Project 12 x 2 - 1: The Baguio Gauntlet, Part Deux (Cora's Restaurant)

Do not be afraid of simplicity. If you have a cold chicken for supper, why cover it with a tasteless white sauce which makes it look like a pretentious dish on the buffet table at some fance dress ball?
- X. Marcel Boulestin

My Baguio gauntlet, part deux! Nangyari ito nung nakaraang four-day long weekend, amidst a Signal #3 cyclone!

not even Mina can stop me eating

This time I'm with the Couch Potato herself (plus friends in the office). Kaya binalikan namin yung mga most peborit kainan ko dun para ma-experience din nila. Walang bagyo bagyo... foood triiip!!!

Link to the first Baguio food trip entries.

hindi ko ito ipagpapalit

Good Taste is Good Taste! It will always be my number one tsibog spot in Baguio for the sheer bang-for-your-bucks-ness of the place! I mean, come on, a very delicious serving of your lutong-bahay food that serves 3 to 4 persons per order at P120 to P130 only?? Come on!

In short, I made a believer out of them (which never fails, everytime I bring people there). Atay-yay-yay!

perv!

50's Diner is a staple. Parang tourist spot na ito ng Baguio. Kumander Kat and the gang enjoyed it and the huge servings. Nuff said.

Unfortunately, Oh My Gulay! is closed for the four-day long weekend. Badtrip. So we ended up some place else. Sayangs.

Moving on. Ibabahagi ko yung iba pang kinainan namin during that stay. Humandang magutom!

Unang Tagpo:
Pizza Volante

Ikalawang Tagpo:
Cora's Restaurant.

They are one of several eateries lining up the cliffside overlooking the mines of Mines View Park. On a clear day (that's if walang fog), kitang kita ang naaaapakagandang view ng mga bubong ng bahay na parang kabuteng nagsulputan sa supposedly forested and breath-taking site of the valley below (at least from what I remembered when I was young). If you did not catch my sarcasm, yae na.

mines view blocked by fog... but the eye-sore rooftops are still visible below

Galing sa main entrance ng Mines View (where all the pasalubong stores are), take the path going to the Good Shepherd Convent. Cora's should be two or three blocks away, sa right side.

Hindi ito outright na mukang kainan sa labas. Bukod kasi sa restaurant, may apartment din sa taas ng lugar para sa mga gustong mag transient stay.

Ang chicha:

• Sinigang na Baboy
• Sweet and Sour Fish
• Fried Chicken
• Beef with Brocolli
• Iced Tea

picture taken after all dishes have been half-decimated

Okay lang yung sinigang na baboy. Typical na lutong bahay type. Nothing special about it but nothing bad either. Masarap sana kung mainit kaso sa sobrang lamig sa Baguio, gabilis lumamig ng mga pagkain.

sorta sweet and kinda sour

Olats yung sweet and sour fish. Matabang ang lasa nung sabaw at ganun din yung isda na binalot sa makapal na harina. Punong puno ng green at red bell pepper pero parang walang epekto sa lasa nung pagkain. Matabang pa din. Ilang beses ko pa uulitin to prove my point? Matabang!

the only redeeming factor

Yung sa piniritong manok, maliit yung gamit nilang manok. Parang hindi pinakain ng ilang araw. Pero gusto ko yung crisp ng pagkaka prito. I dig.

Okay para sa akin yung beef with brocolli. Again, parang yung sinigang na baboy. Walang special about it pero hindi din naman ito something to scoff at.

Sige dada pa:
"A" for effort yung kanilang attempt para lagyan ng artsy stuffs yung loob ng resto. May sandamakmak na portraits ng mga iba't ibang simbahan na naka-linya sa dingding.

drawings of different churches

Syempre panalo din kahit papano yung malaking bintana nila na nakatapat sa view ng mines. Oo, hindi na ganun kaganda ang makikita sa labas nito on a fine weather pero a view is a view. It's still awesome to dine by a cliffside panorama. Yun nga lang, sobrang cloudy nung time na andun kami. Boo!

the menu

The menu is outright simple but all the food are Pinoy by nature so walang masyadong kaeklatan ang kelangan para gawing elaborate ang menu. Halos lahat ng pagkain nila ay for 2 to 3 servings, yung mga for one serving naman ay walang masyadong option so forget it.

