FLAVOURS OF ILOILO

There seems to be a beef liver festival in some restaurants in Iloilo City in the last few months. Almost every week, I see new beef liver dishes being advertised and I just couldn't say no these delectable gastronomic creations. To start with, there's Beef Liver with Tagalog Sauce at Bauhinia Filipino Cuisine . Almost like the beef steak or bistek , so to speak, its taste is easily recognizable thus making it deliciously familiar. The sweet and sour mix of flavors in the sauce plus the caramelized onions blends just right with the taste of the liver.   Here's another liver dish cooked in a very familiar way - Sizzling Sisig . A perfect pulutan whenever you find your self at Floyd's Famous BBQ  restaurants, but as for me, its a viand with garlic rice. Chopped and seasoned, it comes sizzling with egg! Extra rice please! (Floyd's also serve Sizzling Liver Steak ) And if you want something of an international flavor then head to Bourbon Street Restauran...

Here comes a new delight from Floyd’s! Crunchy, flavorful and with very distinct prawn taste, Floyd’s Cracklings will give additional delight to your delicious dining. While waiting for your order, munch on the tasty prawn crackers and be delighted with every bite.  Floyd’s Cracklings is available in Sour Cream and Cheese flavors. (Floyd’s Famous BBQ has branches at JM Basa, Ayala Technohub, and The Atrium)  /press release

I never knew they had it on their menu but as explained it was just almost a month ago that Floyd's Famous BBQ at The Atrium served Pancit Molo. A perfect partner for all their barbecued specialties like their famous pork and chicken barbecues, this pancit Molo is smells good and tastes even better. The soup is clear and like the original recipe has flavours of pork, shrimps and chicken. It also has a garlicky essence as bits of this spice were sprinkled as toppings. I literally saved the best for last for I really loved how the Molo balls tasted even though the amount of filling was small. The meat had a sort of spice and flavour that makes you want to have more. And for PhP50/bowl, you will certainly yearn for more. 

I can still hear the resounding crunch of this chicken skin  I had at Floyd's Famous BBQ at The Atrium a few hours ago. Despite the many time I've been there, this never made it to my table - almost always two-pieceof pork barbecue for me. So it was one great discovery today and it's the crunchiest one I ever had - though I have a limited chicken skin "repertoire". A quick dip even in the simplest vinegar concoction will surely make every bite of this fried chicken skin taste like heaven, even how sinful it is. It's another must try, no, make that must order item on the menu the next you drop by Floyd's Famous BBQ at The Atrium mall.

Floyd’s Famous BBQ recently launched new items on their menu and among them is the Big Breakfast Combo.   Take your pick from bacon or ham that comes in two pieces with two big pancakes, scrambled eggs and vegetables. A complete meal to start your day right. On the sides, they also have Mac and Cheese, a Cheesey Macaroni soup, Mashed Potato with Gravy and Macaroni Coleslaw.   A perfect ender to this treat is the delectable Milk Chocolate Mousse Cake. Now, there isn’t only one or two but a whole lot of reasons to visit Floyd’s Famous Barbecue with branches at the Ayala Techno Hub, Plaza Libertad near the new Iloilo City Hall and the original branch at The Atrium Mall.

Floyd's Famous BBQ now gives Ilonggos more pleasure in enjoying it's mouthwatering pork and chicken barbecue as it opens it's newest branch at the Ayala Techno Hub. The first restaurant to open in the complex, it now positions itself as the place to be in this part of the night life centrale of Iloilo City. It's just a few strides from the Boardwalk Complex and a mere 5 minute walk from Smallville, in no time, Floyd's will surely be a melting pot of good food and good chill out spot. With sleek and modern fixtures for the the exterior, which is good for the smoking and happy drinkers crowd, I find cool to "rise above the crowd" with those specially designed tables and stools that gives a "bar" like feel. It's also a good way to street your legs after a tiresome day doubled with the good food and drinks. Going inside, one still finds the same set of furnishing but has a more subdued ambiance just right for those who will enjoy a cozy lunch or...

