During the Sinulog Festival, January 19,2025, we decided to have our lunch at a famous restaurant that sells grilled foods. We chose to eat at RIBSHACK SM CEBU - SM City Mabolo, Cebu, Philippines. Ribshack is a Filipino favorite since they offer unlimited rice and a wide variety of dishes which will truly satisfy our cravings.
We arrived here at around 11:30 am and arrived into this long que of people waiting in line to get their spot in the restaurant. Since it is Sinulog season, it is already expected that there are a lot of people wherever restaurant we will eat, so I told them to just extend their patience so that we can eat here. We waited in line for about five minutes which is not that bad.
As you can see, the store has a lot of bandiritas all over the place since it is Sinulog season and you can really feel the festive feeling. Their menu is also posted outside for everyone to see.
These are the prices of the foods in Ribshack and for the rice, they have unlimited rice where you can refill all you want.
The Ribshack spareribs is priced at ₱129.00 or 2.21 USD. The pork bbq meal is also at ₱129.00 (2.21 USD). The chicken pecho is ₱179.00 (3.07 USD)
and the Chicken Paa for ₱159.00 (2.72 USD. These prices are very affordable and I guarantee you it is worth the try.
They also have beef kebab meal for ₱209.00, Boneless Bangus and Blue Marlin which price varies per size. They also have Korean Spicy Pork for ₱185.00 and Korean Chicken Barbeque for ₱185.00.
I ordered spare ribs and three pieces pork barbeque. I will rate the foods 10/10 and the rice they used was so good also.
You might want to try it here in RIBSHACK if you are craving for Filipino grilled foods. I highly recommend it here. They are located in the ground floor of Sm City Mabolo, Cebu City, Philippines.
A photo of me and my college best friends who are my Sinulog buddies this year.
It was such a fun experience with my college best friends. We used to eat just near our school way back college days and sometimes we just bring our own food and eat it together in our classroom during our college years.
After college, we have all been busy in our own individual lives, juggling work and employment and some have entered the field of business. That is the reason we rarely see each other anymore.
Sinulog season is one of the best event to get reunited with friends and families. It is the biggest festival in Cebu City and there are a lot of activities to do during the festival season.
But, here we are now, entering adulthood, traveling and eating foods that we want. We have already indeed come a long way. In a favorite Bisaya line, ”LAYO PA, PERO LAYO NA.” We may be far from what we really aspire in life, but we are slowly getting there. Day by day.
It is really important that you invest in the right friends who are always there for you and always got your back. We are college best friends and we have been with each other’s lives for quite some time already.
To good food and good company! Ciao!♡