SAMBOKOJIN

In life, we are thankful for many things...

We are thankful for our crazy family plus our two cutesie patootsie boys Mati and Andrei...

We are thankful that our exes had "normal" tastes so we ended up with EACH other...

We are thankful for our gene pool that made us both tall (well more for Eric anyway...)

Eric is thankful that he is the lookalike of Mark Anthony Fernandez... (Oh actually I'M thankful for that! Ha ha!) 

While I am thankful for SAMBO KOJIN because it always answered my cravings for Japanese and Korean Grill... 

However... 

It is because of SAMBO KOJIN that I gained weight scandalously. Since it was so good yet very affordable, my husband and I would eat there about every 2 weeks.

That is all on you SAMBO KOJIN... That is all on you...

Still, I'm over the top thankful for you SAMBO KOJIN.

And all those pounds?

Worth it :)

SAMBO KOJIN Yakiniku Smokeless Grill!

Personally I truly love SAMBO KOJIN because for only a fraction of the price of what other special buffet offers, you will get your crazy hefty fill of Japanese and Korean appetizers, then raw ingredients to grill! 

These are their prices not bad right? Considering that if you eat in a Korean restaurant you will be charged almost double and it's not all you can eat!

Monday to Friday LUNCH P 549 

Monday to Friday DINNER P 629 

Saturday to Sunday and Holidays LUNCH & DINNER P 659 

Children below 4 ft. P319 No Left Over Price

(Add P200 only for leftover)

We love it here so much that for almost every special occasion, we would go to SAMBO KOJIN!

Yub does not beat around the bush and immediately gets a plate of main meals from SAMBO KOJIN!

Me? I'll go for the SAMBO KOJIN appetizers first!

My first plate of the raw stuffs in SAMBO KOJIN!

What I love about SAMBO KOJIN is that you have everything within your reach at your big granite table. Their dipping sauces for the meats are just awesome! Especially the SAMBO KOJIN special sauce!

This is how EricJaz Foodies roll in SAMBO KOJIN while we wait for our grill to heat up! 

Don't make the mistake of eating that piece of pork on the grill. It will be your "oil" for cooking!

LET'S EAT!

This is our first time to eat at SAMBO KOJINand I must say, our table is pretty neat... Unlike what we do now! ha ha ha ha!

What I also love about SAMBO KOJIN is that waiters would insist on serving you so that you'll be eating with comfort. They'll eagerly ask if you need anything and after a second, it's at your table.

Like this Kamameshi. 

They asked. I answered. And we got it!

Now, what shall we eat the Kamameshi rice with in SAMBO KOJIN?

You could have your fill from SAMBO KOJIN's cooked entrees (e.g. Tempura, Jap Chae, Katsu...). My favorite is the chili wings! YUM!

SAMBO KOJIN also has a variety of noodles and veggies!

Isn't this a long table for the ingredients you will be grilling? 

My favorite! Sushi! I have heard many reviews that SAMBO KOJIN's sashimi and sushi have better cut and quality compared to other buffets.

By the way, SAMBO KOJIN has improved since these pictures were taken as raw ingredients and sushi/sashimi are kept fresh in special coolers!

Now I want THAT piece of meat... Tee hee! 

It's now time to cook!

To fully enjoy the food that you grill, only cook what you are about to eat. Since the SAMBO KOJIN meats are sliced perfectly, it will only take a minute for it to be done.

Once cooked, you dip it into your sauce of choice and eat!

Pretty simple right? But trust me, delicious is an understatement!

Later on I learned my lesson and got everything I needed  in 3 separate plates.... 

Exhibit one : Sushi and Sashimis

Exhibit two : Cooked food.

Exhibit three : Raw food.

Don't judge me when  you see me like this. I'm just lazy that way.

Ha ha ha ha! I remember warning my friends that in SAMBO KOJIN I seem so PG and eat like a beggar!

When your grill is dirty and grimy already, your helpful server in SAMBO KOJIN will most likely offer to change it into a clean one!

We love it at SAMBO KOJIN!!

Even our grill agrees!!

Happy 8th Wedding Anniversary to us!

