Finding a good restaurant in our village is one of the few upsides of the (annoyingly fast) growing commercialization of BF Homes. And unlike many of the visually loud bars and restaurants sprawled like mushrooms all over the place, Pito and Mita is such a lovely quiet discovery. Tucked in Aguirre Avenue, Pito and Mita is very unassuming, you might just miss it if it were not for the billboard outside. Its interiors were never renovated to become like a restaurant so it still retains its original framework of a house. Very apt for its theme of serving hearty cooked-by-your-mom comfort food, the place feels like dining at your lola's house. It is not just homey, it IS a home. But its casualness stops there. Once you see the menu offerings and taste the food on the pretty lace plates, you're immediately brought back to this fine dining mood, fit for any date or special occasion.
We started our meal with some raspberry iced tea, which was a steal at P60 bottomless! I had the IBERIAN CHICKEN W/ CHORIZO RICE (P225), one of the more interesting entrees on the menu. Being a sucker for rice, I loved how it felt not like gooey risotto (which I like too), but al dente and toasted, like the rice that has stuck to the bottom of the paella pan. The sweet-lemony chorizo rice was complemented by the garlicky chicken thigh served on top of it.
 |
| Iberian Chicken w/ Chorizo Rice (225) |
Allen ordered the EGGPLANT LASAGNA (anything with the word lasagna sounds good to him) (P310). Very sinful with tons of mozzarella tapered down by the smoky taste of the eggplant. It was so rich, there was more filling than pasta.
 |
| Eggplant Lasagna (P310) |
We also had to try the POTATO GRATIN (P165) - layers of thinly sliced soft potatoes baked with 3 different kinds of cheeses on top. It was good with loads of butter perfected by the subtly pungent cheeses.
 |
| Potato Gratin (P165) |
But my favorite FAVORITE part was the dessert - the HALU-HALO TURON (P55) - the baby of two tried and tested Filipino desserts, how could it go wrong? With sticky macapuno (sweetened coconut meat), sweet beans, sago (tapioca), kaong (what's this in English? :p), ube (purple yam), sweetened saba (banana) and langka (sweetened jackfruit) all snugged up in a crunchy/chewy sugar-covered wrapper topped with vanilla ice cream, I forgot Allen was with me and almost finished it all by myself.
 |
| Halu-Halo Turon (P55) |
Indulgences are good sometimes, and it doesn't have to be in a fancy 5-star restaurant. It could just be literally a few streets away from your house, all for less than P1000. :-)
Pito and Mita is located at 176 Aguirre St. BF Homes Paranaque. They also accept food orders (only P750 for 20 pieces of turon!).
