That's the name of the restaurant I mentioned in my previous entry( Two Gentlemen And A Brother ) where our sweet brother treated us to dinner. The other family members, e.g. mother and other siblings, apparently had been there and I, was the first timer. Translate that into Bisaya, I'm the tagaw and translating that back into English, I'm... the... ignorant. So, there. Lol.
Like another first timer, I took it all(ambiance, service, crowd) in without being too obvious(because my siblings, whom I put on the brave act for, have the tendency to do some merciless teasing whenever they have the chance-karma goes around, yes). The venue's jam-packed, suffice to say it's well known and frequented by locals(but I saw few Koreans last night as well). I can think of one reason why. Sea foods! But trust me, it's not the only thing that drew the crowd to the restaurant. It's unique in more ways than one. Someone really thought out of the box when he put up the restaurant!
First off, when we were seated, someone came and spread manila paper on the table-that as a substitute for table cloth. Then he placed a sheet of parchment/wax paper in front of us. It served as the plate. Oh by the way, there was a pack of Hand Guard disposable gloves on the empty table we're about to occupy. With all those, you can guess the food was meant to be eaten with the hands. (FYI for non-Bisayan speakers who graciously read my blog, eating with the hands is termed kinamot or kamayan in Tagalog... kinamot has another meaning in Tagalog.)
(Since I did not bring my camera and my phone is not the fancy one, you guys have to excuse me for the photographs. But I promise to go back there, one of these days, to update them.)
You can eat the food with bare hands in case you're not comfortable using the disposable gloves since Bucket Shrimps has hand washing area. Anyway, this is what greeted us as we sat on our table:
As soon as we were seated, another personnel came over(this time a really pretty lady) to take our order and she's wearing a black shirt as a uniform with this print on the front:
What set Bucket Shrimps apart from other restaurants when it comes to menu list is this.
Cool, right? Also, the metal bucket doubles as tissue holder.
So we had Boiled Shrimps with Cajun sauce;
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And Saucy Crab Eva;
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And Wingz.
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Among the three, the Wingz was to die for. But both the Boiled Shrimps in Cajun sauce and Wingz suited my palate that loves spicy food. They're garlicky and sweet and spicy, and the spiciness bit the tongue-which by the way, made my youngest brother sipped his soda after every bite. Lol. Crabs have distinct taste and the Saucy Crab Eva honestly, I was not much into. But you still have to try though to feel the bite.
Another thing that made the meal not boring was this cutesy serving of rice.
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So the table setting looked like this.
If you're worried about getting your clothes dirty from the mess you might be making, you can ask for the paper bib.
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It's an open air restaurant.
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It's filled with writings on the wall by satisfied customers.
If you have a car, someone will valet for you for P50.
The Bucket Shrimps we went to is located in Orchid Street Capitol Site. They also have a branch in Lahug and newly opened another one in Mactan across the Cebu Yacht Club. For more info about Bucket Shrimps, you can check their website and Facebook page.
Orchid Street by the way is lined with other restaurants besides Bucket Shrimps. There you will find STK ta Bai!, Yayoy's Grill and Resto Bar, and Choobi Choobi Junior. In the next corner are more restaurants for you to choose from. When you're in Cebu, you will never go hungry. Just uhm... don't forget the monies.
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| Orchid Street |
So, after a sumptuous and fancy dinner, I'm down to Pancit Canton for lunch. Thanks heavens for instant food on a lazy weekend! Lol.
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