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Showing posts with label Gensan. Show all posts
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Monday, April 2, 2012

Delightful Dishes at Pahayahay Carwash and Resto Bar in Gensan

Our Christmas 2011 at Gensan was full of "eating goodness"! =)  We had a fantastic Crab treat at Gusteau's Fud Haus and the next food adventure was at Pahayahay Carwash and Resto Bar.

Inside the enclosed air conditioned room
We chose to dine inside the enclosed air conditioned room of Pahayahay.  Equipped with a television, a part of the wall is full of photos of great and famous people that we know.  Photos were strategically located surrounding the television where you would not miss it.


Menu Dishes
Crispy Palaka     P110.00
Crispy Palaka or fried until crisp frogs were so crunchy that they were almost gone as soon as the plate landed on the table.

Pancit Canton     P145.00
Pancit Canton, a noodle dish introduced by the Chinese which Filipinos later adapted into their cuisine.  This pancit canton has just the right texture and sauce in it.  Just the way I like it, not too dry. =)

Sinuglaw     P165.00
Sinuglaw a dish composed of grilled pork belly and raw tuna fish salad marinated in vinegar and lemon juice along with other spices.  Just like the kinilaw we had at Gusteau's Fud Haus; only this has grilled pork belly combined in it.  Never fails to whet any person's appetite.


Bicol Express     P135.00
Bicol Express, a dish termed after Bicolanos who love to add chilies and coconut milk (gata) to their food.  This dish have long evolved into many variants.  This variant include green beans, pork, coconut milk, chilies and other ingredients.  This version is mildly hot which I prefer.  I don't know if it was requested by my companion that way; but it surely suits me perfectly.  Fiery hot would really make me got nuts!

Beef Kare-Kare     P155.00
Beef Kare-Kare, a dish of beef or with ox-tail in peanut sauce.  This dish is excellent combined with a spoonful of shrimp bagoong or fermented shrimp.  A spread of the peanut sauce on your rice and... YUM! =)

Sizzling Bulalo Steak     P265.00
Sizzling Bulalo Steak, beef shank with bone tenderized for a period of time then marinated and seared then served sizzling on a hot plate thus the name sizzling bulalo steak.  This served together with butter-sauteed vegetables, a perfect match!

Plain Rice     P20.00
The one thing that's always present in every meal is the rice, the staple food whatever dishes maybe served.


Shakes
We had shakes for our drinks.  Shakes can be ordered plain or mixed with milk.  Your choice!
Plain Mango Shake     P70.00
Mango Shake with Milk
I ordered mango shake with milk.  But I can't exactly recall if there's an additional payment for the milk.  I like it much creamier and tastier. =)

Melon Shake with Milk
Plain Avocado Shake     P70.00

Notice the plate behind the avocado shake?  Clean to the last morsel of meat!  =)  It was definitely fun!




Pahayahay Carwash and Resto Bar Gensan:
Address:  Catolico Street, General Santos City (near Robinson's Mall)
Tel:  (083) 552-01-87
Facebook:  www.facebook.com/pages/Pahayahay/109889949090643






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Thursday, March 29, 2012

Pahayahay Carwash and Resto Bar Gensan

Our eating adventure in Gensan led us to another restaurant that was surprisingly serving good food.  With the sprout of new restaurants from time to time, it is no wonder that people always have scouting adventures with these restaurants.  And through word of mouth people finally find their way to the good ones.

Pahayahay Car Wash and Resto Bar, WiFi access - wasn't able to try; not working at the time.


Pahayahay Car Wash and Resto Bar is a restaurant serving Filipino cuisine along with finger foods that's good with a glass of beer.  "Pahayahay" is a Visaya/Cebuano word which means "to relax".  It has an outdoor seating for those who loves to smoke.  For non-smokers, there's an enclosed glass-room with air conditioning but limited seats.  I'm not really in the mood for an outdoor dinner at that time, so the air conditioned room suits me well.  To top it, there was a slight drizzle of rain that night, so all is well that ends well.


