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Tuesday, October 16, 2007
Sizzlin' Pepper Steak - Pinoy Version of Pepper Lunch, Singapore
So after trying Five Cows and Toast Box in Trinoma, I would suggest that you try out Sizzling Pepper Steak! This is a fun restaurant inspired by Pepper Lunch in Singapore (or was it a rip off? check out Nina's post). The restaurant visionary behind Peri Peri Chicken and Tokyo Cafe in MOA (which we love), opened the first branch of Sizzling Pepper Steak in Trinoma. The resto uses a cow icon that resembles Teriyaki Boy.
Trinoma is huge and navigating your way around the mall could be a challenge. When you see La Maison, go down one more level and you should see Sizzling Pepper Steak along the rows of restaurant in level M1. You got to try it.
Hamburg Steak | Soup, Salad and Kiddie Meal | Sizzling Pepper Specials, Japanese | Sizzling Pepper Rice | How does it work? | Desserts
The best sellers in the house are the Hamburg Steak and the Sizzling Pepper Rice. What makes the restaurant unique is the "expediently fast patented hot plate system" for cooking the meat. It uses an oval sizzling plate for cooking the meat on the spot. We liked the pepper rice variation but find the hamburger steak ordinary. I was surprised that the meat of the hamburger was still soft even if I overcooked one side of the meat.
"The Sizzlin' Pepper Steak is a unique concept that delightfully offers sizzling steaks on the "patented" hot plate system that prepares and serves delicious steaks within 5 minutes! The hot plate is an integral part of the formula of "Pepper Steak" which aims to serve expediently fast and keep food hot for 20 long minutes, allowing the full satisfaction to enjoy a flavorful meal up to the last bite"
Despite the cool exhaust on top of the tables, you'll still smell like the steak when you get out of the restaurant.
Beef Pepper Rice (P165). Thinly sliced beef, seasoned with cracked pepper, garlic butter with teriyaki sauce.
It definitely looks appetizing and I liked the way it was served a little raw so that you enjoy the meat at the moment it is cooked.
Step 1. Cook the steak on both sides while spreading butter on it if you prefer.
Step 2. Mix It! Put the meat on top of the rice and mix it. The rice is a delectable combination of garlic butter, roasted pepper and teriyaki sauce in the middle of the plate.
Step 3. Be generous with your sauce as your taste allows, a choice of teriyaki sauce or sizzling steak sauce. I prefered the combination of the two sauce.
Salad Hamburg Steak (P145). Hamburg topped with lettuce, tomato and mayonnaise in teriyaki sauce.
I forgot to turn the hamburger immediately so I kinda burned the one side of the burger.
Ok. I'm now hungry to go back to Trinoma!
The Sizzlin Pepper Steak
Level M1 Trinoma Mall, Edsa corner North Avenue
Quezon City, Philippines
Telefax: +632 916 7040
Cel: +63 910 6626443
email: cg_gamboa@yahoo.com
October 16, 2007 in 38. The Best of Trinoma and SM North Edsa | Permalink
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Wow, must try this resto, so glad I live near Trinoma, and you're right it takes time to really learn your way around the mall. Thanks for the info...glad your family is enjoying Trinoma now.
Posted by: Clarice | Oct 17, 2007 9:59:15 AM
Hi Anton,
We just got the master franchise for Pepper Lunch Philippines from the Suntory Group in Singapore. Hope to see you and your family in our first store next year.
Posted by: cecile van straten | Oct 17, 2007 11:48:08 AM
yes we're already negotiating will mall managers. you'll be one of the first to know. :)
Posted by: cecile | Oct 17, 2007 12:48:59 PM
anton !!!!
bad trip ka talagang la sallista ka!
ginutom mo ang atenistang ito!
thanks for the heads up, bro!
Posted by: spanx! | Oct 17, 2007 2:32:11 PM
Personally, I didn't like the hamburg and the pepper steak or perhaps,I should be learning how to cook...
Posted by: aLiNe | Oct 17, 2007 4:20:43 PM
Oh wow thanks for the heads up! I should really explore Trinoma!
Posted by: tasha | Oct 18, 2007 1:13:19 AM
I was able to try this resto when it first opened and I have to say, my dining experience there sucked to the highest level! The food was blah - it arrived 30 minutes after we ordered and the service was even worse! They forgot all about our orders!! Can you believe it??
Yikes!
Posted by: Didi | Oct 18, 2007 9:55:56 AM
I ate at this place once with my family. The food is not something I would rave about.
Posted by: dindin | Oct 18, 2007 3:41:16 PM
Oh Wow! Hi Cecile! I've been raving about Pepper Lunch to my friends! Was in Jakarta for 3 weeks and Pepper Lunch was what got me thru after I overdosed on ayams, gorengs and bakmis! Pepper Lunch is the BEST!!!! I so love the eyerollingly luscious shokuji steak and the burger-chicken fillet combo! YUM!!!! Can't wait!!!
