The famous Jollibee mascot

The Filipino version of Mc Donalds opened in Riyadh today!  After long months of anticipation, the famous Filipino fast food chain that is Jollibee finally saw the light of day… momentous day today, Sunday, 06 February 2011.  While in the office, our email in boxes were swarmed with joyous announcements sent by friends that Jollibee already opened!   Well, no doubt,  it is a Filipino thing.  It is our trademark!  So, we don’t want to be left behind and out of excitement, right after office, we headed to the store to be a part of those fellowmen “kababayans” who like us were too proud to see the shiny Jollibee mascot at the facade of the store and sample the  famous meals we loved so much back home.  Oh! It was a delight to see  the kids and their parents posed and inconspicuously took snapshots with the well loved mascot frontliner.  The store is manned by  almost 100% Filipinos and we can all feel the warmth in their service and for sure the store can be a help for those who are homesick even through their meals.

I ordered my favorite chicken joy with gravy and Jolly burger for hubby.  I was not surprised if the taste abroad is a bit different considering the difference in ingredients used here.  Since it is Jollibee afterall, we can tolerate the difference and appreciate the taste.  The chicken joy’s gravy comes close with the Philippine whip.

This weekend, expect that all roads will lead to Jollibee store and parking space will not be available.  So, better for us to stay away from the Batha area if we don’t want to get caught in the festive chaos..  Every Filipino especially the kids are excited over this good news….

Yehey!!!