My
endless search for my favorite regional pancit
brought me to Project 6 in Quezon City, just two jeepney rides away from my
place, to try out Jonash’s version of Pancit Batil Patong.
The
roads are flooded and the rain is pouring like there’s no tomorrow, but nobody
can stop us from trying out this panciteria
in Quezon City – my lovely hometown. I know this area by heart so searching for
it was no-brainer. The easiest way to get there is via Mindanao Avenue corner
Road 3, Ernesto Rondon High School would be the landmark. The street
after this high school is Road 5, just follow that road and I’m sure you wouldn’t
miss Jonash Pancitieria and Carinderia (check here for discounted tours, transportation and activities in Metro Manila).
Jonash
is your typical eatery or carinderia.
Dishes on large cook pots are laid on a table and choosing your dish for the
day will have to be your problem. They have an assortment of dishes that will surely fill your tummies.
We then
found out that almost all of the servers and cooks here are from Cagayan Valley
Province, so that explains their variety of northern favorites – goat’s meat
dishes and Pancit Batil Patong.
Me and
my buddy requested for a Special
order of the pancit for 60 pesos each
(Regular-50 pesos, Super Special-70 pesos and Jumbo-80 pesos).
The
first thing I noticed was that the serving was too small (I could imagine what
the Regular order would look like).
Second was that the Patong or the egg
on top was not poached very well (the ones from the roadside pancit stalls in Tuguegarao
poaches the egg just perfectly). Next was that the noodles were flatter than
usual. And then we had to ask for the Batil
or the soup, I dunno if they don’t usually serve it. Lastly, the noodles were
drenched in sauce.
With
all the undesirable images that we’re seeing, I’m afraid this would also
translate to its taste. And I guessed it right; there was nothing spectacular
or truly remarkable with regard to the taste. It’s too bland and you could
hardly taste the carabeef (a total opposite from the overpowering carabeef taste
in a panciteria in Kamuning). I couldn’t
even remember how it tasted, I just remembered the feeling afterwards – not very
good.
The
serving was small that I finished the whole thing and still felt hungry. It was
still raining and having a movie marathon was very suggestive. Me and my buddy just
ended the day with huge amount of crisps on hand and some good movies to watch.
We totally forgot about the pancit.
Jonash Panciteria and Carinderia
19-B
Road 5, Project 6, Quezon City
Contact
Numbers: (+63) 2.456.4263 | (+63) 908.149.4034
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