Steak Yucatan Skewer PHP

This is one of my favorite dishes in Agave. The skewered steak cubes with roasted vegetables -juicy and tender meat with a hint of lime and grill flavor. The meat has the right medium doneness.

Agave Mexican Cantina offers guests authentic Mexican dishes made from the finest ingredients available as well as party packages on your special occasion. Enjoy Caliente nights at Agave Libis every Friday and Saturday from 10pm onwards.

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Agave Mexican Cantina

Streetscape Level 1, Shangri-la Plaza Mall

Mandaluyong City

+632.6336591

Unit FB11, Sky Garden,

SM City North EDSA, Quezon City

(632) 332 2725

Eastwood Citywalk 1 Unit H-6
188 E. Rodriguez Jr. Avenue
Bagumbayan, Libis, Quezon City, Metro Manila
+632.9126989

www.agavecantina.com

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Friday Night with the Engineers

May 12, 2009 by Janey

Eric and Pat are two of my longtime friends. These two are a tandem in college and I’m glad to see that their bond is still as strong as it was back in the day.

I know the love life of these two from college days to post-college days. Let’s just say that I’ve never seen these two loveless. There’s always AT LEAST one woman in their lives. At a certain point, there was even a girl in between these two! (Ahem, what do the letters F, A, and Y mean to you guys?)

Trying to call Fay (currently at Irvine, California)

Friday night, we had dinner at Jay-J’s at Ortigas Home Depot. Since we haven’t seen each other in almost a year, we were the loudest table inside the restaurant laughing and bantering. Patrick tries San Miguel Double Chilled for the first time. We were supposed to hang at Bugsy’s at the City Golf Plaza but all 4 tables were RESERVED and while I like their food and wanted my friends to try it, I didn’t want to sit outside so we settled for Jay-J’s.

Maddy joined us in the dinner and I was happy to spend time with her because I haven’t seen her in two weeks! So it was a party of four, Madz, Pat, Bubba and me.

Mr. Lopez was L-A-T-E and I didn’t let him hear the end of it! Just a minute after arriving (he hasn’t even sat down), he excuses himself to answer a phone call. He went to his car where it was quieter. We transferred to another table (located at a discreet corner) while he was outside. The wait staff as if on queue cleared the table we vacated. 2 minutes after, Eric goes to the table bewildered that it’s empty. If it weren’t for Pat’s shaking shoulders, we would have drifted to oblivion and Eric would think that we had left him. Busted.

30 minutes into the drinking spree and Eric excuses himself again to answer another phone call. We put hot sauce on the rim of his beer.

I’ve never had a more serious drinking sesh discussing religion, faith, weddings, and careers. We grilled Pat about not going after his board license. After much discussion, I realized that the dreamer Pat I knew in college has his feet deep in the mud of everyday reality. His perspective is quite different now and although we have differing opinions, I like the tenacity he now has in pursuing his dream of starting a family life soon.

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The Others

May 9, 2009 by Janey

I am not the only woman in Bubba’s life. In fact, he has other “babies,” sometimes with more emotional needs.

Krie, The Albino Ratsnake

Krie is the partner of Skimpy before. Since Skimpy’s death, Krie is the oldest baby in the family. Krie has a lot of poise and class that probably were brought about by age.

Boei, The Ball Python

When we were just dating, Bubba couldn’t stop talking about how he wanted to get a ball snake. Everything is a sign to get a ball snake. We were at EDSA Shangri-la one time and we see an ad poster of a watch that has the word, “BALL” with a water snake and this is the forth-telling SIGN. He tries to connect everything as signs that he’s supposed to buy a ball snake. After a while, I relent and let him be. There were a few chances where he almost bought one but decided against it. Finally, the perfect ball snake came our way and I agreed that this is what he’s been dying to have.

Grumpy, The Hognose Snake

This hognose snake was actually a trade-off. Bubba traded off his two precious skinks for this baby who is throwing a fit all the time. He’s the crankiest in the bunch. He bites the hand that feeds him.

GTP, The Green Tree Python

GTP named after George St. Pierre but with a T instead of an S. I was in protest getting another snake but when I saw GTP’s uber yellow skin, it was so beautiful we both couldn’t resist. He reached adolescence last year that made his yellow skin turn to green.

