Down To Earth - Niles

I ordered the Original Slow Burger. I was thinking that my order might come in small protions but its actually big enough. Its pretty good and inexpensive, will order again!

The place is great and I like how the call it a Farm Store. The tables are limited so I wouldn’t recommend it to big groups. Ambiance is so chill and made me feel healthy already. Their burgers are good but I wish I could afford the bigger ones ones were too expensive for me. I appreciate the sides and even the unique water bottles.

Organic food is the in thing these days. I do not blame anybody for wanting to change their dining preferences to something healthier. But, I want my burger and eat it too. And I am glad that Down to Earth is one of those places that can boasts organic that tastes great as well. Down to Earth primarily caters to supplying supermarkets and/or restaurants with their organic products. Nowadays, they also hold workshops for apartment and condominium owners to grow their own plants. In terms of food, Down to Earth currently focuses on different types of burgers. They use grass-fed native cows, lending a richer, gamier flavor to the burger. They also have a butcher shop at the back of their restaurant, so the meat is freshly cut, processed, ground, and chilled each day. It is never frozen, since native beef is leaner and its lack of fat would ruin the taste when frozen. Some of my recommendations when eating there are the Raw Leafy Kale Chips and the Foccaccia with Heirloom Cherry Tomatoes and Rosemary with a Grass-Fed Feta Cheese Dip for starters. Among their burgers, I enjoyed their Bleu Slowburger with its caramelized onions and Danablu cheese. Another favorite is the Lamb Slowburger topped with feta cheese and curry mayonnaise for that extra bite. Lastly, I recommend the Whole Hog Slowburger, which lives up to its name with a black heritage pork patty, smoked pork cheeks, barbecue pulled pork, white cheddar cheese, and kale slaw in a potato brioche bun. I recommend washing everything down with a glass of Purple Corn Kombucha, which is a reddish purple fermented liquid that tastes almost like wine and is best served chilled with ice for those hot days. For those who want coffee, Down to Earth also has its own supply of Dalwangan Catimor-Arabica Coffee that is strong and rich in flavor. Guests are also given a cup of milk fresh from Down to Earth's own dairy farm, which soothes the intense flavors of the coffee.

A place that aims to bring the freshest, top-quality, natural, and candid ingredients down to your table, Down to Earth has successfully catered to a large market of our health-conscious generation. Aside from being known for selling organic micro greens, they also sell free-range meat that's overflowing with flavor. Luckily, it has stepped up and decided to serve ready-to-eat burgers which you can consume right in the store! What I liked about this place is that they butcher their cows every day which guarantees that it's as fresh as you can get. And they have control over the parts of the cow (has a unique flavor for each part) to include in their burgers compared to other burger bars who buy their meat from a third-party seller. Their burgers are juicy (despite being 100% grass-fed--lesser fat than normal cows) and are well-seasoned. My personal favorites were the whole hog burger, and lamb slow-burger. Oh, and please don't miss their homemade free-range dairy ice cream!!!!! It's one of the best Ice cream for me!!! The flavors were all on-point (unlike other that tasted fake or underflavored). It was also not too sweet and handmade (they don't use ice cream makers). A must-try for me!!! I loved all their flavors! Place is a bit small, dark, and crowded for me because of their mini-grocery but worth the visit!

Down To Earth is a small shop along Yakal Street that offers 100% grass fed beef, free range pork and native chicken. They also have live micro greens and seeds available for those who want to make a backyard garden. It's more known to be a local produce store but they have ventured out to showcasing their products in the best way possible through food! In the shop, they've set up limited seating space for diners. Their specialty are their grass fed slowburgers. RAW LEAFY KALE CHIPS Good and crispy! GRASS FED BEEF JERKY Well seasoned but I'm not a huge fan of jerky. It does leave a little bit of a lard ish taste in your mouth. FOCACCIA WITH HEIRLOOM CHERRY TOMATOES AND ROSEMARY Focaccia was very soft! The heirloom cherry tomatoes were sweet. The bread is provided by a third party bakeshop Down to Earth provides them the vegetables and herbs for this. GARDEN SALAD The garden salad is composed of seasonal greens and edible flowers. The dressing was superb! Everything was just so fresh. SLOWBURGERS Background Down To Earth is a supplier of grass fed beef. They supply the whole cattle to whoever orders the beef. That was the original business. But due to the demand of having cut meat, they eventually ventured into that. For their slowburgers, they butcher the cattle on the day. They get the meat off the carcass in their small kitchen at the back of the store and chill it. No freezing. When an order comes in, then they grind the meat to make the burger. That's how fresh the burgers are! Since there's no freezing in the process, the meat you get is still fresh and juicy. All the flavors are still there! THE ORIGINAL SLOWBURGER My favorite among all that I tried. Classic burger topped with a sunny side up egg. Patty was well seasoned and juicy! Loved it! The potato brioche bun is light and airy. WILD WEST SLOWBURGER Their take on the classic cheeseburger. Patty was consistent. Great flavor! IMPOSSIBLE SLOWBURGER Their vegetarian burger made with chickpeas, wild arugula and parsley as the patty. It was a pretty crispy patty. I'm not exactly a vegetable patty fan so I can't say much about it. BLEU SLOWBURGER Well cooked patty! The caramelized onions went well with the patty. It has a sweeter flavor than the others. LAMB SLOWBURGER The lamb burger was so good!!! I enjoyed this. The flavor was there. You can really taste that it's lamb but it's not overwhelming. Well seasoned too! WHOLE HOG SLOWBURGER The barbeque pulled pork was awesome! It went well with the whole burger. GRASS FED DAIRY ICE CREAM Available in 3 flavors: french vanilla, chocolate and coffee. Loved all 3 flavors but the best would have to be the coffee. PURPLE CORN KOMBUCHA Kombucha is basically fermented tea. This kombucha is homemade with black tea fermented for a month using SCOBY. They also infused it with purple corn which gives it that purple color. It's not really alcoholic but since it is fermented, there might be small alcohol content in it. It tastes a bit like an alcoholic cocktail but it is pretty good. But it is an acquired taste. DALAWANGAN CATIMOR ARABICA COFFEE Single origin Arabica freshly ground coffee. They serve it through the drip method and make the cup one by one. I loved it! Try mixing it with the ice cream. #ZomatoFMU #FoodieMeetUp