This will be my first legit blog post on doing a food review. Since this is my first time, I will be reviewing a one of a kind restaurant. One of a kind in a sense that the food is great and also, no branches of this restaurant is available since it can only be found in Laoag Ilocos.
Though there were many reviews about this restaurant, it is just right to have my own take and perspective regarding their food. Pardon the pictures I am going to show since I didn't have decent photos of the place. I just captured the food that we ate and also selfie of me and my food buddy.
Saramsam Food Restaurant is located at Giron St. Laoag City. This restaurant is previously located at J.P Rizal St. From our hotel, which is La Elliana Hotel, it took us around 5 minutes to get to Saramsam. Good thing the tricycle drivers of the vicinity are very kind and honest in terms of fares.
Ok enough for the chit-chat, let's go to the review proper.
My food buddy and I tried the famous dishes Saramsam is known for. Here are the dishes we've tried.
Poque-Poque Pizza- Small 8'' Php185.00
I have to say, I really became an instant fan of this dish! I am no fan of eggplant but trying this dish made my perspective change. I also love the idea that this dish is vegetarian friendly since the toppings is just made of eggplant, onions and tomatoes. Though the toppings have less variety, the taste did not disappoint. It was sliced into 8 small bite sizes. One unique factor of dish is they don't serve hot sauce but instead they serve chili oil.
Price: 10/10 very affordable
Taste: 10/10
Saramsam Pasta- serves 1 . Php160.00
This dish is the pride of Saramsam. It is comprised of shrimps, diced ripe mangoes, tomatoes, onions and bell pepper topped with parmesan cheese. The server told us to put bagoong isda in the dish to add some flavor. I think this is necessary since for me, eating this dish without any bagoong is somewhat boring since I like dishes with strong flavors. However, I might say a little bagoong goes a long way, my travel buddy and I have put more than enough bagoong so we ended up eating a salty pasta, but that's alright, it is still edible! I will give an unperfect score on this dish due to personal preference.I do like my pasta to be saucy and meaty. That's the main reason for the grade I will be giving to this dish.
Price: 9/10
Taste: 8/10
Spaghetti Chorizo De Laoag- serves 1 Php155.00
This dish is also one of the best sellers of Saramsam. It is made of linguine pasta with generous amount of spaghetti sauce. The main ingredient of this dish is chorizo and vigan longganisa. Thank heavens for this dish! I really loved it. You see, all the things I have been looking for in a pasta is here, saucy and meaty. Hence, I will be very bias in grading this dish. I just wish it has more serving than it currently has because it left me wanting for more!
Price: 9/10
Taste: 10/10
Those were the dishes we've ordered. Here are the drinks that we had on our visit:
Basil Iced Tea- one tall glass Php 45.00
Sampaloc Juice- one tall glass Php50.00
The two iced teas were named differently on the menu but that's what they are. I forgot what they actually called these drinks. Sorry, newbie here. =) These two drinks tastes good. At first, I was hesitant to try these and my first choice was to have canned pineapple juice, but my travel buddy insisted to try something new since we are in a new place. Saramsam, for the nth time, did not disappoint. My only concern here is the serving size, I which they will have the bottomless feature of these drinks because they taste good. =)
Price: 9/10
Taste: 10/10
Overall, I loved my visit in Saramsam. When I will be fortunate enough to return to Ilocos Norte, I will definitely visit this place and even recommend this to my friends going to the North. The staff are very accommodating, the place is cozy and quiet and also has this home feel. The food tastes great and the price is very affordable. You will definitely get what you pay for.
My travel buddy and I enjoying our visit to this restaurants.
Disclaimer: This post is not sponsored and not the blogger is not affiliated with the restaurant under review . The blogger spent their own money trying the dishes.
See you in my next time lovelies! xoxo
-Gela
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