Tag-ulan Survival Foodie Guide: Where to Eat Lugaw, Lomi, Mami, Atbp. in Valenzuela City

Mainit na sabaw! The best comfort food during the rainy season. So...where do you get your fill in Valenzuela City?

Let us all build a list of lugawan, mamihan, lomihan, etc. serving comfort food in Valenzuela City! Kindly recommend places on where you eat that steaming bowl of sabaw which makes you a happy lad this tag-ulan You may include the name, location, and open hours of the places that you want to be in the list. A photo or two will be highly appreciated (and of course credit goes to the owner). All photos bearing the One Valenzuela watermark means that the author has eaten at the spot personally.

Last Update: June 2019

Aki Oishi

Aki Oishi

Address: 198 Coloong 2, Valenzuela City
Open Hours: 10:00am to 11:00pm (closed on Mondays)
See Facebook page here.
Ramen, best place to get a big bowl of ramen when in Coloong. 
Featured in DZMM Radyo Negosyo of ABSCBN

Alarcon Food Haus (mami at siopao combo)
Address: 2480 ME (A) Maysan Road, Valenzuela City (near Petron and 7-Eleven)
Open Hours: Monday to Saturday, 8am to 8pm; Sunday, closed
See Facebook page here.

Argio Lugawan

Argio Lugawan

Address: Apolonia St., Mapulang Lupa, Valenzuela City

Open Hours: est. opens at 6:00am, daily

Bhing-Rico Lutong Batangas

Bhing-Rico Lutong Batangas
Address: Near Punturin Market, Valenzuela City (across the tricycle terminal)
Open: 24 Hours

Cindy's Lugawan

Cindy's Lugawan

Address: Constantino Drive, Dona Ata Subdivision, Marulas, Valenzuela City (from FB)

Open Hours: Monday to Friday, 6am-5pm; Saturday-Sunday, 6am-3pm (from FB)

Contact Number: (02)293-4248 (from FB)

See Facebook page here.

CupBabDrink

CupBabDrink: Gino & Koreano Food

Address: Valenzuela Gateway Complex, Paso De Blas, Valenzuela City
Open Hours: 10:00am-10:00pm, Monday to Saturday
Affordable Korean Food in Valenzuela City

D Cart's Lugawan

D Cart's Lugawan

Branch 1 Address: Near Children of Mary Immaculate College (CMIC), along Maysan Road, Valenzuela City

Open Hours: 7am-8pm, daily

Branch 2 Address: Near Malinta Stoplight (across Jollibee-Malinta)

Open Hours: 7am-2pm, daily

Contact Number: 0906-577-7104 (Renato)

See Facebook Page here.
Want to try something exotic? Try their "Roast Utak". 

Doming's Lomi House
Address: 1372 Marissa Street, Barangay Gen. T. De Leon, Valenzuela City
Open Hours: 7:00am to 7:00pm, Monday to Saturday (Closed on Sundays)
See Facebook page here. See blog post here.

E.D. Urrutia Lugawan ni Kano

E.D. Urrutia Lugawan  ni Kano
Address: Pasolo, Valenzuela City
Open Hours: to be updated
Since 1986

Fansbreak Lugawan

Fansbreak Lugawan

Branch Addresses: Balubaran, Malinta (branches to be updated)
Open Hours: (to be updated) | Malinta Branch (24 hours)
Since 1991

Fe's Lugawan

Fe's Lugawan
Address: Starapple Street, Gen. T. De Leon, Valenzuela City (to be updated)
Open Hours:  24 hours
Known for their Crispy Lugaw and Lugaw with Mata ng Baboy (Pig eye)
Featured in Kapuso Mo, Jessica Soho (aired July 1, 2018)

Garry's Lugawan

Garry's Lugawan 
Address: Pasolo, Valenzuela City (near Iglesia ni Cristo Church)
Open Hours: 24-Hours
Recommended by  One Valenzuela whenever you are in Pasolo. Also drop by Arra's BBQ beside it for a combo-eatsploring experience.

Jimmy's Lugawan
Address: Near San Roque Chapel, Mabolo
Open Hours: (to be updated)
See blogpost here.

GoTo Spot

GoTo Spot

Address: 4119 Camella Street., De Castro Subdivision, Mapulang Lupa, Valenzuela City
Contact Number: 0922-4810848
Open Hours: 2pm -10pm (closed Wednesdays and Saturdays)
See Facebook Page here.
Try their Bern's Bowl bestseller. 

