Comfort food by Big Mama

Driving along M. Paterno street in San Juan, we saw a cozy-looking restaurant with a bright signage bearing a cute drawing of a Chinese-looking lady with a bowl of seemingly hot soup and a spoon on both hands. Big Mama's Place, it read. Instantly, I remembered a friend who sent me an SMS not so long ago telling me to try it out because the food is delicious.
Parking is pretty limited good thing it was still early and we were, in fact, the first customer for the night. We were welcomed by Rey, the very friendly server who ushered us to our table and presented their big laminated menu. He continued by enumerating their best-sellers and even gave a short description for some. I was impressed. His approach was done in a very helpful manner making us feel grateful for his recommendations.
Trusting Rey, we ordered a Taco (Php.50) each for our appetizer, the Pork Steak with Java Rice (Php. 155) and Peppered Chicken with Tomato Rice (Php. 145) for us to share.
While waiting, Rey gave us a couple of magazines that we can browse through. However, Paul and I chose to just set the magazines aside and to just talk about how our day went instead.

Imagine our surprise when each of our tacos were served in a small oval dish accompanied by a rectangular tray that has the cheese, diced tomatoes and onions which we can add depending on our preference. Hooray! No need to ask for additional plates! We happily crushed our tacos and added the tomatoes, cheese and onions in. The meat was very flavorful but in my opinion was a bit too salty for my taste. Paul, on the other hand, wasn't too fond of the grated cheese because he finds the taste too milky. (More calcium, more fun my dear)


Looking around I love the simple interiors of the restaurant. The wash room even has this homey window display. While waiting for our bill, we chatted with Rey who gamely shared with us how Big Mama's Place began.
We were satisfied with our dinner and we believe that Big Mama's Place has a lot of potential to grow. The presentation was beautiful and the service was excellent. We will definitely go back to try their other specialty dishes.
Big Mama's Place is located at 155-B M. Paterno street (beside Quadrillon Mansion) in San Juan.
Ohh! I've been wanting to try Big Mama's. The presentation looks good! :)
ReplyDeleteHey you finally tried it! Yahoo! :)
ReplyDeleteNext time you go, try mo yung beef rice supreme and oriental chicken rice. :) Super yummy!! :)
thanks for sharing :D
ReplyDelete@sab: yeah super near your place lang! i think they also deliver :)
ReplyDelete@shobe n: yeah!! thanks so much for the heads up :) I'm planning to bring my shobe naman this time for her to try it out.
@aline: anytime ;)
i saw that place one time in san juan. have yet to explore that city except cafeisabel and greenhills :P
ReplyDeleteganda ng plating!
ReplyDeletesee you this sunday,
fran! sama si paul?
Wow, looks good. How's the serving size? And what type of food do they generally serve?
ReplyDeletethanks for the pictures and kwento. :) will have to try that place sometime. i like that they serve tacos in plates. :) i also like to chop up my tacos, turning them into taco salads, so i don't get all messy. :)
ReplyDelete@tutubi: oh you'll love san juan :) there are a lot of new neighborhood restaurants that are worth visiting :)
ReplyDelete@spanx: i love it that they use white platter when serving their dishes :) yup see you this sun!!
@philos: serving size is really good for one however what we normally do is to order two dishes and share for us to be able to taste more :) also, judging from their menu their dishes are more on the oriental/chinese side
@scatterhaiku: thanks for dropping by :)
Thanks for visiting our Resto =) Glad you liked the food and the place as well! Try our Chicken rice and orange tuna pasta, it's one of our best sellers =) Hope to see you there soon!
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thanks beau! I will definitely be back this time with my family as Ive been raving abt it the entire week :)
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