Kanto Freestyle Breakfast

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Craved for some waffle for the past few days. Decided to have Kanto after shift near my place. If you want an affordable breakfast - Kanto Freestyle will never fail you. Food x price 👏3 layer peanut butter banana pancake - P1102 hashbrown with egg on top + time to pesto - P110

Qinthara Nabillah

As the name suggests, the restaurant is located on a street corner, a busy street corner, that if you have anything against eating within uncomfortable hearing distance of vehicles speeding several meters away, with the occasional honking of horns, the unfortunate belch of smoke, then this place might not be for you.  But for the rest of us mortals, it is worth trying.  Anyway, food is very affordable.We dined as a group. I initially ordered the Eggs Benedict while most of my office friends ordered the more popular item on the menu, the Beef Tapa. But, at the time, the Eggs Benedict was unavailable because they ran out of hollandaise. I ordered another dish (that I forgot) that was also unavailable. So I settled for the Spanish Sardines Tempura. Anyway, it was not everyday that I get to see sardines being served other than being sauteed with the customary garlic and onion.The Spanish sardines were served with two eggs - I preferred poached - and fresh tomato with basil and olive oil.  I was expecting a lighter coating like that of the regular tempura. The batter or breading on this was heavier but I did not mind. It was sinfully deep fried and I liked it.  The Beef Tapa and Vigan Longganisa were also both served with two eggs and tomato pesto.  I was not able to try the Beef Tapa but judging by looks alone, it did not look dry like most tapas did. But, it was rather oily.Someone ordered the Tuyo and Kesong Puti, for a change from the usual. I was able to try this, and the tuyo or dried fish was a lot saltier than I was used to.I also tried the Croque Madame.  Since it was inexpensive here compared to other cafes, I knew there would be no Emmental or Gruyere but instead, a thick slice of regular processed filled cheese was placed on top of a rather thick cheese sauce.  The dish was filling, after all, they used three pieces of white bread. Sandwiched between the slices of bread were pieces of ordinary processed ham. The poached egg, though, had a strong aftertaste of the vinegar used in the poaching process.  And because of all that cheese, there was this umay factor.Naturally, I ordered dessert. I tried the Grilled Buttered Suman with Ube and Goya Ganache, such a long and fancy name so I expected more. What arrived were probably two pieces of regular suman (sliced into two) that were devoid of sweetness and were drizzled with syrup in two shades, brown for the chocolate and purple, I guess, for the ube.  Not recommended.  Try the Deep Fried Oreos instead, Oreos coated in batter then deep fried to a golden brown. At least they did not use fancy words to lure me into ordering.Hot coffee is forgettable.  Iced coffee was a straightforward iced coffee, instant coffee (probably a three in one), poured over shaved ice, drizzled with chocolate syrup.  The Ice Scramble was packed with nostalgia. Seeing a glass of shaved ice mixed with milk and flavoring, topped with marshmallows, powdered milk and colorful candy sprinkles surely brought back childhood memories of hot afternoons spent waiting for the familiar cart to pass the street as me and my childhood friends await with coins in our sweaty hands.Food...nice presentation but taste was hit or miss.  Prices were really affordable, though.  Location is a little...challenging.  And service could use some improvement since food took quite some time to be served during our visit.