To be perfectly honest, I’m a really huge fan of hot pot. I
could still recall that as a kid I loved observing how the simmering pot would
be split into two—spicy broth for the oldies and clear soup for us kids and for
those who aren’t into anything spicy. We would fill the broth with watercress,
sliced beef, pork, squid balls, fish balls, tofu and taro. So when I received an invitation recently to
review another must-try hotpot restaurant, I immediately agreed. After all, it’s
been a long time since I’ve had a hot pot, I think the last one was with a
Korean restaurant in Quezon City. I got really excited to try COCA Restaurant
for the first time.
Located at the top level of Skypark at the SM Aura Premiere in Bonifacio
Global City, COCA’s known not only for their delicious hot pot but they really
have good a la carte offerings as well. I had no regrets braving the traffic I had
encountered from my place in Quezon City to BGC that weekday morning. The Buffalo
Bites was so, so good. Tender yet flavourful crispy chicken in bite sizes. I
was initially reminded of my nephew’s favourite Korean chicken, but I actually
like COCA’s better—crispy chicken with a tangy glaze that offered a mellow kind
of sweetness.
