September 5: Yesterday (
September 4, 2011), my wife and I went to the highlands of Baguio City to settle an important matter. When we arrived to the city, first thing we did is to find a good resto to eat our hearts out. I asked my wife where she wanted to eat..she gladly said..Jacks! and we headed there..
Jack's Restaurant, owned by Igorot businessman
Jack Dulnuan started a sari-sari store in La Trinidad, Benguet which expanded into a bakery, and then into a restaurant which the locals love. There are many branches around the city...we chose the one in
Session Road, the place was quite small not like the other branches which are spacious. There is no problem with the ventilation since Baguio weather is cold. A crew approached us and handed there menu but we are not going to choose from the wide variety of highland recipes. We are here for the signature dish..The Jack's Rice. We ordered for it and a torte cake for dessert. Priced less than a hundred per order and 35.00 pesos for the torte cake, you can now have a complete meal for two with a budget of 250 pesos.
After 10 minutes our order was served. The famous
"Jack's Rice" really gets my mouth watering! The plate consists of Cordilleran lechon, lightly fried pork bursting with fat and topped with a thin, crispy layer of skin. This is not quite like lechon kawali (pan-fried lechon slices), it's juicier and not as oily. Add to this the roasted chicken, the fried egg, and the freshly cooked chopsuey and you have a complete, filling meal. The taste?..It was Delish! and satisfying. The only not so good thing was the dessert. The torte was dry and spongee but the filling was good. Anyway I was satisfied by the signature dish and we will make Jack's Restaurant one of the
"must" or
"to-go" places in our future Baguio trips.
RATING:
4/5 ★★★★
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