888 Asian Gourmet, Anyone?

More Cebuanos have become advocates of healthy eating. They adhere to the principles of human preservation, fitness and wellness. These health-conscious eaters are vegetarians who religiously partake of nutritious greens and other veggies/herbaceous plants. A new dining option embraces the philosophy of healthy eating with an “eat as you wish” dining concept.     

To those who are experiencing health problems – folks with high blood pressure and high sugar levels, obese, underweight, with heart problems, among others – veggies are sure tickets for survival and cheap weapons of healing. This new restaurant wishes to scrap out the notion that vegetarian food is bland and boring; moreover, it hopes to raise the standard of vegetarian food buffet with bottomless drinks.

Scrumptious Asian dishes for the vegetarians are on the spread, such as vegetables in curry sauce, Vietnamese spring roll, Vietnamese veggie noodles, veggie meat, among many others. For those on a strict diet, they offer relyenong bangus, seafood salad, sweet and sour fish. However, pork, beef and chicken meat are also on the spread. 888 Asian Gourmet (formerly Seajoy Seafood Garden) wishes to address the clamor for healthy dishes. It promotes Thai street cooking and Japanese food preparation, aside from highlighting Filipino and Chinese cooking styles.

To complement the vegetarian buffet feast, 888 Asian Gourmet offers a selection of specially concocted healthy drinks such as lemongrass tea, tamarind tea, pandan tea, and iba juice. On the buffet table are non-vegetarian food for those who prefer to explore different Asian specialties. Moreover, they also serve a la carte picks such as Kimchi, Pork Teriyaki, Chicken Teriyaki, Vegetable Curry, Fish Fillet with Sweet Chilli Sauce, Sweet and Sour Pork, Beef with Broccoli.  Not only that, 888 Asian Gourmet does not run out of dining options for varied customers: Shabu-shabus  – Asian Vegetarian, Asian Seafood and Korean Meat Shabu-Shabu. The shabu-shabu is definitely a value for money. Lastly, if you itch for grilled pleasures, 888 Asian Gourmet will serve it extraordinarily, with different dipping sauces – the Korean style barbecue. Watch out for their exotic dishes such as frog legs, rabbit meat, horse meat and deer meat, for their future menu additions.

Owner Anna Marie Ng, who is hands-on in resto operations,  adds that the restaurant is run by a dedicated service crew – some of them are disabled – harelip, crippled, hunchback, deaf-mute, etc. She takes pride in hiring these special people since it has always been her mission to help them. These people have been discriminated by society and deprived of respect. Ng is deeply humbled by the chance to be working with such a professional crew despite their limitations.

This new gourmet haven is ready to accommodate almost 500 diners, allowing any kind of function. They accept bookings for packed meals, tour groups, seminars and meetings. 888 Asian Gourmet is located in #835 Andress Abellana St., Guadalupe with tel. no. 253 0578.