Two Sundays later on, my parents were in Cavite with the kids and it was just me and the hub all alone at home. 

What will  "lonely" EricJaz Foodies will do?

EAT in SAMBO KOJIN of course!!

I got right down to business and set up all that I needed before digging in!

Yub did the same at SAMBO KOJIN!

My raw meats!

You will find when you at SAMBO KOJIN that their beef slices are marvelously marbled that when you cook it, it's so melt in your mouth tender! 

I can't get enough of SAMBO KOJIN sushi/sashimi!

Especially SAMBO KOJIN's spicy tuna with wanton!!! This has always been my favorite even in Dad's!!!!

After several plates of food, I now move on to dessert...

My favorite has always been their Big Scoop Ice Cream topped generously with their hot chocolate fudge!

What a perfect ending to a glorious meal!!

After our first meal in SAMBO KOJIN  we were hooked! We would regularly go to the restaurant whenever we feel like having Japanese OR Korean because not only is the food exceptional but prices are cheap compared to when we order the dishes separately in another restaurant!

Besides our regular visits, we have dined with friends in SAMBO KOJIN and celebrated special events!

EricJaz Foodies with Yub's friends Lord and Grace Sardea!

EricJaz Foodies with Master Mati and Gail and Jun Campo. We treated them since it was Gail's birthday!

Yub's birthday...

MY birthday!

EricJaz with my College friend Ann!

Me with High School friends Karen Santos, Tricia Fragante, Ellaine Haren, and Michelle del Rosario!

EricJaz Foodies with friends Jun and Gail Campo then Marian and Fred Mina!

Then Mati suddenly had a craving over the weekend so we ate there again July 14, 2013!!!!

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Now you may stop wondering how I suddenly gained all that weight...

Like I said, it's from SAMBO KOJINand it's worth it.

And still, thank you SAMBO KOJIN for being always there and staying awesome.

Because honestly? I'm craving for it again and might invite the hub and master Mati tomorrow! He he he he!

LET'S EAT!

Sambo Kojin

EDSA

201 EDSA

Mandaluyong, Metro Manila

(02) 726-4520

RAMEN BAR

I know what you are thinking...

Yes, besides how you are sending a mental handshake to Liam Hemsworth for breaking it up with Miley Cyrus because of her love for "twerking", I know that you guys may be groaning again and thinking:

"ERICJAZ, come on?!!!! What gives?!! ANOTHER Ramen post?!!"

Well... I could just be lazy and say "This is our blog so just read all the ramen posts we could come up with..."

OR, I could be all sweet and nice and give you a hug then defend this move by exclaiming that I cannot NOT include Ramen Bar because uncool as it may seem, it ignited our love for the Japanese noodle dish.

Yes, please lambast ERICJAZ Foodies that we are somehow very "commercial".  He he he!

And please, do correct me if I'm wrong because RAMEN BAR did start the trend of Filipino slurping at every nook and cranny. And even if ramen greats like Ukokkei and Shinjuku have been with us longer, RAMEN BAR was somehow the firework that lighted up this passion for Ramen in the Metro!

And if it is not yet obvious for ERICJAZ FOODIES, where ever people are eatin', we are goin'!

We are cool that way!

You : (cough cough... not!)

RAMEN BAR!

It was my better half's week long birthday celebration (yep, that's how Team YAP does it) and one of my treats for him is our first time dinner at RAMEN BAR!

Why hello there Mark Anthony! I'll be stalking you later!

RAMEN BAR in Eastwood was quite spacious, well lit and had that simple chic vibe going on. 

You could also while your time in RAMEN BAR by checking out their cutesy patootsie cartoons!

Haaay... I miss the cartoon show Candy Candy....

Not that I was already born in the 1980s... my older friends just told me about it. Yes that's what I meant.... He he he he! (wink wink!)

... and just in case you feel like going to RAMEN BAR's restrooms, it's hidden in the corner :)

I swear that this is the first time I really ate in a specialty Ramen store that I asked the waitress "Which one here is similar to the broth of Nissin's Ramen?"

Hence, the face of the RAMEN BAR waitress... ha ha ha ha ha!

After she left.... 

