Sweet Ecstacy

Right after a short tour of Cubao Expo, we got hungry. It was already 8:00 P.M. by then and most of the shops were either closed or getting ready to close. So we decided to look for a decent place to eat. There are quite a few restos in Cubao Expo,  but this small red room caught our eyes. It was even being renovated at that time, still the facade of this small resto will make you look twice.

Yup, The Sweet Ecstacy! That's the name, so we became instantly curious. Why such name? Will it make us feel as if in a trance if we eat whatever is being served there? Or are they serving tons of sweets, sweets which I am crazy about. LOL! As mentioned they were being renovated so the first level was empty but, there read a sign that says Don't be alarmed, we are open. A sign which i thought was kinda catchy so we went in right away. I don't have the photo of the resto from the outside since it wasn't permissible, but here's a photo from the inside going up to the actual resto.

Okay, so as it turns out this place is a burger joint. So much for my excitement! They serve burgers, fries and milkshakes. My apologies for not having enough photos to support this write-up. We are not a burger crazy lot, but I'm sure the burgers are awesome. I was hoping for a veggie burger on their menu. Well, better luck next time. But here are some of the food we tried.

Burgers! Photo grabbed from their FB.

I don't remember what this is. But, it sure looks good. My 2 friends had this, I just ate the camote fries.

Camote fries, yum! Sweet and salty, the honey dip really complimented this root crop. ^_^

Chicken wings! Zesty, tangy taste. Yum Yum!

Cookies and cream milkshake and Choco mint milkshake. This is what made eating here memorable. LOL! Yup, definitely a must-try.

The other thing I liked about this place is the fast service and the artsy-fartsy ambiance. The walls are red on one side and white on the other, lots of pictures hung on the wall, colorful pictures from movies, from artists and I guess just some random catchy pics. The red couch was also comfy so it made staying there for a while, well, worthwhile.

I like the warm red walls, and the bright pictures hung up on them.

One for the road, last pic before leaving!

That's it! If you want to visit their resto, they are located in Cubao Expo. Or check out their facebook for more info. https://www.facebook.com/SweetXManila

Photo credits to Mack!

Cubao Expo

Among the list of places we wanted to visit was Cubao Expo, and we made that happen just a few weeks ago. Cubao Expo is located at the Araneta Center near Ali Mall, if I'm not mistaken this place was formerly known as Marikina Shoe Expo. There are lots of unique finds in every store, they don't only sell shoes like one would initially expect since it was once known as a shoe expo. But Cubao Expo has a whole lot to offer, from vintage stuff, collectibles, and unusual finds which my friends and I are always on a hunt for, there are also clothes, shoes, bags and stuff from the past and stuff from now. I have a very faint memory of the first time I visited this place, it wasn't fully developed back then, but I definitely remember that I enjoyed in the ukay-ukay shops.

What I like about it now, the place is now well lit and a few restos has been added and lot of people are now taking time to appreciate the place. For me, it's always a different feeling to take a trip down memory lane some people find comfort in going back to the past, I simply just feel happy seeing stuff that reminds me of my childhood. Most shops close early tho, or maybe we just came in a little late. Oh and some of the shops were closed then, and we found out that they have different rest days so there's a certain day that a shop would be close.

I was hoping to share loads of photos but the admin was very strict about taking pictures in the area, but we managed to take some stolen shots. My apologies.. Well we weren't aware that it was prohibited, pictures already taken so it's ours to keep. ;) Besides, we just wanted to share to friends and family how nice the place is. But, it was funny how the guards would make ninja moves on you and pop up behind your back saying "Bawal po mag-picture ma'am". Fine! Actually it was annoying cause we were super excited to be there. Good thing some of the shop owners were kind enough and allowed us to take some snaps of their uber lovely store.

                                                         MY BREATHING SPACE
                                                              Collectibles & Gifts
                                      www.facebook.com/mybreathingspacecollectiblesandgifts

This is my favorite shop, not only is the owner super friendly, but he allowed us to take pictures endlessly so we voraciously did. ;)

                                         

                                                                      Cars, old and new..                    

                                             

         Who doesn't love Audrey Hepburn? My breathing space has the largest Audrey Hepburn collection.

 It's the only shop that has mermaids! I hope you still have this piece the next time we visit.

                                                
                                                         Added one to my collection... ;)

Just look at that! If you love coke, then you'll definitely love it here.

This is actually a cool idea to display your mug collection. Don't ya think? 

A few more pics from the other shops...

Me want one!

Fash! This actually scares me. It's lovely but I don't want it in my house. What if it walks during night time? LOL!

Oldies but goodies!

Love the smell of books... Would've loved to go to THE READING ROOM, unfortunately they were closed the day we went there..

What a pose? ;)

Those glasses! Must be from the 70's!

PEZ galore! Had tons of these when I was a kid...

Me, Maries and Mack...

That's it for this trip! Will definitely come back to this place, it brought back a lot of childhood memories. The toys from the 80's, collectible items from 50's, 60's and 70's. If you want to take a trip down memory lane, then this is the place where you should be. 

Cubao Expo 

(The Old Marikina Shoe Expo)

Gen. Romulo Avenue

Araneta Center, Cubao, Q.C.

Photo Credits to Mack! ;)