The Kebab Factory

Unfazed by the utter disaster that was our first foray into the Burgos Circle in Fort Bonifacio, we returned to the area in search of a decent restaurant worth more than three salt and pepper shakers in our sophisticated rating system. The prior week, we had turned down an invitation to dinner at the Kebab Factory, on the blinded assumption that kebab worth more than two hundred pesos had to be pretentious to be authentic. The first branch of the restaurant opened in SM Megamall about a year ago, but in spite of its proximity to us, we never really bothered to give the place a try. Perhaps it was its simple design, which had absolutely no indication of its Mediterranean authenticity, or its menu displayed proudly at the entrance, which screamed expensive. At any rate, we found ourselves in Kebab Factory in Burgos Circle one Thursday evening, and to our surprise, neo-Mediterranean appearance aside, the food was pleasantly spicy and delicious, and the farthest thing from a pocket-buster.

Uncle Moe's Shawarma Hub

Conveniently tucked between the Valle Verde suburbs and the yuppie-littered Ortigas Center, Uncle Moe’s has become the default response to stress-driven after-work binges, post-night out munchies and any other excuse to stuff ourselves silly with shawarma or kebab. By the power of the almighty all-chicken shawarma, Uncle Moe's has managed to pluck itself out of obscurity and into the list of penultimate Mediterranean must-trys in these parts.