BBB-2

Since I started food blogging last year, there have only been a handful of restaurants that I've gone back to after I tried them. As much as possible, I go to a different foodie place on every occasion so that I would always have something new to share with my readers (if there's any. hehe). Big, Better, Burgers or BBB is one of those few. I've gone here four times since December 2012. No need for further explanation, I guess. Hehe. Those who I've brought here have made BBB their favorite burger place, too - my daughter AJ and friend Pam. They too love BBB hamburger for its thick, tasty patty. AJ loves their pesto pasta too. BBB pasta dishes are quite unique because they have burger patties as toppings. Mmm...I love those too! In my first BBB post last December (yep, this is my 2nd post about BBB, hence the title), I shared how I loved their fish fillet sandwich as well and my son, the burger steak with rice. You see, there are many things to love at BBB. On my latest visit to BBB last week with Pam 
and another co-worker/friend Gloria, these were our orders:

1/3 Pounder with Cheese value meal (with fries and iced tea). I think this was around P175.

This was my burger before I unwrapped it.

BBB Meatballs in Fresh Tomatoes, P122.

Iced tea that went with our burger meals.

     
                 Meanwhile, when my daughter and I were at BBB last May, we had these:

BBB Meatballs in Pesto Sauce, P109.

1/3 Pounder Value Meal (w/o cheese), P163.

So what's the only thing I don't like about BBB? They don't serve coffee! I hope they'd put my favorite drink on their menu soon :-) 
Two branches of BBB that I've visited so far are at Robinson's Magnolia and Wilcon Depot along Visayas Ave. in Quezon City. There are 11 branches at present in Metro Manila.

My many favorites at Tropical Hut Hamburger

What is the oldest hamburger fast food chain in the Philippines? If you're thinking Jollibee, you haven't seen the light. Haha! While Jollibee was born in 1975, Tropical Hut Hamburger came to being more than a decade earlier or in 1962 (according to an article I read in the Internet). The first time I got to eat a Tropical Hut hamburger, it was the '70s and I was an elementary schoolgirl (That was before I first set foot at a Jollibee store). I remember thinking that burger from Tropical Hut was one of best things I'd eaten in my young life. 

Today, over three decades later, I still think Tropical Hut's burger is one of the best tasting hamburgers in the country, especially among those served at popular fast food chains. But it's not just the burger that I love at Tropical Hut: There's their fried chicken and the sandwiches. How I love their clubhouse! The fried chicken has the same texture and crunch as Jollibee's famous Chickenjoy and in my opinion, as delicious, if not more. It was just yesterday that I last ate fried chicken at Tropical Hut and hours afterward, I was still daydreaming about it. Haha! Yum! Meanwhile, I love that they serve good brewed coffee all day-long. 

Another thing I like about this fast food chain is that aside from the Westernized offers, they also have Filipino dishes like dinuguan and bistek tagalog rice meals that one could have for lunch and dinner, and palabok and beef mami for merienda. For dessert, they have halo-halo and mais con hielo, among others Tropical Hut has a wider range of dishes than other fast food chains and that's an advantage for it. The sad thing is that there are now fewer Tropical Hut stores in the metro. How I wish there could me more. The branch I frequent is the one at the Quezon City Memorial Circle.

Double Double Burger, P115.

Clubhouse Sandwich, P90.

Clubhouse sandwich with fries.

Chicken sandwich with fries and drink, P81.

2-pc Fried Chicken with rice, P118.

Brewed Coffee, P30.

Real Leaf iced tea. Add P17 when you order a meal and want your softdrink changed to iced tea. 

I agree with the slogan!

My boy loves Tropical Hut's fried chicken.

Bigger, better burgers indeed!

Though I love sandwiches, I'm not really a burger person and I could go for months, even a year without a hamburger. So when we were about to eat at Big Better Burgers, I wasn't excited nor eager, I felt I just wanted to try something new. In fact, when I was actually at its branch at the Robinsons Magnolia mall, I didn't go for a burger but a fish fillet sandwich. My two kids, however, ordered burgers - my daughter a sandwich (with fries and drink) while my little boy chose to have burger steak with rice. The two allowed me to have a taste of their burgers and was I impressed! They do make very good burgers at Big Better Burgers! The patties were big and thick, juicy and flavorful! What's more, they're not fried but grilled, thus are healthier - a bonus! My fish fillet sandwich was not to be left behind, though. The fillet was crusty and crunchy on the outside but tender inside. Yummy! Even the fries here were delicious. Though they came in thick slices, they were no way soggy. They tasted great, too. I'm convinced they were the best fried potatoes I've had in my four decades (Well, a little over. Hehe.). I was definitely sold about the food at Big Better Burgers. And good eats deserve a repeat, don't they?

Bistro Rice, P115.

Fish Fillet Sandwich, P130.

It's as delicious as it looks.

BBB Value Meal with fries and iced tea, P140.

Skin on fries, P60.

Big Better Burgers has around 11 branches around Metro Manila. Go find one near you and have a good burger today. :-)