Cook-it-yourself Japanese food at Eastwood Mall

MANILA, Philippines – Lucky Niku Kafe is the newest destination for yakiniku.

Grill bite-sized cuts of Angus beef short ribs, offal, seafood, pork belly and vegetables right on your table.  

Visit Lucky Niku Kafe at the ground floor, Eastwood Mall Veranda, Libis, Quezon City.

For reservations, call 703-1940.

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Baked cheese and Italian sausage penne at Shakey’s

Shakey’s adds two new pasta dishes to its menu this June — the baked cheesy penne and baked Italian sausage penne.

The baked cheesy penne boasts premium penne covered with rich cheddar cheese sauce baked and topped with crispy bacon bits, while the baked Italian sausage penne has genuine Italian sausage with marinara sauce and topped with cheddar cheese and parsley.

These pasta dishes go well with cheezy garlic bread with mozzarella and cheddar cheese.

Shakey’s is opening more restaurants at some of the hottest vacation spots in the country like Boracay, Baguio, Tagaytay, Batangas, Laguna, Cebu and Davao.

Visit your nearest Shakey’s restaurant or dial 77-777 for on-time delivery.

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Celebrate Father’s Day at Guava

On Father’s Day, Guava is giving away a sweet toast for all dads. Start the celebration with appetizers like Guava’s pritchon which has slices of crispy suckling pig delicately arranged on thin pancakes with chives, wansoy, cucumbers, onions and leeks complemented by chili garlic, sour cream and chives, sour cream and garlic sweet soy chili and peanut sauces. There’s also the shellfish platter, which has Guava’s version of the oyster Rockefeller, clams and mussels.

Guava’s other signature dishes are baby back ribs inihaw in guava glaze (tender and juicy ribs coated with guava glaze), the pochero feast (beef short ribs, pork belly cubes, chicken and Spanish chorizo with veggies and saba with eggplant banana relish). Also try the pinakbet sa bagnet (crispy pork belly on top of the famous vegetarian dish), and the huge pritong tilapia with sweet sampaloc sauce.

Rice lovers will surely love the dulong, aligue, bihod, tinapa, garlic and their very famous kangkong and chicharon rice.

For dessert, indulge in brown sugar fermented turon served with pandan leche flan and homemade guava ice cream; and cassava cake topped with gruyere cheese.

Guava is located at Serendra, Bonifacio High Street, Bonifacio Global City, Taguig City. For reservations, call 856-0489. Families can also celebrate at Guava’s affiliate restaurant Gallenera at the ground level near the Entertainment Hall of SM Mall of Asia. For inquiries, call 556-5077.