Ilocos Norte: Herencia's Pinakbet Pizza!

Herencia's Restaurant
Paoay, Ilocos Norte 

Pinakbet Pizza (P395)

I've heard about Herencia's Pinakbet Pizza from other bloggers and promised myself to look for it once I get back to Ilocos Norte. Well, I did. After taking my friend to the Paoay Church, we (excitedly?) trooped to Herencia's which is located right in front. 

Well, the Pinakbet Pizza has very good crust... thin and crunchy. Cheese was generous but somehow I was looking for that particular Pinakbet kick. There was none. Sure, the veggies were there but well... Anyway, I still enjoyed the pizza though I was tempted to ask for garlic and to baptize it, Cheese and Garlic Pizza.   

Longganisa (5pcs/P190)

Pork Insarabasab (P195)

Native Chicken Tinola (P295)

Ilocos Norte: Jumbo Plate!

Jumbo Plate
Robinsons Ilocos Norte

I ate my first meal in Ilocos Norte at Robinsons (Balai Condominium is just a five minute walk). Honestly, I didn't make any special arrangements in Manila as to where to eat on my one-week stay. I didn't ask around nor read other blogs. I wanted to try small "eateries" that do not exert any effort to be extra-ordinarily visual. I just want to eat good food. No frills. 

Giniling with Corn

Jumbo Plate had the simplest spread. And we liked it. The Giniling had corn (yes!) and celery (yes!) and no diced carrots and potatoes (but it had raisins and guisantes). We had it with Menudo (with the usual hotdog cubes) and a plastic glass of whitish palamig. All (we had to pay extra for the Chao Fan) for P110. Sulit ba?

Menudo

Chao Fan