SANGO THE BURGER MASTER

After my dialysis today, I went straight to the Creekside Mall beside Makati Cinema Square to pick up the material for a script of Judge Bao [the Filipino-dubbed medieval-set Chinese show aired on ABC5 weeknights at 10PM] that I was hired to do. The landmark that my coworker gave me was Sango Restaurant, which I immediately saw. What caught my eye is the fact that it was a Japanese Burger Joint. Since I haven’t had lunch, I decided to check it out as soon as I was done getting my material from the studio upstairs.

My friend Richmond tells me that this Sango the Burger Master was featured in an issue of MAXIM Philippines earlier this year when they featured hamburgers. Looking back, I do remember such an article. [pictured below]

Most of the patrons in SBM are Japanese. The place has sofas where patrons can hang out. Something tells me most of the patrons here are PAYING CUSTOMERS and therefore, management isn't worried about attracting tambays.

[pictured below]: the sofas

Customers can also read from the assortment of manga [Japanese comics] that they make available for customers.

[pictured below]: the manga rack

There is also an LCD TV on the wall that plays Japanese MTV’s. [pictured below]

The crew uniforms look like you are eating in a fast food place in Japan with the distinct color schemes, they also have very loud voices and greet you in Japanese. The manager helped me out with my order and he was speaking to me in Japanese… later on, he apologized, he said he thought I was one of the Japanese who eat there for the first time. Either that’s because most of the patrons are usually Japanese or I’m beginning to look like one myself.

Their burgers have meat sauce on them, much like spaghetti meat sauce [Bolognese]. It made me wonder why they did that but it tasted great anyway. The prices are okay and the burgers are pretty tasty and of decent size.

[pictured below]: my yummy Master Double Cheeseburger w/ fries and soda.


They cook them as ordered, so it’s pretty fresh and even the large-cut fries are crispy.

[pictured below]: their kitchen


They have been around for a year there and apparently have another outlet in Pearl Drive Ortigas, which is more my area since it is exactly across the university [University of Asia and the Pacific] I used to go to.

[pictured below]: their menu with VAT INCLUSIVE prices. Click to enlarge.

At first I wanted my maid to go to the studio and pick up my material for me. However, after discovering SBM, I am inclined to go get the materials myself so that I can grab a bite.

That same afternoon when I made this blog entry, I found out that their Ortigas branch DELIVERS IN MY AREA. So guess what I had for dinner [and dinner the night after]...

It seems I am not the only one raving about SBM, Google it and you will find other bloggers with positive experiences.

MORE STREET FIGHTER FIGURES!!!

It has been a very fulfilling month as I managed to get my hands on more SOTA Street Fighter figures to complete my collection. Thanks to sellers in Ebay.ph, looking for the ones I needed is getting easier, and I am only 2 more characters away from completing my collection. YAY!

So here is my entire SOTA Street Fighter collection, and a few from other toy lines:
[pictured above]: FROM BEST: LIMITED EDITION GOUKEN & BATTLE CRY GOUKEN

[pictured above]: from 2rats: T. HAWK, BIRDIE, IBUKI
[pictured above]: FROM BEST: GUILE & SAKURA, FROM 2 RATS: REMY
[pictured above]: FROM BEST: ADON & EVIL RYU
[pictured above]: FROM BEST: GEN, FROM HOBBY POINT: CHUN LI & SODOM

Here are the ones I recently got from Ebay.ph sellers in the last 2 weeks:
[pictured above]: FROM EBAY.PH SELLER: ROTOCAST RYU & SAGAT
[pictured above]: FROM EBAY.PH SELLER: FEI LONG
[pictured above]: FROM EBAY.PH SELLER: CLASSIC WHITE RYU

[pictured above]: FROM EBAY.PH SELLER: CLASSIC RED KEN
[pictured above]: FROM EBAY.PH SELLER: CLASSIC RED M. BISON
[pictured above]: FROM EBAY.PH SELLER: CLASSIC BLUE SHORTS SAGAT
[pictured above]: FROM 2RATS [sold in EBAY.PH] classic blue BALROG
[pictured above]: FROM AN EBAY.PH SELLER: AKUMA
[pictured above]: FROM MAKATI CINEMA SQUARE: VEGA
NOTE: a big thanks to Ebay.ph seller Tommy Chua, who also sold me the Akuma, for telling me that a shop in MCS had this.

From other toy lines:
[pictured above]: FROM COOLSTUFF: RESAURUS SD CHUN LI, KEN, RYU & AKUMA
[pictured above]: FROM ROBINSONS GALLERIA DEPT. STORE TOY SECTION: CAPCOM GIRLS COLLECTION, BLUE & PINK CHUN LI, MORRIGAN

I am still looking forward to buying the PREVIEW action figures of Ken, Ryu and Akuma, and the limited edition one of Dan.

Until next time...