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[2011 Throwback] A Veneto Napoli Pizzeria Ristorante

Posted by Obi Macapuno on 3/30/2015
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You better cut the pizza in four pieces because I'm not hungry enough to eat six.
- Yogi Berra

Naging benchmark na namin ang lugar na ito when it comes to pasta and pizza that sadly majority ng ibang "pizza and pasta" places na nakainan namin either pales in comparison or not as cheap.

Ang Pambungad:
May mga araw na sadyang di namin trip kumain ng kanin for a meal. Times like this, chief option namin ang mag pasta.

Ang madalas namin puntahan (dahil malapit) na branch ay yung sa Glorietta 3. It's facing the park right in front of the 6750 building, a few steps to the left after going out of the Glorietta 3 exit. This is the same side where Subway, New Bombay, Max's, and Kamayan are.

Dahil along the way ng ruta namin pauwi, we usually go there sa gabi. Yun nga lang, they're pretty jam packed kapag payday weekday. Maliit pa naman yung waiting area nila (pero may couch) so minsan umaapaw hanggang labas yung mga nag hihintay.

Ang Chicha:
  • chicken wings
  • buffalo wings
  • Hungarian sausage parmigiana
  • meatball parmigiana
  • baked ziti with meatballs
  • lasagna
  • bacon burger pizza
  • all meat pizza
  • sausage and pepper calzone

buffalo wings with onion sauce

Kapag walang buffalo wings, yung isang sweeter variant ng chicken wings ang ino-order namin. They're basically the same deep-fried breaded chicken wings (served four pieces). Ang pinagkaiba lang ay manamis-namis ang sauce nung regular chicken wings while yung buffalo wings ay spicy barbecue ang sauce (the usual buffalo). Ang patok sa amin about it ay malaki yung wing part ng manok na ginagamit kaya sulit sa presyo.

Special props sa onion sauce na kasama ng mga wings. Ansaraaap!

meatball parmigiana

Yung mga parmigiana nila ay gawa sa spaghetti noodles with tomato sauce and topped with melt Parmesan cheese. It's served with three slices of bread. Sobrang kamatis yung lasa ng tomato sauce to the point na may katabangan na ito. Yung parmesan ang nagbibigay ng lasa kaya binubudbudan namin ito ng madami. Ang madalas naming kainin na variant ay yung may sahog na Hungarian sausage (2 pieces) or meatballs (2 big lumps sliced in half). It's served hot in ceramic plates kaya napapanatiling mainit yung pasta ng mas matagal. For two to three persons ang isang order.

hungarian sausage parmigiana

Yung baked ziti nila ay similar in preparation with their parmigiana, except na ziti ang gamit na pasta. Doh. A ziti is a hollow cylindrical pasta with cut edges.

We always prefer thin crust pizza over sa thick crust and A Veneto did their thin crust just right. Hindi tutong at hindi rin naman sobrang lambot. Tama lang para suportahan sturdily yung sandamakmak nilang toppings at hindi ganun ka-filling para mabubusog sa crust lang (the reason we hate it thick). Ang top two namin orderin ay ang bacon burger at all meat. Gadaming budbod ng grated bacon at small burger rolls in tomato sauce yung bacon burger pizza. Ang all meat pizza naman ay halo-halong sangkap na karne. Meron kaming nakitang pepperoni, ham, bacon, mushroom, bell pepper, at keso. Can't go wrong.

punong-puno

Malaki yung serving nila ng calzone. Purse-shaped ang dough ng calzone na may pizza ingredients sa loob. Ang paborito namin sa A Veneto ay sausage and pepper. Aside from these ingredients, meron itong mozarella cheese, bell pepper, ham slices, at iba pang gulay gulay.

Ang Iba pang Satsat:
On most weekday nights, mas madalas na puno sila kesa makahanap agad ng mauupuan kaya nakaka-gutom mag-intay. So usually, kumakain lang kami dito pag nakita namin na medyo konti lang ang kustomers since along the way lang naman ito pauwi. May sistema naman sila sa mga patrons na naka waiting list.

uma-ambiance kahit pano

Merong attempts at a decent ambiance kahit kapag tumingala ay medyo turn off ang kisame (or the lack of it). Gusto namin yung malaking painting sa isang dingding ng mga construction workers na may mukha ng mga ilang sikat na Hollywood personalities. Aliw kami ni K sa pang huhula kung sino sino ang mga ito.

A Veneto should be nothing new from frequenters of Glorietta. It's one of the more affordable place na konyo-konyohan ang dating (e.g. mag-post sa Facebook status ng "eating at A Veneto... sent via iPhone 4s"), knowing that pretty much everyone is aware of the place's reputation in terms of good food, ambiance, and service. Halos 65% ng white-collar working population ng Makati had at some point dined here. Syempre, like any other self-serving articles, gawa gawa ko lang ang 65% na figure.

kitchen

Okay ang service ng crew at personally may paborito ako. Yung waiter na parang laging lasing magsalita. Kasi aliw, para lang laging galing sa toma. In any case, attentive naman silang lahat lalo na kung walang masyadong kustomers. Wala akong maalala sa ilang taon na din na pabalik-balik kami dito na nagkaron kami ng problema sa serbisyo.

May ayaw pala ako. Walang condiments on each table. Kelangan pang hingiin lahat. Pinakamahalaga yung parmesan cheese. Minsan sa isang platito lang nila sinisilbi instead dun sa typical na container neto na parang pambudbod ng paminta. So kapag kulang, hihingi na naman ng paulet ulet kaya nakakatamad.

the "construction workers" art behind us

Hindi sila matagal mag prepare ng pagkain. Considering they serve it hot and prepare it fresh, hindi mamumuti ang mata ng diners sa kaka-intay maluto ng inorder.

Kaching:
Price range is at P250 to P320.

Mura ito dahil kaya ng up to tatlong tao ang isang serving at sadyang quality ang pagkain. Malalaki ang servings nila na usually may pa-balot pa kami pauwi.

If there's any regret, it's that we can't order a lot dahil sobrang busog na kami sa isang order ng pasta. So bring more friends para mas makaraming ma-sampolan.

Update: Fast forward to 2015, halos hindi nagbago ang price range nila. On average, for two, laging around P400+ lang ang nagagastos namin mainly of a pasta plate at chicken wings. Madalas pa din kaming dumaan dito kapag pasta and/or pizza ang trip naming kainin.

Ang Hatol:
Compared sa ibang sikat ngunit mamahalin na Italian pizza and pasta resto, the price-to-food quality ratio would lean heavily in favor of A Veneto.

Mura na, masarap pa. Must try!

Rating:

7 out of 7


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