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Filipinos Love Crispy Fried Chicken and this Restaurant Chain is A Testament to that timeless longing for it since the early American Occupation in the 1900's. Max's is known as "the house that chicken built." Its story dates to 1945, when U.S. occupation troops were befriended by Maximo Gimenez, whose house became a gathering place. The Stanford-educated teacher then decided to open a cafe where he could give the GIs a taste of home, serving chicken, steak and drinks. His niece Ruby managed the kitchen and cooked up fried chicken that attracted locals as well, and with more traffic and by popular demand, the menu expanded to include Filipino specialties such as Kare-Kare (oxtail stew), pancit (stir fry noodles), Crispy Pata (deep fried pork knuckles), lumpia ubod sariwa (fresh spring rolls with heart of palm), etc.
The Fried Chicken off course! it is fried to a crisp with no buttermik breadings like the Southern Fried Chicken of the American South but nonetheless, it is still crispy outside and soft inside and is paired with Jufran Banana Catsup ( a filipino invention). 2 piece meal with rice costs about 150 pesos. Kare-Kare costs about 400 pesos an order. The Cholesterol laden Favorite of mine Crispy Pata at 450 pesos an order. And the Buko-Pandan Claude's Dream at 70 pesos an order.
What are you waiting for! dash to the Nearest Max's! Theme: LocalPrice: less than US$10 » Currency ConverterComparison: about averageAddress: 998 Roxas Blvd. Cor. Remedios St ., Malate, ManilaPhone: (632) 404-3556 to 58Directions: 998 Roxas Blvd. Cor. Remedios St ., Malate, ManilaWebsite: www.maxschicken.com
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 Bacolod Chicken Inasal Logo by shintarojon
Open for lunch and dinner and offers delivery.
PRODUCTS & SERVICES:
1. Delicious Charcoal Chicken on a Stick
2. Delicious Grilled Chicken on a Stick
3. Petso (Breast)
4. Pak-pak (Wings)
5. Isol (Tail)
6. Atay (Liver)
7. La Paz Batchoy
8. Pancit Molo
9. Pancit Efuvel
10. Puto Manapla
11. Insal - Paa (Thigh)
12. Dinuguan
13. Puto Pao
14. Bangus Lumpia
15. Crispy Crablets
(last date took my lunch - March 15, 2004)
1. chicken legs - PhP 73.50
2. talangka rice - PhP 53.50
3. bottomless ice tea - PhP 53.50
no service tax Leave a Comment Theme: BarbecuePrice: less than US$10 » Currency ConverterComparison: about averageAddress: M. Adriatico St. Pedro Gil Wing, ManilaDirections: Robinsons Place, Level 2, Taste Buds
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The halohalo is so delicious the ice is so fined and the lecheplan is so mouth watering. Theme: DessertComparison: about averageAddress: club pilipino st. Greenhills sanjuan
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 My Birthday 2006 at Barrio
Fiesta, Philippines by jumpingnorman, 4 more photos
During my birthday in 2006, I just rented the Barrio Fiesta which was located at the SM Megamall for just about P25,000 (Philippine pesos - maybe about $500) so I can have my birthday there along with live music from 3 musicians (strings) and lots of food. It's a good deal because all my friends and family were satisfied - and so was I.
The ambiance is very Filipino and the food selection is as Filipino as you can get - nothing weird but just plain good. Barrio Fiesta is so famous that it has several branches in the Philippines and there are also several in the USA - like in Milpitas and Glendale, California and even here in Arizona.
I have included videos of my birthday at Barrio Fiesta here on VT at my Philippine and Manila Page. My cousin even sang with the string musicians to serenade me...
Barrio Fiesta Caloocan City (02) 364-450
Barrio Fiesta Malate (02) 521-7884
Barrio Fiesta U.N. Ave. (02) 524-4584
Barrio Fiesta Marcos Highway (02) 645-3733
Barrio Fiesta Makati Ave. (02) 899-4020 to 21
Crispy pata and Kare-Kare Leave a Comment
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Savory, one of the Oldies but Goodies restaurants in Manila, is known for its good-tasting fried chicken and gravy. A whole chicken goes for P300. The resto has a few branches in the city and this big one at the old Escolta Street downtown is the original, I was told.