Me : "Well? Which one is it???"

I could just choose from RAMEN BAR'S special menu if I want to!

We loved the water glasses at RAMEN BAR. So simple yet so original and durable. The glass is so thick I doubt if it will break if Andrei accidentally drops it!

My little guys liked it too and practiced drinking from it....

Until he got a full tummy!

He he he he he!

Yoda: A foodie.... He is not... MMMMM?

The birthday boy ordered RAMEN BAR's Yakiniku Beef  Topping (P165.00).

My husband forgot to ask the servers to remove the vegetables, his edible waterloo.... 

But he was so excited to eat his RAMEN BAR beef bowl that he immediately dug in!

Andrei saw that his Daddy was enjoying his RAMEN BAR beef so much that he tried to fend himself a piece using his chopsticks!

Yub also ordered RAMEN BAR'S Chahan (japanese fried rice P120.00) to go with his beef. Upon a chopstickful of this rich carb, he fretted a bit thinking he could have gone without the other one.... The fried rice was already jampacked with ingredients that it was a perfect meal in itself!!!

Well my Andrei could sneak out beef strips from his Daddy while Yub could fret all he wants with his chahan  but I will just have THIS!

RAMEN BAR'S Shio Ramen (P280.00)!

In their menu it was described as a salt based noodle soup with tamago egg, nori strip, and chasyu slabs....

I would describe it as a big bowl of Japanese heaven!!! Every spoonful of the broth would make you want to slurp some more! The Ramen was perfectly chewy to the bite! The toppings just added another depth of flavor to every slurpful!!!

This is so good, I dare not share!!!

Kidding!

But I did thought of it... Ha ha ha ha ha!

Also ordered some of RAMEN BAR'S Edamame (Soy bean pods) to nibble on in between slurps of the noodles! 

LET'S EAT!

This is the face of somebody who is so hungry that he is not anymore willing to do my usual "about to eat shots". HA HA HA HA!

As much as I wanted to keep my RAMEN BAR noodles all to myself, little Andrei was so cute that I just have to give him half of it all.

Tee hee....

He loved the RAMEN BAR noodles so much that he made a little dance using his hands!

My Chinese stalker finally got his RAMEN BAR fill and was now willing to do my usual food shots with him as model!

Give me a smile huh give a smile!!! 

Since we were celebrating his weeklong birthday, we ordered RAMEN BAR's Tempura Ice Cream (P150.00)

I lighted him a candle and we sang Happy Birthday to him. Forgot to take a picture though.... He he he he!

Little Master Andrei commandeered Yub's birthday dessert for himself! Ha ha ha!

My little guy enjoyed it so much and finished the whole plate! He did give us a tablespoon or 2 to try!

Since we enjoyed our first meal at RAMEN BAR so much, we came back with a vengeance with our first born Mati!

He was not able to join us the first time since he wanted to go with his Lolo and Lola for that night. Ha ha ha ha!

Little Mati's front permanent teeth just grew and he was not yet used to using it for his food! :) 

Little Andrei though was very supportive and wanted to give him a hug while he was eating his RAMEN BAR bowl. This made my Mati very annoyed! Ha ha ha ha!

But annoyed or not, Mati was still able to finish one big RAMEN BAR Shio noodles all by himself! :)

Last May, 2013, I dragged my husband to eat at RAMEN BAR once more because I got a craving to try their Spicy ramen!

My husband, the non-Ramen eater (boo), ordered his usual favorite the RAMEN BAR Karaage (P155.00).

I think there are about 4 or 5 chunks of this flavorful meat which comes with a simple salad and a teaspoon of their special salt!

Yub touches neither and just gobbles up the RAMEN BAR fried chicken!!!

As for me, my new favorite in RAMEN BAR is their Spicy Karaage (P280.00)!

This is my new love in RAMEN BAR... Spicy broth with their very tasty Karaage chicken!

LET'S EAT!!

ATTACK!!!

.... and in no time.... :)

He he he!

Ramen Bar

Eastwood Mall

G/F Eastwood Mall, E. Rodriguez Jr. Ave.

Bagumbayan, Quezon City

(02) 570-9457