Don’t bother looking this stall in and around Iloilo City for it’s virtually inexistent. “Michael’s” is colloquial truncated Ilonggo term for “sa may kilid-kilid”. A term for those generic stalls selling food items to almost anything. Very commercialized as they may seem, but it’s really something part of the gastronomic culture anywhere (in the world as a whole).
Mostly found in populous areas like plazas, markets, in front of hospitals, rows of stalls selling anything that can be placed on a barbecue stick abound. From the usual pork barbecue to innards to hotdogs and of course chicken, these “Michael’s” offer cheap, quick and sometimes good eats.
Like this chicken inasal, it may not be as big, juicy, and fleshy as those in inasal houses but it smells and tastes good. I may often choose this one over those well marketed (or hyped) chicken barbecues around. It offers plain and simple good taste without much pretension whatsoever. With marinade as simple as soy sauce, ketchup, sugar, vinegar, 7-Up and others plus barbecued right before your eyes (though may already be half cooked), its really one some cheap, yummy and quick eats.
But of course, cleanliness is a must and it starts with a good and organized surrounding that would eventually lead to a better and cleaner preparation. And it pays to buy from a trusted vendor to have a worry-free gastronomic adventure.