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Where art thou Hot Choco?

March 6, 2007

         I am a sucker for really good food particularly filling, rich soups, amazing desserts and the best hot chocolate! At home, I always stock up on Antonio Puego chocolate tablets so I can whip up some hot chocolate everytime I feel like it, or everytime my boyfriend comes by for breakfast. Hershey's, Swiss miss, Coffee bean and tea leaf, starbucks….all of those ain't got nothing on authentic spanish hot chocolate! I have another secret discovery for a good place to get really really good, nay, to-die-for hot chocolate! Chowking! Yes! Our good old chinese fast food chain has one of the best hot chocolates in town. Jollibee McDonald's …. no comparison to  Chowking's hot chocolate! It is thick and very rich, with just the appropriate amount of sweetness and bitterness, that one does expect with authentic spanish hot choco! 

         So I introduced Gary to their hot choco last tuesday. After my BodyJam class in Greenhills last week, walked over to Chowking and got us breakfast and walked back to the condo. As expected, he fell in love with it and has been making lambing for days now for some hot chocolate! So this morning, I went to get us some! 2 cups of hot chocolate each, that was the plan. Walking to chowking, I was already imagining, tasting the hot choco! Salivating over the thought of that thick, rich fluid wetting my tongue, coating my throat and giving in to my insatiable thirst. "Ma'am sorry but we already took the hot chocolate off our menu last week! Since March 1, all chowking branches will no longer carry hot choco!" 

         I could kill someone at that very moment! The people behind me in line were very understanding and allowed me to rant on and on complaining and explaining to the order taker! They were actually very sympathetic which I found very amusing. They figured I must really love the hot choco since I opted to walk to the store when I could have had it delivered! If you still don't know, Chowking does not deliver hot drinks the same way Wendy's does not deliver Iced tea! Oh! They've got really good Iced Tea too. Anyway, my day today did not turn out as well as I hoped coz I didn't get my hot choco :( Went home with the longest face and broke the news to Gary as well. What did I do after that? Complained through the Chowking hotline. They asked for comments, they got one. Damn! I do hope they bring it back! :(  

            If you know of any place that serves really good hot chocolate, and for cheap, do let me know.Just post a message here. I will appreciate it a lot! I am talking about the old school, thick, rich, slightly bitter but perfectly sweet spanish Hot chocolate! 

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Sweetie, dun sa Panciteria Lido in T. Alonzo Street, Binondo. Promise. totoo. You will thank me! Anami introduced me to it. :) Miss you and hope to see you at the wedding!

Posted by charchar at March 6, 2007, 11:09 pm

try pancake house’s hot choco… i swear it’s sooo good… i can drink 2 cups in one sitting! :)

Posted by Val at March 11, 2007, 2:21 pm

Stumbled upon ur page coz ive been googling if chowking serves hot choco during afternoons..

Goodness, i wasn’t prepared for the terrible news! No more chowking hot choco?!!!

Posted by meg at July 27, 2007, 4:01 pm

hello meg! your message made me smile. thank you! Good to know that I am not the only one that passionate about chowking’s hot choco! i hate to be the one to break it to you but yes, they decided to discontinue with it. I am hoping and praying that they do come back with it :)

Posted by Gelli at July 30, 2007, 4:56 pm

Here to the rescue! We have a collection of the finest tasting traditional 100% Cocoa from all over the Philippines. I am willing to let you guys taste it for free. I can a thermos made and sent to your office or house. Your first thermos is on us for free! We also have a small shop in Bangkal Makati.

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Sincerely,
Kit

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Posted by Kit Herpacio at November 3, 2007, 12:49 pm

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