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Jollibee Website
OK, it has been established that San Francisco has more than its fair share of lousy cheeseburgers, but it seems that they are actively seeking to best the worst by bringing in international competitors. Enter Jollibee--the Philippines answer to crappy burgers. Ready...Set...Terrible!
Jollibee was our futile, last ditch effort to find a morsel of burger goodness in San Francisco. That effort resulted in complete failure.The Jollibee cheeseburger was mercifully small, but it packed a wallop of crappiness. Steamed, rubbery, salty, searless--just craptastic. Oddly, this sliver of crap could not compete with the grinning evil on a bun delivered by Cafe Zuni, though.
It was barely worth reviewing--it was just a cheap, low-quality, unpleasant, highly processed bit of fast food awfulness.
No sear--just gray rubbberyness.
The seasoning was overwhelmingly salty.
The bun was thin and flabby.
The whole thing was a PASS.
Also, the fries sucked, but they weren't as crappy as the fishy mess served up at the Mission Beach Cafe.
What the eff is that little bee smiling about? The fact that he served you a turd, and you paid 2 bucks for it, that's what.
Burger Review : Weak--do not want.
Rating...1 Bite
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That looks like something you'd get in a school cafeteria.
ReplyDeletething is, only a Filipino who grew up in the Philippines will appreciate whatever Jollibee offers. and yep, it takes years and years of getting used to (we start off as tots). it's that "home away from home" sort of feeling that makes people (Filipinos) come back for more of the ("crappy") Jollibee burger. I can liken our l-o-v-e for Jollibee's products to something like this: a child who grows up being served kraft mac and cheese his whole childhood thinks those yummy home cooking recipes for mac and cheese are crappy. soooo...yes, Jollibee burgers would surely be crap to most people but it is also the tastiest treat for a small number of us. :)
ReplyDeletePoint well taken, CrazySpeareshake. On a positive note, I had an EPIC Filipino burger at the Neri's Curbside Cravings truck in LA. That was crazy delicious, and the Pan de Sel bread was perfect.
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EPIC is good! guess i gotta try that once i get to visit LA (after my Jollibee burger, of course LOL). I miss pan de sal, ugh. (btw, i love your site :) thanks mucho!)
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