Article by Camille Dominique Javier
College life isn’t easy, especially when you’re perpetually stressed with orgs and acads. Throw in petty and menial worries like finding a cheap and sulit place to fill the seemingly endless void that is your stomach, and you’ve got one hell of a grumpy student.
If you’re an adventurous eater, chances are you’ve probably scouted areas near and within your campus and have found your niche go-to eating place. But if you’re a hungry, rice-loving, sulit-searching student curious for something new and budget-friendly, then this list is for you!
Each restaurant is rated based on three factors I think students value the most: Sulit (value for money), Convenience (distance and waiting time), and Nakakabusog Rating (how filling is it?).
6 Restos in Katip if You Love Kanin
6. Ricetop Fil-Asian Comfort Food
Ground Floor, One Avisha Residences, 88 Rosa Alvero Street, Loyola Heights, Quezon City
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RiceTopFilAsianComfortFood
Instagram: @ricetopcomfortfood
Sulit: 6.5/10
Slightly pricey for a student on budget but get the “starving” size and hello, food coma!
Convenience: 8/10
You can tell by Ricetop’s resto aesthetic that it was meant to be a go-to hangout or chill space for students in the area looking to grab a good and filling bite.
Nakakabusog: 8/10
The “starving” size is more likely to fill you up since it comes with a free drink!
5. Chomp chomp
My Place Residence, 22 Dela Rosa Street, Loyola Heights, Quezon City
https://www.facebook.com/ChompChompAsianStreetFood
Sulit: 7/10
Also a bit pricey for students on a budget but the servings are big and filling.
Convenience: 8/10
Located along Katipunan and easily accessible, whether by car or by foot.
Nakakabusog: 8/10
Each rice meal is not only packed with deliciousness, but leaves you feeling like you ate more than what you bought—you are satisfied.
4. Wok Dis Way
Ground Floor, J & R Concon Center, 91 Rosa Alvero Street, Loyola Heights, Quezon City
Sulit: 8/10
Wok Dis Way has been around long enough to understand that a student on budget wants cheap prices and big servings.
Convenience: 8/10
Though in a seemingly sketchy location, Wok Dis Way isn’t so hard to find – you can literally walk this way.
Nakakabusog: 8.5/10
Fair prices and seemingly big servings? Count me in!
3. LST Cafeteria
Loyola School of Theology, Katipunan Ave, Quezon City
Sulit: 10/10
