Sizzling Pepper Steak is starting to get a lot of attention in the past few months. As like with other restaurants that become famous and profitable, the marketing is mostly word-of-mouth. The person who invited me to check this place out was no other than my boss and the CEO of Level Up, Jane Walker. My first Sizzling Pepper Steak dining experience was in their branch in Power Plant. After that, I was able to eat at their Katipunan and Promenade branches as well.

QUICKIE FACT SHEET
Name: Sizzling Pepper Steak
Location: Several Branches – Katipunan, Promenade, Power Plant, etc.
Type: Japanese style grilled and fried food
Price Range (per dish): P180 – P500

Find out what the fuss is about this place after the jump.

Sizzling Pepper Steak is one of the good examples of marketing a different kind of dining experience to get attention. Unlike your other steak places, here you are served the food half cooked. Apparently the plate that they use is some sort of uber device which continues to cook the food even if it’s not on the fryer anymore. If you order their main staple dish – the Beef Pepper Steak, you’ll have to pour the sauce on it and turn the beef over for the other side to get cooked as well.

So… why didn’t the waiter or the cook turn it over for you? Lol. There could be a billion reasons why. The best one that I can think of is that so you can enjoy the food “freshly cooked” or something to that effect.

For the taste, it’s actually very nice. It’s a different take on a seemingly ordinary dish. The spices and herbs that they used to marinate the beef really gives it a strong taste. The only thing I hate about this is that you’ll end up with a burnt tongue when you’re really hungry and you want to eat it as soon as it’s served.

Other than that, I’ve also tried their Chicken and Salmon Teriyaki. I have nothing but praises for those two dishes. If you will go to Katipunan, make sure to order the Chicken. If you’re going to Rockwell / Power Plant, be sure to try out the Salmon. Believe me, it is worth the trip and the money.

SUMMARY

Rating Card
1 – Waste of money
2 – Satisfactory – just okay. Nothing special
3 – Wow, something to remember.
4 – OMGWTFBBQ I WANT MOREZZ PLZZ

FOOD QUALITY: 3
DISH PRICES VS QUALITY: 2
CUSTOMER SERVICE: 3
RESTAURANT CLEANLINESS: 3
RESTAURANT OVER-ALL RATING: 2.75

All in all Sizzling Pepper Steak is a decent place to go to. It’s good for families or dates if you go to the branch in Power Plant. The branch in Promenade feels too “Fast Foody” so I would really prefer to eat somewhere else.