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Friday, November 14, 2014

THE MCGRIDDLES ARE NOW IN THE PHILIPPINES!




          I still remember the morning after I arrived at the United States. I had a whole slew of restaurants that I intended to invade, and I couldn't wait to make my way through that list. A lot of those places were restaurants I found in Man V. Food and other food shows I'm obsessed with but, but for some reason, the first thing I wanted to try was a McGriddle from McDonald's. 

       Thankfully there was a McDonald's 5 minutes away from my Uncle's place where we were staying at Laguna Niguel, in Southern California, so my brother and I made the quick drive, first thing the following morning of our arrival. 

      What makes the McGriddle rather unique is the way the "Griddle Cakes"- which serve as the sandwich buns-, have the maple syrup baked into it, giving the cake a tinge of sweetness that goes well with whatever savory filling you choose. 

      I really enjoyed the McGriddle, and I must have gone back for one at least four or five other times during my 5 weeks in the United States. My mentality was to enjoy it as much as I can, because I highly doubted that the McGriddle would ever be available in the Philippines anytime soon. 

      I was wrong. 

      I'm proud to announce that the McGriddle is now available for breakfast at selected outlets here in the Philippines! 



          The McGriddle is available in three variants:
       

  Sausage McGriddle (P98 w/Coffee/P113 w/ Coffee & Hashbrowns)

   The most basic of the McGriddles is actually my favorite. The innate sweetness of the griddle cake goes perfectly with the savory goodness of the sausage.


 Sausage Egg & Cheese (P113 w/Coffee/P128 w/ Coffee & Hashbrowns)

   Rina loves having eggs with her breakfast, so she preferred the variant with Scrambled egg. The creaminess of the eggs was a nice touch to the Griddle sandwich. 


  Bacon, Egg & Cheese (P113 w/Coffee/P128 w/ Coffee & Hashbrowns)
   
   The sweetness of the griddle cakes really goes well with the smokey bacon, and delicate richness of the cheese. And besides, it's bacon, so it's awesome by default. But the reason why I prefer the Sausage McGriddle is because there's nowhere enough bacon in here for me hehe



Now here's the tricky part.. 

WHERE IS THE MCGRIDDLE AVAILABLE IN THE PHILIPPINES?

Unfortunately, it's still in limited release, with only the following branches carrying it during breakfast hours:

McDonald's Branches in The Philippines with McGriddles:


Navotas
Sun Mall Welcome Rotonda
Farmer's Market
Pioneer Reliance
Ortigas Extension Cainta
Quirino
Granada
Tarlac Hi-way
Sto. Tomas Batangas
Dona Soledad
Bankmer (along Ayala Ave)
Lucky Chinatown
Matalino
San Pedro
Binan
Blue Ridge
Las Pinas Talon
Project 8
Angeles Intersection


   It's here for a limted time only so I would try it as soon as you can! 



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    1. Not a fan of the selection of locations either, but thankfully pioneer isn't too far from me hehe

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  2. Yey for Project 8, thanks for this sir Richie :D

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  3. Is the Blue Ridge branch the one with the basement parking along Katipunan Extension? (I think it's also beside Banapple?)

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    1. JoshBau, I'm not 100% sure, but that's the one that came to my mind as well :)

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  4. alam mo sir Richie... napapansin ko na talaga.. ayaw ng MCDO sa akin!! waaaaaaaaaaaaaaa! !!!! Can't wait to try this out.hmmm pwede kayang via delivery na lang? hehehehe :D :D :D #tamad #iwantmcdo ! !!!

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    1. Kamukha mo daw kasi si Jollibee! hehehe

      No delivery for the McGriddle yet, bro, sorry!

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  5. Hooray for Sun Mall! hahaha :)
    Definitely trying this on the way to school tomorrow :D

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  6. I checked the McGriddles yesterday at Farmers Market. 25 minutes to make!! I cried!!!

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  7. boom unfair!!! ang mlapit is project 8(kung sa bahay) and blue ridge (kung sa office naman) madaya pa rin kasi WALA MAN LANG SA EASTWOOD which is mas maraming foreigners dun...

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    1. I honestly don't understand the logic of their locations either =/

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  8. I wonder why they didn't put it in branches located in the major business hubs. Hmm weird haha

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