Oh My Beef! Marikina

One of the things in my to-do list for this year is to visit Marikina more often and dine in almost every hole-in-the-wall resto in the area.  I live in a town that's very near Marikina but sadly I'm not really familiar going around within this 'indie' culinary haven.  I always hear about the famous Lilac Street and Rainbow Ave., though. They say that you can find everything that you're craving for in these areas.  One Saturday night, I decided to start my 'installment' Marikina culinary haven adventure. We decided to try out Qizia first, it's within SDS Medical Center compound along Concepcion Dos in Marikina.  I remember wanting to go there years ago but never had the chance to do so until that night.  Anyhow, as we're traversing the busy Gil Fernando Avenue in Marikina, we chanced upon this food joint on our left side of the road.

We've never encontered Oh My Beef! anywhere else before but its signage (read: steaks) made us stop and slightly consider to change our mind on what we want to have for dinner. Yes, slightly, because we decided to stick with our initial plan to have dinner in Qizia (which I'll be discussing on a separate entry), instead.

Going back, we literally went back to Oh my Beef! the following day for dinner.  Oh My Beef! shares an area with Tutti Frutti and Bacolod Chk n bbq House.  I assume (which is pretty obvious) the three are operated as one.

Let side seating of the establishment. A showcase of what
Bacolod Chk n bbq House has to offer on the wall.

Tutti Frutti's yogurt dispensing machines at the far center.

Right side seating of the establishment

I wasn't able to take pictures of the area from the outside but I can say that they have just enough parking spaces.  If I'm not mistaken, it can accommodate up to 10 vehicles on a jam-packed night. On seats, a lot are also available outside if guests want to dine al fresco.

Oh my Beef! in itself offers a wide variety of food to choose from:

WHAT WE ORDERED:

Tenderloin Steak (P325.00)
Pan seared beef ternderloin steak topped with bearnaise sauce and sliced mushroom.
Served with seasonal vegetables, choice of mashed potatoes or steamed rice.

Tenderloin steak is indeed tender, I didn't feel the need to use a knife to slice it. The bernaise sauce is tasty, too.  One look on the veggies tells me that it isn't cooked perfectly and are not fresh from the beginning.

Baby Back Ribs (P225.00)
Grilled marinated baby back ribs served with buttered vegetables.
Choice of mashed potaoes or steamed rice.

Like the tenderloin steak, the baby back ribs tastes good too.  The marinade is on the sweet side which is not a problem for me. Yes, it's tender. Well the part where there are no gristles is tender -- which is NOT so much, I tell you. Almost half of this chunk was left on our plate because of the rubbery gristle. I don;t know if  it's just me but I think there's something wrong with the portioning of veggies.

Creamy Carbonara (P185.00)
Creamy parmesan cream sauce, ham and bacon tossed in spaghetti pasta.

Among everything that we ordered, I personally think that this pasta is the one that hits the spot. For one, the serving is hefty that is satisfied 2 hungry tummies (that also had a steak meal each).  The sauce of the pasta is so creamy and tasty.  They didn't seem to scrimp on hams and bacons too.

THE VERDICT:

Taste wise, everything that we ordered isn't disappointing.  It would be great, though, if they pay extra attention to details such as (1) sides and main dish portioning and  (2) quality of veggies and especially meats that they serve to customers - which is pretty important since I assume they want to be known as a hole-in-the-wall steak restaurant.  One of these days (read: this weekend, lol), when we decide to go back for their unforgettable creamy carbonara, we can maybe reconsider to try their baby back ribs again to see if what we encountered on our first visit was just an isolated case.

Oh, and one more thing, you shouldn't be starving if you decide to go here.  Allot approximately 30 minutes (or more) waiting time upon order.



OH MY BEEF!
Mayor Gil Fernand Ave.,
Marikina City