We settled for Binalot. There's a back story of how we decided to dine there. There was a binalot stall (not a restaurant) outside Nepo Mall. On one of our visits, my wife was too excited to find such. She was so upset when the waitress told us that everything was out of stock. Months later we are seated on a newly open Binalot restaurant which was last weekend. I like the interior design. The seats and tables are classic. The design is Filipino which is a must for a traditional Filipino binalot. I just find some parts of the place to be high maintenance. The ceiling is adorned with baskets and other weaved articles which are prone to dust. The wash area is an old poso. The pump is real but the function is not. Customers might need assistance from the crew to find out how it works. I like the counter table and its background which is made of pieces of wood put together as collage wall. I don't have pictures. My wife told me not to take pictures. The sound of my camera phone is distracting to other patrons.

I had bagoong  rice and pork. My wife had adobo. Both binalot. I love the serving. Lots of rice means there no need to have separate order for my son. The serving comes with salted egg -the oily/greasy type that I like. We even had extra order of itlog na pula. What I really love about the food is that the taste of the dishes are ordinary - no more, no less. If adobo and bagoong pork were done with a twist, it no longer passes  as authentic Filipino food. We are on tight budget so we had service water.

Ultimately, I love their vinegar. My mother used to travel a lot for work. Most of these, she brings home vinegar of that place. One of them tastes like what they have in the restaurant.

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