Isang Subo, Sabay Lagok's Pansit na may Sabaw

Isang Subo, Sabay Lagok

Address: Near Malinta Market (to be updated)
Open Hours: 5:00am to 8:00pm daily
Try their Pansit na may Sabaw.

Ka Medy's Lugawan at Pancit Palabok
Address: Pasolo, Valenzuela City
Open Hours:  (to be updated)

Mami from Liberty

Liberty (Mamihan sa BBB)

Address: Pio Valenzuela St., Marulas, Valenzuela City (walking distance from 711 along McArthur Highway)

Open Hours: 5:00pm-9:00pm, daily

Lugawan sa Sta. Monica

Lugawan sa Sta. Monica

Address: Sta. Monica Subd., Ugong, Valenzuela City

Open Hours: est. 5:30am to 10:00am, daily

Maharot Batangas Lomi House

Maharot Batangas Lomi House

Address: 7th Street, Fredel 2 Compound, Gen. T. De Leon, Valenzuela City
Open Hours: 7:00am to 9:30pm, daily
See Facebook page here.
Also featured in Byahero si Bes FB page.

Nancy's Lugawan

Nancy's Lugawan

Address: No. 19 Rincon Road, Brgy. Rincon, Valenzuela City
Open Hours: Opens 6am daily
Recommended by One Valenzuela for their consistent lugaw taste. 

Original Gooddies Pares

Original Gooddies Pares
Address: MacArthur Highway, Marulas, Valenzuela City (across Galaxy Gas Station)
Open Hours: 24 hours

Papito's Food House
Address: No. 3 Don Pablo Street, Rincon, Valenzuela City
(Update: to transfer to Manila)
See Facebook page here. See blog post here.

Papa Froi's Lugawan

Papa Froi's Lugawan

Address: 337 G. Marcelo St., Maysan, Valenzuela City (walking distance from Our Lady of the Holy Parish)

Open Hours: 6:00am to 8:00pm, daily

Red Mangkok Bistro CJ Santos Branch

Red Mangkok Bistro CJ Santos Branch
Address: C.J. Santos, Malinta, Valenzuela City (across Old City Hall)

Open Hours: to be updated

Bulalo from Rod's Eatery

Rod's  Eatery

Address: 7th Street, Fredel 2 Compound, Gen. T. De Leon,\Valenzuela City
Contact Number: 0926-0620207 / 0930-6992444
Open Hours: 6am to 10pm daily
See Facebook Page here.
House specialties: Bulalo and Lomi Batangas

RPC Lugawan

RPC Lugawan
Address: Ugong, Valenzuela City
Open Hours: 5:30am-8:30pm, daily
Unli-lugaw every 8th of the month. Ilocos ambiance!

Shingo Ramen

Shingo Ramen
Address: Karuhatan, Valenzuela City
Open Hours: To be updated
See Facebook page here.

Tagpuan Bulalo and Pares

Tagpuan Bulalo & Pares

Main Branch Address: Gov. Alex, Marulas, Valenzuela City
Second Branch: 5269 Caimito Street, Gen. T. De Leon, Valenzuela City(aka Tagpuan Dos | Along Santolan Road)
Open Hours: 11:00am to 11:00pm, Monday to Saturday
See Facebook page here.

TakoRam

TakoRam
Address: 21 Road 5, San Miguel Heights, Marulas, Valenzuela City
Open: 4:30-9:30pm, Tuesday to Saturday
See Facebook page here.
Pair their ramen with a plate of takoyaki.

TKS Noodle House

TKS Noodle House

Address: No. 8 Road 5, San Miguel Heights, Marulas, Valenzuela City (from FB page)
Contact Number: 0905-8279232 (from FB page)
Open Hours: 11am-11pm, daily (from FB page)
See Facebook Page here.

Torres Lugawan

Torres Lugawan

Address: Malinta, Valenzuela City (near Mercury Malinta; Across SPED)
Open Hours: Monday-Saturday, 6am-8pm / Sundays, 6am-1pm (half day)

Uring and Tess Lugawan
Address: Ugong, Valenzuela City
Open Hours: to be updated

Yameru Ramen

Yameru Ramen

Address: 1086 Karen Avenue., Tanada Subd., Gen. T De Leon, Valenzuela City
Open Hours: Monday-Saturday, 4pm-11pm / Sundays, 4pm-10pm
See Facebook Page here.

Know of a place which is not on the list? Sudden change of schedule? Reach One Valenzuela via Facebook message to suggest your recommendations. Salamat po!

