PEPPER Lunch, Sizzle it Your Way!

At Pepper Lunch, you get to cook your own choice of meat (beef, chicken, pork and salmon) over a patented electromagnetic cooker (plate patented in Japan) that is heated up to 260 degrees Centigrade, and heat on the plate is held up to a minute. Hmmmm… Sounds interesting for a sizzling pepper lunch :)

With over a hundred branches in Japan and across Asia, including South Korea, China, Taiwan, Singapore, Indonesia, Thailand and the Philippines, I feel sorry for having to try Pepper Lunch this late.

 

Inside Pepper Lunch is a very typical fast food chain – packed with diners wanting to taste their sumptuous steaks.

You begin your dining experience at Pepper Lunch with initially having to order and pay at their counter before you take a seat (unlike any usual restaurant where you are seated first, allowed to check their menu, and call on a waiter to order). This looks like a fast food chain setup but oh well, this matches the restaurant’s DIY dining concept :)

At the counter, you will be presented a screen summarizing your order plus the amount you have to pay. You are asked to check if the order is correct and proceed with the payment if so. The cashier will assign you your table number but remember that if you prefer a specific seat that’s available, the cashier can always allocate that to you.

My friend Jason’s CUT STEAK AND HAMBURGER COMBO (Ala Carte, Php 345.00) came with this literally burning skillet.

The cut steak was raw when served, and waiter gladly offered to cook his steak. The raw steak looked really fresh in its pinkish color, but noticeably fatty. If you love your heart, I suggest you don’t try this one.

 

After turning the meat over, the cut steak and hamburger went brown and were cooked after a minute.

 

Mine was the HAMBURGER AND CHICKEN COMBO (Ala Carte, Php 315.00).

The steak was served with several veggies: corn kernels, bean sprouts, and baguio beans. It also came with a bowl of Japanese rice.

The serving seemed a big portion as veggies were spread all over the sizzling plate but as soon as I got everything cooked, I found it wasn't a good deal for my Php 315.00. The same goes for Jason’s Php 345.00 meal.

The sizzling plate was covered with the instructions but I believe you won’t be able to read everything before you cook. You’d have your meats burned if you decide to read everything first. I will be posting the cooking instructions at the later part of this review to guide you in your Pepper Lunch dining.

My uncooked chicken and hamburger looked really fresh in that plate and were topped with a luscious butter (very yummy!!) that added a very wonderful flavor to my meal. The meats seemed long soaked in a very fantastic marinade. They still lacked seasoning though, and this is understandable for this is the very reason why you’d enjoy Pepper Lunch – you will be a chef for at least a minute :) And that’s the very thing I take pleasure from every time I cook: seasoning and tasting my dish.

The hamburger was tender and delectable. The chicken was tender, tasty, and not dry.

I tasted all the seasonings they offered at the table: freshly ground pepper, honey brown sauce (Amakuchi), and garlic soy sauce (Karakuchi). Their honey brown sauce is exceptional! I bet you’d consume much of that when you dine at Pepper Lunch. 

Drinks cost Php 44.00 each plus Php 22.00 for every drink refill you’d ask :)

 

 

Tips to those wanting to dine at Pepper Lunch for the first time:

1. Do not touch their electromagnetic cooker as it is very hot. Your hands might get burned.

2. You have to cook your raw meat at once to maximize the heat of the electromagnetic plate. This is very crucial especially to those like me who want their steaks well done. You need to turn over your meat constantly to get a wonderful cook.

3. Don’t just continuously flip your steak. The steaks have a bit of teriyaki sauce and onion sauce but you still have to season it while cooking because it requires flavour. Choose to season your steak with a variety of seasonings they offer: freshly ground pepper, honey brown sauce (Amakuchi), and garlic soy sauce (Karakuchi).

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Official cooking instructions as printed in the plate cover is below:

Steak and Hamburger Steak

1. You can cook both sides of your steak on the place as the beef is raw.
2. When the steak is ready, please put steak sauce (Amakuchi - Honey Brown Sauce or Karakuchi - Garlic Soy Sauce) on it.

3. You can place the cooked steak on vegetables so that it will not be overcooked.
4. You can also cook the vegetables on the place. Then you can taste it with a steak sauce.

Pepper Rice

 1. Please mix them up equally as there is a butter and sauce in the middle of the plate.
2. The more you mix them up, the more delicious "Pepper Rice" you get!!! Why? You will see it!

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Total bill is Php 748.00. No service charge.

Pepper Lunch in Shangri-la Plaza Mall is comprised of friendly staff – always ready to help you with your cooking, and come with smiling faces.

Jason and I loved the food but we literally smelled delish right after – like our steaks ;( They should have air vents hanging above each table to clear the smoke fast.

Pepper Lunch offers magnificent tasting steaks but they come with a quite expensive price. But if you want to sample their DIY dining experience, you might want to check it.

**Pepper Lunch**

Products: Pepper Rice (Beef, Curry Beef, Teriyaki Beef, Seafood, Salmon, Chicken), Premium Beef Steak, Steaks, Burgers, Angus Beef

Location: Garden Court Level, Shangri-la Plaza Mall Ortigas, Metro Manila, Philippines

Store Hours: 10:00 AM – 11:00 PM

Contact Number: +632 634 3231

Website: http://pepperlunch.com.ph

Other Pepper Lunch Branches:

*Concours Level, Power Plant Mall  at Rockwell Center Makati City, Philippines

+632 895 3164

*2/F Corte de las Palmas, Alabang Town Center, Muntinlupa City, Metro Manila, Philippines

+632 556 8498

*2/F - Phase 1 Greenbelt 5, Legaspi St., Legaspi Village Makati City, Metro Manila

Philippines

+632 501 3759

*UG/F, SM Megamall, Julia Vargas Ave Mandaluyong City, Metro Manila, Philippines

+632 637-3889      

*233-235 2nd Floor, 2149 Entertainment Mall, South Veranda SM Mall of Asia.

*G/F Padre Faura Wing, Robinsons Place Manila, Adriatico St. Manila, Metro Manila Philippines