TeaTap Cafe

Once upon a time, amidst all the milk tea shops along Wilson St., another tea shop opens.  It's name?  TeaTap Cafe.  While this tea shop is unknown, soon people started hanging out there and in no time, it became the not-so-secret spot for all milk tea lovers.  What I specially love about TeaTap Cafe is their cozy interiors.  If you're one to frequent almost all the milk tea shops like me, then you will agree with me that most of them lack the interior factor.  This is where TeaTap Cafe veers away from the norm and looks inviting enough that you'll feel like staying longer.  Plus points that their place is very spacious and quiet.  Perfect whether you'd want to bring a book with you, or just to casually catch up with friends over a cup of yummy milk tea.  Oh and did I mention that they have food too?  Not just food, but good food.  Here let me show you:

Royal Black Milk Tea with Pearl

Ebiko Pasta

Takoyaki

Curry Hamburg Rice

Hungry now?  As you can see, they don't scrimp on ingredients.  Everything, and I mean everything tastes delicious.  I particularly love their Royal Milk Tea, because I think it's one of the strongest milk teas in the market.  So next time you find yourself in Wilson St. San Juan, whether you want to grab a quick drink or a quick bite, why not try out TeaTap Cafe?  You won't regret it.  

TeaTap Cafe is at G/F Ongpauco Sisters Bldg., P. Guevarra cor Wilson St. Greenhills, San Juan.

Yomenya Goemon Japanese Spaghetti House

Call me ignorant, but I've never associated Japanese food with spaghetti.  For me, Italian=spaghetti and Japanese=ramen.  So naturally, when I heard about Yomenya Goemon, curiosity got the best of me.  How would it fare compared to the Italians?  Would it have the same al dente doneness? What kind of spaghetti would they serve?  Would it taste weird?  There's no other way of knowing the answers till I try it out myself.  Good thing the opportunity presented itself 2 weeks ago, on a Saturday night.  Hubby, Brother, bestfriend JC and I were scheduled to watch "Wreck It Ralph" (which is an awesome moview btw) in Greenbelt 3 and we wanted to eat somewhere near.  Yomenya Goemon was the perfect choice. 

 A little background on Yomenya Goemon printed on the menu

Mixed Pizza 

Soft and chewy.  The ingredients are also very fresh.  This is good pizza.

Shrimp, Bacon, Onsen Egg 

Hubby got this.  He liked it well enough.  I myself am not much of a fan of red sauce, so it was just ok for me.

Carbonara Meat Sauce with Onsen Egg 

This is what I had.  It's white sauce mixed with a little red meat sauce.  Mix it up and what you get is an explosion of flavors in your mouth.  Kinda like east meets west.  And the egg is simply divine.  Ok, I might be a little biased there, because I love anything and everything egg.

Hokkaido Cheese Cream Soup 

Brother went for this.  What makes Italian spaghetti houses different from Yomenya Goemon is that they serve a number of soup based spaghettis.  And how does it taste?  Oh so yummy.  It was a perfect fusion of flavors, with a delightful creamy aftertaste.  I would have happily drained the soup had it not been Brother's.  

Clam Chowder Soup Spaghetti 

This is JC's bowl.  They surely did not scrimp on the clams, as you can see in the photo above.  It was ok but there's something lacking in the flavor, at least for me.

A selection of their dishes displayed outside to tempt you to enter

Overall Yomenya Goemon passed with flying colors.  Even better than other Italian places, I think.  We all left with happy tummies.  The only complaint?  It took a while before Brother's order arrive.  We almost didn't make it on time for the movie.  Luckily he's a fast eater. Glutton like me.  LOL.

Yomenya Goemon is at 2/F, Greenbelt 3, Ayala Center, Makati City