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Oyster Boy

Oyster Boy may not be a restaurant that serves Ilonggo cuisine nor it is owned by Ilonggos but it some way it continues the onslaught of Iloilo gastronomy in the big city. It is evident in their menu that Iloilo is their main source of seafoods especially that one that makes it name - oysters. They claim they oysters are sourced and flown daily from Iloilo. And so are their danggit, dried squid and palad.
Thanks to LEWDSAINT of SSC forum for the photos
Not only limited to these seafoods, Oyster Boy also makes reference to Ilonggo cuisine in their menu items as my Google search reveals.

From the Philippine Star
Have some soup for warmth. The restaurant offers the humble halaan shells in miso broth, made with some clams, chives, and yellow ginger. Afterwards, have some more starters — a hunky beef and mushroom salpicao, smoked tinapa roll, chicken wings, crispy palad, crispy danggit, deep-fried Pancit Molo balls, calamares prittos, crispy dried squid as well as several kinds of sisig – original pork, bangus, squid, and tuna.
The entrées in Oyster Boy can get really meaty. There’s the pandan spareribs that wrap individual pieces of ribs in pandan leaves. There is also the crackly good crispy pata that is served with a sweet vinegar sauce. Other things to try are the crispy tadyang ng baka, sizzling squid, kalderetang kambing, sinuglaw, crispy ginamusan na baboy, lechon kawali, and Lola Pacing’s 5-hour kare-kare. Oyster Boy also has its pinakbet, a stew of various local vegetables, with a lot of rice.
And the Philippine Daily Inquirer.
A lot of the food in Oyster Boy is typically Filipino; you’ll find dishes such as Pork Barbecue (P85 for three sticks), Sinuglaw (pork liempo and scallops cooked in vinegar, P140), and grilled stuffed squid. But some dishes have an interesting twist; their bestseller is Crispy Pata with Oyster Chili Sauce (P295), which is served with a dip made with leftover oysters. Their desserts are rather unusual; try the Goat’s Milk Pannacotta (P95), or the Guimaras Mango Brownie (P75).
Oyster Boy is bringing the best of regional cuisine of the Philippines by infusing regional taste recipes, and most especially sourcing it from the provinces.
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