Lunch at NBA Cafe Manila

It's Payday Friday again and the team feeling so rich today decided to splurge some bucks at the newest restaurant in SM Aura, that is NBA Cafe Manila! 

For those who do not know yet, NBA Cafe Manila opens its doors to the public on April 25 and is a first-of its kind destination for casual and avid NBA fans alike. The restaurant also features larger than life NBA displays and unique basketball memorabilia. NBA Cafe Manila is located at 5th flr, SM Aura Premier, BGC, Taguig City.

We took some shots first while waiting for our orders (the service is very slow!)

And here are our orders! As for appetizer, we ordered Bay Shrimp Ceviche. The serving is small but I enjoyed it so much! It's so tasty!

As for me, I ordered the Hickory Smoked Bacon and Beef Burger. Priced at Php 390, this burger is topped with Wisconsin cheddar and cheese and Kansas City BBQ sauce.

My side dish for the burger is beer battered onion rings which is also very good!

As for Kat, she ordered this Cheeseburger with french fries as side dish. Cheeseburger is topped with gruyere cheese, lettuce, tomatoes, onion, sliced dill pickles and truffle oil.

And here's our drinks!

As for Rommel, he had Beer Battered Fish and Chips!

And here are some of the memorabilia that can been seen inside the restaurant. On one of the walls, is this display of NBA jerseys.

And also this Php 140,000 basketball signed none other than NBA Superstar Lebron James.

Of course, this obligatory shot with the jerseys! Hehehe

My First Dining Experience at Ramen Nagi

So I remembered I was invited by office friends to dine in the newest ramen place located in SM Aura -- Ramen Nagi.

Below is Ramen Nagi's menu. As you can see, there are four (4) types of ramen that you can order. Original King (Butao) for those who want to enjoy the luscious tonkotsu pork broth, Red King (Akao) for those with high tolerance for spicy flavor, Black King (Kuroo) for that sumptuous jet-black aroma and flavor and lastly, Green King (Midorio) for the adventurous and who wants to have a taste of fusion of gourmet cultures. 

To order, one is given the omotenashi sheet where you can specify your order. For my first, I ordered the not so traditional Black King and added an extra egg (tamago) on top.  

Here is an actual picture of Black King. I can say that the serving is quite generous. Noodles are firm. Pork is soft and tasty. But I think Black King is not the ramen for me. It's just  that I am so used to eating the traditional ramen broth, the Black King tastes like all I am eating is squid ink.

But I believe, the other ramen from the menu are worth a try. Perhaps, I will give it a try sometime.