Carinderia Crawl E7: Dinengdeng and lapu-lapu at Carol’s Eatery on Retiro Avenue, QC

Jerry Razon, 45 years old, has been a barber for about 25 years. 

He says he did not have a formal training and mastered the skill through experience; his father taught him the trade. The Pampanga local recalls that when he was young, he traveled a lot with his scissors so that he could cut hair and earn money while enjoying new sights. Razon now works at Roy’s Barber Shop along Retiro Avenue in Quezon City.

On this installment of Carinderia Crawl, he goes to Carol’s Eatery and orders the Ilocano vegetable dish dinengdeng and fried lapu-lapu (grouper).

What’s nice about Carol’s Eatery is that they know how to please their customers. Even though many orders are coming during lunch time, they still deliver the food quickly. The carinderia also knows how to present their dishes well and they keep their space clean.

Razon liked the dinengdeng because, he says, it tasted different from what he’s used to eating in Pampanga. He also commends the fried lapu-lapu because it is freshly cooked and not oily. According to him, the combination of dinengdeng and lapu-lapu with atchara was a good choice for lunch.


WHAT HE ATE: Dinengdeng, lapu-lapu with atchara and two cups of rice for PHP140.

WHAT HE THINKS: He could taste the different flavors of each vegetable used in dinengdeng, while the lapu-lapu with atchara, though it tasted ordinary, was still noteworthy because of the big serving portion.

WORDS OF WISDOM: “Masama ang loob ko sa ‘kwentong barbero’ kasi wala namang taong perpekto. Ang ibig sabihin kasi noon, kapag barbero ka, sinungaling ka na. Hindi naman lahat ng barbero sinungaling.”

Carol’s Eatery, 21 CDC corner Labo Sts, La Loma, Quezon City; +63 2 5163309. Monday to Saturday, 9am to 9pm. 
Roy’s Barber Shop, 75 Retiro St, La Loma, Quezon City. Daily from 7am to 10pm.

This story first appeared on Coconuts Manila.

WATCH MORE CARINDERIA CRAWL VIDEOS:
– Episode 1: KC Tapsilogan at Lugawan on P. Noval Street, Manila
– Episode 2: Menes Eatery on E. Remigio Street, Manila
– Episode 3: Juan Spoon Eatery on Edison Street, Makati
– Episode 4: 15th Avenue Carinderia in Cubao, Quezon City
– Episode 5: Carinderia crawl: Sizzling beef and mushrooms at McDOKS Sizzling
– Episode 6: Tocino and tortang talong at Honey’s Canteen on West Avenue 
– Episode 7: Dinengdeng and lapu-lapu at Carol’s Eatery on Retiro Avenue, QC 
– Episode 8- Pork sisig at Ilar’s Tapsilog in Manila  
– Episode 9: Red Gate Eatery in Caloocan
– Episode 10:  Bangsilog at Erlin’s Tapsilog in Manila
– Episode 11: Pork BBQ and liempo at B-B-Q Zone in Teacher’s Village
– Episode 12: Pancit batil patung in Kamuning, Quezon City
– Episode 13: Beef and chicken pita at Hijo d’Pita in Teacher’s Village
– Episode 14: Special bulalo at Bulaluhan sa España in Manila
– Episode 15: Kanto Freestyle Breakfast in Bo Kapitolyo, Pasig
– Episode 16: Mang Tootz in Sampaloc, Manila
– Episode 17: Juana’s Budbod and Coffee in Sampaloc, Manila
– Episode 18: Manang’s Food House at Ateneo de Manila
– Episode 19: Sizzling pork sisig at Aysee
– Episode 20: Bagnet-themed dishes at Bagneto



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  1. reminds me of our food in the province when I was still a kid, bulanglang na gulay at pritong tulingan or any fish freshly caught from the sea or river.

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