Kaching!:
P130 to 300 ang range ng mga pagkain.

Namamahalan ako dito taking in consideration yung kalidad ng lugar at lasa ng pagkain, mas madami pang makakainan sa Baguio (of the same genre ng ulam) na mas worth it sa presyong ito.

Ang hatol:
Hindi worth dumayo para lang kumain dito.

PERO kung nasa area na lang din naman ng Mines View (say to visit the place or going to Good Shepherd), why not? There's not much option around the area anyway and I can say competitive naman ang Cora's compared sa mga ibang kainan na nasa paligid.

at Cora's with Kumander Patatas

7 out of 14.

*****

Project 12x2-1

...is a year in the palates of me and my Couch Potato.

January (Month End): Nihonbashi Tei (Click Here)
February (Filler): Good Taste, 50's Diner, Oh My Gulay! (Click Here)
February (Mid Month): Sakae Sushi (Click Here)
February (Filler): Ba Noi's (Click Here)
February (Month End): Makan Makan (Makansutra) (Click Here)
March (Mid Month): Toast Box (Click Here)
March (Month End): My Thai Kitchen (Click Here)
April (Filler): Cafe Mediterranean (Click Here)
April (Mid Month): Le Ching Too (Click Here)
April (Month End): Dong Bei Dumplings, Wai Ying Fastfood (Click Here)
May (Mid Month): Peri-Peri Charcoal Chicken (Click Here)
May (Month End): YakiMIX (Click Here)
June (Mid Month): Thousand Cranes Shabu-Shabu (Click Here)
June (Month End): Wingman (Click Here)
July (Mid Month): Nanbantei of Tokyo (Click Here)
July (Filler): LZM Restaurant (Click Here)
July (Month End): Old Penang (Click Here)
August (Mid Month): Spaghetti Factory (Click Here)
August (Month End): Adobo Connection (Click Here)
August (Filler): Chubby's Rib Shack / Buffalo's Wings N' Things (Click Here)
September (Filler): Pizza Volante (Click Here)
September (Filler): Cora's Restaurant (Click Here)

Project 12 x 2 - 1: The Baguio Gauntlet, Part Deux (Cora's Restaurant)

Do not be afraid of simplicity. If you have a cold chicken for supper, why cover it with a tasteless white sauce which makes it look like a pretentious dish on the buffet table at some fance dress ball?
- X. Marcel Boulestin

My Baguio gauntlet, part deux! Nangyari ito nung nakaraang four-day long weekend, amidst a Signal #3 cyclone!

not even Mina can stop me eating

This time I'm with the Couch Potato herself (plus friends in the office). Kaya binalikan namin yung mga most peborit kainan ko dun para ma-experience din nila. Walang bagyo bagyo... foood triiip!!!

Link to the first Baguio food trip entries.

hindi ko ito ipagpapalit

Good Taste is Good Taste! It will always be my number one tsibog spot in Baguio for the sheer bang-for-your-bucks-ness of the place! I mean, come on, a very delicious serving of your lutong-bahay food that serves 3 to 4 persons per order at P120 to P130 only?? Come on!

In short, I made a believer out of them (which never fails, everytime I bring people there). Atay-yay-yay!

perv!

50's Diner is a staple. Parang tourist spot na ito ng Baguio. Kumander Kat and the gang enjoyed it and the huge servings. Nuff said.

Unfortunately, Oh My Gulay! is closed for the four-day long weekend. Badtrip. So we ended up some place else. Sayangs.

Moving on. Ibabahagi ko yung iba pang kinainan namin during that stay. Humandang magutom!

Unang Tagpo:
Pizza Volante

Ikalawang Tagpo:
Cora's Restaurant.

They are one of several eateries lining up the cliffside overlooking the mines of Mines View Park. On a clear day (that's if walang fog), kitang kita ang naaaapakagandang view ng mga bubong ng bahay na parang kabuteng nagsulputan sa supposedly forested and breath-taking site of the valley below (at least from what I remembered when I was young). If you did not catch my sarcasm, yae na.

mines view blocked by fog... but the eye-sore rooftops are still visible below

Galing sa main entrance ng Mines View (where all the pasalubong stores are), take the path going to the Good Shepherd Convent. Cora's should be two or three blocks away, sa right side.

