Balai Namit - Serving Ilonggo dishes in the center of Quezon City

In the middle of the modern restos in the Famous food street of Maginhawa in Quezon City, a new restaurant recently opened serving the best Ilonggo dishes breaking the usual trend in this famous food street in Quezon City.

Balai Namit Home of your Ilonggo Cravings

Bacolod is known as the City of Smiles and the home for the Masskara Festival and also known for their culinary heritage including it's Inasal and Sweet Treats. Now we didn't need to travel far to Bacolod to taste an authentic Bacolod Inasal as Balai Namit - Home of your Ilonggo Cravings opened last September in the 🧡 of Quezon City. Balai Namit is a Bacolod / Ilonggo inspired resto serving different varieties of dishes from chicken, beef, pork, veggies, and even desserts. As per the meaning of their name implies, Balai meaning Bahay or House and Namit meaning Masarap or Delicious, the goal of Balai Namit is to serve delicious Ilonggo cuisine while making sure their customers feel at home and have a taste of authentic Ilonggo dishes.

Food. Balai Namit doesn't just serve the famous Bacolod Chicken Inasal because they make sure that their customers will have different options aside from it, and as mentioned they've had different varieties from chicken, beef, pork, seafood, veggies and desserts customers can choose from. 

Starting from their famous Bacolod Chicken Inasal, you can choose from 2 different chicken parts, the leg which is the "Chicken Inasal Paa" worth ₱150 and the "Inasal Pecho - Pak worth ₱170. After I've tasted this, it is now my favorite! I thought at first it will be the same Inasal I've tasted before but on the first cut, I was amazed cause the juiciness of the chicken was not compromised even though it was grilled. It was well cooked but not dry. This is the reason why this Bacolod Chicken Inasal will standout with the rest of the Inasal's in town. One more thing is that I am addicted to using the chicken sauce when eating Inasal everywhere, I used to pour the chicken oil in my chicken and my rice before and while eating it, but this Inasal makes a difference! I only put on the chicken oil before I start to eat but after that, it seems I forget that I should be using the chicken oil in my Inasal until the chicken is out. And that makes a difference, well in my case, but I bet more customers will do the same when they try this out.

Let me also commend how good Balai Namit's rice is, super-nice, soft and delicious.

Chicken Inasal Paa -  ₱150

Inasal Pecho - Pak  ₱170

Original Beef Cansi. Cansi is the Ilonggo version of Bulalo and Sinigang combined. This is a type of beef soup with sour broth. One of the Ilonggo dishes. Best to sip on the soup while it's hot.

Cansi -  ₱180 Regular Bowl good for 2pax;  ₱350 Big Bowl good for 4 pax

Chicken neck and Isol. So how would you like some exotic or mindblowing dish? For sure a lot of us already ate chicken neck but this one is Inasal style, not the deep-fried one, something to try and discover, besides it has the same great taste as the other chicken Inasal parts, Balai Namit is serving. So how about the Isol, anyone wants to try this one? What is ISOL btw, Isol means atras and it refers to the chicken ass (Pw*t of the chicken😀) and it's a proud Bacolod food.

Chicken Neck & Isol both at  ₱80 

Tuna Belly. Aside from the Inasal, this was one of my favorites so far. I'm not a fan of seafood dishes 'cause I don't like that some have that fishy smell that I cannot take. But with this one, I make an exception. I love the exact amount of flavors they put into it, not that salty, not too bland as well, just the right amount of Tuna lovin' 🧡.

Tuna Belly -  ₱200

Grilled Pork Belly. Grilled to perfection Pork Belly just how we wanted our pork belly to be😉.

Grilled Pork Belly -  ₱200

Spareribs. This was the meal who really got me into Balai Namit. I love how they've marinated this. Very juicy and tender and on my first bite it was like an explosion into my mouth. That sweet and savory flavor mixed in one dish.

Spareribs  ₱180 

Stir-Fried Veggies - 80 pesos &  Chicken Neck & Isol both at  ₱80. And aside from their meat varieties they also have the veggies to balance your diet. 

Black Sambo. It is a favorite dessert of Bacolodnons and of course, Balai Namit wouldn't miss to bring the famous sweet treats from Bacolod. My first time trying this out, and the first bite was the sweetest😋.

Black Sambo -  ₱80

Creamy Tapioca. This one is a MUST TRY! (capslocked para intense!), no need to explain more, 'cause you'll have the sweetest treat you can ask for.

Creamy Tapioca -  ₱80

 Place. Balai Namit's place is big enough to accommodate more or less 50-60 persons were families and friends can bond eating their favorite Bacolod dishes.

Price. Balai Namit price ranges from 80 to 300 pesos. With the authentic Ilonggo taste of the foods served at Balai Namit and the hospitality from the owner to the staff and all that complete this restaurant, definitely, it's all worth the money you will spend. 