If you think you’ve tasted the best-tasting barbecue in town, then wait until you've tasted Floyd’s Famous Barbecue. Prepare yourself for the delicious, affordable, and fun Floyd’s. Your palate will be ignited with a zesty variety of classic dishes, from breakfast to dinner, very affordably priced for all those craving for mouthwatering delights. From sizzling Pork Sisig , to the classic Spicy Buffalo Wings , to the perennial bestseller, the famously irresistible Pork Barbecue , Floyd’s offers a wide variety of excellently-prepared dishes. Floyd’s will also be open for a fun-filled night out with your barkada. It will serve a variety of favorite beers and even serves beer towers for group drinking spree. Very soon, Floyd’s will open at Ayala Technohub, located at Boardwalk, Glicerio Pison Avenue, Mandurriao, Iloilo City ./*PR

I again met one of my favorite pork barbecue a few days ago when I had an early dinner at Floyd’s Famous Barbecue. This combo meal is an automatic order for me every time I line up with a lot of people especially during mealtimes. Understandably, it is always an SRO crowd during lunch and dinner most of the time, queuing for their specialties. The savoury and tangy barbecue sauce is perfect for the skewered pork with the highlight at the end – a piece of pork fat. Each bite comes with a longing for another and ends with a sigh of satisfaction. Then comes the craving and the cycle repeats itself. Floyd's Chicken Barbecue with a flavour that's a combination of the American style barbecue and the local inasal. A dry rub of a few spices creates a new dimension in taste from the usual barbecues or inasals found in most restaurants in Iloilo. It would have been a more complete meal if I ended it with dessert that I’ve been craving for since the last time I had them – a plate of hot b...

An invitation from Floyd’s Famous B-B-Q came at the right moment for it has been a long time since my last visit to this restaurant at The Atrium Mall . Together with the owner, marketing consultant and other bloggers, it was a hearty lunch consisting of the restaurant’s specialties – some, my personal favorites, while others worthwhile discoveries. To start with, why Floyd’s ? I mean none of their lineage is named Floyd or were they inspired by that sassy cook I often seen on TV making dishes and among them, barbecue. I learned it was simply just a good name and quite a catchy brand for an Ilonggo restaurant. It was later revealed, that decades ago, “Floyd” was the “it” name to call a buddy or almost anyone. Our lunch came one by one and true enough, their best seller, specialty and the one that earned Floyd’s the line “famous barbecue”, was served first – pork barbecue . Ironically when I had first stick years ago, I didn’t quite like it. But the next visits changed my liking and ev...

My first entries on Floyd's were nothing special. I even said that I don’t like their barbecue. But then things changed after my next few visits for I am starting to like one of their best sellers, pork barbecue. I had brunch at Floyd's during Kasadyahan right after the mall opened and while everyone was still watching the said festivity. So I had the pleasure of being there when it is not yet full packed, a rare occurrence especially during lunch and dinner times. I got myself a double pork barbecue combo (PhP50), an extra java rice (PhP15) and probably the cheapest glass iced tea for a place of with this ambiance, only PhP12. It came with a bowl of soup and few atachara strands which I finished in just a single "bite". Both free side dishes were actually good and whipped up my appetite.It was a delicious meal that came with a view of the Capitol and some of the festivities below. I finished my first cup of rice eating only half a stick of the barbecue since I am...

My first blog entry on Floyds Famous Barbecue wasn’t on the positive note but this one surely is. After two visits I only had one photo to show but this entry will make up for it. It was late lunch so I had a big order, a chicken barbecue meal (PhP55), a one-piece pork barbecue meal (PhP29, PhP50 for 2 pieces) and the cheapest glass of iced tea (PhP12) anywhere given the setting of the restaurant. It was a rather long wait since I was not with my VIP friend, whom our order arrived instantly; this one took the usual 15-20 minutes even around 2pm on a Sunday. But the pork barbecue alone was worth the wait, it was actually really good compared with the one I had months ago. Their chicken barbecue just was okay but also way better than my previous visit.Now I know why there is always almost a long queue at Floyd's during meal times. Don’t expect me to be a part of it but expect me to have a 2-piece pork barbecue next time.