1950's Pandesal by Pan de Amerikana

Pan De Amerikana was jokingly dubbed as the "upside down restaurant" by our friend. We always passed by this because it is located in Katipunan Avenue near St. Ignatius. We were always so curious what kind of food they served! Pan De Amerikana is more famously known for their American style of pan de sal because of its family size. It first started in Marikina and eventually branched out to Katipunan, Greenhills, and Makati. 

During one sunny afternoon, we were urged by our empty stomachs to finally try this restaurant out and boy, were we surprised! 

Not only is it upside down outside, but also inside! We rotated this picture to make it look like a normal sala, but in Pan De Amerikana, it was attached to their roof! It would be pretty funny if, by some case of misfortune, the screws loosened and fell on top of a customer's head! Haha!

We were really curious as to the reason why there were so many articles about cars and monster trucks that decorated the walls of the restaurant. We figured that maybe it was another hobby of the restaurant's owner. They also decorated it with the awards of Pan De Amerikana as a restaurant.


Here were the MANY choices of food we ended up munching on:

Baked Macaroni

This was extremely creamy and the cheese on top was melted so well that I couldn't help but keep on eating. I couldn't believe that this piece of goodness only cost me Php55! Definitely sulit for merienda.

Lumpiang Ubod

The peanut sauce of the lumpiang ubod went too over the top with the sweetness but it was still good! 

Chicken Pan De Sal

Anything chicken is considered, by default, my comfort food, and to pair it with pan de sal just seemed too good to be true but this one disappointed me. I was taken aback by the fact that the first pan de sal served to me had ants in it. They probably weren't maintaining their pan de sal well. Also, the chicken spread wasn't anything special at all.

Laing

The laing wasn't as spicy as we expected. It was more on the oily variety of laing, which tasted okay. The amount of pork served was generous. 

Pinaputok na Pla-Pla

This was our favorite dish! The fish was deep-fried well and wasn't dry inside. It was extremely GOOOOOD because there was so much garlic! It also comes with green chilies which resulted to the spicy flavor of the fish.

Halo-Halo

This was nothing special, and tasted like any other halo-halo that you can buy on the street.

Bilo-Bilo

It was served hot which made it good to eat. The way they made it is how Filipinos usually serve this at their own homes, which gave us a sense of familiarity when we ate it.

Pan De Amerikana surprised us with how affordable all the dishes were! Most of them were under Php100 and you could order as much as you wanted without breaking your wallet. It is a Filipino-styled restaurant which is a perfect place to have lunch or merienda with your barkada or family. The more, the merrier! 

Pan de Amerikana

118 Katipunan Avenue, White Plains, Quezon City
Telephone: +632 421-1966, +63 917 881-1884

Unit 4, Madison Building, Wilson street Greenhills, San Juan
Telephone: +632 384-6741, +63 917-5664424

Constellation Drive corner Makati Avenue, Belair
Near North Park along Makati Avenue
Telephone: +632 387-9413, +63917 571-2224

Monsees Cafe

Interiors of Monsee's

Monsee's Cafe is a quaint, humble restaurant located in Katipunan Avenue near the White Plains village. Upon seeing the exterior, you will be enlightened with how homey the place feels like. Entering the resto, you will be greeted with a light ambiance and the smell of freshly baked breads and pastries.

Pasta Bolognese

We ordered two dishes, the first being the pasta bolognese. 


Bolognese (n.)- meat-based sauce for pasta originating in Bologna, Italy


It is served with two slices of their own fresh loaf bread. It was very meaty, but the taste of the pasta itself was very bland. It would have been better if the pasta was able to balance the amount of meat and the tomato sauce they used, so the pasta wouldn't be dry. 

Four Cheese Panini served with Salad in honey mustard dressing

 The second one was the four cheese panini served with salad in honey mustard dressing. 


Panini (n.)- a sandwich made with bread roll, customarily from a roll or loaf of bread


The bread used for the panini was ciabatta and tasted freshly baked. The cheese, on the other hand, was salty because of its different flavors which overpowered each other. The flavor of the cheese was nakaka-umay to the point that we didn't even get to finish the whole plate. Another part of the dish was the salad in honey mustard dressing and we were delighted with the fact that the salad greens were fresh. The honey mustard dressing complemented the salad very well. 

Breadsticks

Muffins and Crinkles

Crinkles

Selections of sweet pastries

Breads

As you can see, the cafe also offers a wide variety of pastries and breads which they bake although we didn't get to try any. If you have, let us know how they taste like! Monsee's Cafe is a good place to hang with friends if you are looking for a quiet place with great ambiance!


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