In my search for a light but satisying meal tonight, I decided to try this innovative sandwich store in ATC. I've seen Hapadog for months now but never tried it till this evening. For one, I thought it was weird. I'm loyal to the classic sausage on bread with ketchup, mayo and mustard. Just like the Jollyhotdog. But tonight, my tastebuds tried something new.
The brand came from hapa, meaning "of mixed racial heritage with partial roots in asian and/or pacific islander ancestry", and, well, hotdog.
What I liked about this fastfood is that you have an option to get a sandwich in half, which is about four inches. So I tried two of its bestsellers - hapadog (yes, the name itself) and californippon.
The hapadog sandwich was made of caramelized onion, nori flakes, hapa sauce, spring onions and your choice of japanese or wasabi mayo. I like it because all the ingredients blended well. It wasn't too sweet nor too salty. Neither does it leave a bad taste in your mouth. But I gotta say that the californippon was better and delicious (california maki fan here). Just like the famous sushi, there's kani, cucumber, mango, nori flakes, tamago and ebiko. Again, you are free to choose the dressing.
Aside from hotdog sandwiches, Hapadog also serves appetizers like nachos and fried potatoes, pasta and cocktails (Thirsty Thursday is from 5-7pm where all drinks are at 55 pesos only). Well, I can't help loading some more carbs so I had a bowl of pasta. Shifudo is its version of seafood carbonara - creamy spaghetti served with salmon, prawn and scallop bits. I gotta say that this store knows how to cook al dente.
As for the price, I'd say it's understandably expensive considering the store's location. Sandwich price ranges from 165-185 (just cut it in half for the smaller, four-inch serving). The pasta I ate was 215 pesos.
The staffs were accommodating and attentive. They even allowed bringing in of drinks from other store. Too bad I missed getting their names.
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The photo that shows two sandwiches are the hapadog (left) and californippon I ordered. The other dish topped with bonito flakes is the shifudo pasta.
The brand came from hapa, meaning "of mixed racial heritage with partial roots in asian and/or pacific islander ancestry", and, well, hotdog.
What I liked about this fastfood is that you have an option to get a sandwich in half, which is about four inches. So I tried two of its bestsellers - hapadog (yes, the name itself) and californippon.
The hapadog sandwich was made of caramelized onion, nori flakes, hapa sauce, spring onions and your choice of japanese or wasabi mayo. I like it because all the ingredients blended well. It wasn't too sweet nor too salty. Neither does it leave a bad taste in your mouth. But I gotta say that the californippon was better and delicious (california maki fan here). Just like the famous sushi, there's kani, cucumber, mango, nori flakes, tamago and ebiko. Again, you are free to choose the dressing.
Aside from hotdog sandwiches, Hapadog also serves appetizers like nachos and fried potatoes, pasta and cocktails (Thirsty Thursday is from 5-7pm where all drinks are at 55 pesos only). Well, I can't help loading some more carbs so I had a bowl of pasta. Shifudo is its version of seafood carbonara - creamy spaghetti served with salmon, prawn and scallop bits. I gotta say that this store knows how to cook al dente.
As for the price, I'd say it's understandably expensive considering the store's location. Sandwich price ranges from 165-185 (just cut it in half for the smaller, four-inch serving). The pasta I ate was 215 pesos.
The staffs were accommodating and attentive. They even allowed bringing in of drinks from other store. Too bad I missed getting their names.
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The photo that shows two sandwiches are the hapadog (left) and californippon I ordered. The other dish topped with bonito flakes is the shifudo pasta.
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