DESPITE the increasing prices of rice and other commodities in the market, Cagayan de Oro-grown restaurant, Dear Manok, is still serving their signature grilled chicken and other items in their menu at an affordable price.
Their eighth branch opened last September 8, in SM Downtown Premier, Cagayan de Oro City. Dear Manok still lives up to its tagline “affordagrill” as they offer quality products at reasonable prices.
“Because we want na, as our tagline, dapat ‘affordagrill’ gyud gihapon sya. People nga mokaon dili ma deprive na kanang ‘oi, na mahal naman,’ so mga ing ana. We want it na affordable gihapon, kaya ra gihapon sa masa,” Emily Goyeneche, the operations manager of Dear Manok, said.
Dear Manok’s well-known grilled chicken costs P124 (grilled chicken wing-unli rice) and P113 (grilled chicken leg-unli rice)
“Ang amo lang is we want to give, in terms of menu, we're always in the process of innovations. But of course ang among flag product is the grilled chicken so we really want it to be consistent gyud with the quality kung unsa tong pagsugod gyud lugar. So there should be consistency among all the branches,” she added.
Goyeneche also assured that their clients will receive the quality product and services they deserve as part of their commitment to their customers.
“Nagbayad biya gyud ang customers so we want to give back also, we want to value the money nga ilang gibayad sa amoa,” Goyeneche said.
“We want to give them the wow service gyud, by the time mag open ang tindahan hangtod sa last customer nga mosulod sa restaurant,” she added.
The restaurant only serves chicken, seafood and beef, reassuring the Muslims and Seventh-Adventists that dishes in Dear Manok are pork-free.
The SM Downtown Premier branch is the fourth company-owned branch in Cagayan de Oro; the other three are located along Tiano Street; Chavez, Divisoria; and in Gaisano Mall.
Dear Manok also has branches in Barangay Pala-o and Robinson's Place in Iligan City; Gaisano Mall in Butuan City; and in Tagbilaran City in Bohol.
“Ang among flag product is the grilled chicken so we really want it to be consistent gyud with the quality kung unsa tong pagsugod gyud. So there should be consistency among all the branches,” Goyeneche said
“Maski pag unsa kadaghan ang branches, consistent with what we really wanted our customers nga mao ang ilang makaon gyud bisag asa ka nga area nga Dear Manok mo visit,” she added.
Apart from their grilled chicken, Dear Manok also offers other dishes such as: fried chicken, chicken curry, chicken chicharon, kinilaw, sinigang na bangus, pancit canton, garlic kangkong, halo-halo, French fries, tuna burger meal, and among others.