Two years ago, I was in Ayala Mall Cebu when lo and behold, I saw Orange Brutus right across the department store. I was immediately drawn to enter this local fastfood chain which is the venue of one of my fond childhood memories: enjoying a cheese omelette sandwich (I think). There used to be 2 branches in Cagayan de Oro, one in Puerto and the other I think was at the ground floor of the now defunct (or is it still operating?) Sky Hi Cinema. Unfortunately, they have closed down a long, long time ago.

I entered the premises expecting to find my favorite sandwich in the menu but found burgers instead. So I ordered the closest which is the Cheese Burger. I found it okay but it wouldn’t make my fond memories list. Recently, I googled it and was surprised to find out that it is still very much alive in Cebu with a fully functional website and a marketing campaign involving the Cebuano bloggers network to create a buzz for their products. For whatever it’s worth, I’m creating a buzz for them here too. Here’s to hoping you bring that sandwich back! I miss it!

While still on the topic of Cebu, I thought I’d post my experience on Lemon Grass here back from 2007. Originally this was posted in blogspot but since I’ve already removed that blog, I’m reposting this here.

One of the restaurants that we ate at while in Cebu was Lemon Grass in Ayala which offered both Thai and Vietnamese cuisine. I was curious how “Thai” or “Viet” their dishes were going to be (Note: I haven’t been to either Thailand or Vietnam so my comparison would be limited to the Thai and Vietnamese restos I’ve tried in Manila). Looking at their menu, with offerings such as Tom Yam Goong and Pomelo and Crabstick Salad, it looked like Pho Hoa and Jatujak put side by side.

Being that my parents had never eaten Thai nor Viet, I was glad for the opportunity to introduce them to these Asian cuisines (that also meant me picking up the tab). We had the Pomelo and Crabstick Salad for starters, Tom Yam Goong for soup, for the main dishes: Suon Noung, Pla Piew Wan, and Gai Hor Bai Toey, Bagoong Rice and Pineapple Rice, and don’t forget the Citrus/Herb Lemonade which was the best(!) I’ve tasted.

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I’m very busy these days singlehandedly taking care of my baby but Sophia followed me up on my Gran Prix experience (which as I said here, I was going to do a post on) so I thought I’ll just do a quick one on it.

This is what the Superior Room at Gran Prix Cebu looks like:

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