1. clear of MSG (monosodium glutamate), taking into
consideration their clientele’s health. He also believes
that Filipinos deserve quality yet affordable food.
Satisfy your palate’s native craving for Filipino cuisine
with Pino’s buffet luncheon and dinner, priced at PHP
299 and PHP 399, respectively. Joel offers a special
discount to ASPI employees. If you come to Pino in a
group of eleven, one gets a free buffet. Surely a good
way to throw a birthday bash for a friend!
Pino is open every day from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
for lunch and 6:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. for dinner.
Visit Pino’s Facebook page at https://www.facebook.
com/pages/PINO-RESTAURANT/102262838165?
rf=222281917786670.
Filipinos will always have a soft spot for
buffet dining, more so if the choices include
lechon or dinuguan, which is slow-cooked
pork stew in pig blood seasoned with garlic,
vinegar, and chili. Don’t be grossed out by
this rather exotic dish. Paired with puto
(steamed rice cake), dinuguan could leave
you in utter disbelief as to how the seemingly
foul, dark gravy could please even the most
discriminating of palates.
Paper Clips’ foodie trio, Carrie, Alex, and I, all
agree that Pino has made our palates at home
hands down.
Pino’s chief executive officer, Joel Rama del
Prado, stressed that they put a premium on
quality ingredients. They use less salt and steer
Foodies in Cebu can enjoy sumptuous dining sans the
budget strain. Feast on authentic Filipino dishes served
buffet style at Pino Restaurant on Wilson Street, Lahug,
Cebu City.
Hurting
Fine Diningwithout
Your Pocket
Written by Anchel Alcantara
Photography by Alex A. Banaag II Art Design by James Siador
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