Krung Thai

This authentic restaurant is quite hard to find because it is at the heart of Marikina City and is just a stone's throw away from the Marikina Public Market. As you can see the sign of the restaurant is colored pink so in the morning you can see it but its quite not visible in the evening.

I am the type of person who goes early to places where parking is a problem. There is a paid parking space almost in front of the restaurant which is always full. If not you can turn right at the corner and there is another parking lot there. It's just quite unfortunate that you cannot park right in front of the restaurant.

For me Rice is an important part of any meal so their Bagoong Rice is quite the right one for me.

For me, the authenticity of a thai resataurant lies on their Tom Yung dish. As seen in this picture, the big bowl of Tom Yung looks delicious and is very tasty. When you get a sip from the bowl you will feel a sensation that is always there when you taste good food.

This one is a nice favorite of mine, the pork pulutan. The spiciness is just right and the taste makes you want to order more and will make you go back to Krung Thai.

The place has lots of things on sale which you can see at the back. The tables are mostly for four people and can accommodate 10 - 12 tables at a time. So better be early because if you are arrive at 12 noon for lunch or 7pm for dinner, chances are the place is packed. This is how the place looks like at 2:00 pm.

From the look on the faces, they had a great time and are very full from the authentic thai experience at Krung Thai.

Brad & Pits Ribshack: Angelina would love these chops

If you believe in the saying that there is a parallel universe, then you can say that Maginhawa street in Quezon City is the parallel universe of Lilac Street in Marikina. If you are in search of great food then you would understand what I am saying. The explorer in us brought us to Lilac Street in Marikina one Sunday morning and have our lunch at Brad & Pits Ribshack.

From the Restaurants name alone you would know that the specialty of the house is baby back ribs. Since we had no prior knowledge of the place we just asked what their specialty is and the four of us ordered separately to have a taste of each and every dish we ordered.

Rothz ordered the Spicy rib Pomodoro which is a Baby Back ribs dish served with Pasta instead of the  usual rice that goes with it. Considering that the dish costs P 189.00 you can say that its quite okay with the serving and the taste was okay for its price. I ordered the Rib Mountain Baby Back Ribs which was enough for my appetite.

Krisvi on the other hand tried a different dish. She tried the Chicken wings and upgraded the Mashed potatoes for her side dish. I tasted the wings and nice to say it did not disappoint. RJ tried their basic Spicy Baby Back ribs which had 

For their drinks their Naturally brewed "Allmytea" Iced tea caught my eye. I don't usually drink Iced tea but this one was quite tasty and I liked the taste specially when poured on a glass of ice cubes. For those looking for something new check out this restaurant. Their menu is flexible specially if you want to eat a lot or just want something on your stomach. 

BRAD & PIT’S RIBSHACK

116 Lilac St, SSS Village, Concepcion Dos,

Marikina, 1811 Metro Manila