Date Budget: PhP 250
Actual Spend: PhP 235
Quality: 5/5
Service: 5/5
Accessibility: 4/5
Fun Factor: 5/5
Overall Experience: 5/5
Highlights
The Experience
It was Kirsten's birthday and we were looking for a place to dine after her evening class at UP Diliman-TMC. We wanted to try something different but accessible. We ended up dining in Pan de Amerikana.
The place is far from being just a bakery. They have really good and reasonably priced bread (wheat pandesal at PhP6 and wheat ensaymada at PhP12 each) but what makes this place unique is their upside down theme!
Everything was upside down: the piano, sofa, tables, chairs, roof, windows, signs, and even a full sized Land Rover Defender!
The food was also great for the price. Among the things we tried was the Tinomok, a house specialty. It is made of pork balls with shrimp (allergy alert!) covered with gabi leaves, cooked very similar to the more popular Laing. The Fresh Lumpia had a really yummy dough similar to that of a crepe. The Caesar Salad was great for the price; it even had bacon bits! With the really cheap ("carinderia-like") prices, we still had room for dessert! We ordered a fresh ripe mango shake and a watermelon shake, both were indeed "fresh".
We will definitely come back for more!
Spend Breakdown
| Caesar Salad | 55 |
| Fresh Lumpia | 40 |
| Tinomok | 50 |
| Rice (2) | 30 |
| Fresh Mango Shake (ripe) | 30 |
| Fresh Watermelon Shake | 30 |
| Actual Spend | 235 |
How to get there
- From the Cubao MRT or LRT station, walk your way to Romulo Ave., the street in front of Ali Mall and Cubao Expo.
- Ride a jeep with the Ever Rosario sign board.
- Go off at Katipunan Ave. corner Boni Serrano Ave.
- Walk to the right of Katipunan Ave. (going to White Plains).
Landmarks: beside BDO Katipunan-White Plains branch, yellow signage, inverted house, hanging Land Rover Defender (red).
Address:
Pan de Amerikana, Katipunan Ave.
131 Katipunan Ave., White Plains
Quezon City, Metro Manila
Philippines
Contact Number/s:
(632) 215-6571
Operating Hours: 8am-9pm (Mon-Sat); 8am-3pm (Sun)
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