Kikay Pinay's Good Food Guide: Riley Simon Grilled Burger and Ribs

Who doesn't want grilled burgers and spare ribs? if you are a true blooded carnivore, like i am, there is nothing more satisfying than eating real 100% real meat seasoned and grilled to perfection.. and you can get both from Riley Simon Grilled Burgers and Ribs located at Quimpo Boulevard, Davao City.

The BURGER

For P160.00, you can treat yourself to this gigantic 6-inches 100% pure beef RS burger complete with tomatoes, lettuce and mayonnaise. The bun is home-made so you are sure that it is freshly baked just for you. It is so enormous that you 2 people can share this meal and go home full and satiated, well of course, if you're one voracious eater like me, sharing won't even be in your vocabulary. :)

RS Basic Burger @ P169.oo

this is not the best burger i have had though, some local burger joints in the city like Backyard Burgers, offer better tasting and more appealing versions but what gives RS an edge is the size of their servings. one can also order a smaller burger, 4 inches to be specific, if you are on a budget (it costs P89.oo only)..

The SPARE RIBS

this I can say is the reason why i keep on going back to RS.. Their spare ribs with rice meal is just heavenly :) For only P149.00, you get 1/4 kilo of perfectly grilled spare ribs in a tangy sweet and hot bbq sauce. the meat is succulent and juicy it literally falls of the bone when you eat it. 

        

Grilled Pork Ribs @ P159 for a 1/4 kilo serving

For those who are health-conscious and are concerned about the effects of eating too much grilled meat because of the threat of carcinogens, RS conveniently printed an explanation right onto their menu, and I quote..

"According to the American Cancer Society, PAHs form when fat from meat drips onto the charcoal. They then rise with the smoke and get deposited with the food.... RS uses infrared flame grilling which avoids the production of carcinogens."

...delicious and healthy, what else can beat that?

You can check out their FB page here. 

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Riley-Simon-Grilled-Burger-Ribs/312851025424677

or you can call them @(082) 284-2963 / (082) 295-7828 (ecoland branch).. happyy eating!

Kikay Pinay's Guide to Eating: Keepsakes MTS Review :)

If you've visited the recently renovated Matina Town Square, you would surely not fail noticing the new location of Creating Keepsakes, one of the strip's cutest and craftiest restos :)

Creating Keepsakes is a cozy little cafe resto that serves affordable dishes that would not only satisfy your tummies but will also delight your hearts. Upon entering the resto, you would be greeted by their lovely staff standing behind a counter decked with flowers, heart cut-outs and loads of charming knick-knacks. To the right, you will see a display case of some of the cutest cupcakes you'll ever find.

Now enough about the ambiance, let us move on to the menu! Showed here are two of my top favorite dishes in Keepsakes, Fried bangus and Lechon kawali, both served with rice shaped in these adorable moulds!

Fried Bangus *check out the star-shaped rice! adorbs!*

My favorite: Lechon Kawali :) crispy and tasty! with rice shaped as a cuddly bear ^_^

I especially recommend the spicy (!) buffalo wings that would surely scorch your tongues and make you ask for more rice (good thing extra rice is affordable here at only P10/serving). ;)

Aside from rice meals, they also serve pasta dishes, sandwiches and LOADS of dessert. Their fruit-flavored waffles in creamy sweet syrup is a must-try, as well. I am yet to taste their other specialties but i,'ll update this post as soon as i have tried something new. 

The only downside i can think of about Keepsakes is their looooong serving time.. like you have to wait for 30 minutes before your food will be served, but that could also be because every time i go there, they are jam-packed with customers.. i don't mind the wait much anyway since i get so absorbed looking at the resto's decor that i don't notice the time heheh... besides, quality food, like love, needs time to cook, right?. :)