BonChon Chicken: Crunch & Flavor

Business seems to be booming in Davao since a lot of shops and restaurants that were only available in our nation's capital before are now rising in the city, and one of those is BonChon.

In Korea, BonChon means "small / original village"and this is exactly the theme of this resto. They serve food especially chicken cooked like the Korean villagers used to do it and as an end result - we get a fried chicken, so savory and crunchy and is fried twice for that extra crunch and flavor. 

*Soy Garlic Chicken, Heart Shaped Chicken Bulgogi Rice 

and Beef Bulgogi Rice

I ♥ anything Korean and BonChon is a real famous resto overseas and in Metro Manila so I was real excited to dine there  with my friends *shout out to Taynee and Fox*.  Fox and I ordered the Chicken Bulgogi Rice while Taynee got the Beef Bulgogi Rice and of course, you can't leave this place without trying their specialty, BonChon fried chicken. Their fried chicken comes in two flavors: soy garlic and spicy - we only tried to soy garlic since Taynee doesn't like spicy things. Here comes the taste test - and boy, was the fried chicken crisp and delicious! Even the chicken in our bulgogi rice was crunchy, and its not the kind of crunch that you can expect from a fried chicken that was so moist inside and which only used a minimal if not, no batter or crispy mix.

The picture above would show you what their menu. They do have other meals like their famous chap chae, fresh vegetable salads and BonChon's Ko-Yo (korean yogurt) that are not currently listed on the picture but feel free to try them out, I know I would since I received a lot of good reviews about the Ko-yo, Caesar salad and especially, the chap chae. 

Bon Chon is located in the ground floor of SM City Davao The Annex in Ecoland. For further information about BonChon you can visit the following websites:

BonChon Philippines Website

BonChon Chicken Philippines Facebook

Credits to the mentioned websites for the pics and info.

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Grillin' at Backyard Burgers

Had a smashing fun weekend while playing badminton with my friends at Badminton World. I haven't really played badminton for a few years now so after more than an hour playing I was dead tired and hungry like crazy. My friend, Taynee and I thought to just eat a quick snack - burgers - since its too early to eat dinner so we decided to go to Backyard Burgers.

Backyard Burgers boasts of a full American styled burger and have two stores in Davao City: one is located on Quirino is inside the Pard's Lot across the street from the ICOHNS tower while the other one is on Tulip drive in Ecoland - and we ate on their Quirino branch since it was just a few blocks away from Badminton World. 

*Quirino branch

I've been eyeing this store for sometime now since I always pass by in this area (which is facing the highway) when I go to work but I never had the time to actually dine there. I am not really a burger person but I've been seeing a lot of photos and heard about a lot of good feed backs about Backyard Burgers that made me want to try it out. 

Backyard Burgers has its own menu of specialty burgers but they also have a "create your own burger" special wherein as the name implies, customers get to choose what type of patty and ingredients do they want and how rare is the patty steak gonna be. The "create /customize your burger"  is not a new idea but I still love it since I believe there's not that much of burgers chains in Davao that offers that option in their menu especially, with the type of variety that BB offers.

I didn't create my own burger though when I was there (~kekeke after all the talk I made I still haven't tried it yet) because as I mentioned, we were hungry like crazy so we just opted to select from their specialty burgers. 

I ordered BB Yard Cheesy Steak Burger ..

..while my friend had the BB Yard Bacon Burger.

..and we loved it. All I can say is, that's what a burger patty or a burger really is - forget about McDo burgers or the Jolibee champ. It was a perfect combination of a deliciously grilled full meat patty, fresh tomatoes,lettuce and onion together with a very sweet and creamy cheese.  We were full *patting stomach* after eating it as if we ate a full meal, and it made me love burgers. 

*menu

Good food is partnered with a good drink but for now they just offer canned drinks for coke, sprite and bottled water. They do have a water dispenser but the water I got was not cold (dont know if it was broken when we were there or they turned it off) and they do have an ice box but only melted ice = water was there so it was of no use.  Though the main product they offer is without a question - very delicious and satisfying - I just hope they provide more variety on the drinks they sell. 


If you want to check what specialty burgers they have feel free to visit their sites.

Backyard Burger Website: http://davaoburgers.com
BB Facebook Page:           http://www.facebook.com/BackyardBurgersCentral

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Cafe France: A New Dining Experience in Davao

Café France is a well known resto-cafe in the Manila and they just opened their first ever branch outside of Luzon, in Davao City last August 2012. The opening was just in time for the Dabawenyo's celebration of the annual Kadayawan festivities and take note, Café France opened not one, not two but three branches here in Davao.

The main branch is located in 2nd floor of the Manila Bulletin Building along J.P Rizal Street while the other two branches can be found in Gaisano Mall: one in the upper ground (this shop only offers take out bread and deli) and the other one can be found in the fourth floor, in The Peak.

Cafe France is a coffee and restaurant that offers fresh and healthy menu selection at an affordable price. They serve a wide variety of salads, breads, pastas and dishes based on the traditional French cooking. 

My friend, Taynee and I have been waiting for this store to open ever since we saw the posters of the food they offer in a spot in the Peak and we even giggled (and jumped a bit) when we saw the main Cafe France was being built atop the Manila Bulletin office. True, its a bit of an overreaction but what can I say, we love good food.

I wasn't really aware that it was already open due my busy schedule but my friend,  Taynee brought me to the Cafe France in the Peak to treat me for my birthday. The shop has this relaxing ambience,and I think its because they used green and brown hues in clean,simple and modern interior design.  Its really is a nice place to stop by during a hectic day to relax, sit back and drink coffee or eat a pasta. We love pasta's, so Taynee ordered her fave Spaghetti Carbonara and I had the Spaghetti Pomodoro. The carbonara was so creamy and the pomodoro is full of flavor due to the spices and fresh tomato sauce. Yum! 

One of the things, I find quite nice about this shop is that they have a specialty for each day in the week, so if you're new their menu you can just select the specialty they have for that day.

*just enlarge the image so you can see the image and details. 
photo courtesy to: Cafe france*

Vegans and salad lovers would definitely love this place but of course, as you can see there are a lot of different things in their menu that one can definitely enjoy.

Visit their sites:

FB page: Cafe France Davao

Cafe France Official Site: http://www.cafefrance.net/

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