To save time when she’s busy tending to her sari-sari store, 58-year-old Evelyn Retoriano gets her meals from a carinderia. As a mother of four, she is very picky when it comes to restaurants and eateries: cleanliness and sanitation are a must.
Luckily, Red Gate Eatery passes her standards. Located in a repurposed garage along 3rd Street in busy Caloocan, it’s a small carinderia with very accommodating attendants. The food is very cheap — trust us, we’ve seen what they charge at other eateries.
On this installment of Carinderia Crawl, Evelyn orders tanigueng bato (mackerel) and sautéed beans. She says that vegetable and fish is her favorite combination because it is very nutritious. She also avoids eating fried food. Watch the video below.
WHAT EVELYN ATE: Sinigang na tanigueng bato (mackerel) cooked in tamarind broth, sautéed beans and one cup of rice for P75.
WHAT EVELYN THINKS: She loved the sinigang because the cut of the fish was big and liked the sautéed beans the vegetable was still crisp and not swimmming in sauce.
WORDS OF WISDOM: “May mga ibang hindi nagbabayad ng utang, lilipat ng bahay o kaya hindi na magpapakita. Pinagdadasal ko na lang sila at iniisip ko na tulong ko na lang iyon.”
Red Gate Eatery, 130 3rd St corner 11th Avenue, Caloocan City. +63 939 8638807. Monday to Saturday, 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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