FOOD: Balkan Express!

[ghosthunter]

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[SIZE="4"]Marko Batricevic's Balkan Express![/SIZE]


[SIZE="2"]The "Beef Fingers Burger" of Balkan Express[/SIZE]

Serbian cuisine is relatively unknown in Manila. Thanks to Balkan Express, foodies can now discover what it is, particularly the meat-based dishes that both Filipinos and Serbians would love.



Serbian owner Marko Batricevic is surprisingly young. He will actually just be graduating from one of the best universities in Manila -- De La Salle University. Some people might recognize him as part of the UAAP team that won the 2007 UAAP Basketball Championship for La Salle. (Animo La Salle! )

Living in Manila for 7 years, despite the fact that he has a girlfriend in Serbia, he decided to stay in Manila and created Balkan Express to offer their hometown cuisine to Filipinos. His brother Martin is the one who cooks the Serbian dishes.



The interiors are quite simple. Marco plans to put up pictures of his home country so that people can learn a bit more about Serbia and its culture while they wait for their food. They don't pre-cook the food, so you have to wait for a while for your orders.


[SIZE="2"]Goulash (P230). Internationally popular stew made of lean beef, onions and paprika, served with noodles... 150g of lean meat + noodles.[/SIZE]

This beef soup is quite clean-tasting with a little bit of spice. The beef has no fat and is very soft.


[SIZE="2"]Balkanski Kebab (P330). Serbian barbecued chicken kebab (320g) wrapped in bacon, served with jasmine rice.[/SIZE]

At first, we thought this would be quite unique because we hadn't heard of any other Manila-based resto offering a chicken skewer wrapped with bacon. However, the chicken turned out to be ordinary-tasting and just wrapped in normal bacon.

What I did like about the servings in Balkan Express was that they're always served with raw vegetables. Their food reminded us of some Greek dishes.

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Balkan Express
87 Jose Abad Santos St., corner Mons St.
Little Baguio, City of San Juan
Telephone: +632 33-00-945
Open from 11:30am - 11:00pm

Directions:
From Wilson St. in Greenhills, turn right at P. Guevara, and another right at Mons St. You'll see Balkan Express on your right, at the corner of J. Abad Santos.

[LadyRider]

Thanks for sharing Sir GH!

Will try to go there one of these days!

[ghosthunter]

Thanks for sharing Sir GH!

Will try to go there one of these days!

I do recommend the place. I have tried it out myself.

Marco is also there pretty much everyday so if you want to chat with him...

[userfriendly]

Ate dinner there last night. Food is good. I liked the beef better than the chicken. For me the Goulash was the best. The beef with the cheese is also good. The cheese is a bit spicy taste like there is some jalapenos in it.

[hein]

GOULASH was the heavenly!!! Good to share.

Beef dishes were Great and the potatoes, Perfect. YUM!!!

[ghosthunter]

Looks like business is going great. Lots of people still visiting and dining at this restaurant.