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The hubster had a Meaty Lasagna, which was oh-so meaty, I think there were only 2 pieces of lasagna noodles in there. But anyway, what we really loved was the gravy sauce that came with the mashed potato. The salad was surprisingly fresh and had an assortment of produce.

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Biella's always been one of our favorite Italian restaurants in Doha. They have branches at malls which are really very convenient for us, especially if we have errands to run and some grocery shopping to do.

One of the main reasons I love Biella is their mushroom soup. I'm not really a fan of mushrooms, I think it's its texture, but for some reason I love Biella's. I only got to try it by chance, when we first ate here and Raymond ordered it and made me try. If it was totally up to me, we wouldn't have ordered it at all. But I'm so glad we did back then.

In another attempt to make full use of our Entertainer App, we have decided to have dinner at Biella for the nth time. And these are what we devoured on...

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Braised Veal Shank served with Saffron Risotto and shaved Parmesan.

We first tried the Osso Buco in The One Restaurant (read about it here). The Osso Buco from Biella was very different from that of The One's. The texture of the sauce was a creamier sauce and it had more flavour, as if a lot of other ingredients were braised with it. If I were to choose between the two, I'd say the one of Biella's has won my heart.

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Olive and herb-crusted Hammour Fillet with rosemary, potatoes & tomatoes.

As usual, I was looking on getting a salmon for myself, but changed my mind the last minute because Raymond was teasing me again on always having salmon (can you even blame me? I love salmon). So when my order came I was a bit grumpy, but that changed when I took my first bite. The crust of the hammour was a perfect crisp and went really well with whatever those leaves are atop it. The only thing that I didn't like is the tomato-based sauce for the potatoes, I'm not really a fan of tomato paste. I think I would've loved the whole dish even more it were only seasoned potatoes.

Chili's in C-Ring Road, Ramada Signal has always been one of our go-to places (just across the street from where I work) for lunch on a week day. And I would just want to share one of the new items on their menu that I love, the Mango-Chile Chicken.

Chili's Mango-Chile Chicken

Chile seasoned grilled chicken topped with a spicy mango vinaigrette and a mango salsa, prepared with house-made pico de gallo and avocado. Served with rice and steamed broccoli.

I have been looking for the best mango salsa ever since I tried The Noodle House's Wasabi Prawns. Although delightful, this does not compare to The Noodle House's.

The chicken was cooked perfectly, tender and juicy, and the hint of chile was just ideal, not too overboard for my liking.



The thing I love with Chili's is that you can always ask to change the sides. But for this meal, I decided to stick with their recommended sides, which is steamed broccoli and rice.

The meal costs QR65 which is not bad at all.

Lastly, here's the nutritional information (if you're into the whole calorie counting thing, which I'm not, obviously) of this meal I got from the Nutritionix website (of course, this might not be accurate, but just to give you an idea):

Chili Flavor

One cannot simply visit Bicol and not try First Colonial Grill's famous Chili Ice Cream. Yes, you heard (read) right! One thing we, Bicoleños, are known for is our love for everything spicy. Well, maybe not so much for me as I grew up in Manila, but for everyone else.

Image source: NSO Bicol

It's a really crazy idea to have a chili flavored ice cream but they did it anyway.

I might not be able finish 3 scoops of chili flavored ice cream, but I didn't go all the way to Bicol to pass up an opportunity to have a taste of this famous flavor. I had a couple of teaspoonfuls of it and I'd have to say that it's not that bad. Initially, you'll just taste the milk, the chili kicks in once the whole thing goes down.

One of the other weirder flavor is the Calamansi (Calamondin) Flavor; which was a strange mixture of citrus and milk flavor. If you have a sensitive stomach, this would definitely trigger a gastric problem.

Calamansi Flavor

Pili Nut Flavor

Location: Villa Amanda Building
                    Rizal St., Sagpon, Daraga, Albay
Phone:     (052) 481-1212, (052) 483-1212

Things we did in Bicol:

Day 1: CamSur Watersports Complex in Camarines Sur
Day 1: Walk around my dad's home town Gubat, Sorsogon
Day 2: Bulusan Volcano Natural Park: Boating and Trekking
Day 2: Rizal Beach in Gubat, Sorsogon
Day 3: Mayon ATV Tour with Your Brother Travel and Tours
Day 3: Lunch at Embarcadero de Lagazpi
Day 3: First Colonial Grill's Chili Ice Cream
Day 3: Cagsawa Ruins in Albay

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We've had this lunch set a few years back, so I was surprised that it is still available when we went to Fridays for lunch. We were planning to use our Entertainer App for the said lunch but decided to go with this set instead.

The other night, I had this remarkable craving for sushi that I cannot eliminate from my system, we just had to give in. Thank God we live in a very commercial area with a whole lot of dining options for the constantly hungry (me).





They served us with a small portion of some sort of Nori (dried seaweed) Salad and some hot Green Tea after seating us at our table. Although, I think this varies each time depending on the availability because the first time that we came here, they gave us some Kani (crabsticks) Salad.

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We had the DELUXE OISHI DHOW with 26 pcs. of sushi, sashimi and maki varieties. This is perfect for sharing for 2-3 persons. Tip: you can always request for a freshly made set to ensure the freshness of your sashimi.

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SHOYU RAMEN - Roasted Beef, Mixed Vegetables and Egg. Served hot, this has been the best ramen I've tried here in Doha, I just can't believe they have limited choices for ramen.

Oishi Blossom

I think this is some sort of pomelo juice (not sure) with apple slices. We love this drink so much and, of course, the leaning glass and pitcher.

The inside of the restaurant has a great ambiance perfect for date night. There is a Sushi conveyor belt at the center of the room and a Teppanyaki cooking show table. You can also opt to be seated at one of the private rooms which looks like a traditional Japanese Tatami room.




They have all-you-can-eat-kaitenzushi (conveyor belt sushi) on Monday and Tuesday nights, we will definitely return on one of those nights.



You can check their menu here:
Oishi Sushi Menu

or you can visit them at:
2nd floor, Royal Plaza Mall
Al Sadd, Doha

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