After Ruby and Nanette dropped me off at the corner of Alabastro and Zobel Roxas streets, I proceeded to June's house (batik shirt). June, Jojo and Edna were already there when I came in. We waited awhile for mother and daughter Lulut and Peachie to arrive before heading out to dinner. Once everyone was there, we headed out to Harbor Square in Jojo's (blue polo) van. They decided to have dinner at Dencio's so as we were ushered to our table, it had started to rain... really hard! You would think that since I had gorged myself all morning I wouldn't have the appetite to eat; yeah. right!!!
Dencio's is a family style restaurant that doubles as a watering hole for yuppies on a night out. They are well known for cheap beer and meals to accompany the drinks. So for starters, we had Calamares. The Squid is sliced thinly crosswise and dredged in a breading mix and deep fried. It's served on a platter with a dip of garlic and tartar sauce.
It was Lechon Kawali for me at lunchtiime... for dinner, it had to be Crispy Pata! Ooooh, the calories were starting to pile up for me. Thankfully, the pork hock was pre-sliced into bite size pieces served on a platter with some slices of bird-s eye chilli and two types of soy sauce dip: one with minced onion and the other with calamansi juice. After the turf came the surf. A platter of Shrimp fried and served with soy sauce with the option to spike it with sili'ng labuyo.
In any Pinoy gathering, Pancit is a staple. We ordered a platter of Dencio's Pancit Canton and found the flavor quite surprising. The vegetables were fresh and still crisp. The canton noodles were perfectly tender and not soggy like other restaurants are wont to serve it. Actually, this version of Pancit Canton was less oily with just the right amount of saltiness to it.
Edna, on the other hand, was watching her food intake and she had requested for a vegetable dish. Jojo agreed so he ordered a plate of ... Chop Suey! Again the vegetables were cooked with just the right amount of tenderness without being overcooked. It had the right amount of bite to it. Jojo relished the slivers of liver as well as the hard boiled quail eggs in the dish. All in all, it was a great Pinoy dinner and since it was Edna's birthday the day before (07, October) she treated us to coffee at Starbucks after dinner. We went back to June's house to chat some more. We were having so much fun just talking until someone realized it was midnight so we all decided to call it a day...
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