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Since Kathleen is leaving for Australia soon, she requested we eat somewhere she hasn't tried yet
- enter Cafe Shibuya.
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I first encountered Cafe Shibuya at UP Town Center, and remember really loving the whole environment and the food. In Trinoma, they only have a stall, but at least they made an effort to make it their own. It is nicely decorated, my only problem is that it was really hot there - probably because of all the cooking they do? Not really sure, but we didn't let that bother us so much.
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I ordered the Chicken Parmigiana with Pesto Pasta (P255)
seasoned breaded chicken baked with housemade tomato sauce and topped with mozzarella and parmesan cheese, served with a side of corn salsa
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I know it may look good, but it's not all that special. The chicken was bland, I had to put salt over it just to get some flavor. The tomato sauce and mozzarella didn't help much either. Good thing I ordered the parmigiana with the pasta rather than just plain rice, or I might have hated the dish more.
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Kathleen tried the Crispy Pork Belly with Kimchi Rice (P295).
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The sweet and salty flavor of the deep fried pork belly perfectly complements their spicy kimchi rice. Gaah, I wanted to keep stealing off of Kathleen's plate! It was that good! Total opposite of my bland parmigiana!
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Mitch got the Mentaiko (P265), as per ate's recommendation.
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Another oil-based pasta dish. Their Mentaiko is a Japanese-Italian fusion pairing cod roe with olive oil. According to Mitchelle, it was just okay.
For dessert, we shared a regular serving of their Mango Caramel Dessert Toast (P235)
diced mangoes served on top of a crumbly graham cracker crust and vanilla cream sauce. served with vanilla ice cream and drizzled with caramel sauce
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I've had this before, and I still love it! Will try the Sans Rival version next time! :)
Cafe Shibuya is located at:
2/F Trinoma, EDSA cor Mindanao Ave, Bagong Pag-asa, Quezon City
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