The outdoor ambiance is usual for smokers and for those drinking sprees one have to unwind.


The rustic setting of Pahayahay


Fabric covered lanterns and dream catchers places strategically along the ceiling walls

Pahayahay Carwash Resto Bar Menu



I was surprised by the variety of Pahayahay Carwash Resto Bar's Menu.  I was expecting three (3) to four (4) pages would be plenty already but more than ten (10) pages was something else.  Below is the detailed menu list.  The prices are fairly reasonable. =)



Breakfast  w/ egg and rice
Corned Beef                P55.00
Tocino                        P65.00
 Longanisa                   P65.00
Daing na Bangus           P65.00
Tapa                          P75.00
Hungarian Sausage        P75.00
Malasugi                      P75.00



Vegetables / Pancit
Pancit Canton                      P145.00
Pancit Canton w/ Seafood         P165.00
(Good for 3-4 persons)                         

Chopsuey                             P145.00
Mix Vegetables w/ Seafoods        P155.00


Sandwich
Egg Sandwich                        P45.00
Chicken Sandwich                   P45.00
Ham and Cheese                    P55.00
Ham and Egg                         P55.00
Clubhouse                            P85.00



Pork
Pork BBQ                        P45.00
3 Sticks (400 grams)                      
Pork Steak                    P115.00
Inihaw na Liempo            P115.00
Lechon Kawali                P135.00
Bicol Express                 P135.00
Sinuglaw                       P165.00

Crispy Sizzling               P165.00
Pork Sisig                               


Crispy Pata                   P395.00


Chicken
Chicken BBQ                      P65.00
Chicken Feet (Hot)             P110.00
Buffalo Wings                    P145.00
Chicken Lollipop                P145.00
Fried Chicken                   P165.00
Garlic Chicken                  P175.00
Native Chicken Adobo         P185.00




Beef
Sizzling Beef Salpicao               P145.00
Beef Kare-Kare                      P155.00
Sizzling Bulalo Steak                P265.00

Soup
                                   Singles          Family
Sinigang na Bangus             P65.00         P165.00
Sinigang na Pork                P65.00         P165.00
Sinigang na Malasugi           P65.00         P165.00


Seafoods
Inihaw na Panga                P45.00/ 100g
Inihaw na Tuna Belly           P65.00/ 100g
Crabs                              P79.00/ 100g
in Hot and Spicy
in Coconut Milk
in Ginger Garlic Sauce
in Arabian Sauce

Sugpo (50-80g)                   P49.00/ piece
                                  (Minimum order 4 pieces)
in Lemon Butter Sauce
in Lemon and Garlic

Sizzling Boneless Bangus               P115.00
Sizzling Gambas                          P145.00
Sizzling Squid                             P145.00
Calamares                                 P145.00
Sizzling Tuna Sisig                       P165.00
Tempura                                   P165.00



Extras
Rice                                     
Plain Rice                     P20.00
Garlic Rice                    P30.00

Extra                                    
Bread                          P10.00
Egg                             P20.00
Garlic Sauce                 P20.00
Mayo                           P20.00
Thousand Island              P20.00
Wasabi                         P30.00
Kikoman                       P30.00
Honey Mustard Sauce      P30.00


Drinks
Coffee                        P30.00
Bottled Water               P35.00
Nescafe                      P35.00
C2 (500 ml)                   P35.00
Minute Maid                 P35.00
Gatorade                     P35.00
Coke                          P35.00
Pepsi                          P35.00
Pepsi Max                    P35.00
Mirinda                        P35.00
7-Up                           P35.00
Mountain Dew               P35.00



Desserts                               
Halo-Halo                      P90.00
Mocha Java                  P110.00
Buko Juice                    P70.00


Shakes                                 
Mango Shake                 P70.00
Watermelon Shake          P70.00
Apple Shake                  P70.00
Melon Shake                  P70.00
Avocado Shake               P70.00
Pineapple Shake             P70.00





