ITALIAN MADNESS @ THE MIDNIGHT MADNESS

Our Friday dates usually consist of a trip to the chapel and then dinner at any of the Makati-based restos. For this Friday, we decided to satisfy our pizza fix at Greenbelt 1's Piadina, an Italian restaurant which boasts of good, reasonably priced pasta and pizza. Its particular specialty is piadina, a popular flatbread variety that originated in one of the provinces of Italy.

Piadina is one of my favorite pizza places, aside from La Nuova Pasteleria, CPK, Green Tomato and good ole Shakey's, that is. The pizzas are flavorful and generous on the toppings. Ambience is nothing fancy, quite laid back actually. We like the openness of Piadina, allowing diners to enjoy the sight of people walking by (read as: uzi mode, hehehe!). Service is quick and is always with a smile. What sealed the deal was that they served beer, not too common for mall-based restos, at least in Greenbelt 1. Oh in case you're wondering, the beer was for Haligi. I just had iced tea. :)

We had our usual--half and half of the Quattro Formaggi (Four Cheese Pizza) and Pizza Piccantina (Spicy Salami with Olives). As usual, I forgot to bring my digicam, and remembered only to take photos after the Formaggi half was all gone!
For the "guest of honor," we ordered a Pizzette set, consisting of pasta arrabiata, a leg of roast chicken, a slice of pizza and a glass of iced tea, all for the price of P130.00. A steal, eh? It was actually also a welcome break from the popcorn machines that he loves to frequent! Bad mom as I am, I didn't even bother to taste Haligilet's pasta before giving it to him. I was totally caught unaware that the dish was so spicy. No wonder my son was guzzling iced tea like crazy! Kawawa naman!
What meal would be complete without dessert? We opted to share the the panacotta with chocolate sauce. Cholesterol naman bawal sa kin diba, hindi sweets? Hehehe! Sighhh, my thighsss!!!Nonetheless, as in all Piadina meals, ours was great. And despite the hot pasta dish, Haligilet managed to give his maver a smile...
Patawad anak, patawad!

Piadina Italiana
Greenbelt 1, Ground Level
Paseo de Roxas cor. Legaspi St.
Ayala Center, Makati City
Metro Manila
(632) 752-5019

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