Yoji and the Foodies

One whole chicken from Savory Restaurant proved too much even for three hungry people, so we ended up bringing home almost half of the chicken. The thing with leftovers is that they really don’t taste as good the following day. In most cases, they are left forgotten in the fridge only to be discovered when the fridge starts to smell funny. So, the mission was to make something of the leftover chicken. Reheating was not an option.

With a quick scan of the fridge, this chix

morphed into…

Just add tomatoes, cucumber and sour cream. Nobody would suspect it’s leftover.

Persuading  my dad to eat at Almon Marina is like forcing a child to go to the dentist. There was too much struggle. But after assuring him that rice is available, he relented. We rarely get along when it comes to food but we have agreed to make a compromise, depending on the level of craving we have for certain food  — the one who craves more gets to choose the place. This also means that  the “craver” gets to pay for lunch (or dinner). It’s a little complicated but it resolves the conflict.

Almon Marina offers a long list of sandwich and pasta combinations enough to drive a customer away on account of “can’t friggin’ make up my mind”. I seriously suggest reading through the menu posted outside and come up with a decision right there and then. It will save you from the standard dagger looks from the manager/cashier who is a total man-bitch.

I was too hungry to try out exquisite food combination so I decided to order the one they were blatantly advertising on the tarpaulin — open-faced roast chicken. My dad went for the 1/4 chicken with rice and mashed potato, which garnered a 3.5-star rating. Not bad from a dad who hates anything fancy.

The breast chicken was moist, tender, juicy and generously topped with gravy. The bread on which the chicken rests is a little too crunchy for my taste, but it served its purpose well. The vegetables were overcooked and can pass up as baby food. The mashed potato was a little bland but the gravy managed to add a little saltiness to the ensemble. The price is commensurate to the level of my satisfaction, so it’s really not very expensive.

I will certainly come back to try their more exotic offerings…I heard the European sausages were good.