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| - Jollibee is a fast food chain restaurant that originates from the Philippines. The location at Kennedy Commons Plaza is their first foray into the Toronto marketplace. A second location will be opening at Seafood City Supermarket in Mississauga sometime in 2018.
I just got back this afternoon from Jollibee's and the wait times have died down. The wait this afternoon was only 1 hour, when the place first initially opened, the wait times were anywhere from 6-8 hours. You enter a tent and are given a number and you wait in line inside the tent, When you get closer to the front, a staff member asks you what you want to order and you are given a slip with your order details.
I ordered a 6 piece bucket of the crispy fried chicken ($14.99 plus tax), you have the option of regular or spicy, I went with regular. A container of gravy also comes with the fried chicken. I also ordered the Amazing Aloha burger ($6.99 plus tax) which is a burger with cheese, bacon, lettuce and pineapple topped with a honey mustard dressing. I also ordered a pineapple juice ($2.49 plus tax) as a beverage.
The Amazing Aloha burger was surprisingly really good, juicy patty and the pineapple gives it a nice sweet balance. It won't blow you away in comparison to a lot of gourmet burger joints in Toronto but for a fast food chain burger, it's pretty good.
The crispy fried chicken was just okay. It's nice light, juicy and has a nice crispy skin but I found the seasoning to be a little underwhelming. Perhaps I should have went with the spicy option. I have tried a lot of fried chicken places in Toronto and I didn't personally get the feeling of wow, that's really good when I first bit into the fried chicken. At the same time, it wasn't bad but nothing special. The gravy was pretty good.
The pineapple juice was really good and really refreshing and something nice to offset a fast food meal.
Overall, Jollibee is a pretty decent option for a fast food chain and reasonably priced in comparison to other fast food chains in Toronto.
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