Holdak: Koread Fried Chicken with a Twist!

I first learned about Holdak from two of the few blogs I read regularly. I got curious because I'm a big fan of Korean fried chicken and both bloggers said they can't get enough of it. Wow, if that's the case, then I should try it asap. But my visit to Holdak didn't happen until last night. It was a dinner with the hubby. We chose their mini meals (2-piece chicken with rice) and got a serving of their cabbage salad in tuna-mayo dressing. It was one yummy and affordable dining experience that I wouldn't mind repeating over and over!





Unlike other Korean fried chicken, Holdak's uses thigh fillets and comes in four different sauces: yang-nyam, spicy yang-nyam, padak and jack daniels. We've only tried two: yang-nyam and padak. Between them, I prefer the yang-nyam because of its combination of sweet, sour and salty flavors with very mild spice. The padak sauce is too sweet for my liking.


Mini Meal Yang-Nyam, P99

As for the chicken's overall taste and texture, I found the breaded thigh fillets very tasty, crunchy and juicy. The presence of some chicken fat added a depth of flavor to it. I can eat this everyday if I'm not concerned about my bad cholesterol level. Haha. Seriously, this one's so good and addicting!


Mini Meal Padak, P99

The Cabbage Salad, on the other hand, was so sulit at P35. The tuna-mayo dressing went well with the fresh, crispy cabbage shreds. If you're on a diet, this could pass as a meal in itself. How can something so light be so yummy?



Holdak only has one branch yet and it's on Mezza Strip in Sta. Mesa, Manila. The store is quite small and could sit around 20 people inside and a few more outside. It's well-lighted and well-ventilated. It also has neat and clean interiors. The staff are attentive, too, though I don't find them friendly enough. Smile, smile din pag may time. :)



Holdak
G/F Mezza Residences
Araneta Ave. cor. Aurora Blvd.
Sta. Mesa, Manila

(+632) 354-2195

For delivery, minimum is P250.


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Spice Up Your Summer with California Berry's New Products

During the first bloggers event of California Berry last Sunday held in its Mezza Residences Branch, I got the chance to sample this fast-growing fro-yo shop's new products sure to satisfy your food cravings this summer. They were fresh yogurt fruit blends, ice ice baby (shaved ice with fruit and fro-yo), four kinds of pasta and organic coffee.


the store


colorful toppings for the fro-yo


more fro-yo add-ons (such an eye candy!)


double berry, P120


mango tango, P120

This was my drink. It had mango, banana and fro-yo. Cool and refreshing. I liked that it had just the right sweetness and a nice blend of mango and banana. This would have been perfect if more fro-yo were mixed in, though. Just a thought.


ice ice baby, P65


enjoyed the texture of these creamy ice shavings in my mouth

This ice ice baby was fun to eat! The unique texture of the cool ice shavings was a welcome treat in my mouth. It also made me full, for some reason. Must be the effect of the choco toppings or all the food I consumed prior to this.


strawberry baby

This strawberry treat had a balance of sweetness and tartness. It was simple as it was. My fave!

PASTA SELECTION



Here they are up close:


spaghetti bolognese, P125


seafood alfredo, P145


cheesy lasagna, P145


pasta carbonara, P125

From the list, I was able to try the cheesy lasagna and true to its word, it was cheesy. The ground meat was generous, too. The lower layer was a bit difficult to cut using the pink plastic fork I was provided with, but a little effort could certainly go a long way.


organic coffee, P85

This smelled good! I intentionally didn't ask for some because I was limiting my caffeine intake. Consumed a lot of chocolates the past weeks. Sssshhh.


with fellow bloggers

A bloggers event isn't complete without games. California Berry got us to have two. I won the first one along with my partner blogger Ryan. It was a fun game involving what do you know, a calamansi! It was a race on getting the calamansi from the top to the bottom clothing of the boys. It was both crazy and fun! The second one was balloon bursting (which I wasn't able to watch because I was busy eating, haha).


California Berry owners Kyle You and Kirk Whang

If there's one thing I liked about California Berry (aside from the fact that they serve only non-fat frozen yogurt), it was its fresh and fun vibe. You can feel this just by looking at the store's interiors and tasting its exciting and healthy product line. And yes, they're the only yogurt shop that offers pasta and coffee yet. Talk about creativity at work.


California Berry - Mezza Branch
G/F Mezza Residences
Sta. Mesa, Manila

**Californiaberry is now serving nationwide with over 23 stores, including the newly-opened branches at Mezza Residences in Sta. Mesa, SM Fairview and SM Novaliches. Also located in Banawe (Quezon City), Greenhills (Ortigas), Tomas Morato, SM North Edsa (The Block), SM Southmall (Las Pinas), SM Manila, SM Megamall, SM Novaliches, Robinson’s Galleria, The Fort (Global City) SM Iloilo, Gaisano Mall (Davao City), DLSU (Manila), Sta. Lucia Mall (Cainta), Ateneo (Katipunan), UST (Manila), and Walter Mart (Makati), Festival Mall (Filinvest, Alabang). Watch out as well for the opening of BF Homes Paranaque branch.

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