LET'S HEAR IT ALWAYS FOR SHAKEY'S!!!!!

There may be a lot of restaurants that have already become favorites of many but for me, one of the spots that will always have a special place in my heart is SHAKEY'S!!!!

Well... Besides the fact that it was introduced in the country in 1975, A DECADE after I was born (:P), SHAKEY'S has always been there for my family's special events while I was growing up. Being one of the few American fast food chains that was in the Metro at that time, my Dad would always include SHAKEY'S in our birthday celebrations. I would never forget our meals there where servers would hand out their special straw hats and sing to us a very jolly Happy Birthday song. Great happy times indeed!

Now I'm sure there are more popular and flashy restaurants that may have dimmed the spotlight on SHAKEY'S. But really, our forever favorite PIZZA PARLOR will always be the one that we go back to again and again not just for our special occasions but for our friends' events as well!

I'm not pulling your leg when I say that because SHAKEY'S has already given us a deep foundation of enjoyment, an ordinary day/getogether will become something great with its awesome presence! With that, LET'S go for some SHAKEY'S!!!!

Let's go back to the memories!
Let's go back to special moments!
Let's go back to our favorite comfort food!
Let's ALWAYS go back to SHAKEY'S!!!!

We may have a lot of favorites now, but really, when the mood calls for something that has fun and comfort food, LET'S GO FOR SHAKEY'S!!!

SHAKEY'S AND GO-KARTING (MATI'S 2 WEEK BIRTHDAY)

Unlike Andrei (who almost gets one every year), Mati only had kiddie parties on his 1st, 6th, and 7th birthdays. At that time, we thought it was impractical to have super kaduper big bashes that we'd rather put our money on affordable bonding trips/staycations. Good thing too that my dear boy would usually prefer a play date with his best buds over a noisy getogether.

So as part of Mati's 2 week birthday, I planned a mini-party with Johans and Jelo Virrey in SHAKEY'S near our favorite Robinsons Magnolia mall. Even if the night did not give him a barrage of presents or wacky parlor games, it was obvious that my birthday boy still had a lot of fun with his little gang based from his laughs and guffaws that night.

And of course, that's what really matters during a birthday: to celebrate with the people you love... of course... over your favorite food!

He he he he he!  OF COURSE there would always be food!

SHAKEY'S!!!

SHAKEY'S near ROBINSONS MAGNOLIA was the very new branch of this long time favorite.

SHAKEY'S

Sometimes with all the cuisines sprouting in the metro here and there, you'd forget to post about the "essentials" and one of them is Shakey's Pizza!

My family has been eating in this restaurant since I was a kid so it gives me a sentimental feeling (here I go again!) to bring my TEAM YAP here as well. However, my family used to go to the Greenhills branch and since it became a divisoria part 2, we just took the kids to Shakey's in Shaw Boulevard.

SHAKEY'S in Mandaluyong Shaw Boulevard is a good branch to bring the kids to since they have this mini arcade within the restaurant -- think a smaller version of Chuck E. Cheese~ (I bet it's a good place to have a party there too). 

In the end, not only were my kids full from the pizza (and other grub) but they were all so happy with the fun treats afterwards! :)

... and happy kiddies mean happy Mommy and Daddy!

Now what is that other thing that makes THIS Mommy and Daddy happy?

Duh... Food! Tsk tsk tsk... What were you guys thinking??

SHAKEY'S!

Team DADDY!

Team MOMMY!

Oooh... I think I'm in love....

... with the photobomber at the back! 

Ha ha ha! Kidding! 

Or am I?

First on our table is a platter of SHAKEY'S famous spaghetti (P298.00)! The sauce is not too sweet and not soo sour that it is just right for everybody in the table.

... even my finicky eater of a hubby! Whew!

Of course since there's SHAKEY'S classic spaghetti, there would always be SHAKEY'S garlic bread!

... and when you're at SHAKEY'S you cannot NOT order a basketful of their universally famous Chicken and Mojos (Buddy Pack 5pcs - P405.00)!! 

If you love SHAKEY'S it's automatic that you will love their chicken n' mojos... It's just the natural law.

My little Andrei can't wait and immediately helped himself to some SHAKEY'S Chicken!

Team Daddy are the fast eaters in the family. They just chew and gulp everything in sight in light speed time!

Check out Mati eyeing the SHAKEY's chicken. I bet he's calculating how many pieces he will gobble up!

My plate! My first SHAKEY'S plate!

I would have preferred the chicken to be newly fried and normally I would send this back. Luckily, the SHAKEY'S Chicken n' mojos still tasted great even if it was in room temperature and the kiddies were so hungry already.

By kiddies I meant Mati, Andrei, and the Yub! Ha ha ha ha!

Who's your Mommy now huh?!

The SHAKEY'S classic spaghetti was wiped out in an instant!

Guess who the culprit was?

Andrei is eating... and by himself! It was a miracle!!!! 

I guess that is how much he loves the SHAKEY'S classic spaghetti!

(My little boy would prefer to go on days without eating. He thinks eating is such a burden and a waste of time. When he has a tantrum, he threatens me that he will NOT eat forever and ever!)

My little guy taking his sweet time eating his SHAKEY'S spaghetti and chicken!

Yub meet Mati... 

Mati, HE... IS... YOUR... FATHER!

Guys it is not a contest, you could talk to each other while eating! :)

Then the kitchen heaven's opened up and presented us with the...

SHAKEY'S Manager's Choice!

(large P339.00)

I wonder who's the Manager who chose this anyway? 

Pat Riley?

Anabelle Rama?

Who?

Anywho, let's EAT!

Make way for the SHAKEY'S pizza!

Mati is still eyeing his food!

My plate! My second Shakey's plate!!!!

... and we're done!

Except for Andrei. No surprise there.

... and now he cries because he does not want to finish his food anymore and just wanted to play.

No surprise there. He he he he!

What's a loving Mommy to do?

Have a solo picture aka "selfie"! 

Kidding!!!! 

( I hate that term by the way )

Check out GIGI the pimple peeking from beyond my nose.

(If you cannot remember who GIGI is, check out this LINK!!)

So after Andrei takes a few more bites of his food, we took them to FUNZONE which was also inside SHAKEY'S restaurant in Shaw Boulevard, Mandaluyong.

My Andrei is a real basketball fanatic. You might see him in arcades shooting hoops. His reward for good behavior is usually a game of basketball in school!

Mati drove cars...

("If life is a highway... I could ride it ALL NIGHT LONG...")

After driving cars to his heart's content and dancing to that dance-a-thingy, he joined Andrei who was STILL playing basketball.

As for me, I wanted to get me a stuffed toy!

I bet you could tell from the expression on my face that I GOT myself one? :)

NOT!

Mati saw my "distress" and played for me....

Do you think he was able to me a remembrance from this great night at SHAKEY's?

Take a guess!

He he he he! 

LET'S EAT!

(Jaz - By the way, If you plan to go to this Shakey's Branch, take extra precaution in the security of your car. We ate at Chicboy which was a few restaurants away from Shakey's and had some of our valuables stolen when our vehicle's glass window was smashed by thieves. To think that we were parked in front of Chicboy! Take care everyone!)

Shakey's
Shaw Blvd.
Shaw Blvd.
Addition Hills, Mandaluyong
(02) 534-1075