Abe Restaurant !

A Korean friend visited and we wanted to let him taste the best of Filipino cuisine.  I have heard about Abe restaurant by the LJC group but have not tried it yet.  My friends have though and they said the food is really good.  So we went and they did not disappoint!  Pronounced ah-beh , the restaurant is a tribute to Larry Cruz's father, Abe.

We tried the one at Alabang Town Center.  Ambience is nice.  On the walls you will see sketches inspired by our Filipino tradition.

First on the list is the rice cooked in bamboo.  Unfortunately,  it was served already and the bamboo discarded before I could take a photo.  It was good.

Next is the Crispy Pata.  Oh dear, I forget the I am on a diet ! Very crunchy pork skin, moist meat. Cooked to perfection.

Love the Baby squid rice. It's bagoong rice topped with baby squid and one whole salted egg.
The Binagoongan is all also good/

For dessert. we tried all kinds :  the Leche Flan , thee Halo-Halo , Sansrival and the Sikreto ni Maria.  The Sikreto is made of suman with  ice cream and caramel - Yum!

I was surprised that on a weekday , the place gets full packed during dinner !

The Leche flan is too sweet for my taste

The Halo -Halo that our Korean friend enjoyed!

The Sansrival.  Big serving !

And this is the Sikreto ni Maria!

Enjoy!