A wonderful surprise at 168 Mall Food Court

My friend and I went shopping in 168 and the highlight of our day was the delicious lunch at Chopsticks and Spoon, located at the Food Court.
We had to wait 45 minutes for our lunch but it was worth the wait. We ordered Miki and Cereal Prawns and both were excellent. The Miki was good enough for four people and very very reasonably priced. The very very says it! The prawns were fresh and tender and tasty....six or seven pieces in the platter.
We also had a very filling halo halo, perfect for cooling off after the bumper to bumper human traffic experience in the shopping mall.
If you should go to Chopsticks and Spoon, I suggest you bring someone to fall in line for you while you do more shopping below. And the someone should line up an hour before the lunch time crowd descends as they have a really long queue at Chopsticks and Spoon.
We were told that the oyster cake in the restaurant beside is also very good. We are saving that for our next trip. Now we have a good reason to go to 168!

Jumping to another topic, May is around the corner and I am contemplating whether to go to Lucban for the annual fiesta of San Isidro de Labrador on May 15. I have fond memories of pancit hab hab, pork hardinera and soft and tasty espasol. And then there is the Lucban longaniza and the famous broas to take home.
I would not advise going without arranging your lunch accommodations. There are not too many restaurants in the area and the little that there are become quite full during fiesta time.
I joined a tour one time and that provided us with a passable set lunch and toilet facilities. The next time I went, my friends and I had to share stools in a little restaurant with an iffy comfort room. Still, the color and atmosphere of this fiesta makes up for all the inconveniences! One of the thousand things you should do and see in the Philippines before you die.