If you ask me what my go-to all-you-can-eat place is, I would without much hesitation say it is Tong Yang. True, it is not the best in terms of variety and you still have to cook your food. But, for me, the idea of cooking my own food is the reason why I like Tong Yang. It allows me to control the ingredients I put in my food.
If I don't want to add meat, I can choose not to. That's unlike most all-you-can-eat places where the dishes are already cooked. You cannot tell the restaurant anymore to avoid putting this or that ingredient.
If I want to put lots and lots of mushrooms and vegetables, I can do so. One of the reasons why I keep coming back to Tong Yang is to eat plenty of mushrooms because on my own I cannot buy even ¼ as much as those served in Tong Yang. At least, looking for and buying the different kinds of mushroom is off my list. I only need to get as much as I can eat and cook them.
If I want to put different kinds of fish or seafood into my sinigang, no one can tell me that it can't be. At home, some family members may find it odd for me to put two types of fish or maybe mix salmon with shrimp. Or, if they don't find it odd, they would stop me for budget constraints. One type of fish or seafood may already be expensive. Adding another would really put a dent in our wallets. In that case, I couldn't be stubborn. But, in Tong Yang, the ingredients are there and the price is set so I can do as I wish. read more