November 23 is the day my sister
was born. That means a celebration slash pigging out. She went home on her
birthday. Good thing Iligan City (where she is studying) is just a bus away
from home although the travel takes around 4-5 hours. We usually just cook food
at home. Well, what I mean is them because I can’t cook. But the effort and
time of cooking definitely didn’t appeal to us. Plus, you have to wash the
dishes. So we all agreed to just eat outside.
When it comes to delicious and
affordable food in Gingoog City, the establishment that first comes to mind is the Grahe Sidewalk Grill. It is also known for its beautiful and cool ambiance. Grahe is a Cebuano
term for garage. It is not your ordinary
kainan (eating place) because it is
themed as a garage. When you go inside, you would notice plate numbers
decorated on the walls. There are also old automobiles being displayed.
This one’s an important reminder
to diners (refer to the picture below). When it comes to choosing a table, they
should take into account of how many they are. One of the little problems that
I observe in any food establishments is that costumers just pick a table that
they find comfortable without thinking that the one they occupy are for 8
people while they are only three. When a company of 8 individuals arrive, a
problem occurs because the only available table is only for four. Actually, we
shouldn’t be bothered about it. That’s one of the perks of arriving first; you
have a choice of where to sit. Then that’s the problem of the owner when their
other costumers don’t have any place to occupy. But then come on, we should be
sensitive to others.
Grahe is most popular of their
barbecues. I love barbecue. I think almost everyone loves bbq that’s why they
are drawing a lot of carnivores to their place. :p The entrance welcomes you
with their raw meat which are yet to be grilled. There are many kinds of
barbecues to choose from. You can have different parts of a chicken like legs,
necks, wings and more. You can even have a chicken’s internal organs. Of
course, there is also pork. You can say that barbecues are a mainstream food
where you can buy in many places just like in our city. But I tell you, Grahe
provides the best taste here.
You have to get a plate and put
there the items you are ordering. When you’re through, you have to give it to
the crew sitting nearest to the displayed raw barbecues, so that it will then
be grilled. He would then give you a piece of paper which you are going to hand
to the cashier located inside. At the cashier, you can order other stuff like
drinks and other foods to eat. Aside from the barbecues, we ordered kinilaw,
tuna sisig, 5 cups of rice, 2 bottles of Tanduay Ice and 1 lt. of Sprite. My
father paid around P500. Although our foods were yet to be cooked, we waited
not too long. I was just dismayed that a waiter approached and informed us that
they didn’t have kinilaw anymore. It was really disappointing when you look
forward for something and it doesn’t happen. It was just an utter disappointment.
L But I got over it
quickly. :p
We enjoyed our food. We had 2 cups of rice
each. Yeah, we additionally bought 3 cups of rice. While eating, there was a
LIVE band performing ala MYMP. The lady has a good voice. I remember that she
sang Nina’s Someday, Perri’s A Thousand Years and Southborder(??)’s Kunin mo na ang lahat sa akin huwag lang ang
aking mahal oooh ooohh. It was not a surprise that you would eat with an
emo heart because of the music.hehehe. Seriously speaking, it was nice eating
while listening to music, well, that kind of music which was relaxing.
After devouring, we had our
camwhoring moment! Haha! This generation just thinks that there is a need of capturing
every moment of our lives. Thank you to my parents who were cooperative.
Here’s the birthday girl who was
checking her facebook account. Grahe also has a free wi-fi connection which you
can directly connect.
That was our simple celebration
to the simple lady who is very dear in our hearts. J
P.S. If you are planning to go to
Grahe, please do remember that they are only open during DINNER TIME.
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