Ang TOTOong CHICK Nag-eextra Rice!

"Extra rice, please!"

"Ha? Saan yun? May ganun?"

This is the usual reaction we get from friends when we tell them about "Mang TOTO CHICKEN Bacolod Inasal".  Here's the fun part, once they've experienced it, they in turn tell their families and friends about it.  Networking to the highest level!

Who wouldn't fall in love with Toto's (as we fondly call it)?  The food tastes great and yet the cost is cheap! An order of Kansi (bulalo), liempo, chicken, bbq, pitcher of iced tea (Php30 only), and rice costs a little over Php300 only - enough to feed Drive, Yaya, Mayordoma and Senyorito Lakwatsero. The inasal they serve is quite different from the branded inasal which is just like an ordinary BBQ.  Toto's version is well marinated.  If it's chicken, it's flavored to the bone! For the liempo, even the fat and rind portion is still full of flavor.  They also have chorizo de cebu, grilled version of our longganisa.  But what completes the meal (other than rice) is their Bulalo or Kansi. It has a tangy twist to it. Sabaw pa lang ulam na.  No exaggeration.  You can even request for a refill from the kettle-carrying waiter (yes, that's were the soup is).  Based on our experience, the rice and bulalo come first.  We can finish one serving of rice with just the soup and some meat from the bulalo.  You read it right.  We have already finished one rice. So when our order of different inasals arrive, we will order our extra rice.  Our lady friends who are used to saying,"half rice, please" forget this and instead say, "extra rice, please!"

Toto's also have branches in LB and Calamba but what sets apart the San Pablo branch is its setting.  It's not your typical mausok na ihaw-ihaw, the second floor is like a restaurant set in an old house with wide windows.  Ihaw-ihaw dining at its finest!  We are hearing talks that it was actually our cousin Pretty Boy Pogi who worked on the resto. If it is true, now we know why the place looks homey.  Good-taste (and looks?) runs in the family! Hahaha!

Mang TOTO CHICKEN Bacolod Inasal is located at "Bonifacio High Street". In Pabloy parlance, Bonifacio sa itaas yung makalagpas ng Jollibee Plaza sa tapat nang giniba nang lumang Shakey's na ngaun e perya na!

A friend of ours, Tito Teacher, who went to Bacolod recently said that nothing beats the original inasal that he had there but Toto's is your best choice in San Pablo.

Please note that the place is not that big.  So most likely, the place will be full during peak hours and your order might take some time because they still need to grill them. If you are craving for dessert afterwards, there's a bakeshop right beside it.  But if you want to have coffee to go with your dessert, there's a coffee shop nearby (we swear by their new york cheesecake).