Project 12 x 2 - 1, Scene 17: ElarZLechon

It's so beautifully arranged on the plate — you know someone's fingers have been all over it.
- Julia Childs

An unplanned foodhunt brought us one OT-night at a nearby ElarZ branch here in Makati.

Ang pasakalye:
ElarZLechon (yesss, that's how they actually spell it) prided itself as the Pambansang Lechon. Obviously, they serve lechon and other roasted goodies on top of typical Filipino dishes like tilapia, dinuguan, sinigang, and caldereta to name a few.

pili pili

They recently opened this branch along Dela Rosa Street in Makati, just across Perea Street (where Mom and Tina's is). Doon kami napadpad, para masampolan lang yung mga pagkain nila. Ang dami ko na din kasing nakitang branches nito na nagsulputang bigla around the metro.

Ang kinain:

• Dinuguan
• Lechon
• Lumpiang Ubod
• Libreng Sabaw
• Rice

lechon dinuguan

Nothing special on their dinuguan. Unless matatawag mong ispesyal yung walang masyadong sahog na laman ng baboy dahil panay isaw (o balat, o twalya, o kung ano man yung ginamit nilang sahog na yun na sigurado akong hindi laman ng baboy). Masarap yung sauce though and take note that not because there's nothing special about it, its taste sucks. It's just that, it's your typical dinuguan na kakaiba lang yung sahog. And I still prefer laman ng baboy.

Addendum: Supposedly, dinuguan lechon pala iyon. Wala akong natikman na lechon whatsoever. Hehe.

lumpia aftermath on a crappy shot

Okay sana yung lumpiang ubod, kaso makapal yung wrap. Masarap na sana yung sauce eh kahit madaming budbod ng mani. Hindi rin naman kulang sa laman. Nakakabusog lang talaga dahil sa kapal ng wrap.

Ansama ng lasa nung libreng sabaw. I know not to expect anything spectacular sa mga libreng sabaw ng mga gentong fastfood. Pero sana man lang kahit sa sabaw ay makapag bigay sila ng magandang kalidad. Hindi kasi maipaliwanag yung lasa. Matabang na parang pinag lubluban ng hilaw na baboy. Napangibit ako sa uniqueness ng lasa.

11. Thou shall not sabaw.

Hinuli ko yung lechon kasi ito yung supposed specialty nila. I'm disappointed. Una, mahal siya dahil sa P130+, kakarampot lang yung servings. Isang platito to be exact. Tapos panay taba pa. Tapos matabang pa. Parang matagal nang naka stock. Redeeming factor na lang na malutong pa din yung balat kahit most likely hindi na ito bagong luto. True to what they promise.

To defend them (or at least to try to make sense about it), gabi na kami kumain doon (around 8:30-ish). So malamang tira tira na lang ng lechon yung napag-abutan namin. Still, it's disappointing for a "lechon resto".

Ibang chechebureche:
Madaming pagpipilian sa kanilang menu. As I mentioned earlier, mostly Pinoy dishes. Fast food type ang setup so pay-as-you-order at madaming combo meal choices.

Nothing much to expect about the environment. Pag tama ng gabi, ginagawa siyang inuman ng mga manginginom na empleyado sa mga karatig opisina. So the place can get noisy. Not that I really mind it.

The waiters are attentive and generally accomodating.

Bago ko pala tapusin ito, kelangan ko lang talaga banggitin ito... napaka jejemon ng "ElarZlechon" for a name. I read somewhere that it's an amalgam of the pioneers' names so there must be some sentimental reasons about it. I don't mean to disrespect. But really? ElarZLechon?

Kaching!:
They use the catch phrase "lechon by the kilo" because their lechon can be bought piece meal. Supposedly, dapat maka-mura ang mga kustomer sa ganitong scheme. With the quality I sampled though, parang lugi pa for the price.

I feel cheated, really. May nabibilhan ako ng lechon sa jollijeep malapit sa office na mas masarap AT mas mura. My point being, I won't complain if it's really dirt cheap. Kaso hindi.

Price range of the food is at P130 to P200.

Ang hatol:
Hindi kami nabusog sa kinain namin. Gusto ko sana bumalik sa ibang araw para tikman yung ibang pagkain nila pero traumatic yung unang experience.

I just want to think na mali lang yung timing ng pag punta namin (gabi na at baka malamig na ang mga pagkain). But that's just giving it way too much credit.


