Greens Vegetarian Restaurant and Cafe

Whenever I think of veggie barbecue, Greens is what comes to my mind. I hope that they open a branch here in Baguio!

The taste of the food and the restaurant's homely ambiance makes the dining experience perfect, not to mention the affordable prices on their menu! Serving is for one hungry person but possible for sharing if you get two or more main dish. Vegan options are also available by the way.

I dined here twice (coz it's roughly 6 hours away from home) so I only tried a few of their dishes. I always try to drop by whenever I'm in the area, and I make sure to order the barbecue and something new. I loooove their barbecue!!! (yeah I said it for the nth time)

I wasn't able to take pictures when I first went here for lunch because I was too hungry, then I was too full to move around after. I didn't include pictures of the menu coz it was really blurry (maybe out of hunger lol) Will be updating the pictures hopefully soon :)

The Food

Greens Vegetarian Barbecue (Php 100)

The meal comes with two sticks of savory barbecue with atchara on the side, and a cup of rice: plain, java, or brown. Even meat eaters will surely like its smokey flavor and the meaty texture. I love this and I usually crave for it!

Dinner visit, too hungry to adjust phone cam settings :p

with java rice

Lunch visit, too hungry to take a picture first before digging in :p

with brown rice (which I think is really red)

Sisig (Php 155) 

I'm not a big fan of sisig even when I was still a meat eater. I taste it just for the heck of it. But vegetarian versions, I really love.

Their sisig reminds me of those that I tasted in Pampanga, where this dish originated from. There's a kick of sourness and some crunch. They use mashed tofu and gluten but it still looks like the meat version. Yummy!

"Fish" Relleno (Php 155) 

I admire how this resembles the actual fish Relleno. This is made, however, with ground gluten, minced carrots, green peas, and raisins wrapped with seaweed, bread crumbs, and bean curd skin. 

The Place

Here's a glimpse of the place. I will definitely be back here for sunlit shots and more of their food!

Store Info

Location

92 Sct. Castor Street, Quezon City Philippines.

Store Hours

Mondays to Saturdays  11:00am - 10:00pm

Sundays 12:00pm - 9:00pm.

My Satisfaction Level

Palate Happiness: 5/5
Tummy Loader: 4/5
Service: 3/5
Ambiance: 4/5
Budget: Php 100 and up per person

Azotea Greens Resto and Cafe

Vegetarian or not, you'll absolutely love their food.

I've been a customer of Azotea Greens since they were situated in La Azotea's food court, until now that they've grown to a restaurant.

Personal favorites are watercress pakora, mushroom sisig, and a refreshing lemon grass iced tea. My nephew as a kid loved their veggie bbq.

After how many years, I finally had the chance to write about their great food and friendly service. (But dazed me, forgot to take some snaps of our refreshing drinks!!!) Most of the meals have an option of a regular (single) serving or for sharing.

The Food

Fresh Fruit Salad (Regular Php 95)

Slices of apple, pear, banana, papaya, and orange drizzled with vinaigrette and lightly topped with ground nuts. Served as a starter.

Fresh Fruit Salad

Ramen with Vegan Siopao (Php 145)

These can be ordered separately. I never achieved a tasty broth when cooking vegetarian. But this ramen is a big hit on my palate.

Egg noodles (I think) in a flavorful broth topped with water cress, nori, a slice of egg, veggie squid, and some kind of veggie meat hehe. I'm also picky with a siopao's bun but this is just right and the filling's really interchangeable with meat. Awesome!

Ramen + Vegan Siopao

Burger Patty with VG Squid Rings (Sharing Php 180)

This is served with a cup of rice (mine was halved before snapped) and can be upgraded to a couple of choices, just add a few bucks. My first time to have veggie squid rings, so-so. Patty's really yummy. It doesn't have that distinct veggie meat taste.  I bet even meat lovers would find it great.

Burger Patty + VG Squid Rings

Oyster Tonkatsu (Php 95)

This my friend is for the win! Good news, students get this for only Php 75. That's so sweet of them :). As how I taste it, it's a breaded oyster mushroom but a meat eater can be fooled once again. The breading's so perfect, it gives the crunch and taste to the meal. Two pieces of it served with rice, egg, and teriyaki sauce. Even without the sauce and egg is perfection itself. And it's only P95 or P75 if you're a student!!! Kids do yourselves a favor, please say goodbye to fast food chicken and try this ;)

Oyster Tonkatsu

For our drinks, no pictures silly me. But still would include it:

Lemon Grass Iced Tea (Php 55). If you find a lemon grass drink weird tasting, they blend it perfectly. Refreshing!

Fusion (Php 90). Papaya, apple, banana, pear, and orange blended all together. Meal in a drink. Caution: really filling.

Latte 9 in 1 Coffee Mix (Php 60). Perfect for the cold weather and warm ambiance.

The Place

And here's a glimpse of the place. Art work all over. I prefer going here at night coz the lighting's so warm plus chill sounds, perfect for the all year round weather of the city. I hope they'd have a well ventilated place. Still, I'd highly recommend this place vegetarian or not. Happy eating!

   

Store Info

Location

Lower ground floor of La Azotea building along Session Road, Baguio City, Philippines 

Store Hours

Monday to Sunday 6:30 am to 9:00 pm

Contact No.

09274708335 or (074) 423-04-24

My Satisfaction Level 

Palate Happiness: 4/5
Tummy Loader: 5/5
Service: 5/5
Ambiance: 4/5
Budget: Php 95 - 200 per person

No Shell, Meatless Taco Recipe

Here's a really simple all vegetable tacos recipe without the taco shells. I used lettuce to replace it. It gives the same crunch and taste, its freshness adds up to the kick of the dish. Being a Baguio resident is a big advantage coz (organic) vegetables here are so affordable and fresh.

It took me roughly an hour to make this. It gets messy so you can't eat it opened, just wrap everything and enjoy!

I don't measure my ingredients (unless it's pastry) so it's up to you to follow your taste buds. Feel free to add your fave veggies and omit the gluten if you wish.

Ingredients

For the "Meat" Filling

Gluten Steak

Oyster Mushrooms

- chop both ingredients.

- heat pan with little oil (like amount for saute), place the gluten first and fry til color darkens a bit. 

- put the mushrooms and season with salt and cumin seed powder (according to taste)

*TIP: gluten steak is already seasoned so make sure not to over salt. 

Gluten Steak

Oyster Mushrooms

 It should look like this:

Chop some tomatoes and white onions for toppings

Tomatoes and white onion

Before anything else, wash the lettuce let it drain so by the time you finished cooking it's already good for consumption.

 Assemble then eat: lettuce, "meat" filling, tomatoes, white onions, grated cheese OR finely ground cashew if you wanna make it vegan. It gets messy so wrap everything before opening wide.

I also made some Nacho Fries: fries, "meat" filling, grated cheese, mustard, mayonnaise, and ketchup.

Happy eating! Cheers :)

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