Hokkaido Ramen Santouka

For a friend's birthday dinner, we chose to dine at Santouka. Somebody's craving ramen..again XD We tried the Trinoma branch which is located at Trinoma Gardens outside the Cinemas.

 The place was spacious and they have a long table which could easily fit 15 adults which we reserved.

MENU (quite a lot of pages)

 Here we have the usual ramen with Shio and Kara Miso as their best sellers.

RAMEN BOWLS

 Shio Ramen (Salt Based) PHP345

 Shoyu Ramen (Soy Based) PHP345

 Kara Miso Ramen (Spicy Soy Bean Based) PHP365

Tokusen Toroniku Ramen PHP460

Hiyashi Chuka Ramen (Light Chicken soup with hint of fish) PHP350

SET MEALS

SET G Small Ramen and Curry and Rice Bowl Set (Shio) PHP470 

SET G Small Ramen and Curry and Rice Bowl Set (Kara Miso) PHP470

 SET F Small Ramen and Char Siu Rice Bowl Set (Shio) PHP450

EXTRA ORDERS

 Gyoza PHP240

 Char Siu Chanan (Pork Belly Fried Rice) PHP110

Pudding PHP70

 Ramen Bowls (Specialty | Regular | Large)

The Verdict? Let me start by saying I like the place. It's spacious and they also have like a private room. For the ramen I usually order Shoyu (Soy Based) which I didn't regret one bit. The Shio was too plain for me and the Miso is also good but well I like Shoyu better. You can just add spices if you like. 

I also like the fact that they have set meals. Not that a bowl of ramen won't get you full but for those with big appetite the set meals' a winner.

The price was very affordable too. One bowl of ramen at other ramen places is just equivalent to their set meal (price based). Two thumbs up for Santouka. 

So yup we all enjoyed our ramen here at Santouka.

Santouka Ramen Branches

DC Comics Fun Run

When I saw the DC Comics Fun Run, I wanted to register just to get the singlet and the costume because it was cool. Then I invited my friends to join and they wanted to register for the 10k category ("-_-). I don't run or jog or exercise at all so this event pushed me to start since I don't want to be out of breath in the middle of the track (more like the first km in this case) or worse.

Registration itself was a challenge. Race packets were available at Chris Sports outlets and online. We tried buying packets at Chris Sports so we can fit it but they were always sold out. The sales lady told us stocks run out almost immediately after it reaches the store. So we just registered online and most sizes were already sold out too.

The 10k race packet costs PHP900 and contains a sling bag, a singlet of the hero of your choice, a mask/cape/crown depending on the hero, your race bib and a map.

I chose Wonder Woman because it's the only super hero available with female sizes. Other superhero choices were Batman (with mask), Superman (with cape), The Flash (with mask) and Green Lantern (with mask).

 The map also doubles as a poster.

Race Map with routes for different categories.

 Lots of superheroes patrolling the MoA grounds last April 18, 23015.

 The Blur (Smallville)

 Groupie before the race starts.

We originally planned on walking the entire way but when the race begun everyone started to run then we panicked and ran with them as well (at least for the first km) XD

 Then we saw this beautiful beautiful view and can't help but stop and take a snapshot. #nofilter

 Or maybe we were just finding reasons to take a break XD

 Groupie after the race. Yay! We finished it!

And that's how I got my first 10k finisher's medal ^_^

Buffet 101 : Eastwood

The first time I tried Buffet 101 was at SM Mall of Asia for our team lunch out. Now they already have a branch in Eastwood, Libis just behind Eastwood Mall.

The ambiance is just the same for both branches though I think the one in MOA is bigger.

I don't know why, but I think the food choices are quite limited? And most of them are already finished off.

My favorite section: Japanese

I think this is the only section I really paid attention to other than desserts XD

Other sections

 

 

My first plate

 

second plate

third plate

see? I didn't eat much (except for the sashimi plates I failed to post here XD)

Dinner is from 5:30 PM to 6:00 PM for PHP899 (Monday-Friday) but since they have a back to school promo going on, we just paid PHP699. No service fee and tax inclusive.
Other prices:
Monday - Saturday: Lunch from 11:00 AM to 2:00 PM for PHP699
Saturday, Sunday and Holidays: Lunch and Dinner PHP899