Food: Big Bowl + Binondo Treats

Date Budget: PhP 300
Actual Spend: PhP 304
Quality: 4/5
Service: 4/5
Accessibility: 3/5
Fun Factor: 5/5
Overall Experience: 5/5

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Highlights 

• Beef Wanton Noodles in a BIG bowl!
• Beef Ampalaya that is BIG in size, and BIG in taste!
• White Rabbit soft milk candy: a childhood favorite
• Weird-looking but great tasting tea boiled egg

Food: Gong Cha

Date Budget: PhP 200
Actual Spend: PhP 185
Quality: 4/5
Service: 5/5
Accessibility: 5/5
Fun Factor: 4/5
Overall Experience: 4/5

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Highlights 

• Great tea blends
• Large serving sizes
• Very efficient production process
• Cheap, healthier, and gives a much stronger kick than coffee!

Food: Super Bowl of China

Date Budget: PhP 300
Actual Spend: PhP 300
Quality: 4/5
Service: 5/5
Accessibility: 5/5
Fun Factor: 3/5
Overall Experience: 4/5

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Highlights 

• FREE Birthday Noodles for the entire month of February 2012
• Fried rice with vegetables: Yang Chow minus the itch
• Free kropeck appetizer
• Great tasting dumpling soup
  Update (11/24/2014): Megamall branch is no longer open for business. :(
  

Food: El Presidente

Date Budget: PhP 250
Actual Spend: PhP 250
Quality: 4/5
Service: 4/5
Accessibility: 5/5
Fun Factor: 3/5
Overall Experience: 4/5

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Highlights 

• Enjoy your Binondo favorites in the heart of Makati
• Affordable authentic Chinese food

Food: Mushroomburger

Date Budget: PhP 150
Actual Spend: PhP102
Quality:5/5
Service: 5/5
Accessibility: 4/5
Fun Factor: 3/5
Overall Experience: 4/5

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Highlights 

• Burger patties made of beef and mushrooms
• Yummy mushroom-rich vegetarian pancit
• Comfortable car seats
• Free wifi
• Affordable meals

Food: Binondo Carbo Load

Date Budget: PhP 350
Actual Spend: PhP 332
Quality: 5/5
Service: 4/5
Accessibility: 3/5
Fun Factor: 4/5
Overall Experience: 4/5

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Highlights 

• Authentic Chinese dumplings from Dong Bei
• Great tasting Chinese-style fresh lumpia from Po Heng
• Chocolate coated sunflower seeds
• The legendary Ube Hopia by Mr. Ube himself