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just a little teaser. Watch out for my post about Metro Grub in the next few days.

Davao City never fails to surprise me. Who would have thought that a cozy business inn like Lispher Inn would boast of a restaurant that serves great tasting Filipino dishes at very affordable prices?

This leg of the Davao Food trip was at Avenida, a restaurant that specializes in Filipino cuisine. They prepared a set dinner for us, letting us try the most ordered dishes in their restaurant. Pearl and I arrived at the place a bit early and had the chance to look around, chat with Mikko, and assess the coziness of the place. The place is simple but elegant in a way.

Blogie raved about their beef misono and I wasn’t disappointed at all. The Beef Misono is I think a must try for everyone who drops by at Avenida. Served with flavored rice and gravy on the side, the dish which costs P35 only is a winner. The beef is tender, with a hint of garlic. I liked the gravy too, because it’s on the side, you can have as many or as little as you want, depending on how you like your beef.

Avenida’s Bangus Belly is also good. I admit to uhm…having second thoughts about the veggies with the Bangus but in the end I liked it. The dish had a strong garlic flavor which works for me. I’m a garlic lover just as I am an onion hater. hehehe. Avenida’s Bangus Belly costs P90 per dish and is good for 2 or 3 people.

Last dish for the night was the sizzling squid sisig with yellow sauce on the side (P60). It was sizzling hot…lol. how redundant. hehe. The sisig had paksiw overtones. A bit sour for me, but still tasty enough to keep me coming back for more.

The verdict: Avenida is perfect not only for the locals but for tourists in the area. The food is affordable and very filipino. An added bonus is the location. Lispher Inn is right in the middle of one of the busiest districts in the city and is just a few minutes away from SM, NCCC Mall, and Matina Town Square.

Avenida Restaurant
Lispher Inn, 13 Juna Avenue,
Juna Subdivision, Matina,
Davao City, Philippines
Tel No.: (6382) 299-1610

Photo credits: Lispher.ph & mydavaocity.com

Yikes. It’s time again for the most harrowing part of being in the school paper: press work. I’m quite sure this will be another week filled with sleepless nights and endless nagging. The latter of course, would mean me nagging all the writers. hehe.

Good thing we now have our own office. Whew. I can’t imagine the whole staff spending days in our boarding house, with all the computers. hehe. Good for me since I use a laptop but our layout artists use desktops. And, take note, these are big and bulky desktops. Too bad the administration won’t provide us a working computer. Last time they offered to give us one unit. Boy, we were so glad, only to find out that the computer is a dinosaur and still runs on windows 98. Like hello!

So we’re off to using our own resources. Dan, our assoc ed/layout artist lugs his own computer to the office, and so does lyan, his assistant. Only difference I guess is that Dan’s much lighter because he uses a flat screen monitor. O di ba sosyal? hehe. Sigh. Can’t wait for this week to be over. I need to sleep sooo bad. Next week doesn’t bode well for me too, we still have the Himati magazine to think of. grr.

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harhar. This is why I soo love philippine politics. It beats watching Desperate Housewives. In fact, former speaker Jose De Venecia can star in his own soap opera entitled ‘Desperate Politicians’. With him in the soap are Gloria Arroyo, Fidel Ramos, Erap, and many many more! Be sure to add Nogie too. He’s been drooling over the position, trying to grab as much attention as he could get.

I’m looking forward to a very dirty and interesting mayoral elections in Dadadabaw City. The King Rody Duterts isn’t going to like Nogie’s latest stunt, uh uh…he really wont.

Meanwhile, JDV and his wife GDV is talking of spilling the beans on GMA? Owws? Why oh why only now? Tsk Tsk. Sorry, it aint that effective former speaker.