Sumo Sam, The Sumo Master of Deception

*jonokuchi (序の口) is The lowest division of Sumo Wrestlers, Sam must be one.

**To Sumo Sam and to the ones who still enjoy eating there, this is your wake up call.

Imagine being held hostage, your kidnappers asking for a huge ransom. As you gulp down your food, measly in terms of both quality and quantity, you feel a profound sense of bitterness since you know you’ll be surrendering wads of your hard-earned cash to criminals who can’t even feed you a decent meal. If you’re having difficulty imagining the scenario, I have a suggestion that will help: Have a meal at Sumo Sam. The experience is no different. 

PINOnterya

Saturday night brought us to Pino, a new Filipino restaurant along Jupiter St. The place gave me a vibe similar to that of Café Romulo, one of my favorite "new" Filipino restaurants around. 

An Impostor of the Other: An NWE Special

Sizzlin' Pepper Steak and Pepper Lunch, here in Manila, have almost entirely the same restaurant concept. It’s not hard to assume that these two are just sides of the same coin, just like I did. But after getting to try both, I was convinced otherwise. I really enjoyed only one of these two. And the other? Not Worth Eat. Which one of them? Read to find out. 

I present to you my thoughts on these two restaurants and which of the two, I believe, is Not Worth Eat in my very first
NWE Versus Feature... Enjoy!

North Park Goes South

Price, almost every time, dictates taste and quantity. It is unfair to expect 5-star-quality food from a medium-priced restaurant. However, the dishes from North Park, while affordable, are just unimaginably bad. My family used to be regulars at the place, and for some reason I forgot, we stopped eating there. Well, the night my friends and I decided to get something to eat there served as my disastrous reminder. 

Johnny Rockets

We decided to have our Sunday afternoon snack at Johnny Rockets at the New Eastwood Mall. The mall has a rather interesting weekend market, which is kind of what brought us there. I had heard mixed reviews about this place, and I thought that it was about time I gave it a try. And as usual, I came with the mindset “no expectations, no disappointments”. 

Thousand Cranes

A random Gong Cha craving brought me and my date to Thousand Cranes at the New Eastwood Mall, what I believe is the “Mecca” of Not Worth Eat Restaurants. We were considering having dinner at Cibo until I felt something terrible in my stomach that made me want to have hot soup for dinner. And where else to get hot soup than in a hot pot restaurant, right? WRONG. Our quick decision led only to disappointed palates and hungry wallets.

Ramen Bad

Ramen shops are everywhere; it's the trend these days, just like those froyo, macaroon, and smokeless-grilling places. With a number of Ramen shops around, there will obviously be good ones and not so good ones. Ramen Bar is one of the latter.