Jack's Blue Plate Diner, Best Burgers in Bicol

Jack's Blue Plate Diner

Best Burgers in Bicol

Heavenly Garlic Breads

It was a day before the local elections

and it was raining hard in Naga City.

We left home for lunch and headed to Pili

to try a diner located just near the city outskirts.

We have been hearing about the great food

and humongous burgers at the Blue Plate Diner,

…but we really never had a chance to dine there

as it is located off way from Naga City.

We finally decided that  it was time to try this new diner  

that has been gaining good reputation of serving

affordable but great tasting Fil- Am dishes.

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We  ordered Pork Sinigang as a soup starter.

I would like to devote a little time to rave about  this pork sinigang

that my wife described this as an un- Filipino version

but the  most delicious sinigang in the world.

It had the right sourness as there is just enough trace of vinegar.

You could eat it glamorously without  wrinkling your face.

The vegetables are not overcooked  and still fresh and crispy .

The  pork was lean and chewy making  this Blue Plate dish

 a healthier version of this favorite Filipino fare.

It was only my son who wanted to have a full meal

So he ordered their all day breakfast fare of Tapsilog.

The tapa is was carved neatly and tasted like a steak.

It was so deliciously tangy- not the sweetish version

or the candied type Pinoy Tapa that we got used to.

They also served yummy Pasta Dishes…

…and I ordered a huge Western Burger

made of 100% Angus beef,

…topped with crispy Onion Rings

lying is a bed of lettuce and tomatoes

and oozing with western barbecue sauce…

This burger is to die for – I complimented the owner

Who happened to be there when we dined.

She served us a freshly baked Garlic Bread on the house,

It  tasted so good and heavenly fluffy that we debated about

the deliciously familiar taste of this tasty bread

that we knew we have already tasted in the past.

‘It tastes like Beignet, a popular pastry in New Orleans

but with garlic topping instead of the powdery sugar’-

the lady restaurant owner volunteered.

We have visited the city of New Orleans twice in the past

and indeed- how can we forget when we queued

for hours to get seated at the Café du Monde 
just to sample their popular pastry?

Everybody loved the Garlic Bread and the Burgers

but we were too full to eat some more.

We decided to take home the garlic bread-

…and four yummy burgers of different versions

from  Classic Jack’s  Burger named after the American owner

two Western Burgers and Jalapeno Burger

that we could eat once we get home.

Blue Plate Diner is CamSur’s hidden culinary treasure

located at the Shell station just  few meters away

from the Naga City and Pili boundary.

It may be a little off- way from the Naga City center

but the few minutes of travel is worth it

for what this great restaurant has to offer.