Foodie Find: Empanada Avenue

My officemate N brought some empanadas for snack this afternoon and we all liked it. Thought I'd share about the pastry on this blog so more people will know about it. The brand is Empanada Avenue and it has several branches all over the metro. Dubbed as "the original empanada of Bulacan," it's one yummy snack that can easily be one's favorite.



Each box has 12 pieces of medium-sized chicken empanadas. Each empanada retails for P10.



The empanada I happened to munch on was still warm to the touch, soft and generously-stuffed. It was slightly greasy (but that's a given with any kind of deep-fried food!) but very tasty. Aside from the chicken chunks and carrot bits, I think I saw some bits of hard-boiled egg inside which gave the empanada added flavor and character, I must say.



Since I'm trying to lose weight, I think I'd love to have this chicken empanada from Empanada Avenue once in a while because it can be quite addicting. :)


Empanada Avenue
Dapitan St. cor. Lacson Avenue (beside Mercury Drug)
Sampaloc, manila

Facebook Page: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Empanada-Avenue

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Amazing Cones: Your Pizza in a Cone

I see the store everyday on my way to work. It's relatively new in our area but I noticed it gets a lot of customers every Thursday when devotees flock to St. Jude Shrine to do their novenas. One afternoon, I checked out the store with Edwin and got introduced to yummy pizzas in cones!

Amazing Cones has a different yet unique take on the well-loved Italian fare. Instead of serving round pizza or individual pizza slices, they serve their pizza in a cone. They have this oddly-shaped oven with cone holders where the pizza is cooked within minutes.


The pizza comes in quirky names that the mere reading of them can render you salivating. When we ordered, I got Everything but the Sink and Edwin had the Supremo Italiano. Both belong to the Pizza Cones Special (original size) that are priced at P75. We availed of the current promo and got free glass of iced tea each.


Supremo Italiano has pepperoni, Italian sausage, mushrooms, onions, tomato sauce and mozzarella while Everything but the Sink literally has every topping on the list: pepperoni, Italian sausage, beef, mushrooms, pineapple, bell pepper, onions, olives, tomato sauce and mozzarella.


Our amazing cones were both yummy and tasted like real pizza. The mozzarella was queen, standing proudly atop the pizza cone. One thing I liked about the pizza cone was that I tasted the toppings from first to last bite, which meant they were evenly spread inside the cone.


The amazing cones we had were delicious and flavorful, no question about that. My only complaint was the size of the cone. I felt robbed of my money after eating. They were too small for me I didn't even get partially full. I wonder if we ordered the minis priced at P25 instead. I bet it could have been worst. It was just a snack alright but, it could have been more filling. Calling the Amazing Cones owners, I hope you could find a way to make your pizza cones bigger soon.


amazingly delicious, but too small for me

Amazing Cones
(in front of St. Jude Shrine-Malacañang)
1437 J.P. Laurel St.
San Miguel, Manila
(+632) 985-0013

More branches can be found at http://www.amazingcones.com.

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