We’ve passed the sign countless times and wondered whether or not it was worth a try. Sometimes you just have stop wondering and just go for it. That’s what we did. 
14 restaurants, 21 dish selections 5 hours. Well, 3 in our case since we had to go after my dance class. It seemed overwhelming at first. But when it comes to food, we always respond with the same words… Challenge accepted!
After years of carelessly gobbling down large amounts of food, I have learned that the key to winning challenges like this is strategy. After getting our passports, we sat down and arranged our restaurants in order. Salads are first, followed by meats, a few desserts in between, starch and then a lovely cup of tea in the end.
The Grilled Tuna from Empire Deli & Restaurant was the first thing I had. This was probably my favorite dish that night. The outer layer of the fish was seared, while the inner parts of it were fresh. Is yummy and portions are not bad. I think I’d probably come back even just for the tuna. James had the Empire Signature Salad so we could try both their options, it was good too but the tuna I’d say is better.
We had Pho Hoa’s Pomelo Salad next, I usually have this while killing time before classes at Polecats Manila begin. I absolutely love their vinaigrette dressing. Yummeeeh! James tried it for the first time that day, I think he liked it as much as I do now. We finished our plates fast and headed to Pinchos to sample their Buffalo Chicken Fillet with chips and salsa. We finished this even faster. I even forgot to take a photo.
Salads are done and we move on to other things on the menu. Little Asia was part of the adventure, I wasn’t as thrilled as James was about this stop. Though my dislike for Chinese food has been forever erased by my discovery of hakaw and Mien San‘s wonderful food, I still don’t like shrimp covered in batter nor lumpia looking things. Good thing he was happy to have my share of this stop.
Red Crab was up next. This was the last of our appetizers. We ordered both their Dory Fillet with Honey Mustard Sauce and Fried Stuffed Bean Curd with Crab Relleno in Garlic Chili Sauce. Their food looked prettiest among all the things that were served that night. As for the taste though, how does one put this…is not yummy. The tofu was too dry, the batter was too thick. If you’re trying the challenge for yourself, you can let this one pass, you’re not missing anything great.
Before starting on the main course, we took a sweet stop at YoSwirls by BTIC. I think it best to put desserts in between. We took our cups to Old Vine Grille and finished the serving as we waited for our first course. I also took a quick trip to Figaro to claim a glass of their Iced Coffee which we also had while waiting. 
Our Grilled Fish Fillet with lemon Butter Sauce and Chicken Barbecue with Fries and Red Beans were delicious. We both liked the chicken barbecue better. We were expecting small servings like the appetizers, but no we were mistaken. They gave us a lot of food to finish. This was definitely a great stop.
Right after, we went to Kuse to have our second main course, Lechong Kawali. By this time, I’m sure I have clearly established the fact that yes, I eat a lot.
James had the same thing as well. There was the choice of having Chicken Relleno, but well, lechong kawali trumps chicken. Bow. At this point, time was running out. We only had 9:00pm to finish the whole thing. Well, there was the option of coming back the next day since the passport was valid over the weekend. But since we’re competitive that way, that option did not exist. So we split up.
He went to Ramen Bar to get us Karaage and Kakuni Buns. The buns were good, but if they had ramen samplers as an option I’d be very happy. I on the other hand went to The Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf to get Chai Tea Latte. Warm yummy tea was a great way to end the night. After this we went to Sol Gelato for gelato. This was our last stop for the day.
We win. Yaaay! 
If you want to try it for yourself here are some details that might come helpful:
- Food Adventure at the Venice Piazza will be on all Saturdays and Sundays of January 7 to March 31, 2012 4:00pm to 9:00pm.
- A Food Adventure passport is 600php.
- Promo is only valid for dine in customers. Take out food is prohibited.
Enjoy!
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