What used to be Golden Cowrie's Salinas branch's al fresco area is now another restaurant called Salinas. Owned by the people behind the popular Filipino restaurant, Golden Cowrie/Hukad sa Golden Cowrie, this is another restaurant worth a visit (or repeat visits!) for the following reasons:
Boldly Reinvented Filipino Fare
Salinas bravely put a twist on Filipino food! Their kwek kwek is coated in beer batter. They have Miki Negra, which is miki noodles in squid ink. They have kanding (goat) tapa instead of the usual beef tapa. Their breaded fish (barracuda) is coated in chicharon. Their Pocherong Katag is indeed katag or spread out on a plate: a bowl of pochero soup with beef sliced off the bone, and the baked marrow proudly exposed on the bone that's chopped along its length.
Pocherong Katag (Php 495)
Although only six dishes, this is a welcome and much needed addition to local restaurants (many vegetarians find it hard to eat out in Cebu). Salinas collaborated with The Lazy Chef for their vegetarian menu. As I was reading the short list, these caught my attention: Bloodless Dinuguan (and how? I have no idea), and vegetarian sisig (because I love sisig) made of mushrooms, garbanzo beans, and other veg.
Vegetarian Sisig (Php 185)
Wallet Friendly
Servings are good for three persons and most dishes cost between Php 85 to Php 215. There are six dishes that go beyond this price range, and these are in the meat (goat, beef, lamb) and seafood mains section (from Php 295 to Php 495).
Clockwise from top left: Pomelo Salad (Php 145), Crispig's Ears (Php 105),
Smoked Bangus Croquettes (Php 165), Chilled Taho (Php 75)
Menu (click to enlarge)
Classic Craving
If you are craving for classics that are not on Salinas' menu, such as monggos, sinigang, crispy pata, etc. you can order from Golden Cowrie on the other side of the wall and have Golden Cowrie dishes on your Salinas table.
Salinas Drive, Lahug, Cebu City
(032) 233 4243
Lunch 10AM to 2PM
Dinner 5PM to 10PM
These are budget meal filipino food. Filipinos are very creative at cooking. Hope to try the Pocherong Katag soon.
ReplyDeleteHi. Thanks for dropping by. Before you eat pocherong katag, make sure your cholesterol level isn't sky high hahaha :D
DeleteI want to try the vegetarian Sisig :)
ReplyDeleteThe Sisig is one of the best food trip in Pampanga and now in a Veggie version. Yummmm!