Sunday, February 19, 2012

Eating For Absolution

It was an iceberg that sank the Titanic. It's also an iceberg that's lifting me high.

Oh, Icebergs. The glucose rush releases too much endorphins and gives me that exhilirating, euphoric feeling.

Unluckily and oddly, my favorite, blueberry cheesecake parfait, was phased out. Scoops of creamy cheese-flavored ice cream topped with blueberry syrup and cheesecake cubes. Perfect. Almost heaven. But just like the Titanic, it's gone now. In all branches.

As the name implies, Icebergs is mainly an ice cream restaurant. They also serve meals, sandwiches and other non-dessert items. Interestingly, they taste good. So good you'll sink to the ocean floor. Mom and I always order club house sandwich, buffalo wings and halo-halo -- those are our favorites. Surely, ice cream, sundaes and parfaits are just the "tip of the iceberg".

More than an ice cream house. Icebergs is a place to be when craving for different kinds of good-quality food. There are several branches scattered in the Metro, but I always frequent the ones in Robinsons Ermita, Mall of Asia and Seaside Drive for proximity reasons.

The Queen with her favorite. Halo-halo. The 'tip of the iceberg' is really eye-catching. See those two big scoops of ube and cheese ice cream? Yummy! (Left: Icebergs Robinsons Ermita. Right: Icerbergs Mall of Asia)

Icebergs sizzling sisig is a contradiction. It's not fatty, unlike the usual sisig in other more popular restaurants which is composed of small cubes of fat floating in pools of animal oil. And I prefer the egg served separately, malasado. (Icebergs Seaside Drive, MOA Complex)

Mom doesn't eat buffalo wings unless they're from Icebergs. This one in the photo is a surprise pasalubong for her Majesty at 4:00 AM!

This is the embodiment of mortal sin. Strawberry float. It's like 500 cc of regular sugar-loaded soda with strawberry syrup, a scoop of vanilla ice cream, and slices of sweetened strawberry. So sinful yet so divine. My mouth will go on.

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