We found ourselves in the latter situation one night as Harry and I looked for a place to have our dinner. Since we were in Glorietta, we decided to go to one of our favorite places, Tokyo Tokyo (rice all you can!).
We didn't realize it was already late, and many of the menu items were either unavailable already, or it will take 15 minutes to prepare. For hungry folks, 15 minutes is an eternity.
I don't know why, but we have been avoiding the food shop right next to Tokyo Tokyo. That's Oody's Express. But looking like we no longer have enough calories to search for another place, we soon found ourselves being seated by the waiter and handed their menu selection.
\Oooh. Thai food. Didn't they popularize the bagoong rice? Hmmm... we tried to be more "adventurous" and ordered for other items on the menu. Harry chose spicy pork and I chose chicken, both rice toppings. My memory eludes me right now on what the names were. So let's see the photos instead, shall we?
The bowl at right was mine. Some green mangoes were on the side, along with chopped pepper. Wow. I'm not much of a spice person so I mixed just a little bit of the pepper and all of the green mango strips into the rice.We also ordered chicken satay with cucumber dip. And a dish of cucumbers.
Amazingly, we found Oody's Express a welcome change from our usual dinners. The cucumber was sweet and crunchy. The satay and dip blended well. And as for our rice toppings, it was grrreat! I soon found myself mixing in all the chopped pepper into my rice because it was not so spicy after all.Even our drinks were out of the ordinary. Harry ordered the Thai iced tea. While I cannot quite place how the tea tasted, I loved my lemon grass tea. We got quite confused whether this was the same as the pandan leaf, then the waiter informed us that it was called "tanglad" in Filipino. We still didn't get it. Harharhar. But I knew I found another drink I'd love to have again.
Damage: 350 pesos for two.
Try Oody's Express at Glorietta for a different and satisfying food adventure and I'm sure your plate will also end up like this:
talga? eh parang hindi masarap eh.
ReplyDeletehehe.. hindi ako na convince ng blog mo sir nick! have to try that... mwehehehe..
i love thai foods pero mas preferred ko ang thai in a box. pero sabi nga nila, "walang masamang tinapay sa taong gutom." hehe. it was great that you enjoyed it.
ReplyDeleteHey, if you like Thai food, you should try Som's Noodle Store near Rockwell. Grabe ang sarap doon especially the Tom Yang (?)
ReplyDeletemasarap po yung Phad Thai nila saka yung vegetarian rice.. pede na rin lalo na pag sawa ka na sa tokyo tokyo and the like.. haha! gastronomic adventure
ReplyDeleteSarap jan! Mura pa! Fav ko Chicken in yellow curry saka spring rolls with carrot sauce... but I dont like their tea. Weird. But the pandan juice is okay. When they first opened at SM Borth Edsa, the pandan juice was terrible. Now, they sweetened it so it's better.
ReplyDeleteTlagang nakisama sa usapan no? hehe!
i thought native thai delicacies are prepared hot and spicy. is Oody's an excemption?
ReplyDeleteHi Dessagirl. Ows. Alam ko you want to invite me and the rest of the gang to try it out. hehehe
ReplyDeleteHello ymir! Thai in a box? Masubukan nga. Thanks for dropping by!
Abaniko: bihira talaga ako pumunta sa Rockwell but if ever I drop by there, mahanap nga ang store na ito.
Hello shittylilkid09. Your name's a mouthful! Sige try ko Phad Thai. Thanks for dropping by!
2ngaw! Kumusta na! Spring rolls with carrot sauce! Will keep that in mind.
Ellygears: surprisingly, I found their food just right for my taste buds. The reason why I steer clear of Thai food is because I also thought it's going to be hot and spicy. Hindi naman. Sa Oody's ha. Don't know with other Thai food places.
i love thai food in our country but not in thailand.
ReplyDeletefood in thailand is real hot and spicy that only beer could warm your tongue.
Mommy Lei, parang magugustuhan kong uminom este kumain sa Thailand ah. hehehe!
ReplyDeleteI haven't tried Thai food yet. But that rice with the green mangoes looks good. I'd skip the peppers though.
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