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Panagatan Restaurant SM City Uptown CDO branch moves to North Wing, introduces New Function Rooms

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The restaurant that's been part of numerous families' stories for generations has opened a brand new branch at SM City Uptown CDO North Wing. From their branch inside the main mall, Panagatan Restaurant has moved to the North Wing and it's actually a strategic move especially since the brand new restaurant is way more spacious and it even has 3 function rooms! Located conveniently at the Ground Floor of SM City Uptown CDO North Wing, the new Panagatan Restaurant SM Uptown offers private function rooms that are ideal spaces for various occasions such as a long-awaited family reunion, a milestone birthday celebration, a graduation party, an anniversary dinner or even a corporate event. The Panagatan CDO function rooms are fully air-conditioned to ensure that you and your guests stay c...

POPS Buffet at SM CDO Downtown now offers expanded menu, now with new Asian flavors

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POPS Buffet a.k.a. POPS All Filipino Eatery, the most preferred and most affordable eat-and-drink-all-you-can restaurant inside a mall in Cagayan de Oro (SM CDO Downtown Premiere) now offers an expanded menu that includes new Asian flavors! Aside from their staples, POPS Buffet now adds Asian treats such as bulgogi, gyudon, mafo tofu, pad thai, Vietnamese spring roll and more. I highly recommend that you call them beforehand to check which Asian flavors they will have on the day that you plan to visit. Check out the photos I took during a recent visit to POPS Buffet at SM CDO Downtown Premiere: The buffet is available everyday during mall hours. Please call 0917 873 0800 for inquiries and/or table reservations. POPS All Filipino Eatery is a homegr...

Delicious Thai food at SIAM Krua

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One of the "normal" things I miss is dining out. I'm sure you do, too. Actually, it's not just the idea or the act of dining out. It's eating the food you love or the food you've been craving for. And these days, it's authentic Thai food for me! In Cagayan de Oro, I get my Thai cuisine fix at Siam by Krua Thai. It's run by the same Siam by Krua Thai that I go to in Cebu City. From their Gateway Lim Ket Kai location, they've transferred to the 2nd Floor of Lim Ket Kai Mall, just right across Robinson's. Siam Krua Thai CDO had health and safety protocols in place. They had contact tracing forms, alcohol and a temperature check by the door. The server was also pleasant and knew which bestsellers to suggest. Of course, I just had to have Tom Yum Seafood Soup. Don't y...