Thursday, December 23, 2021

First lunch date in almost 2 years - Swaadisht Indian Restaurant at the Uptown Mall, BGC

I use the almost 2 years loosely as it's really just more than 1 year and 9 months since we last had a lunch on a date. We just finished checking our new "tambayan" nearby and decided to have lunch at the Uptown Mall at Bonifacio Global City (BGC). We found Swaadisht at the outdoor dining area of the mall and just across from our condo.

Restaurant exterior - we chose to eat al fresco as it was cool that day and a nice breeze was blowing in the area. We also noticed people already eating inside the resto and didn't want to risk it indoors.

A snapshot of our lunch

Our favorite Tandoori chicken

Chicken curry masala

Garlic naan

Saffron basmati rice

There were many people at the mall, confirming what our friends told us about people generally coming out after what was probably the longest series and duration of lockdowns in the world. Worrisome are people taking their children below 5 years old out including babies. We still don't know much about Covid-19 variants so its pretty risky for children to be out and exposed. For all we know, even if they don't get sick, they may be carriers of the virus and cause others to become sick. While we look forward to eating out more often, my mind and conscience tell me we should still exercise restraint. I wouldn't want myself or others to (re)experience being sick with Covid-19. It might end up the last experience one could have.

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