Rib-Tastic Rescue: Ribshack and Llaollao Saved The Day

The month of January has been amazing! Certain things happened along the way. It was definitely a roller coaster ride. But, the highlight was the trips I had with my boyfriend. We’ve been to many tourist destinations in Cebu and have tried different adventures, be they in the North, South, or Metro Cebu. Whether riding along the highway or on the mountainous barangays, January witnessed that. For this blog, I will tell you about the escapade we had when we experienced the Visperas of the Sinulog, wherein we experienced walking kilometers going back and forth, and how the worth-it food in Ribshack and the tasty and trending ice cream in town, llaollao, serves as our savoring survival.

Well, it is not a secret that Cebu caters to all interests. This place offers a wide array of experiences, from solemn to wild to mediocre to calm. Name it all! The clubs, the malls, the beaches, the parks, etc. Cebu is immensely wealthy in culture, nature, and people.

Thus, if you are the type of person whom do not want to be in a crowded place, especially during fiestas or grand celebrations of a city, it would be a challenge for you to experience the Sinulog Festival. Hence, we decided to just attend the Vesperas mass and not during the actual fiesta celebration. We first decided to park our motorcycle at SM Cebu and just decided to walk from SM City to Basilica Minore del Sto.Nino. That is approximately 3.7km via A. Soriano Avenue. Before that, we actually arrived at SM City Cebu at around 3 o’clock in the afternoon, then decided to stroll around the mall and had dinner first at Ribshack. Ribshack is definitely worth trying. For only 129 pesos, you can already have unlimited rice and pork ribs that make your mouth crave for more. Carbs really won that time! HAHA! After we had an early dinner, we saw the stall of the trending ice cream of which I do not know how to pronounce the name—llaollao. A number of people fall in line just to buy the ice cream that is a bit sour at first but super tasty in a while. I cannot pinpoint the exact definition to describe the taste, but it was good that I wanted more.

After everything, when the clock struck 4, we decided to begin walking from the mall to the church. It was a good thing that we decided to walk rather than bring our vehicle with us because there was heavy traffic as the solemn foot procession began.

Even though it was tiring, my stomach and my soul were fulfilled and content. The bonus was that we could exercise through walking and had 18,000 steps that night.

The pork ribs and the ice cream saved us from a long night's walk. Praise be to God!