Cartimar Shopping Center in Pasay City is popular for many reasons, including: buying new pets (from dogs to cats to reptiles to fish, among many others); pet goods for furparents (from pet food to pet accessories); buy plants; and shop for Grade A items (particularly imitations of popular footwear brands).
Now… if you’re not into any of these, there’s a reason for you to still drop by this place – i.e. check some of the food offered there, particularly (in this case) the Vietnamese pho offered by Saigon.
@outragemag Visit #cartimar in #pasay not for #pets or #plants but to eat #vietnamesefood in #saigon ♬ original sound – outragemag
To be extremely blunt: This is located in the food court of the shopping center, so… everything here shouts “in need of repair”, from the old tables to the no-longer-white monobloc chairs.
And yet, selling from ₱90 to ₱100, the noodle soups are actually… not bad. The broth, in particular, is savory, reminding me – at least – of the noodle soups I’ve had off some street vendors in Ho Chi Minh City in Vietnam.
If you have ₱100 to spare, their Vietnamese spring rolls are… okay, too. Just don’t expect a lot of sahog (e.g. not a single shrimp to be seen here). But the wrapper’s good, and the veggies are fresh.
In a gist: If you’re an adventurous eater AND want to support micro entrepreneurs, drop by Cartimar to check Saigon. You may find what we’ve discovered to your liking, too. – WITH ALBERT TAN MAGALLANES, JR.
Cartimar Shopping Center is located along Cartimar Avenue, Tai Kei Leng, Pasay City, Metro Manila.