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Taking a Long Walk and Having Breakfast Along Rincon Road, Valenzuela City

Tap. Tap. The mobile phone says it is already 6:15 in the morning. One Valenzuela gives out a big yawn. Double tap. She slowly wakes herself up from slumber and tries to stretch out her sleepy arms and legs. She slept quite late last night after editing her paper. Get up. Time to get up.

Without hurrying, One Valenzuela went to the bathroom to spruce up a bit, switched clothes and put on her slippers. Comfy enough. And out she went the door. It is time for a long walk to get those wiggly legs moving. She finds herself going towards Rincon Road.

She always gets into a bright mood when she takes long walks along Rincon Road. The morning then was calm. The road seems a bit wet. Rain early in the morning? She sees a number of vehicles passing by. Not a lot. Blue coated tricycles buzzed by with passengers carrying bags of dangling vegetables, bulging eggs, and, more likely, some poultry and meat. Probably from Malinta Market. An old lady crossed the street in front of her. One Valenzuela smiled. 

She then sees a crowd in front of a store. Lydia Marcing - a bakery filled with people waiting for their turn to get some freshly baked pan de sal. Pan de sal for breakfast? She then saw herself being part of the group as well. Wait for your turn. 

Kumusta ang umaga? (How's your morning?) A friend said that Lydia Marcing bakes bowling bread as well. 

A lady sits near the bakery, selling breakfast staples like champorado, spaghetti, and palabok for Php10pesos a pack.

After getting her red bag of hot bread, she quickly peered inside and grabbed one. Ah, kaya pala gusto nila ito. It's big and soft. Good to pair with some hot coffee. 

Lydia Marcing's pan de sal. First bite for the day.

She continued to walk when she was already halfway eating her pan de sal. It seems to be a lazy summer morning for many. She thinks about the tasks she has to accomplish for the day. Continue writing later. Do the laundry. Cook lunch. Write more. And so on. She was so absorbed into thinking until she reached Ka Medy's Lugaw at Pancit Palabok. I've always wanted to try out the palabok here. She frequently sees the blue signage outside the humble eatery whenever she had her longer walks towards wherever but never got the chance to eat here. Finding it open, One Valenzuela went inside to order a plate of palabok.

Ka Medy's Lugaw at Pancit Palabok

The glass food rack held some fried tofu, brown crisp lumpiang gulay rolls, boiled eggs, and meat which will make a good tokwa't baboy. The rack rests on an old wooden table with carvings of flowers and curvy leaves.  It reminds her of their old narra center table which witnessed a lot of happy celebrations and early morning breakfasts with her family and relatives in Karuhatan. Nakaka-miss. 

Ka Medy's Palabok at Php25.00.

The palabok plate was served on the table.Tap, slide, click, click. Double tap. Got to take some shot for the blog. The thick reddish sauce over the noodles invites her to dig in. With a dash of fish sauce and a gentle calamansi squeeze, the palabok was gone in a few chews and slurps. The morning dances in a downtempo music but One Valenzuela is now on a sprightlier mood. 

Tap. tap. The mobile phone says it is already past seven. Time to go home.

Best to visit Lydia Marcing Bakery and Ka Medy's Lugaw at Pancit Palabok along Rincon Road, Valenzuela City early in the morning.

V-Day in Valenzuela City: Simple Date Plans this Valentine's Season

It's the season of love and it's time to celebrate it! Though the thought of  visiting posh places may seem to be a great idea (you know, going the extra mile for that special someone), One Valenzuela thinks that it would be better to be just within the city on Valentine's. Imagine getting stuck in heavy traffic far from home. Better save that trip on another day.  

Stalls gearing up for Valentine's at Valenzuela Town Center

So here's a quick list of possible date plans which you might want to try out this Valentine's season if you're done with the stay-at-home movie just-us time. Here, One Valenzuela thought of an activity which you might want to do with your loved one as well as the possible nearby places where you can eat out after. By the way, this list is made for those who would like to have a laid-back, no frills date. And nope, this is not for those who want a super soshal evening.  

1. Relaxed Nail Pampering

Yes, you go to Puregold for basic commodity shopping. But now you go to Puregold Valenzuela complex not to complete your grocery list. Rather you should go here on Valentine's and have your nails done at Le Classe Lounge Nails and Body Spa. One Valenzuela has been here many times (waving to the staff!). It has a number of packages which you can choose from (like their Elite Spa Pedicure which One Valenzuela recommends). The chair you seat on is not your ordinary salon chair. It gives 15-minute massages! Le Classe Lounge Nails and Body Spa now also offers various massages at its body spa area located at the second floor of the same building.

