A sumptuous lunch of grilled, fried, sauteed and barbecued favorites highlighted the day after the stressful yet very, very ,VERY enjoyable Iloilo Zombie Run. Good thing we were based near the new branch of Jo's Chicken Inato along Commission Civil Street in Jaro, so it was very accessible that we just walked our way.
The smell of freshly grilled chicken welcome us and a pecho combo was already in the bag, they ran out of pa-a then. Jo's is one of my favorite inasal places for years now having tasted it during college in their branch outside school. The taste still is pretty the same - mouthwatering, that you'll never stop until you feel the pain in your stomach because of gluttony. It looks good and taste even better even without the toyomansi-vinegar dip.
Instead I reserved it for the Lumpiang shanghai side order - vinegar and fried lumpia ... heavenly. I almos finished this order of friend spring roll all by myself as I was lost in the delectable combo. That gave me more reason to ask for more rice since they also have this "Rice No Limit" novelty.
Good thing it was for their adobong kangkong was so flavourful that even just the sabaw alone I could finish my rice serving. I had chicken liver barbecue in mind but absent mindedly said yes to pork liver barbecue but it was still delicious though that i devoured my share - forgetting to get some photos.
Finally to finish up the sumptuous meal, an order of the famed buko halo came to our table. I was intrigued with their homemade vanilla ice cream that I got a separate order. But it was just the usual sorbetes I assume but it was refreshingly good. The buko halo was just okay, nothing spectacular, I enjoyed the ice cream more. I can just look back years ago that this buko halo was the ultimate dessert, but not anymore.
But it was still a very satisfying lunch - from the food itself to finally being able to visit the newest branch (they've just relocated ). And given the chance I'd still go back for more maybe try something new, finally have that chicken liver barbecue and ofcourse, the specialty of the house - Jo's Chicken Inato.
Jaro Balay Manokan - Jo's Chicken Inato is located along Commission Civil Street in Jaro beside the American Compound and a few meters from SM Hypermarket.