Drinks
                                                          Mucho Mug
San Mig Light                    P39.00           P117.00
Pale Pilsen                       P39.00           P117.00
RedHorse                         P39.00           P117.00
San Mig Malt Apple             P39.00           P117.00
San Mig Malt Lemon            P39.00           P117.00
Super Dry                         P50.00                    


Tanduay Ice                       P39.00           P117.00
GPS                                 P65.00                   

Shisha    P250.00
Mouth Tips         P15.00                                 

Flavors:                                                                 
1) Mint                 6) Orange       11) Banana                     
2) Cocktail            7) Peach         12) Cappuccino and Berry
3) Bubble Gum       8) Cherry        13) Water Melon           
4) Two Apples        9) Apple          14) Chocolate              
5) Strawberry        10) Grapes                                           



Cocktails
The Devil Wears Prada             P80.00
Vodka, Apple Juice, Cranberry Juice
Sex And The City                    P80.00
Vodka, Pineapple Juice, Cranberry Juice
Into The Blue                         P80.00
Vodka, Sprite, Blue Curacao
Dirty Dancing                         P80.00
(Tequila Sunrise) Tequila, Orange Juice, Grenadine
Girl Next Door                        P80.00
(Margarita) Tequila, Triple Sec, Lime Juice
P.S. I Love You                       P80.00
(Kahlua)
Notting Hill                             P80.00 
(Baileys) 
 The Godfather                         P60.00   
Rhum, Coke 
Iron Man                                P60.00 
 Vodka, Energy Drink
James Bond                            P60.00  
Vodka, Sprite
Oceans II                               P60.00  
Brandy, Coke
The Mexican                            P50.00  
(Tequila)
Kremlin                                  P50.00  
(Vodka)



Pulutan
Pork BBQ (3 Sticks)             P45.00
        Inihaw na Panga                  P45.00/ 100g
Peanuts Salted or Spicy           P60.00
Mix Nuts                            P60.00
        Inihaw na Tuna Belly             P65.00/ 100g
Chicken BBQ                       P65.00
Mangga w/ Bagoong               P90.00
Spicy Tofu w/ Salsa              P90.00
Kropek                              P90.00
Tacos w/ Salsa                    P90.00
Sizzling Garlic Mushroom           P90.00
Sizzling Corn                       P90.00
French Fries                      P110.00
Crispy Palaka                     P110.00
Chicken Skin                       P110.00
Cheese Sticks                     P110.00
Chicken Feet Hot                 P110.00
Chicharon                          P110.00
Pork Steak                         P115.00
Inihaw na Liempo                 P115.00
Nacho Chips w/ Dip              P120.00
Sizzling Boneless Bangus        P115.00
Chicharon Bulaklak               P135.00
Crispy Tenga                       P135.00
Buffalo Wings                      P145.00
Beef Kare-Kare                   P155.00
Crispy Sizzling Pork Sisig       P165.00



Pulutan
        Sugpo                                   P49.00/ piece
Lemon Butter/ Lemon Garlic
Minimum order 4 pcs
         Crabs                                   P79.00/ 100g  
Hot & Spicy/ Coconut Milk/
Ginger Garlic/ Arabian 
 Bicol Express                          P135.00
 Tokwa't Baboy                         P135.00
 Kinilaw na Tuna                       P135.00
 Lechon Kawali                         P135.00
 Sizzling Beef Salpicao Hot           P145.00
 Chicken Lollipop                       P145.00
 Sizzling Gambas                       P145.00
 Sizzling Squid                          P145.00
 Calamares                              P145.00
 Kinilaw na Malasugi                   P150.00
 Sizzling Tuna Salad                   P165.00
 Fried Chicken                          P165.00
 Sinuglaw                                 P165.00
 Tempura                                P165.00
 Garlic Chicken                        P175.00
Tuna Sashimi                          P180.00
Native Chicken Adobo               P185.00
Crispy Pata                            P395.00
Sizzling Bulalo Steak                 P265.00
Nagaraya (Garlic/ Hot and Spicy)      P60.00


