Army Navy

It was a lazy afternoon stroll around Makati with Monique and the Callars; we continued our quest for Manila's best burger, this time around the Central Business District.  Tried Army Navy Burgers & Burritos at the Solaris Building for merienda, and we were not disappointed.  We learned from the staff that this burger shop was a sister company of the Yellow Cab pizza franchise, and this reinforced our belief that the local restaurateurs never run out of good food ideas! Of good size, juicy and flavorful, Army Navy burgers had soft black-sesame encrusted buns and came nicely wrapped in soft aluminum foil.  This small detail is of note to me--unlike thin wax paper or small plastic pouches, I can eat the burger without getting my hands messy!  Reasonable at P200 per head on the average.

After merienda, we strolled through the underpass system, up to and around the Ayala Triangle Park to have gelato at Caramia.  This ice cream store was initially operated as a learning center by the Don Bosco Brotherhood at the corner of Pasay Road and Pasong Tamo; I recently heard that the franchise is was acquired by the Jolibee group.  Slightly on the sweet side for me, but cool and delicious nevertheless, and quite easy on the pocket at P75 per scoop (if you feel that's a bit on the high side, remember that gelato has less air and more milk, as compared to ice cream).  After clowning around for a few more minutes, daylight was starting to fade and since Kathy forgot to bring her mom's Nikon DSLR, we just had to make do with Monique's 5mp Nokia N900 for our mini-photo shoot.  Fun, fun, fun!