Zoe Kimberly Santos and Paulyn Santos opened The Fifth Palate in July 2020, with a startup capital of around PhP3,000 to PhP5,000, and even while the world was braving Covid-19.
“We love to eat, cook, try/invent new food, and obviously we love Japanese cuisine,” Zoe Kimberly said, adding that “we always wanted to have our own (business since)… we love doing business and side hustles. I guess you could say that this unexpected event happening around the world gave us a push to start our own.”
It took them approximately three weeks to get ROI.
Zoe Kimberly said it’s because of what they offer – e.g. “we use egg instead of the usual sushi with nori wrapper,” she said.
It helps that everything’s affordable.
Must-try include the California maki and shiitake mushroom (PhP149.00 per tub), and eight pieces of sushi egg rolls with free soy sauce and wasabi.
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