My Favorite Place To Eat In The Philippines
Posted by dmihalia | Under Uncategorized Monday Aug 25, 2008Recently RT Cunningham of the website Untwisted Vortex did a post on Jollibee in his series on Philippine success stories. Jollibee, it seems wanted to take the fast-food concept of McDonalds and apply it to the Philippines. The food served there if you’ve not been there is typically American style fast-food with a Filipino touch.
But my favorite place to eat in the Philippines is Chowking. Instead of serving western type fast food Chowking as per their website “ pioneered the quick service Oriental restaurant concept in the Philippines which combines the best of Western fast-food service and the delicious taste of Chinese food in Oriental restaurants.” So what I get from this is they are doing the same thing as Jollibee but where Jollibee serves Western fast-food, Chowking serves Oriental food. Either way it tastes good and there are over 300 hundred Chowking restaurants in the Philippines with at least 10 more in the US. They also have Chowking restaurants in U.A.E. and Indonesia.
When you visit Chowking you will see things such as Lumpia, Pancit, Bangus, and my favorite Halo-Halo. I believe they have the best Halo-Halo around but if someone has better let me know because dry hot days were made for Halo-Halo. There are other Oriental style dishes on their vast menu too numerous to mention but I have to mention the Siopao or my wife will edit this post with her own remarks. I think as far as Siopao goes Chowking’s is a little dry but my wife likes it and she’s more of an expert than me.
The Chowking I visit the most is the one in Pavillion Mall about five minutes from my house in Binan. But with over 300 stores in the Philippines it seems like they are on every corner. I also like that when you order they give you a number and deliver the food to your table. Last but not least all of the counter girls are friendly and cute!
Hi Dan - Not sure if you are aware, but Chow King is owned by Jollibee! So, you are really correct when you say that Chow King is doing the same thing as Jollibee with a different category of food!
Hi Bob- Yes I am aware of Chowking being owned by Jollibee and I probably should’ve added that to the post but then again Jollibee is not my favorite place to eat.
My favorite restaurant in Marinduque is Barbarosa, a German-Filipino restaurant in Gasan. It is owned by a german expat who married a local marinduequena. Their
specialty are german sausages and seafood pizza. The pizza is comparable to the pizza of Chicago or New York. The seafood pizza contains fish, clamps, squid and shrimps.. Makes my mouth water just writing this. I always take my guests there so that they can experienced a unique culinary experience while visiting Marinduque.
nice site, fresh and interesting keep up the good work
Chowking is my husband’s favorite fast food too.. He says he’s addicted to congee and halo halo and need to have at least a weekly fix of it.
If you ever go to Bicol/Legazpi City in South Luzon, DJC Halo Halo is a must try. It’s the best halo halo I’ve tasted.. Their main branch is in Tiwi Albay and they also have a branch beside Pacific Mall in Legazpi.
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Hi Aquarium Gallon
Thanks for your input.
Hi pinaywife
I’ll have to check out DJC whenever I’m in that area.
Hello - I will be moving to the Philippines, a date has not been set. Before I move I am planning a visit with a friend. His concern is the quality of the food, he is basing this thought on his experiences in Mexico. I am hopeful the food will be good. When in a restaurant in the Philippines I hope I don’t have to give the food a 2nd thought.
For me, to find Chicago or NY quality in the Philippines would be great. Not having good pizza is almost a reason not to move.
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