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Sa totoo lang ang hirap magdiet kung ang daming 50% Off Credit Card Promo especially sa Bistro Group of Restaurants. So far last year, we were able to eat at Texas Roadhouse, Modern Shang and Italliani’s.

My husband celebrated his birthday at Italliani’s before and hindi na naulit because we knew that this restaurant is on the expensive side and wala din naman malapit na branch sa place namin. I think it was only last year, nung nalaman ko na meron na branch sa SM Sta Rosa so meron na sa probinsiya. 

So last month when my friend suggested na magfood trip kami sa Italliani’s after ng errands namin, I immediately agreed because it’s been a long time since I ate at Italliani’s. I checked my old photos and their menu and parang wala na sa menu yung kinain namin dati, ganun katagal na. Hehehe!

I browsed their menu online so I already knew what to order pero medyo natagalan pa rin kami kasi we needed to reach PHP3,000 bill to avail the promo. Dapat kasi 3 kaming kakain kaso dalawa lang kami natuloy, so we already knew na hindi namin mauubos yung order namin so take out na lang yung iba.

We ordered Peach Mango Lemonade PHP185, Three Citrus Combi PHP185, Italian Truffle Fries PHP455, Eggplant Parmigiana PHP495, Baked Ziti PHP475, Lasagna PHP395, Pizza Margherita PHP695, Zepole Custard PHP270. 

After five minutes, they served our complimentary bread na medyo sunog. Then after 12 minutes, they started serving our food at minute intervals, and surprisingly, nahuli yung drinks i-served.

Funny story, may tanim si hubby na eggplant sa garden namin na ang sipag mamunga so nauubusan na ko ng menu para sa eggplant. Then last month out of the blue, my husband told me that he liked the Eggplant Parmigiana at Italliani’s and lutuin ko daw iyon. I told him na ang hirap magluto ng hindi ko man lang natitikman so when my friend and I went to Italliani’s, I ordered this and kahit hindi ko mahilig sa eggplant, nasarapan ako dito. In fact, mas gusto ko ito kaysa sa Lasagna na order ko. My friend and I just tried this dish at take-out ko for hubby. 

After our hearty lunch, nag-ikot ikot pa kami ng konti and then punta na ng parking lot. On our way there, nadaanan namin yung Kuya J Restaurant and we were so lucky because we saw Jericho Rosales. Waah! When we entered the mall, napansin na namin na opening ng Kuya J Restaurant and nag-ask pa ko sa guard kung darating ba si Jericho and hindi daw siya sure so kumain na kami and sa isip-isip ko baka busy sa taping ng Lavender’s Field. 

And we were so lucky na naabutan pa namin siya bago siya umalis, I was checking my phone, 15 minutes of kilig moments. Hahaha! Hindi ko alam kung sa Italliani’s ako nabusog o dahil nakita ko si Jericho Rosales ng personal. My crush since Mr. Pogi days. Hehehe! 

When my friend and I ate at Italliani’s, I knew that I would go back so before the promo ended, my husband and I went to EVIA just to eat lunch at Italliani’s after our grocery. It was my son’s Christmas party in school so hindi siya nakasama. 

We were the first diner and while were browsing the menu, the staff went to our table and asked for our initial order para maprepare na daw. Nagmamadali, hehehe! Good thing, kakain ko lang so may idea na ko ng oorderin. Natatagalan lang ako kasi nga nagcoompute ulit ako kung aabot na ba kami ng PHP3000. 

We ordered Fried Calamari PHP545, Pizza Margherita PHP695, Grilled Porkchop PHP595, Spaghetti Vongole PHP445, Blueberry Mango Cheesecake PHP480, Three Citrus Combi PHP185, and Americano PHP145. 

My husband and I enjoyed our food trip, ang take out lang namin yung pizza for my son. And if ever we will go back to Italliani’s, for sure ito yung irerepeat ko na order.