Tuesday, January 19, 2010
Hopefully jolly weekend in Saudi
Langhap sarap, crispylicious, juicylicious Jollibee is here in Alkhobar. I'm jumping for joy...for a chicken joy!
I've something to look forward to in Alkhobar this weekend: Jollibee will be opening in Al Rahmaniya Mall! Jolliyippeee!It's actually a re-opening because someone opened a Jollibee store in Alkhobar more than five years ago. They were an instant hit but only for a short period. After some time, they begun serving RTE meals which are not a standard of Jollibee (vegetable toppings with fried chicken, pansit, adobo, etc). Plus their chicken sometimes tasted stale. A friend quipped: They should change their menu to Chicken Sad because it honestly tasted bad. The first Jollibee (I think they're not really a legally franchised Jolibee store) folded up after a few months.
And now this...
I hope they last because there's quite a competition here in Alkhobar when it comes to chicken menu. There's an Andok's Lechon Manok store which competes with Golden Broasted and Al Fawaz Broast. (My uber favorite is Golden Broasted -- always crisp, freshly-cooked and the chicken pieces decently sized). There are also other restaurants here that offer grilled chicken (far healthier than deep-fried chicken) like Al Tazzaj, Tandoor, Baba Habbas, etc.
Good luck, Jollibee! Albeit the competition, I hope they become 'bida sa sarap' here in Alkhobar.
(I checked Jollibee's website. So far they only listed the three Jollibee Jeddah stores as their international chain here in Saudi. I wonder how they are competing with the famous Al Baik in Jeddah...
I'm looking forward to seeing Alkhobar in Jolibee's international map soon!)
Update: They are opening on 24 January 2010.
Here are some of the photos I took this afternoon of Jollibee's soon-to-open store in Rahmaniyah. (The kabayan who's standing there is a Jollibee service crew. He's the one who told me of their opening day).
nabz good news yan . wat time ba sila magbubukas? kita kits na lang tayo sa isang chicken Joy! langhap sana msarap! :)
Wow, ang palabok ang pinakagusto ko sa Jollibee! Buti pa sa Alkhobar magbubukas na ang Jollibee, sa tingin ko matatagalan pa bago magkaroon nito sa Adelaide.
May kanin kayang isi-serve ang Jollibee-Alkhobar? Sigurado ako kapag sa Australia walang rice yan, chips at mashed potatoes. =,{
dito sa Dubai mya Jollibee, kaso parang fine dining ang dating, wla rin sa mall, katandem pa cya ng round table - they serve pizza and pasta, prang greenwich. Masarap din nman ang food but we are not a fan, siguro kung kapareho ng jollibee sa pinas ok na ok
wow! nagutom tuloy ako...
There are two branches of Jollibee here in Jeddah, but we usually eat in Sarawat branch, at least twice a month. My favorites are chicken joy(Spicy)and burger steak!
Haha! Kahit na KFC ang paborito ko ngayon, hinding0hindi pa rin mawawala ang Jollibee sa listahan ko. Ganun talaga pag kinalakhan mo. Paborito ko rin yung palabok nila! hanggang ngayon hindi pa rin makuha ang timpla dito sa bahay. hehe
Kuya I love Fawaz more than Golden Broasted. Yeah you're right.. filipinos have something to look forward too this weekend.. kahit spaghetti lang... at least meron ng alternative ba...
tawagan nal ng tayo bro. di ko p alm sched ko hehehe. wat time ba openning?
BTW, 1st cousin ko si Danton and he was the editor in chief ng heights sa Ateneo DE Manila, well respected English professor, columnist and script editors at anu ano pa. Kaya sa profile ay wala ako masabi ns kanya.
Well, kulang ang sinabi ni Cabrera. Di niya pa siguro napupuntahan yung sa Balad Branch or sa Khalediyah. So to sum it up, 3 branches nila dito.
I tried going to Balad during Weekdays to check and lunch time to see kung mabenta sila and they are doing great. Laging full ang mga tables nila, ganun din sa Sarawat pero di ko alam sa Khalideyah kasi once lang me pumunta doon.
This is good news, there are rumors that Jollibee will open its branch in Doha soon.
Though I shy away from fast food chains because of health reasons, I am happy and proud to say that we have Filipino owned and managed fast food chains which can compete with international fast food entities in the world.
This weekend na ba? Excited na rin kami - as in ako at ang buong pamilya!!! Yipee! See you in Jollibee :) Lahat tayo bida!
What a nice blog neb...kodus to you...anyway kitakits na lang tayo dun sa take-out area
jollibee should give you an extra service (unlimited chicken joy) for this ad..anyway looking forward for a healthy competition and tangkilikin ang sariling atin...kodus to your blod neb
uy, that would be nice for you, pinoys who are abroad.
sana lang eh kapareho ng lasa dito sa pinas at diyan sa abroad.
@siyetehan - of course kasing lasa naman ng sa Pilipinas eh kaso pati serving ay katulad ng sa Pilipinas. Yung Chicken Joy nila ay ganun din ang lasa at yung size pareho, yung spaghetti at yung jolly hotdog ay ganun din.
Maraming sana, like sana inisip nila na dito sa bansang ito (Saudi Arabia) sa KFC or McDo ang small nila ay kasing-laki ng large natin especially sa French Fries.
Pero ang nakakatuwa, locals here found our food great and they even have local repeat customers.
Iba talaga si Jollibee. Baka later doon pala kami kumain ng lunch sa Balad Branch.
Based on the photos, magsi-serve ng rice ang Jollibee-Alkhobar! That's good! U
Nebz, thanks for the update. My whole family has been waiting for this. Look forward to seeing you guys in JB!
kakainggit naman kayo dyan at may jollibee na dito malabong malabo talaga...ikain nyo na lang ako ng spaghetti o palabok
buti pa dyan me jollibee na kmi dito need pa umuwi ng pinas para lng makakain ng chickenjoy at spaghetti.. kya dis yr. pag uwi ko humanda yang jollibee na yan susgurin ko yan hehehe..
napadaan lng po take care always & god bless..
wow! that's good news ha! nakakatuwa naman. i'm not a big fan though but iba pa rin talaga yung makita mo ang sariling atin na rumarampa sa ibang bansa. ewan ko ba ba't di kinaya ng Jollibee na pasukin ang Singapore. mashado kasing mataas ang standard nila when it comes to food ingredients.
what i miss about jollibee eh yung sundae fudge nila at balat ng chickenjoy (balat lang talaga) :)
nebz pahiram ng ilan linya ha hehehe!
yey! sa sunday we' ll be there!! excited nako kumain ng langhap sarap!! nakakamis ang gravy at ang spageti!!