Other local dishes are also available in the menu. Drinks are quite pricey. A fresh buko juice goes for P70.
Tried the following:
Fried Chicken Rice with Fried Egg -- P135
Camaron/ Chopsuey/ Beef Rice Toppings -- P130 Theme: DinerPrice: less than US$10 » Currency ConverterComparison: about averageAddress: #207 Escolta, Binondo, ManilaDirections: At the Binondo end of Escolta.
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 by yen_2
The photo shows the fruite & vegetables being sold at the Market...
The Filipino cuisine is more moderate in its use of spices than some other Asian foods. Rice is the staple and is served with almost every meal. Fish features strongly and is served grilled, boiled, fried or steamed. Crabs, lobsters, prawns, oysters, tuna, freshwater fish and a regional speciality called 'sweet maliputo' are all commonly found on local menus. Pork or chicken dishes are popular and include adobo, arroz caldo and crispy pata (fried pig skin). Vegetarians will have no trouble in Manila. Try gulay, (a vegetable dish simmered in coconut milk), mongos (chick peas) and pinangat (vegetables with very hot peppers).
Here's a Kitchen recipe for you;-)
CHICKEN and PORK ADOBO (Meat in Tangy Sauce)
Ingredients:
1 cup native vinegar
1 head garlic, crushed
1 tsp. ground black peppercorns
1/4 cup soy sauce
1/2 kilo pork cut into 1' x 2' pieces
1 chicken cut up
1 1/2 cup water
1 tbsp oyster sauce
cooking oil for frying
Procedure:
Put chicken and pork in a saucepan. Combine vinegar, garlic, pepper, soy sauce, water and pour over the meats. Let soak for 30 minutes. Simmer uncovered until tender. Strain the sauce. In a frying pan, brown garlic, chicken and pork in cooking oil. Pour sauce over, cover and simmer until sauce thickens.
Leave a Comment Theme: OtherDirections: Kamayan Sa Nayong Pilino (Filipino) Nayong Pilipino Complex, Pasay, Manila Tel: +63 2 812 3247
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 by imho
Best Filipino restaurant: Kamayan is still the leader of the pack. You have a choice of eating the traditional way (with your fingers) or with kubiertos (flatware...less fun).
Best Chinese food: At President in Chinatown.
Kamayan and President are always packed with locals (Filipinos and Filipino-Chinese, respectively), which is always a good sign. They're huge, well maintained establishments as well.
No Filipino culinary experience is complete without experiencing adobo (pork and/or chicken stewed in soy sauce, vinegar, pepper corns, and garlic). Seafood dishes such as Kamayan's Yaman Dagat in chili sauce are also sure fire hits. Kare-kare (oxtail in peanut sauce) with bagoong (fish paste) shouldn't be missed.
At President's be sure to try their eel and 'two-toned fried rice.' Sheer heaven. Leave a Comment Theme: OtherDirections: Kamayan has several branches: Pasay Road in Makati, EDSA Greenhills, Timog Avenue, SM Megamall. President is located on Ongpin St. in Chinatown.
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 by Grootpiet
Seafood there is great Leave a Comment Theme: OtherAddress: 1619 Macario Adriatico St., Ermita, Manila
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There are too many to mention! I loved the tradtional Filipino restaurants where you can enjoy freshly prepared fish (milkfish, yum!) and plates such as 'Pork Adobo'(with plenty of garlic), 'Roasted Lechon' (pork) and 'Pangsit' (fried noodles, mostly eaten as merienda, a snack).
In some traditional restaurants you may eat with your hands! I loved that, since I am from Indonesian descent and on occasion my family an I do the same at home. Leave a Comment Theme: Other
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Dampa
Dampa is a cluster of small restaurants lined-up adjacent to a fish market. THe restaurants offer whatever is available fresh from the market. Most locals opt to shop in the fish market themselves and have the sea produce cooked in any of the restaurants, by any conventional cooking method one would like whether grilled, deep-fried, etc. just name it and thé restaurant staff will cook it.
Seafoods galore- shrimps, fish, squid, etc. cooked grilled, deep fried, raw/cooked in vinegar(kilawin) or as Filipino soup-base (sinigang) Leave a Comment Theme: OtherDirections: In front of Olive's Plaza, Sucat Road, Paranaque City
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