Posted by: Gigi! | Oct 18, 2007 9:52:25 PM
ay oo nga, anton. maybe this sizzlin' thing is a rip-off of pepper lunch. i love pepper lunch and their thoughtful touch of putting a protective paper shield around the sizzling plate. i guess they don't have the signature garlic sauce of pepper lunch. grabe... i've been hankering for pepper lunch! i hope the concept flies in the phil. it can be a tad too peppery (but what's great is the option to not dust the rice with pepper...). quite high-end pricing given it's a fastfoody concept but it's top quality meat and the service is quick! so happy we'll have it in manila. i seriously wanted to have a franchise of it!
Posted by: Gigi | Oct 18, 2007 9:59:22 PM
wow, nice to know that pepper lunch will be opening here soon!! i love that place!i hope they're going to have the same serving size as how it is in singapore. looking from sizzlin pepper steak's pics, the servings look a bit small. it was also in pepper lunch where i saw the "shake shake salad" similar to what McD's salad in a plastic cup
Posted by: jes | Oct 20, 2007 10:19:23 AM
wow, nice to know that pepper lunch will be opening here soon!! i love that place!i hope they're going to have the same serving size as how it is in singapore. looking from sizzlin pepper steak's pics, the servings look a bit small. it was also in pepper lunch where i saw the "shake shake salad" similar to what McD's salad in a plastic cup
Posted by: jes | Oct 20, 2007 10:19:51 AM
I've eaten both at Pepper Lunch Singapore and Sizzling Pepper Steak at Trinoma and all I can say it's like comparing Australian ribeye and Batangas beef. Although the SPS ribeye tasted good, it took 48 years to chew and I was scared I would choke on the meat. I mean for P250 ribeye what can you expect? i'd rather eat home-cooked tapa. Now Pepper Lunch, I can't wait!
Posted by: stella L | Oct 21, 2007 5:27:04 PM
I didn't like that sizzling pepper steak place.
I immediately knew it was a "bad" and cheap copy of the real deal Pepper Lunch. That place rocks, it is so good that i ate there 5 times in 3 days! (if i stayed longer in Singapore i would totally make it my daily diet!)
So excited that Pepper Lunch is coming in!!
cant wait to bring my friends
Posted by: jerry | Oct 21, 2007 5:51:51 PM
Hope to try this when I go back to the Philippines. Pepper Lunch is quite a big hit here in Singapore. (specially for those who don't know how to cook and are dying to have crack at cooking... hehehe)
Posted by: Culture Shiok! Singapore OFW | Oct 28, 2007 4:06:18 PM
hi anton. I was so happy to find your site at the time I was thinking where to treat my best friend last Oct.19 (my bday). We decided to try this (as you've given great raves) and we were not disappointed. She ordered the Seafood Rice while I tried the Beef Pepper Rice. Yummy and the price is just affordable too!!! I will definitely go back there.
Congrats for your new baby nga pala. And more power to OAP!!!
Posted by: edlin | Nov 10, 2007 10:56:35 AM
Hi Cecile,
I'm from m'sia and have some personal questions to ask you. Would you mind to give me your email address. If it is inconvenient to post it here, please email it to me. Thanks
Posted by: sue | Jan 20, 2008 10:20:22 PM
Hi anton,
was in bangkok last week and i was able to try pepper lunch. check out my entry: http://tibo3rdph.multiply.com/journal/item/17
Posted by: Peejay | Feb 5, 2008 11:34:53 AM
well this resto is kinda intimidating at first,,,medyo d pang-masa ung price,,pro reasonable nman pla ung price,,cause when i get to taste one of their meals,,i have to admit,,it really tastes satisfying.once ko p lng ntry ang food s knila,,pwedeng balik-balikan.not to mention friendly staff,,nkadagdag s presentation ng resto ung mga staff nla n nag-aassist s mga guests.hi to mon, bj, emil, ms. elai and d rest of the staff of SPS..two thumbs up 4 all of u..good luck and sna dumami p ang guests n nagpapatronize s resto nyo..
Posted by: netsy | Mar 7, 2008 11:40:12 PM
We ate in sizzling pepper steak may 10, 2008. My wife, son and I were disappointed. Their food servings were not adequate with their prices. I ordered the sizzling seafood for P 245.00 and all I got was 5 small shrimps, 3 pieces of small fish bits, 3 thin slices of squid and few cuts of green pepper. My son had the kiddie meal of spaghetti bolognaise while, my wife had the chicken vegetable salad. My wife said because of their high pricing and poor service, this restaurant will not last.
Posted by: Bobby | May 11, 2008 6:28:15 AM
Hi Anton! I tried Sizzling Pepper Steak and it's really yummy ha! Mas ok sya kesa sa Pepper Lunch sa Singapore. Fast food style lang kc unlike in Trinoma, cozy ambiance, nice interiors and superb ang service nila. Must try yung chicken Salad. They have Kiddie meals like Hamburg Shrimp and Pasta, panalo sya for kids talaga. Soup goes well din with the steak.
Posted by: Angel | May 16, 2008 4:44:40 PM
I tried SPS trinoma and the newly opened Katipunan branch, all i can say is that sizzling pepper steak is a nice concept which can confidently stand up on its own, i tried pepper lunch before and when it opened in rockwell, food was good but the burger was RAW and the line that i had to go through was too long. Anyway, maybe more products from SPS would excite me, looking forward to that guys. Thanks and Bon Appetit.
Posted by: Nobu Chef | Aug 2, 2008 12:59:02 PM
