Restaurant Review: Tambayan Sa Kanto at The Podium Recipe
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We scanned the menu which was placed outside the restaurant, and we were immediately convinced to give it a try. I was expecting the interiors to be rugged to stand by its name. Sa Kanto kasi kaya akala ko may mga basag na bote ng beer tapos ‘yung bangko ng tambay ang upuan! Haha! But a homey and a bit classy kind of tambayan welcomed us.
Tambayan sa Kanto serves Filipino dishes. You’ll get the usual dishes that your mom prepares for dinner, and also the Filipino specialties from different parts of the country like bagnet, dinakdakan and bulalo. And judging by its menu (and the name itself), it serves some of the infamous street food.
I was with a breastfeeding mother and a husband who can’t eat without sipping a hot soup so…
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