new at Town

The new wing at Alabang Town Center just opened which means new stores and new restos! I've been craving for Chili Crabs and Cereal Prawns (the ones from Jumbo were just sooo good!) since our SG trip last month and with Wee Nam Kee opening down south, I don't need to go far anymore for my fix of singaporean cuisine. And since it just opened, they had a promo wherein everything on the menu is 50% off if you use your Citibank credit card. Perfect! We were set to have dinner there last night and I was looking forward to dipping that yummy bun into the chili crab sauce.

We arrived at around 7:30pm and the place was packed. Since I've been craving for this for weeks already, I was willing to wait. But to our disappointment, they weren't taking in new customers anymore for the whole night since the reservations were already full! Sadness! :(

But that won't ruin my Friday night. There was actually another resto I was pretty excited to go to which also just opened:

Yes, PF Chang's is here! I don't need to go far (or rather fly to the US) anymore for my fix of chinese food. Since it just opened the other day, the place was also full as expected. But they were still taking in walk ins and I had my name listed down even if it's for an hour-long wait.

An hour after, we were finally seated. I wanted to get lots off the menu but since it was just me and my mom, we settled for just an appetizer (chicken lettuce wraps!), the egg drop soup (yummy!) and the crispy shrimp with candied walnuts and honeydew for our main course.

The service was pretty good and the food came out fast...up until the main course. We had to wait for more than half an hour until it was finally served! I've complained several times already and was even ready to just cancel the order if it still didn't come out. I openly showed my disappointment but in fairness, the server and the manager were very apologetic about the delay that they gave it to us for free! They sure know how to redeem themselves!

And I have to admit, it was worth the wait. It was really good! This is my new fave and I'll definitely come back just for this dish. So I'm letting the long wait pass this time...it IS just their second day and they did give it for free so overall, not bad!

We'll most probably come back over the weekend with the entire fam, but this time, I'll make sure to make a reservation...I don't want to wait for an hour again!

With PF Chang's now here, I do hope that Cheesecake Factory will follow as well...that would be a sure winner! ;)