Papa J's

It was already 10pm but a cousin of ours wanted to catch up, it’s been a while since we saw each other, unlike the usual coffee night cap, she wanted something to bite. We drove pass P. Tuazon in Cainta & saw a couple of Chinese Restos & Tapsi place, she didn’t like them. Then my sister suggested The Brick Road in Sta Lucia Mall. It use to have late night joints where young adults could hang out. We saw Papa John’s was still open. We immediately parked & asked the guard upto what time their serving, 11pm – just enough time ! We hurriedly went in & settled ourselves, the server gave us each a menu. 

There was so many options & flavors to choose from but since were in a hurry to order, we just opted for the set meal comprise of 1 pizza ( with 2 flavors), 2 pasta dishes, 2 potato wedges & root beer. The pasta choices were carbonara, spicy & Bolognese, we voted ALL CARBONARA. After a couple of minutes, the potato wedges were out, it was served with a tomato salsa on the side. Next was the Carbonara, smaller than the one in the photo we all agreed LOL but it will do since there was just 4 of us sharing it, Me & ben, my sis & cousin “atsi” Christine (older sister in Chinese), Benz is well satisfied chowing down on the potato wedges while waiting for the pizza.  For the pizza, we chose pepperoni, due to Benz’s request & Papa John’s house special. 

 

Good enough, the pizza was great ! The crust was crisp, not oily. It doesn’t have a floury taste. It was cooked just right, not burnt on the backside. The toppings were hefty, both on the cheese & the meat. We dug in, had some fast break story updates & was up & going by 11pm, talk about an hour of getting together. All in all the food experience was a delight, it cost Atsi Christine P1,500 , oh I forgot, the set meal was only P 999++ but she ordered some take outs for her daughter, Chicken drummets. I would say that the price is a bit high, but that’s pizza joints now a days.

A note : The staff of Papa John’s were very nice, despite being the last customer, they still served us with a smile. They didn’t hurry us to finish our meal. They were very accommodating, I think even the kitchen guys deserved a pat in the back. Thanks guys for really good service.