Hala Bira: Dinagyang lunch at Uncle Tom's

After the frenzy of the Dinagyang Ati-ati contest last Sunday, I met with blogger and forum friends for a much needed energy boosting event - lunch! It almost 1pm and most food places in downtown Iloilo City were full packed with revellers that we decided to go far away from this maddening and hungry crowd.

Enter Uncle Tom's. Not only famous for it's fried chicken but also for it's ambiance comparable to an oasis amidst this urbanity of the city. I've been here countless times and I always see fried chicken in front of me so it was fitting to have another round of fried chicken this time.

A family pack platter is the best option for big groups and since we were about a dozen we decided to have 3 platters - better in excess than short of it. Besides our hunger might surprised our appetite that time so we came in prepared.

Side orders composed of seafood chopsuey, chicken potato salads and pancit completed our lunch.

Piazza Suprseme pizza is another staple when at Uncle Toms as an imported order from the adjacent pizzeria. Good thing they are sister restos that importing orders are permitted. With large pizza orders, the pizzas never came to see the next hour as they were compeletely devoured - lol.

We were halfway through this lunch when matinee idol Dingdong Dantes came in with his group. It was an added attraction for our group by then to have shared our lunch -lol.

Thanks to KEN07 of SSC for the last photo

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