"MassKara" lunch & dinner get-together with my balikbayan friend 'Manang' HELEN NABUA ♥

ABOY'S is one of the Top 5 Restaurants in Bacolod.

It is another resto you shouldn't miss when in Bacolod.

From its humble beginnings as a small eatery near Burgos in '92,

ABOY'S has expanded the resto to accommodate their growing customers.

They have moved to a much bigger, better location at Goldenfield.

People don't mind lining up to have their tables for lunch. Yup, food there is that good!

There are cooked meals that you can choose from, but there is also a counter for fresh seafood that you can order to be grilled for you.

Dining at ABOY'S is a pleasurable experience.

Not only is their food great, their native-inspired interior design is impressive, made more interesting with the collection of masks on the walls.

ABOY'S is my favorite place to take guests to.

It is owned by (Manong) Nestor “Aboy” Evaristo.

The resto is organized like a turo-turo.

There’s a glass display of many seafoods where diners can pick and choose, or for the really hungry, several 'frying pans' (or "kalaha") hold already-cooked food ready to be scooped and served.

Carrying the native theme all throughout,

ABOY'S is done up in wood and stone.

There’s an air-conditioned eating area but if it’s fully occupied, you can seat yourself outside where it’s more windy and not as harried.

Service is fast and efficient.

Peach Buko Mallow Cake ♥

(Ingredients: Peaches, Buko, Gelatin, Eggs, Cream, Milk & Butter)

(that's our driver, RICHIE, holding the Peach Buko Mallow Cake I brought for 'Manang HELEN') ☺

(ME and 'Manang' HELEN = good friends!!) ♥ ♥

the COACH purse 'Manang' HELEN gave me ~ so cute!
(was surprised to see 'kikay' cosmetics inside, too ~ goody!) ♥

(Aaaah...SEE'S CANDIES ~ my favorite!) ♥

(GODIVA white chocolates for beloved hubby and son) ♥ ♥

(a "solo shot" taken of my erstwhile balikbayan friend

~ fresh from New York! heheh) ♥

the foods that 'Manang' HELEN missed:

"Lucon" (Prawns), Pinakbet, Paksiw Na "Alimusan"(Catfish)...

to name a few, hehehe ☺

more foods for the "hungry balikbayan", heheh...

Baked Scallops and Tinola Nga Isda

Hmm...Scallops, anyone? ☺

our drinks?
a "Coke" for her and a "Sago't Gulaman" for me!! ☺

(Dried Danggit and other kinds of "Pinakas" I gave her, heheh)

"If you go looking for a friend, you're going to find they're
very scarce.
If you go out to be a friend, you'll find them
everywhere."