5 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
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): Jim's Retro Diner (Click Here) 
September (Mid Month): 101 Hawker Food House (Click Here)
September (Month End): ElarZLechon (Click Here)

Project 12 x 2 - 1, Scene 17: ElarZLechon

It's so beautifully arranged on the plate — you know someone's fingers have been all over it.
- Julia Childs

An unplanned foodhunt brought us one OT-night at a nearby ElarZ branch here in Makati.

Ang pasakalye:
ElarZLechon (yesss, that's how they actually spell it) prided itself as the Pambansang Lechon. Obviously, they serve lechon and other roasted goodies on top of typical Filipino dishes like tilapia, dinuguan, sinigang, and caldereta to name a few.

pili pili

They recently opened this branch along Dela Rosa Street in Makati, just across Perea Street (where Mom and Tina's is). Doon kami napadpad, para masampolan lang yung mga pagkain nila. Ang dami ko na din kasing nakitang branches nito na nagsulputang bigla around the metro.

Ang kinain:

• Dinuguan
• Lechon
• Lumpiang Ubod
• Libreng Sabaw
• Rice

lechon dinuguan

Nothing special on their dinuguan. Unless matatawag mong ispesyal yung walang masyadong sahog na laman ng baboy dahil panay isaw (o balat, o twalya, o kung ano man yung ginamit nilang sahog na yun na sigurado akong hindi laman ng baboy). Masarap yung sauce though and take note that not because there's nothing special about it, its taste sucks. It's just that, it's your typical dinuguan na kakaiba lang yung sahog. And I still prefer laman ng baboy.

Addendum: Supposedly, dinuguan lechon pala iyon. Wala akong natikman na lechon whatsoever. Hehe.

lumpia aftermath on a crappy shot

Okay sana yung lumpiang ubod, kaso makapal yung wrap. Masarap na sana yung sauce eh kahit madaming budbod ng mani. Hindi rin naman kulang sa laman. Nakakabusog lang talaga dahil sa kapal ng wrap.

Ansama ng lasa nung libreng sabaw. I know not to expect anything spectacular sa mga libreng sabaw ng mga gentong fastfood. Pero sana man lang kahit sa sabaw ay makapag bigay sila ng magandang kalidad. Hindi kasi maipaliwanag yung lasa. Matabang na parang pinag lubluban ng hilaw na baboy. Napangibit ako sa uniqueness ng lasa.

11. Thou shall not sabaw.

Hinuli ko yung lechon kasi ito yung supposed specialty nila. I'm disappointed. Una, mahal siya dahil sa P130+, kakarampot lang yung servings. Isang platito to be exact. Tapos panay taba pa. Tapos matabang pa. Parang matagal nang naka stock. Redeeming factor na lang na malutong pa din yung balat kahit most likely hindi na ito bagong luto. True to what they promise.

To defend them (or at least to try to make sense about it), gabi na kami kumain doon (around 8:30-ish). So malamang tira tira na lang ng lechon yung napag-abutan namin. Still, it's disappointing for a "lechon resto".

Ibang chechebureche:
Madaming pagpipilian sa kanilang menu. As I mentioned earlier, mostly Pinoy dishes. Fast food type ang setup so pay-as-you-order at madaming combo meal choices.

Nothing much to expect about the environment. Pag tama ng gabi, ginagawa siyang inuman ng mga manginginom na empleyado sa mga karatig opisina. So the place can get noisy. Not that I really mind it.

The waiters are attentive and generally accomodating.

Bago ko pala tapusin ito, kelangan ko lang talaga banggitin ito... napaka jejemon ng "ElarZlechon" for a name. I read somewhere that it's an amalgam of the pioneers' names so there must be some sentimental reasons about it. I don't mean to disrespect. But really? ElarZLechon?

Kaching!:
They use the catch phrase "lechon by the kilo" because their lechon can be bought piece meal. Supposedly, dapat maka-mura ang mga kustomer sa ganitong scheme. With the quality I sampled though, parang lugi pa for the price.

I feel cheated, really. May nabibilhan ako ng lechon sa jollijeep malapit sa office na mas masarap AT mas mura. My point being, I won't complain if it's really dirt cheap. Kaso hindi.

Price range of the food is at P130 to P200.

Ang hatol:
Hindi kami nabusog sa kinain namin. Gusto ko sana bumalik sa ibang araw para tikman yung ibang pagkain nila pero traumatic yung unang experience.

I just want to think na mali lang yung timing ng pag punta namin (gabi na at baka malamig na ang mga pagkain). But that's just giving it way too much credit.


5 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
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): Jim's Retro Diner (Click Here) 
September (Mid Month): 101 Hawker Food House (Click Here)
September (Month End): ElarZLechon (Click Here)