Greens!! This time, with camera and senses!

I finally ate at Greens once more, and this time, I not only had a camera with me (a bad one, but a working one still), I also somehow had my senses functionable! Yep- I remembered to take pictures hehehehehe!!! Their appetizing hold over my neurons is weakening, bwahahahahaha!!!

As usual, I had my Soy Chicken with mushroom thingies (PhP 175.00), along with a serving of brown rice. My staple Soya milk is gone now though… I wonder why…. second time in a row where I went here and they’re still “out” of soya milk. Hmpf!! And it’s such a bargain! About 1000ml for just P50.00- that’s like 60-70% less than the Fat and Thin’s soya milk!

Is it just me, or does the platter of Soy Chicken look smaller? The first picture is the “untouched” version- the second picture, where my brother’s spoon is reaching, means I’ve taken a ‘chink’ of it already. Somewhere between taking the two shots LOL! The one on top. Lesser serving? Hmm…. Oh! No, I think this time, the slices are just thicker, hence fewer.

This meal is unbelievable! Really! It’s almost the same as the real thing! They really placed effort in the details- the bean curd (i heard that’s what they used, though it doesnt resemble beancurd at all) is layered a bit thinly, just as you’d notice with cooked chicken flesh. The outer layer, imitating fried/roasted chicken skin, is salty and crunchy, reminds me very much of a deep fried Spring Chicken! Except this one is boneless AND vegetarian! Haha!

The matching gravy is made of mushrooms and, uhm… tomatoes? Something like it. No- not catsup. Don’t think tomato sauce. Think lil tomato dices stirred into the mushroom gravy. Authentic one, not those instant versions. The red tomatoes add a much appreciated kick that deviates from the button mushrooms. Of course, I wish this comes with a spicy variety.

Like most of the other meals, mine came with a side of achara. Let me jsut say that I’ve never really been a fan of ginger. Not much. But their achara’s, despite the obvious ginger tang, is quite nice. I think I like it better than regular acharas!

I wasn’t able to finish my meal solo again.. maybe it’s the brown rice. I’ve been told it fills up your tummy faster than white rice. Is that stupid? Well.. whatever it is.. I wasn’t able to finish mine LOL!

My brother had the house specialty, at least the one they’re more famous for, the Tofu kebab. People keep telling me to order that, but not once have I betrayed my Soy Chicken. And, after nibbling off from my brother’s order, I’m not sorry at all! Ha!

Not that it wasn’t bad, no. it was quite good, but jsut not as good as the Soy Chicken. Plus, I still think that Grill Queen’s Grilled Tofu is way better.

Their Tofu Kebab comprise of big button mushrooms, zucchinis, veggiemeat, and chunks of tofu all skewered together by a bbq stick. It’s bigger than it seems. The tofu is soft, but not of the same texture as japanese Silken soft tofus. It’s somewhere between the local tofu, and the silken tofu. Wait, no.. softer.. It’s like a bad batch of leche flan LOL! I mean not BAD bad, just not so delicately made. Opposite of a thick heavy creamy leche flan. It’s texture is more of the airy, cheap version, leche flan. But it’s tofu. So it’s quite good haha!

The kebab’s basted with a sweet and salty bbq sauce. You can taste a hint of garlic on the veggiemeat in it.

My eldest brother got the Faux BBQ (sorry, forgot to take a pic before someone took a swing at it hehehe). It’s not like Bodhi’s. Different(better) texture, and definitely not as sweet. It has less of that “bolabola” (extenders) texture that some veggiemeats are hated for. Hmm… it’s good. nothing special- I mean I don’t think I’d wake up in the morning (v. rare occassion) and crave for it.

Again, both the kebab and tofu are good. Great even. But nothing I’d go crazy for. I can eat them whenever- I like them. I just don’t LUUUV love them, you know? haha!

Aside from the meals, they also have a mini section up front where they sell vegetarian snacks, veggiemeat, dehydrated tofus, noris, nuts, eggless cookies and sweets, soya treats and many other healthy products every vegetarian would snoop around for. Oh, and did I mention they are also very VVV reasonably priced? yep! Their Fake Cod Fish fillet (uncooked, 5 slices) is just PhP 85.00. Nori strips (i forgot how many gms) are just 30pesos. I even bought some vegetarian dried squid strips for 30pesos as well. They got faux mahu (the chinese snack that usually comes in pork or chicken). I’ll try that next time.

You know, Sonny, Liza, and I noticed something really weird… they have different veggiemeats available, but none of them is one they use to make the Soy Chicken meal. Hmmm… Sonny has a theory- “IT’S NOT FAKE CHICKEN! MWAHAHAHAHAHA!” To which I say- NOOOOOO!!!!! That’s worst than going to the bookstore at the first day of release of the Half Blood Prince, skimming thru the end and sending a text message to everyone in your phone book, saying “Hey, have you read the new HP isntallment? Dumbledore dies and Snape is the halfblood prince!! Go get your copy now!!!” urgh!

Though there’s a second theory… they might be using an Ethel. Yes. Ethel. The cartoon chicken, being boiled like a week-old teabag, and resucitated as she’s being squeezed for more cartoon chciken essence! Only to be boiled again! Haha!! Kidding kidding kidding kidding!

I believe Greens can safely say that, despite the amazing similarities to taht of a real fried chicken, “no animals, nor Ethels, were harmed in the cooking of their Soy Chicken“. It’s really just THAT good.

Oh, and PS- order a soda, soya milk (if you like that), yoghurt, or fruit shake to down the food, rather than the fresh juices. The three of us got (a) calamansi juice, (b) dalandan juice, and (c) another dalandan juice, lol! They don’t fix their juices with cold water, so drinking below the “ice level” means room-temperature juice. Who wants that?? And drinking along the icey area means bland bland juice. Too bad.. Anyway, get a coke light!

If I had to sum up all them meals in one statement- i’d say “GO FOR IT!“. This place is a definite staple on my foodtrip list! None of the meals are dry, you don’t have to wait too long for your meal, they’re served ‘off the pan’- ergo you won’t bite into a chilled undone piece of faux meat, the service is great and the staff are nice and friendly. If you like spicy foods, bring Cayenne Pepper with you. Budget per head: PhP 150.00 - 200.00

Greens Café and Restaurant is located at Scout Tuazon cor. Scout Castor Streets, Quezon City (v. near A Taste of LA). Tel. 4102440