Yay!!!        Finally Jolibee is here in Sacramento CA!  For years I have wanted to satisfy my cravings for the great food they offer but was out of luck.  Of course when I was in Cebu City and Dumaguete last year I was able to have some.  But now, OMG, I can do this right here in river city.  Isn’t this great?  Dili (no). 

Here I am, my first visit to Jollibee in Sacramento.  I’m so excited.      My mouth is already watering just thinking of the tasty foods that I am about to enjoy.  Little did I know, that soon I would be crying. 

So I proceed up to the counter to order.  “I want a Champ Burger” says I.  “Sorry sir, no Champ Burger” was their response.  “Ok, how about a Yum with Cheese”.  “Sorry sir, no Yum burgers”.  No burgers?  What’s up with that?  It was explained to me by a Jollibee representative there that due to nearby competition they cannont serve hamburgers or cheeseburgers.  Bummer.  Ok, “Can I have Burger Steak with Rice?”.  “Sorry sir, no Burger Steak”.  Hmmm.  Ok, I think, I love their sabaw (soup), especially the meat ball sabaw.  “Ok, do you have Molo?”.  “Sorry sir, no Molo”.  “Macaroni soup?”.  Yeah, you guessed it, “Sorry sir, no Macaroni soup”.  Ok ok, this must be a real “sorry sorry” store I thought.  Well, they only have Spaghetti and Chicken Joy.  And Peach Mango Pie.  Hilak, Hilak (cry, cry).   :-(   I must say that all the employees were very, very nice and polite.  I felt they sympathized with me but were powerless to help as these decisions must have come down from the corporate offices.  Wow, wish I could tell those corporate people how I feel!  I mean, I like Chicken Joy but what’s Jollibee without burgers?  And especially without my pinalabi (favorite) Molo?  There is no hope for my cravings now.  I had envisioned being a frequent customer here but without all the things I really love I will have to be a very infrequent customer.

 

So, sadly, I ordered and sat down at a nearby table to eat my Chicken Joy.  But it just wasn’t the same.  Know what I mean?