CIBO: The Ultimate Comfort Food

CIBO is one of our ultimate sources of comfort food (along with these off the top of our heads: Pepper Lunch, Manang's, Wings N' Things). We decided to have dinner here before going to the much-awaited concert of Snow Patrol.

You could opt to have your meal in the Oasis, the circular space/garden in the middle of Gateway mall, which we think is an experience you should try out at least once. But your dish would still have to be cooked and delivered all the way from the 3rd floor. Not sure if it will affect service time but we decided to forego the 'nature' experience and just head over to the restaurant.

Broccoli, Pomodoro, Secchi - P230

Of the numerous times we've eaten in CIBO, we always, ALWAYS order the Spinaci Zola for our antipasti. However, we decided to take a leap of faith (ala-Inception) and order something else for a change. Was it worth the risk?

..sadly, no. How could this be the bestseller?? It was good, but the spinach artichoke will always be our favorite! <3 TIP: You could always ask for some more Bruschetta for free :)

Rigatoni All 'Alfonso - P325

Aside from the Spinach dip, another staple in our CIBO experience is this pasta dish. Rigatoni All 'Alfonso. Please remember this dish and order it when you go to Cibo. Not ever doing so IS A CRIME.

It deserves being a bestseller (we overheard the other table ordering it hehehe) because it's just too damn good. The stewed tomatoes, the creamy, flavorful sauce, the al dente pasta - everything just goes together so well.

This is the best tomato-cream-based pasta we have ever tasted. Ever.

Costolette D'Agnello - P420

We've been craving lamb for quite some time now so we decided to order this meal. The dish has a generous serving of lamb chops. The lamb was very tasty! While other parts of the meat were a little bit dry, it wasn't that noticeable because of its red wine mint sauce companion, which was delicious as well.

We went to Cibo for a feel-good dinner we didn't have to think about and as always, it did not disappoint :)

PS: CIBO is celebrating its 15th Anniversary this coming August 22, 2012 by donating 15% of its sales to the flood victims of the recent unnamed habagat to hit the metro.  

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Cibo

3rd floor, Gateway Mall,
P. Tuazon Ave.,
Cubao, Quezon City

Buffalo's Wings N' Things: Home of the Best Buffalo Wings

The home of THE BEST buffalo wings. This restaurant is very underrated in terms of the quality wings it produces.

Metrowalk branch! We were there during the first hour that it opened for the day :D Eager beavers.

A Love Story

The place is spacious. There's a second floor as well as an outside area.

Chili N' Cheese Nachos - P139

Something to munch on while waiting for our wings. We had the chili and cheese separated in case the chili was really spice. We found out that it's not.

New York's Finest (1/2 lb.) - P134

Crisp, flavor and spice! And everything nice! This is what real Buffalo chicken wings are made of. This is not over-the-top spicy though, just the way we like it. It also has that tang-y taste to it.

Garlic Parmesan (1/2 lb.) - P134

Our favorite flavor. We can't seem to ever not order this variant every time we come here. In fact, we've tried cooking this at home whenever we can't visit Wings N Things. Yes, it's that good.

Armageddon - P134

I almost never back down from a challenge and while I think Flaming Wings's Wild variant is NOT as hot as everyone makes it out to be, these made me sweat and my nose, runny. I think the spiciness was too much not only because of the sauce but also because part of the breading was small raw chili thingies. :(

I like spicy stuff, but I have to be able to appreciate the flavor too.

I DARE YOU to try these wings.

NY dirty rice - P34

This one's also a staple every time we visit.

You really have to go visit Buffalo Wings N' Things if you haven't yet. We promise they serve the best wings in the Metro!

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Buffalo's Wings N' Things
Ortigas Home Depot, Food Street,
Dona Julia Vargas Ave Ugong, Pasig