Published on August 3rd, 2011 in
Bicol
Grill Plus Barbeque
I have a confession to make. I am a barbeque person. And being a barbeque person takes too much of my time and money to search for this grill that can satisfy my taste. In Naga, I found one and the name is Grill Plus. Although they have a wide array of menu, still their barbeque caught my attention. Its the barbeque that I appreciated, soft and tender, juicy and can blend very well with my concoction of soy, calamansi and chilis.
Menu of Grill PLus
I went there with my friend Marnie. After a long and hectic day of work he brought me to this place since I was craving for barbeque. I was very much satisfied not only to their grill but they have a clam soup that was really soothing and relieving after every sip. It was very good with the barbeque. There is also a R&B band playing beside where you can also have a couple of drinks.
Clam soup
Front of Grill Plus
Grill Plus is located along Magsaysay avenue cor. of Penafrancia ave. (friends from Naga, please correct the location if wrong) They have a very nice resto that can easily catch your attention because of the cube panaflex billboard. I like their punch line “mmhh…sarap na nkk-addict!”. I guess that is true. I will pay them a visit once I get back to Naga City, Camsur. I might be addicted already to their barbeque. Cheers and happy eating to everyone.
Grill Plus
When I hear Palompon Leyte, the first thing that registers to my mind is “Imbao”. That is a shell fish that has an “almost spherical shaped meat”. The taste is superb. It goes very well with a condiment made of calamansi and chilis. It was one of the best shell fish that I like. Not only because of its meatiness, but also the taste will tantalize you. It is a little bit sweet and salty. What we had was cooked by just soaking it in hot water. I also tasted it as a clam soup. Likewise, it still tasted great.
In this region ( Eastern Visayas), I was told that you can only have it in Palompon and Babatngon. I haven’t check it with other areas in Leyte and Samar. I also tasted some in Davao. We brought some more when we returned to Tacloban. When we arrive there, we prepared it as an appetizer and it went very well with their tuba. Rapsa ang imbao!!!
This is longitudinal clam and is also called “Angel wings” which is in Panay island. In Roxas city, they have a celebration for this delectable clam called “The Diwal Harvest Seafood Festival“.
Just a brief background, this clam was almost wiped out to due excessive harvesting. Now, the harvest is controlled and the people at Panay are allowed to harvest it if the size is already 5 inches.
This can be eaten right after grilling it or served with butter and Chinese sauces. In my stay in Iloilo, I was able to taste it at Nato and Helen. The taste was different from the tahong and it has its own distinct flavor. It has a sweet and juicy taste that has a soft texture.
There is also one restaurant that is very familiar to those who dwells in Metro Manila and that is at Pier 1. However, diwal is only available in their Cebu branch at Parkmall. Correct me if I’m wrong but that is the only Pier 1 that I was able to have it.
For the one in Iloilo, it is located at Nato and Helen near SM Mandurriao and for the one in Cebu, it is located at Pier 1, ParkMall Reclamation area.
This is one shell fish not to be missed. It is the flavor that made it distinct from other clams.
