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ginni6 · Feb 2, 2010

swedish

derivative_guru;44960 said:

It's not THAT bad...

To avoid getting sick, you should mostly be concerned with the water and ice. Make sure it's purified or just order bottled/canned drinks and don't use ice. (Don't forget about ice used in things like Halo-Halo, etc.)

Most of the restaurants that you are likely to frequent are probably fairly clean. (At least by local standards.) There are about a dozen or so reliably good restaurants that I have found around here. As others have said...it really depends are your tastes. Most of the higher quality local restaurants are not really "American" food or American style, but I think most Americans find them agreeable nonetheless.

The Philippines is NOT a 'food country' in my humble opinion. Which means, there isn't a great deal of emphasis and pride taken in food the way there is in some countries, say, for example Thailand and France (my two personal favorites). I never really thought of the U.S. as a food country either, but compared to the Philippines, it is.

If you are looking for "American" food, about the only places I can think of are Private Garden and Boston Cafe.

But, I off the top of my head, I also find the following restaurants good and worth visiting:

Hayahay/Laba-As -- Seafood and Pizza
Blue Monkey Grill -- Grilled Chicken and Seafoods...also great kinilaw
Don Atilano's -- Spanish/Italian theme
Bogart's -- Sandwiches, burgers and breakfasts
Why Not -- Swiss-German; good food, terrible service
Qyosko -- A favorite of locals...good food, broad menu, low prices and 24 hours
Casablanca -- Austrian chef, continental menu
Neva's -- Pizza and Pasta...mostly locals, low prices
Mooon Cafe -- "Mexican-Inspired" Not really Mexican, but decent especially for the reasonable price. However, Private Garden has better Mexican food (how American is that?) haha

Oh, and soon to come is Gustavian. Swedish chef/owner...continental European style.
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gustavians owner is 100prozent philippino and is still searching for chef

derivative_guru · Feb 2, 2010

ginni6;45864 said:

gustavians owner is 100prozent philippino and is still searching for chef
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Ah, I thought Chef Robert in Cebu owned them, but upon further investigation I see Michelle Lhuillier's name mentioned.

Thanks for the correction.

bikerdave · Feb 3, 2010

if it is anything like the Gustavian branches in Cebu then it should be just as good as I have never had a bad meal there

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