Sunday, March 30, 2014

Grand Central Suites


Great Hotel in the Heart of Walking Street

Grand Central Suites is a hotel on Fields Avenue that you've probably walked by dozens of times if you've ever visited Walking Street in Angeles City. Yes, there are hotels directly on Fields Avenue but they're usually easy to miss with all of other action and constant calls from Filipinas trying to entice you into their bars for a drink. 

This hotel has been open for over a year and a half and was formerly known as the Orange Lion. New owners took over, gutted the lobby, remodeled the rooms and added a third floor. They also put a coffee shot and large patio outside. 

The initial selling point is their location right in the middle of Walking Street. The coffee shop and patio are hard to get a seat once dusk arrives. The rooms are really great looking and the price is right. I highly suggest checking out Grand Central Suites before you book some of the other well known hotels in the area. Be sure to read more about this often overlooked hotel on SleepEatGolf and book early as they only have 20 rooms.

Wednesday, March 19, 2014

Pizza in Asia

Canned Tuna Is Not a Pizza Topping

Pizza in Asia is weird. I mean, it's pizza, so it's still ok even when it's bad, but as an American I don't understand some of the toppings and flavors they're combing. For example, I recently saw a margherita with canned tuna in a pizza place. Seriously? Canned tuna on a pizza! 

American Style Pizza 

Hawaiian pizza is the favorite pizza in the Philippines and in Australia, but you'll rarely see this pizza being ordered in the U.S. Your choices for American style pizza is typically limited to:
  • Pizza Hut
  • Shakey's
  • Papa John's
While these aren't terrible choices compared to their Asian counterparts, they're not exactly my pizzas of first choice. Sure, there's a few Italian restaurants that do a decent job with a pizza, but they're typically overpriced and only slightly better. 

All hope is not lost as S&R has an absolute spot on copy of the pizza you can get in the U.S. at Costco or Sam's Club and with similar pricing. S&R is the Philippines version of Costco/Sam's Club and operates exactly the same, stocking similar items. If you have a branch near be sure to stop by for the pizza. Please note you do need a membership to enter S&R stores unless you're accompanied by a member. 

Wednesday, March 12, 2014

Mmmmm...Donuts

The Best Donut Chain You've Never Heard Of

J. Co Donuts is an Indonesian company with stores almost exclusively in South East Asia and Shanghai, China, but I would expect this to change in the future. If you're ever in Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, the Philippines or Shanghai, China be sure to check out some amazing donut creations with flavors you haven't seen or tasted before. 



Hopefully their continued success and growth will mean expansion to the U. S. as well, but for now, South East Asia has the best donut chain in the world. See and read more about them in the latest Drop-In on SleepEatGolf!

Thursday, March 6, 2014

Drop-Ins

Drop-Ins

Doing new and frequent posts that I call "Drop-Ins." They're pretty much places I drop in at when I'm out and about town. A lot of times I'm carrying only a cell phone and see SleepEatGolf type places. Sometimes I'll just check them out, maybe grab a bite to eat and take a few pics or video. Some deserve some sort of write-up until I can get back there for a full in depth review. Other places are too small or limited to do a full review, but they have a viable service SleepEatGolf related that I think my readers would enjoy.

Case in point (and first Drop-In review) is Walter's Bistro. A smaller place that just does a snacks type menu. The food was good, but how do I get 1000 words, pics and video to do a featured review? I think Drop-Ins solves this problem. Check these places out because if I like them, then you probably will too!