My brother just turned 23 (yak old!!) last November 7, and we haven't celebrated yet until yesterday when all of a sudden Mother superior told me to look for a good place around Marikina where we could eat and celebrate Panget's (brother) birthday. Soooo I immediately suggested Firuz which based on Roni's
blog (reviews on food places in Marikina) is quite good and affordable..and different since it serves Mediterranean cuisine. And the other choice was Mama Chit's since one friend suggested before that they serve good burgers. After my jogging session and the family's badminton game, we drove along JP Rizal to find Firuz, but unfortunately it was closed :(
Good thing, Mama Chit's was along the way.
The place is not that big, which I think is okay since it's a coffee house. It also has a unique theme (though I wasn't able to take pictures from the inside since we dined outside) - kind of retro. The walls have paintings and black and white pictures, and there's this coke-in-can (not only coke I think) banderitas, and mind you, the coke-in-cans weren't ordinary, I thinks some were from outside the country. Also they have lots of antiques or collectibles.
There's this huge jar which is half-filled with coins, coke bottles from all over the world, and plate numbers (some were chinese) hanged outside. It's a fun place. (and a good photo ops place HAHA!)
Since they're famous for their cheeseburger, we ordered 4 (me,panget, dadi/mami, kaye-cousin), and Ate ordered the turkey sandwich and Hungarian sandwich for the parents. We also tried their Combo pizza, onion rings and french fries.
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| Mama Chit's cheeseburger - P100 |
The cheeseburger was very good - the patty was tender and tasty, and I like the vegetables since you can't really taste it, it's like they've washed it several times it's as if you're eating a crispy leaf (HAHA!) though I don't know with the cucumber - it was so big and thick I didn't dare eat it. AND the serving's enough, I mean we thought it was cheap for a price of P100. The turkey and Hungarian sandwiches were also good though I liked the Hungarian better since the turkey's similar to chicken hehe. The onion ring(s) was mushy inside while the fries was unsalted (though it's good since its soft inside and crispy outside). The pizza was okay, the cheese gave a different flavor - we think it's Parmesan but better haha! and I like that it has a very thin crust - very thin and crispy!
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| Turkey sandwich ;) |
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| Hungarian Sandwich ;) |
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| combo pizza - P330 |
So there! We really had a great time at Mama Chit's and I think my dad enjoyed it the most - he was murmuring "sarap..very good..sarap..very good" most of the time haha! He really enjoyed the hungarian sandwich :)) And then I realized, that everything we lost during our jogging/badminton session was replaced with more calories - though Panget said "at least may cardio exercise pa rin" hahaha!