Le Classe Lounge Nails and Body Spa 

Puregold Valenzuela along McArthur Highway also has a growing number of food spots where you can dine in. Other than a Max's and David's Tea House branch, Arca Strip has two more food havens which you may want to check-out: The Real Grill Burger (highly recommended local burger joint which hailed from Brgy. Lingunan) and  Pomodoro Pizza and Pasta Kitchen. If you are up for a walk, stroll Balubaran Road and there you can have some epic milkshakes at Marvelous Cafe which is just adjacent Mang Kups (serves pares).

The Real Grill (TRG)

Photo Credit: Pomodoro Pizza Pasta Kitchen

This monster milkshake of Marvelous Cafe is something that you can share with your mahal. 

2. Coffee Lover's Night Out + Free Concert at the Park

There are two coffee shops near the park where you can grab a couple of cups and just stare at your ultimate crush who is at the other side of the table. One Valenzuela's personal pick is Seattle's Best at Valenzuela Town Center (because of the Tuna Salad!) and then there's also Tully's at the other side of the road (Check out their pretty velvet cake below!).

Time to use that Seattle's Best Coffee coupon!

Photo Credit: Tully's Coffee Shop Valenzuela
Edible floral bouquet! Too pretty and nice to eat. 

After filling in with your dose of caffeine, walk hand-in-hand at the People's Park and head towards the amphitheater where Itchy Worms and Parokya ni Edgar is playing this February 14. FREE admission. The best things in life are libre, right? Thanks for the love, Valenzuela LGU!

Photo Credit: Valenzuela LGU
Other than V-day, Valenzuela City also celebrates its Charter Day every February 14.

3. Massage Date for Two

Infinima Body Massage and Spa in Maysan is the place to go for a soothing massage. One Valenzuela highly suggests that you reserve your slots early via phone call since their place easily gets full of people who want a good body rub. 

Photo Credit: Infinima Body Massage and Spa

When you get hungry, you can walk a bit and eat Chinese food at Chef Yu or have a bowl of fish soup (Pesang dalag, sarap!) or some crunchy putok-batok chicharong bulaklak at Maricopa.

4. Catching a Breeze and a Fish

If you haven't tried fishing in the city, this is the best time to try it with your special someone. It's not rainy and the heat from the sun isn't as extreme as summer. Bring some food for a little picnic and grill your catch! Three recommended places for a fish frenzy activity are D' Cove (Tagalag), Aling Nene's Pond (Coloong), and La Casa Antigo (Tagalag).

D' Cove at Tagalag, Valenzuela City
More info: Miss Earth 2017 candidates went here to fish and take photos. 

Aling Nene's Pond at Coloong, Valenzuela City

Do note that during V-week, many establishments and restaurants tend to be full of people. If this is the case, you can always spend some quality time with your better half on a different day. Always remember that love happens everyday.

Happy Valentine's Day, Valenzuelanos! Spread the love. <3

The Chowking Branch at South Supermarket Valenzuela is on its soft opening!

Chowking is a staple fast food restaurant for One Valenzuela and she was really happy to find that another branch is built beside South Supermarket Valenzuela. One Valenzuela was busy shuffling papers at the office when she learned from a friend that this particular branch is already open. Clocking out in the afternoon, she went straight to the new Chowking branch.

Here's a snapshot outside the new Chowking restaurant beside South Supermarket Valenzuela.

This Chowking branch has two floors. The branch manager, Ms. Lhen, mentioned that it has a seating capacity of about 141 persons. She also added that it is among those few branches which have a drive thru! It's One Valenzuela's first time to try a Chowking drive thru. Here are some snapshots below. Tara, let's take a look at this Chowking branch!

A shot of the counter. 

This is one of the areas where you can dine on the second floor. What One Valenzuela likes about this spot is that...

...you can see the Valenzuela City People's Park at the other side of the road! A view of the park is definitely one of the things that she looks forward to as she eat her usual Chowking favorites.

Here's the Drive Thru! If she remembers it right, there are only 12 Chowking branches which have this service as of this writing (hoping she got the number correct). The first store to have a Drive Thru is located at Urdaneta, along McArthur Highway.

Like the usual Drive Thru, a selection of meals is available for one to choose from.

And here's a quick shot of the Meaty Wonton Mami that One Valenzuela ordered before it gets eaten!

Hay, this post made her miss the hearty wonton mami. Congrats, Chowking! 

No formal open hours is available for this branch yet (will update this eventually). For the official Facebook page of Chowking, kindly click here.