Our division head celebrated her 1^st anniversary in the office and decided to treat her one-downs for Friday lunch.  She brought us to Uncle Cheffy.

C Italian restaurant in Pampanga introduced the panizza craze in the Philippines.  It has since become one of Chef Mau’s (of Chef’s Quarters and Old Vine fame) favorite and the reason why it’s part of the menu of Uncle Cheffy, an Eastwood restaurant that’s gaining popularity in the area.

The restaurant is known for its brick oven specialty dishes that include barbecued meat and panizza.  Panizza is almost paper-thin pizza sliced diagonally, with the option to add arugula, alfalfa and/or tomatoes, and rolled into a reel.  There are variants but we decided to get half Meat Lovers and half Cheese and Cheese and Cheese, which is their take on 4-Cheese pizza.

Another Italian restaurant in A Venue in Makati has also replicated the Panizza used to be served only in Pampanga.  Uncle Cheffy has expanded venues of where one can get a Panizza.

On the Table

Caesar Salad PHP

The salad was quite packing, with potato wedges and pork crackling to add taste and texture to the starter.  Dressing is light, with a hint of wasabi and citrus.  If salads are made like this, then it’s going to be a staple starter on the table.

Panizza PHP

The crisp thin pizza roll is fun to eat as well as it is scrumptious.  Carla, Karen and Meann all liked this pizza Jaja introduced to them.  Delish!

Memphis BBQ US Beef Finger 1kg PHP 595

The salad, panizza and Memphis US Beef Finger were the winners on the table.  Smoky flavor, tender meat, almost finger-licking good.

Pasta PHP

Lechon PHP

Sangria PHP

Mix of red wine, club soda, brandy and triple sec, oranges, lemons and lime.  Quite refreshing fruit punch but it had more liquor than I expected… Boss was cool about the Sangria (Yea baby!)

Although I had the most distressing morning on the way to work, the team’s lunch made the day lighter and it’s always good to bond with the people I closely work with. 

Uncle Cheffy

2^nd Level, Eastwood Mall Veranda,

Eastwood City, Pasig City.

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