Rice Toppings with a Twist at COMBI

Along Maginhawa St., Teacher's Village, Quezon City, in the same building as Friuli Trattoria, is a small "retro" restaurant called Combi. They serve rice toppings with a "twist." Look at the pictures of the pork sisig and beef kalderata rice toppings and the mapo tofu side dish - notice anything different? Yes, the crispy and "twisty" white noodles on top of the main dish. They are there not just for decoration but for added texture and unique taste when eaten with the main dish - it's a "combi"!

The pork sisig was crunchy but a little oily (the crispy noodles somehow balances the taste, removing the oily taste). The beef calderata was tasty and delicious - the rice serving though is modest but a bigger serving will be appreciated especially if the dish is really tasty. The fried mapo tofu was colorful and also good (although a little spice is preferred). They have other dishes in the menu - katsudon , inihaw na liempo, fried siomai, arroz ala cubana, chicken bbq, beef steak, pork bingoongan and chiken fritters. They also serve fried cookies for dessert (although we haven't tried them yet).

The place is frequented by young adults, and indeed the place targets them as costumers. The music, the available magazines, the color-motiff of the place (as well as the plates), are young and hip. Even the price is affordable to students (but not as affordable as the cafeteria food, of course). The price range is between P78 to P89 for a rice topping. They open at lunch time.