{"id":304010,"date":"2019-07-19T06:06:47","date_gmt":"2019-07-18T20:06:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/?p=304010"},"modified":"2019-07-19T06:06:47","modified_gmt":"2019-07-18T20:06:47","slug":"pepoys-restcafe-opens-in-ck","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/pepoys-restcafe-opens-in-ck\/","title":{"rendered":"Pepoy\u2019s Restcafe opens in CK"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_304011\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-304011\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Pepoys-pix.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-304011\" src=\"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Pepoys-pix.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-304011\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Pepoy\u2019s Restcafe is located in the Armatech Building in Chalan Kanoa just right after the traffic stoplight at the U.S. Post Office. (Contributed Photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Check out the newly opened Pepoy\u2019s Restcafe in the Armatech Building in Chalan Kanoa, just right after the stoplight at the U.S. Post Office.<\/p>\n<p>Pepoy\u2019s is owned by the husband-and-wife team of Bong and Malou Malasarte. The two also own Armatech Corp.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe decided to open Pepoy\u2019s because we want\u2026our community to have a\u2026comfortable hub where they can dine and socialize with family and friends with great comfort food and good company,\u201d said Bong Malasarte.<\/p>\n<p>Pepoy\u2019s has an international cuisine, but it\u2019s bestseller so far has been its piping-hot bulalo, a Filipino stew made from beef shanks and marrow bones.<\/p>\n<p>Bong Malasarte said he wants Pepoy\u2019s to be a relaxing hangout\u2014a restcafe\u2014and a place where people can enjoy tasty yet affordable food. It could also serve as a spot where white collar-types can transact business, with Pepoy\u2019s serving fresh brewed coffee throughout the day.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe want to satisfy our customers with good taste of food and affordable price. We also want to create a comfortable ambiance where people are\u2026at ease,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Pepoy\u2019s is also unique because its furniture is made with wooden pallets and, for a limited time, the restaurant is giving away a Pepoy\u2019s T-shirt for orders of more than $30.<\/p>\n<p>Asked why they opened a new business venture during uncertain economic times, Bong Malasarte said the food business is actually austerity-free because everyone needs to \u201ceat three times a day.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe understand the current government situation and the austerity measure that they are implementing. But we feel this is also good timing to put up Pepoy&#8217;s. The place offers an alternative to a hungry stomach,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Pepoy\u2019s Restcafe is open daily from 6am to 10pm. It can sit a maximum of 40 customers. For any questions on the menu, take out, or catering, call 483-8895.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Check out the newly opened Pepoy\u2019s Restcafe in the Armatech Building in Chalan Kanoa, just&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":304011,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[3601],"class_list":["post-304010","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-business","tag-ck"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/304010","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/15"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=304010"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/304010\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/304011"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=304010"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=304010"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=304010"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}