One of the notes on the table
Just remember that this reminder is only true when taken in moderation.  =)



Carwash Services
 C1                ORDINARY WASH              P50.00
Shampoo with Conditioner (FOAM WASH - PHASE OUT)
Tire Black
Blow Dry System

C2               SUPER CAR WASH             P80.00
WATER DISTRICT - not deep well
Blow Dry System
Shampoo with Conditioner (FOAM WASH - PHASE OUT)
Window Sheen
Tire Black
Vacuum
Armor All

 C3                  UNDERWASH                  P50.00

C4                 ENGINE WASH                 P90.00
Shampoo with Conditioner (FOAM WASH - PHASE OUT)
Degreaser (MADE IN USA - MARK V PRODUCT)
Protectant
Blow Dry System

C5          WAX Carwash Included        P280.00    P350.00    P420.00
Ultimate Wax
Shampoo with Conditioner (FOAM WASH - PHASE OUT)
Tire Black
Armor-All
Window Sheen
Vacuum
Blower


Wash Area and Comfort Room
Wash Area

Comfort Room


The comfort room is plainly simple.  But it's fairly clean.  As long as it is well maintained, I can't really say anything bad against it.


There will be two (2) parts of this blog.  Watch out for our food choices at Pahayahay.  See you there.




Pahayahay Carwash and Resto Bar Gensan:
Address:  Catolico Street, General Santos City (near Robinson's Mall)
Tel:  (083) 552-01-87
Facebook:  www.facebook.com/pages/Pahayahay/109889949090643








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Sunday, March 25, 2012

Gusteaus's Fud Haus - Crab Fanatics' Must-Try Restaurant in Gensan


General Santos City or Dadiangas City for the locals there, is a continuously growing city.  With the construction of renowned malls in Metro Manila like the Robinson's Mall, and now, SM Mall; it is expected that traffic would continuously grow too, thus a booming effect.

General Santos City or the "Tuna Capital of the Philippines" as it is commonly known, is now made more popular by our "Pambansang Kamao" who is Manny Pacquiao, fondly called by people Pacman.  It much gained it's popularity through the success of Pacman which equates that if one say the name of Gensan almost everybody will say Manny Pacquiao's name; which finally puts Gensan in the map as a city to discover contrary to the news reports shown in Metro Manila which are blown into proportions.

Last December 2011 we got to visit Gensan and got to experience cooking cuisine at par with Manila's good restaurants.  One of that restaurant is Gusteau's Fud Haus (Gusteau's Food House) which serves their specialty - Garlic and Herb Crabs.  A crab lover myself, this is a food haven for me.  Located within Sun City Complex along National Highway, one will never miss it.

My "Crab Christmas" at Gusteau's Fud Haus in Sun City Complex.
Sun City Complex
Gusteau's Fud Haus
Gusteau's Fud Haus is located at the 2nd Floor of Sun City Complex.  Alan Lopez, one of the owners of Gusteau's, who came from a family who loves to cook formulated the secret recipe of their surefire hit Garlic and Herb Crab.  The restaurant was built not only for financial satisfaction but most specially for the fulfillment it gives.  And you will surely know you have the best of quality because Alan himself gives it a personal touch of cooking it himself making sure that the ingredients and the crabs itself are fresh and alive prior to cooking.  That's what makes the difference from other crab restaurants.

Gusteau's Fud Haus' interior
Gusteau's Fud Haus interior is simple and may only be able to accommodate a limited number of people but don't let that deter you from taking that step in trying their dishes; for what quality you will receive is more than the amount you paid for.  As we say it in Filipino, "Sulit!" or "Worth it!".  And can you believe it, most of the bulk of their loyal customers came for take outs by just calling.