If you can have authentic Bacolod dishes from Balai Namit you will also have the best smiles "City of Smiles😁😁😁" has to offer here. True to their claim, Balai Namit is the home for your Ilonggo cravings that will give you the most welcoming feeling a Family has to offer.

Address: 103B Maginhawa Street, Quezon City

For reservations, you can call this number: 0917 326 4431

To know more about Balai Namit, check them out on Social media:

Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/BalaiNamit/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/balainamit/

Rating:

Food: 🧡🧡🧡🧡🧡
Variety: 🧡🧡🧡🧡🧡
Price:🧡🧡🧡🧡🧡
Overall Balai Namit in Maginhawa Quezon City got an overall rating of 🧡🧡🧡🧡🧡


Cause I love to take photos here are more photos during our Balai Namit visit.

A different Milk Tea for your Indifferent Taste Buds + Save The Date: OCT 18 as Hui Lau Shan PH giving BIGGER #BIGSMILEEVERYDAY

In these days were Milk Tea brands are slowly invading the Philippines, it's quite hard to really cope up with the competition. Especially when milk tea shops are everywhere and you can always find one wherever you go. But there is this new brand in the country that will give you that milk tea chills with a twist🤩.

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Hui Lau Shan PH is a globally-known dessert and refreshment brand, that originated in Hongkong known for their mango creations that features carabao mangoes from the Philippines #PHMangoPride  and now available all over the world, with over 300+ stores internationally – China, Malaysia, South Korea, Macau, Canada, Taiwan, Paris, Vietnam and, Melbourne.
And has now finally come home to the Philippines. 

But aside from their mango creations, Hui Lau Shan PH will soon introduce their new line of products in the market. The Brown Sugar Milk series and the Milk Tea series. 

The Brown Sugar Milk series including 5 different flavors:
🥤Mango Milk
🥤Banana Milk
🥤Melon Milk (Must Try!)
🥤Milk Tea
🥤Good 'ol Milk

Brown Sugar Milk Series Hui Lau Shan PH

The Milk Tea series also with 5 different flavors plus the plain milk tea:
🥛Milk Tea w/ Mango Pudding & Sago
🥛Milk Tea w/ Aloe Jelly & Sago
🥛Milk Tea w/ Grass Jelly & Sago
🥛Milk Tea w/ Mini Chewy Balls & Sago
🥛Milk Tea w/ Mango Jelly & Sago
🥛Plain/Original Milk Tea (No Pearls, No Jelly just pure milk tea😉)

Milk Tea Series Hui Lau Shan PH

I can see how excited you are to try this new milk tea variants🤤🤤🤤, but seriously, who hasn't been hooked with the milk tea crazed today🤔? Honestly, TeamRyCe almost tried different brands of milk tea already, we even had this chapter in our lives that we have to go to the mall every day just to line up for a milk tea, which is as in every day!!!. That's how hooked we were before, and then suddenly it felt like it has all been the same😥.

But guess what? There's this milk tea brand that Will Stand Out from the rest. If you think you've tasted or tried all the milk tea brands already and all having the same content and taste, then think again. Hui Lau Shan PH milk and milk tea series have already arrived and they will be the game-changer for milk teas. If you think it's the same milk tea with boba pearls in it, I've told you already think again! Because Hui Lau Shan PH uses glutinous rice balls (glutinous rice balls are the same with the "bilo bilo" we had in one of our Pinoy favorite merienda Ginataang bilo-bilo, or if you're not familiar with that, then it's like the Mochi (rice cake). Something new right?
Imagine how chewy that can be?
But you have to watch out before you drink and take your first sip of their Brown Sugar milk series make sure that you do STIR FIRST, so you won't be overwhelmed with the sugar overload at your first sip. 😉

And speaking of mochi, aside from different varieties of drinks Hui Lau Shan PH offers. They also have different varieties of desserts and snacks all handmade and made with love. Below is one of their handmade snacks, the Mango Mochi, this is sooo fulfilling.

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I know you've been dying to know when the new series be out in the PH market? Right!
SAVE THE DATE
🔜Starting October 18, 2019 the Brown Sugar Milk series and the Milk Tea series will be available in ALL Hui Lau Shan PH branches all over the metro.

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For those in the North area, you can drop by at 3rd Level of Trinoma Mall in Quezon City. 

But before you run to the nearest Hui Lau Shan PH branches, I've got exciting news for you👇.

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Yes! Buy 1 Take 1 for the new series in all Hui Lau Shan PH branches nationwide from October 18 - 20, 2019.

It's always nice discovering something new and moving out of your comfort zone, especially if that new discovery will bring you your #BIGSMILEEVERYDAY.

See you all this weekend! 😀😀😀