Sunday, February 04, 2007
All-day breakfast
By Gigie A. Agtay
WHEN the owner(s) of Gian's D' Breakfast Club conceptualized the restaurant, they could have probably considered that Filipino attitude of not minding what is there for breakfast, lunch or dinner.
It was one rainy Wednesday night when I along with reporter Grace and friends Otek and Cherry set off for dinner. Having gone from a tiring Pilates session, what I had in mind for dinner was a big dinner plate of rice, hot soup and main viand. Cherry suggested steak at a resto in Marfori heights near Lachees but unfortunately the place closes early so we tried a new Chinese restaurant named "Garden Bamboo" along Jacinto Extension.
Unfortunately again, a "Close" sign was already hung on the glass door with a couple of customers wrapping up the night's dinner.
Looking for a new place to eat on a rainy night to fill a starving stomach can be such an ordeal. Just when we were all desperate, friend Ian Garcia texted about this newly-opened "Breakfast Club." "Nice man," Ian's text message said.
"D' Breakfast Club" is a small dainty resto on the corner of Guerrero and Ponce Streets. I remember having seen the place while in a cab on my way to Ateneo one early morning in January.
All tables were occupied when we arrived. Diners were mostly students, all with books and notebooks on the table. A sign says the place is wi-fi zone.
We didn't had the choice but to cramped in the table occupied by Ian and his friend. A dash of landscaping provided a comfy atmosphere though.
The food servers, who seemed friendly with a ready smile on their faces, asked what our orders are. Since we were informed that breakfast is served all-day, we browsed over a list of breakfast meals printed on a tarpaulin on the glass wall. There were beef tocino, smoked chorizo, pork tocino, meat loaf, bacon, among others - all served with rice for a price range of P28-P32 per order. An order of fried egg to go with your meal is P6.
Cherry, Otek and I settled for the breakfast meal while Grace had Bacon and Cheese Sandwich plus a bottle of orange juice for each of us.
Nor contented with one small serving, Otek ordered another bacon and rice meal. He was still looking for the crispy bacon strips that the place claims it has -- "Gian's honey-cured bacon -- the crispy-licious bacon."
All in all, the bill totaled P214. Not bad!
Sandwich prices range from P15 to P22. For the cereal lovers, D' Breakfast Club offers one kind and mixed cereals for only P15 and P18 per bowl, respectively with a choice of fresh or non-fat milk, strawberry or choco-flavored milk. You want add-ons to your cereals? They have raisins, marshmallows, gummy bears, rainbow choco and assorted fruits for toppings.
Gian's D' Breakfast Club is cozy nook where breakfast is served everyday from 5:30 a.m. to 12 midnight.For more Philippine news, visit Sun.Star General Santos. For Bisaya stories from Davao. Click here. (February 4, 2007 issue)
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