Jigsaw, The Milksnake

Of course, men go for the “young.” This is why this milksnake used to Bubba’s favorite, more than me probably. Jigsaw is the latest addition in the family, which makes him the youngest. He celebrated his 1^st year anniversary just recently. He is named after our favorite thriller movie, SAW.

I think though that Boei remains to be his all-time favorite because that snake is really attached to him. They have this special “bond.” Boei is also special to me because he reminds me of days when we were just starting out.

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Flapjacks -Greenhills

November 6, 2008 by Janey

Price Range: PHP 150-250

Operating Hours:

06:00 AM – 11:00 PM Sunday – Thursday

06:00 AM – 01:00 AM Friday – Saturday

Flapjacks Greenhills is the new ray of sunshine in Greenhills Theater mall. With its bright colors and welcoming interiors, people are drawn to take a crack at their dishes. Thursday night was the scheduled dinner with the girls. Since we arrived 30minutes earlier, we had time to go around first. I went to Info Max for a long overdue purchase of a Lowe Pro lens case I can conveniently attach to my small Lowe Pro camera bag. I had a blue case in mind similar to Ronald’s case, which is slimmer but they don’t have it so I checked their black Lowe Pro cases instead. After much mulling, I picked my choice, a small black Lowe Pro case (PHP1,700 with PHP200 discount) for my 50mm extra lens. I still held off on buying though and decided to go back next week. I have such big control of shopping urges now that even for stuff I need I hesitate greatly.

We arrived first then Sab, Didi and soon after, Fran and Paul followed. Checking Flapjacks menu, I was surprised to see that it’s so limiting. There are about 9 choices from their breakfast list while only 6 lunch and dinner specials. It says though that these specials are “feature of the month,” which can mean that they are still toying with their offerings checking what people like, otherwise they really change their menu every month. What I highly appreciate is that all prices are inclusive of tax already.

Sab tried their country fried steak (PHP 205) that Bubba was eyeing earlier. Didi ordered a rack of pancakes and banana (PHP125) while Fran and Paul ordered open-faced tuna melt sandwich (PHP165) and the ultimate breakfast (PHP195). Between Bubba and I, we ordered open-faced tuna melt sandwich (PHP165), Omelette with everything in (PHP195) and Local Favorite spicy beef tapa (PHP185).

On the Table:

Open-faced Tuna Melt PHP165

Big chunks of tuna on 2 sandwich slices bridged together with a slice of melted Cheddar cheese. Bubba really enjoyed the big chunks of tuna and reminded him of his mom’s home cooked version. I on the other hand am not a fan of chunky tuna. I had a few bites and it was okay.

Omelette PHP195

I miss it since I love anything with eggs. I haven’t eaten anything with egg for quite some time only due to diet constrictions. Flapjacks Omelette had bell peppers, country sausage, ham, bacon, onion, tomato, mushroom, cheese but you can mix and match depending on your preference. It was served with 2 toasts. The dish did not disappoint and I could’ve finished the whole plate if the “incident” did not happen.

Bubba was on to his last tuna melt slice with the cheese slice still intact when suddenly while slicing the bread, dropped the whole plate on his lap and the food on the floor. Instinctively, I felt so sorry for him coz I know his last “perfect” bite consisted mostly the cheddar cheese, but I gave out fits of laughter, that prompted Didi to laugh too.

Since I felt the lost of the “perfect” last bite, I set aside for Bubba my perfect last bite of omelette. It still had a big cheese part on top.

Sweet and Spicy Beef Tapa PHP185

I started on the plate but let Bubba finished half of it since he only finished half of his first plate. I like the sweetness and spiciness of the beef tapa. It wasn’t tough too and didn’t have that much fat in it.

Because of the incident, Sab shared her FIC incident too. It was really cute and super funny. Fran gave us issues of our respective favorite magazines (thanks Fran!). Although the food was limiting, the conversations over dinner weren’t and I really enjoyed the evening with the ladies. Flapjacks is located in G/F Theatre Mall, Greenhills. For inquiries, call 5840638/39.

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