Gusteau's Fud Haus Menu

Gusteau's Menu is fairly simple.  But each dish comes with a unique taste that will keep you coming back for more. =)
 

Gusteau's Fud Haus Menu

Lechon Kawali                            P250.00
White Squid Adobo                      P180.00
Garlic Tuna Belly                        P200.00
Steamed Tilapia                          P250.00
Kinilaw                                      P150.00
Crispy Fish Fillet                         P200.00
Lobster (seasonal)                         P95.00/ 100 grams

Specialties:
Grancho Reale                            P85.00/ 100 grams
Ocean King Crab serve on a bed of Garlic and Herb

Spicy Prawns                              P300.00
Sweet chili prawn stuffed with spicy herb dressing


Soups:
Crab Soup                                  P150.00
Imbao Soup                                 P180.00
Shrimp Soup                               P180.00                             


Softdrinks:
Coke                               Pepsi in can
Sprite                             7-up in can
Royal                              Mountain Dew
Coke Zero                        Cali
Coke Light


Juices:
Iced Tea                          Pineapple
4 seasons                         Mango
Pine Orange


I was not able to get the prices of softdrinks and juices because we had tea.  But I think the prices are just minimal.


Imbao Soup

Imbao Soup, a clear soup of fresh clams; have clean flavors that's perfect to start off any sumptious meal.


Kinilaw
Kinilaw or raw fish salad usually tuna, is a classic favorite of mine, this dish is present in every Filipino home; I remember my dad whipping off this dish during outings and it's always a hit specially after swimming.

Kinilaw is basically raw tuna cut into cubes together with cucumber and radish, marinated in a mixture of vinegar and calamansi or lemon juice along with other spices makes up a raw tuna salad; an appertizer that can whet the appetite of any serious eater.  If you are not the raw eater kind, the  acids in the vinegar and lemon juice slowly cooks the fish meat just like the wasabi mixture dip in a Japanese sushi.


Grancho Reale
Grancho Reale, the star of the meal is a dish of ocean king crab serve on a bed of garlic and herb.  The freshly cooked crabs' meats are soft and just melts in your mouth.  The garlic and herb sauce and the crab meat makes a perfect match with each other.  The garlic and herb sauce even compliments the plain rice.  Yum!  To sum it up, it's just "finger lickin'ly good!" =)


Garlic Tuna Belly
What's being in Gensan, the tuna capital of the Philippines, if we don't get to try tuna?  The Garlic Tuna Belly, crispy fried to just the right crispiness is just delectably soft and juicy.  It's not the dry variety where one has to force oneself to swallow the fish meat.  This is just what we are looking for.
 

White Squid Adobo
Adobo which means in Spanish, seasoning or marinade; is a cooking technic that usually involves vinegar, soy sauce, garlic, pepper and bayleaf.  But through time, varieties of adobo came up depending on the chef cooking it.

White Squid Adobo cooked with the squid ink; is not overcooked and just had the right tenderness that will keep you coming back for seconds even if that means ink squid sticking in between your teeth.


Hot Tea
After a very satisfying meal, we had hot tea.  Hot tea is always good for digestion and we always have it if the restaurant offers it.  The hot tea is complimentary.
 

It was definitely an excellent meal at an affordable price.  Next time when I have the chance to come back again, it will be for that Spicy Prawns. =)

They have opened a new branch in Davao City.  If time permits I will surely visit their branch there for another satisfying meal.  Just writing about this blog made me wish I can fly back there one more time.

Well, if any of you find any reason to visit Gensan, this is one of them!





Gusteau's Fud Haus (Gensan):
Address:  2nd Floor, Sun City Complex, National Highway, General Santos City (near Gaisano Mall)
Tel:  (083) 304-86-82
Opens:  Mondays - Saturdays (for lunch and dinner at 11:00 am - 2:00 pm, 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm)
Facebook:  www.facebook.com/pages/Gusteaus-Fud-Haus/195307843854372





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