The Alley by Vikings

The Alley by Vikings

          I started with several pieces of Maki, Tempura and fish fillet. To go with these mouth watering food delights, I had a plateful of Yakisoba.

          Next, I asked for Roast Beef. I had moved up to the heavier class. The food attendant opened a big cauldron, and with stainless tongs, took a piece of meat and placed it on a sizzling plate. He then poured  gravy. It was so good and satisfying that I asked for another serving. This was followed by a sizzling Chicken steak.

          Action indeed was picking up and it was time to caution myself: Temper your desires, old man. Better yet, slow down!

          At The Alley, food stations or outlets are designed snd positioned in such a way that you feel you are in an alley. There are stalls in narrow passages.

          The Alley is located at the 2nd floor of UP Town Center along Katipunan Avenue, right next to La Strada Parish Church. It is owned and managed by Vikings Luxury Buffet. 

          Come one, come all.

- Konted

 

The Alley is located at the 2nd level of UP Town Center along Katipunan Ave. QC

If you want something sizzling, this stall is for you.

Chicken Steak

Roast Beef

Here I asked for pizza and carbonara.

This food station serves Chinese food delights

Yummy

Yummy

This stall is located in a narrow passage

This food cart sells manggang hilaw, singkamas, fishballs, etc.

For your dessert and other dainties, try Honeycomb.

Honeycomb food station

A wide variety to choose from

Honeycomb food stall

Cookies and cream for me

Dining area for six.

I wanted to burp, I asked for a root beer.

Souvenir shot for the family

Price per person on a weekday is Php938 plus 5% service charge.  A birthday celebrant is free of charge provided he is with a full paying diner

Our youngest grandson Archer Gener.  No extra charges for this boy.

Taking a break.

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Missing Baguio's Food Delights

Missing Baguio's Food Delights

**when will the lockdowns end?

**when will we see better days?

**pictures taken before pandemic days

          Along that stretch of Outlook Drive, where big beautiful houses can be seen, is a restaurant serving good Baguio native dishes.

          The restaurant, in its early days, used to be an English grammar school for young sons and daughters of prominent businessmen. When the school closed for good, and ownership changed several times, the present owners decided to turn it into a restaurant.

          The resto serves good food such as Crispy Pork Kare Kare with Strawberry Alamang, Pinakbet with Crispy Pork Belly, Pork Dinakdakan, Salmon with Aligue. Beef Shanks, Mountain Rice, etc.

          You dine with a good view of tall Benguet Pines and the smell of Rosemary.

          Pray tell, is there anything else better than that ?

          Oh, the resto's name is DECADES.

DECADES

20 Outlook Drive

South Baguio

- KONTED 🖋️

Regular diners of Decades

This lady vouches for the goodness of food served at Decades.

Crispy Pork Kare Kare with Strawberry Alamang

Tender meat is served at Decades.

Pinakbet with Crispy Pork Belly

Beef Shanks

Salmon with Aligue, Vegetable Salad and Mountain Rice. Aligue is crab fat/

Yummy

View of tall Benguet Pines from the dining area

Fully satisfied customers

The place exudes the scent of the Old Baguio.

Good view as the resto stands on a ridge

Decades is near Baguio Country Club and Mines View Park.

Strolling down Session Road

Cold and foggy

Late snacks at Session Road

At Session Road

The famous Vizco;s strawberry cakes at Session Road

Descending Marcos Highway at mid-afternoon

Fog envelopes a wide area of Marcos Highway.

Almost zero visibility

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MA MON LUK

MA MON LUK

Before Henry Sy, Lucio Tan and John Gowengkei, there was MA MON LUK. 

A poor migrant from Canton, China, Ma started walking the streets of Manila in 1918, peddling mami noodles. 

Magiliw, masayahin siya and people liked his noodles. 

Soon, he had outlets on Salazar St. in Binondo, Quezon Blvd. near Quiapo Church and at Quezon Avenue near Banawe in Quezon City.

Ma became rich, super rich.

Today, after 102 years, there is still a legion of diehards willing to brave the rain and endure heavy traffic to have a taste of Ma Mon Luk. 

Ma Mon Luk remains a force to be reckoned with.

KONTED

Whenever this lady buys beads and accessories at Villalobos St. in Quiapo, she makes it a point to have a bowl of Chicken Mami paired with Special Siopao at the Quiapo branch of Ma Mon Luk.

After more than 10 decades, it is still the same broth, the same noodles, the same chicken strips, the same sauce and the same aroma. Nothing has changed.

Ma Mon Luk along Quezon Avenue near Banawe St. in Quezon City. With my dog, I had to wait for a parking slot as the resto was filled to the brim.

Brace yourself for a longer waiting time at Ma Mon Luk in Quezon City

Certified diehards

First on this balikbayan's bucket list:  a bowl of Chicken Mami and Special Siopao

When Ma Mon Luk was peddling Ma Mi noodles, he would cut, with a pair of scissors, the chicken strips. It was termed 'gupit'.

Siopao Asado, Siopao  Bola Bola and Special Siopao

I used to see this wall sign at the Quiapo branch of Ma Mon Luk in my college days. (philstar pic;;caption is mine)

Ma Mon Luk Ma Mi King restaurant on Salazar St.in Binondo in the early years(g-gle pic;caption is mine)

Ma Mon Luk branch in Cubao, Quezon City in the 60s, 70s and 80s when the legal heirs of Ma Mon Luk decided to expand the family business. (D.O.T pic; caption is mine)

Whenever there was a crisis or calamity, Ma would respond by donating sacks of rice. (g'gle pic; caption is mine)

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