Hindi ito outright na mukang kainan sa labas. Bukod kasi sa restaurant, may apartment din sa taas ng lugar para sa mga gustong mag transient stay.

Ang chicha:

• Sinigang na Baboy
• Sweet and Sour Fish
• Fried Chicken
• Beef with Brocolli
• Iced Tea

picture taken after all dishes have been half-decimated

Okay lang yung sinigang na baboy. Typical na lutong bahay type. Nothing special about it but nothing bad either. Masarap sana kung mainit kaso sa sobrang lamig sa Baguio, gabilis lumamig ng mga pagkain.

sorta sweet and kinda sour

Olats yung sweet and sour fish. Matabang ang lasa nung sabaw at ganun din yung isda na binalot sa makapal na harina. Punong puno ng green at red bell pepper pero parang walang epekto sa lasa nung pagkain. Matabang pa din. Ilang beses ko pa uulitin to prove my point? Matabang!

the only redeeming factor

Yung sa piniritong manok, maliit yung gamit nilang manok. Parang hindi pinakain ng ilang araw. Pero gusto ko yung crisp ng pagkaka prito. I dig.

Okay para sa akin yung beef with brocolli. Again, parang yung sinigang na baboy. Walang special about it pero hindi din naman ito something to scoff at.

Sige dada pa:
"A" for effort yung kanilang attempt para lagyan ng artsy stuffs yung loob ng resto. May sandamakmak na portraits ng mga iba't ibang simbahan na naka-linya sa dingding.

drawings of different churches

Syempre panalo din kahit papano yung malaking bintana nila na nakatapat sa view ng mines. Oo, hindi na ganun kaganda ang makikita sa labas nito on a fine weather pero a view is a view. It's still awesome to dine by a cliffside panorama. Yun nga lang, sobrang cloudy nung time na andun kami. Boo!

the menu

The menu is outright simple but all the food are Pinoy by nature so walang masyadong kaeklatan ang kelangan para gawing elaborate ang menu. Halos lahat ng pagkain nila ay for 2 to 3 servings, yung mga for one serving naman ay walang masyadong option so forget it.

Kaching!:
P130 to 300 ang range ng mga pagkain.

Namamahalan ako dito taking in consideration yung kalidad ng lugar at lasa ng pagkain, mas madami pang makakainan sa Baguio (of the same genre ng ulam) na mas worth it sa presyong ito.

Ang hatol:
Hindi worth dumayo para lang kumain dito.

PERO kung nasa area na lang din naman ng Mines View (say to visit the place or going to Good Shepherd), why not? There's not much option around the area anyway and I can say competitive naman ang Cora's compared sa mga ibang kainan na nasa paligid.

at Cora's with Kumander Patatas

7 out of 14.

*****

Project 12x2-1

...is a year in the palates of me and my Couch Potato.

January (Month End): Nihonbashi Tei (Click Here)
February (Filler): Good Taste, 50's Diner, Oh My Gulay! (Click Here)
February (Mid Month): Sakae Sushi (Click Here)
February (Filler): Ba Noi's (Click Here)
February (Month End): Makan Makan (Makansutra) (Click Here)
March (Mid Month): Toast Box (Click Here)
March (Month End): My Thai Kitchen (Click Here)
April (Filler): Cafe Mediterranean (Click Here)
April (Mid Month): Le Ching Too (Click Here)
April (Month End): Dong Bei Dumplings, Wai Ying Fastfood (Click Here)
May (Mid Month): Peri-Peri Charcoal Chicken (Click Here)
May (Month End): YakiMIX (Click Here)
June (Mid Month): Thousand Cranes Shabu-Shabu (Click Here)
June (Month End): Wingman (Click Here)
July (Mid Month): Nanbantei of Tokyo (Click Here)
July (Filler): LZM Restaurant (Click Here)
July (Month End): Old Penang (Click Here)
August (Mid Month): Spaghetti Factory (Click Here)
August (Month End): Adobo Connection (Click Here)
August (Filler): Chubby's Rib Shack / Buffalo's Wings N' Things (Click Here)
September (Filler): Pizza Volante (Click Here)
September (Filler): Cora's Restaurant (Click Here)