Tasty Pancit Palabok @ Susie's Cuisine - Pampanga

Location: McArthur Highway, Dolores
City of San Fernando, Pampanga
Philippines
Telephone: (63) - 45 - 8612480 / (63) - 45 - 9639302
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I first tasted the Pancit Palabok from Susie's Cuisine 2 years ago when Wowie bought me a single order as "pasalubong" from his business trip to Pampanga. Since then, I simply had to have it as "pasalubong" together with Tibok-tibok every time he goes to San Fernando or wherever there's a Susie's Cuisine branch.

The sauce of their Pancit Palabok is just perfect.. super flavorful and tasty. Goes really well with the thick bihon-like noodles. I like the fact that the sauce is actually absorbed by the noodles, makes each bite really tasty, even without the toppings...  unlike other Palabok versions where the sauce is like a separate flavor from the noodles.

Pancit Palabok (Php 40.00)

Not So Heavenly-Tasting Food @ Angeles Fried Chicken

Location: #1992 Marlim Avenue,
Diamond Subdivision, Balibago, Angeles City,
Pamapanga, Philippines
Telephone: (63) - 45 - 3224448
Website: http://angelesfriedchicken.blogspot.com/
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Their tag-line says "The Oldest Running Restaurant in Angeles City where Chicken Tastes Heavenly!!!""... Sadly, I would have to DISAGREE. 

On our latest trip to Subic Bay, we decided to make a stopover at Angeles for lunch. It has been 2-3 years already since we last ate at Angeles Fried Chicken.I can't really remember anything about the food... except that the restaurant kept popping up on my search results for places to eat in Angeles City Pampanga. Ok, so we thought of having lunch there, especially since their online menu seemed promising.

 Heavenly? Ummm... not quite..

My apologies in advance to the die-hard fans of Angeles Fried Chicken... I am just writing our family's personal experience. If you love it there, I respect your opinion... Hope you also respect mine. :-)

a.c. RUMPA - Angeles City, Pampanga

Location: 1037 Surla Street
Balibago, Angeles City
Pampanga, Philippines
Telephone: (63) - 45 - 8926659
Hours: Daily / 7:00 am - 9:30 pm
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Heading home from our Subic weekend escapades, we always seem to end up in Angeles City, Pampanga for dinner. We've tried several restaurants there, but I keep forgetting to take photos of the restaurants and food. I'll try to remember next time, promise :-)

Anyway, here's another place to add to your list of places to try in Angeles City.

a.c. RUMPA... yes, that's a small letter "a" and "c"... that's how the official name is spelled. I heard it stands for Angeles City Reserve US Military Personnel Association.

This place came highly recommended by a couple of friends and a few reviews I read online. Let's see.

Porterhouse Steak with Gravy (Php195.00)

Halo-Halo Heaven & Palabok @ Teresita R. Razon's - Pampanga

Location: Petron Gasoline Station
North Luzon Expressway (Northbound),
Lakeshore, San Fernando,
Pampanga, Philippines
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Taking the North Luzon Expressway (NLEX)? Then why not make a pit-stop at the Petron Gasoline Station for a light meal or snack of delectable Halo-Halo and Pancit Palabok at Teresita R. Razon's? Mmmmm! This really is the place to get your fill of scrumptiously smooth Halo-Halo.

Take note, this is not the same as the Razon's of Guagua branches you see here in Manila or in Pampanga. They both have the same concept of Halo-Halo and dishes that they offer (such as Palabok)... but... if you pay close attention to the small but important differences, you'll notice that the shaved ice at is much smoother and the leche flan topping has a hint of dayap flavor.

Zapata's Cantina Mexicana - Angeles City, Pampanga

Location: 488 Don Juico Avenue

Angeles City,

Pamapanga, Philippines

Telephone: (63) - 45 - 8920859
Website: http://www.angeleseyes.com/zapatas/

Hours: Open / 11:00 am - 10:30 pm

Closed on Mondays

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Nachos

On our way home from Subic one weekend evening.. still too early to have dinner there, we decided to have dinner in Angeles instead. I  was super duper hungry that night and I wasn't really in the mood to try out new things, but, hey... I got to choose where we ate for lunch , so it was Wowie's turn to pick where we'd be going for dinner.

As I wasn't really a fan of Mexican food (not yet, then) I would have to say that I was pleasantly surprised by how good their Mexican dishes were.