Off The Eaten Track PH Blog

As with many other people, my food choices and eating habits are arbitrary, but there are food places that I keep coming back to. I describe myself mostly as a budget eater. So when the menu appeals to my *pitiful* wallet, okay go! Fast food places are a given. Other than those, I also go to food stalls and food carts. The last two decades or so have seen the increase of food stalls and food carts in the country. You can see those food stalls and food carts everywhere -- the sidewalks along EDSA, office buildings and even some of the poshest malls in the metro. Fortunately, people won't be bored because food stalls and food carts of today are more than just peanuts, chichiria , fish balls and sago't gulaman . Now you can find sandwiches, rice meals, pearl coolers, brewed coffee, doughnuts, burgers, fries, fresh lemon juice, smoothies, nachos and so on and so forth. They're more than just cheap and quick tummy-fillers. Food carts and food stalls have set their

Food makes you feel good. But good food, with unbeatable prices and servings, makes you feel better. And speaking of the word "better," there's a restaurant and cafe that will definitely appeal to budget-conscious diners who nevertheless love to eat big: Better Days Restaurant & Desserts, located in Barangay Poblacion, Makati City. But will it see better days, or will it have seen only better days? (yes, there's a difference between the two phrases) After my first dining experience there, I could say that this is the Pinoy version of a diner: budget meals with ridiculously big servings. I first learned of this restaurant through Instagram. I thought this was a fairly new establishment. I proceeded to check their Zomato page. Browsing their menu, I thought it was promising: pocket-friendly, with a variety of choices -- it even offers Pinoy street food classics such as fish balls and squid balls. That piqued my interest to go there even though I am not