1.

I have dropped in to about six Jollibees in the last two weeks, however until today it
was only to order some much needed cold water. I am trying (somewhat) to stick to
a healthier diet so while Ive long heard of Jollibees, Im trying to veer myself away
from fast-food as much as possible. However, since Jollibee is such an iconic and
large franchise here in the Philippines I would be remiss in my duties to not stop in
and try out their signature Champ combo meal.

Here in the Philippines there is a vast selection of types of foods. Some franchises cater
more to the Asian palate while Jollibees seeks to provide more of a Western alternative
similar to McDonalds. Just earlier this year Jollibee bought out the existing Burger King
franchises in the Philippines making it the major burger player in this region.
I ordered up the Champ combo meal, with large drink (diet Coke), standard fries and an
extra bottle of water. (Gotta stay hydrated here and soda dont cut it.) Total came to 174
Pesos equivalent to about $4.14 USD. The burger took about 8 minutes to arrive. In a
country where everything moves at a leisurely pace, I really didnt mind as typically every
Jollibee Ive entered has excellent air-conditioning (air-con) in place. And no matter where
you staggered in from.. that alone is reason enough to stop in to get away from the heat and
humidity of the day. Their other items, such as fried chicken, spaghetti and chicken burgers
were ready to serve so Im guessing those are actually their biggest sellers. Even one of
the locals told me, Be sure to try the chicken if you dont like the burgers.

2. Burger Machine.
It was created in 1981 by Fe Esperanza S. Rodriguez and a sister who both planned to turn two old small
buses into mobile stores, an idea they adapted from America. It was their fondness for hamburgers that
inspired them to make a business that would serve for the masses. The stores were then opened near
two gas stations in Quezon City. They all began with a capital of P40,000 with nearly two dozen
employees working continuously. This non-stop service earned Burger Machine the nickname of "the
burger that never sleeps."
A year later, a third store was opened. The company was nationally recognized.
In 1990, the Corporate Office in EDSA started and was called EDSA Business Unit. It was also in this
year when the Food and Nutrition Research Institute of the Department of Science and Technology
confirmed their burgers as source of the most nutrients in terms of peso value compared to other leading
hamburger chains.
Through the years, Burger Machine launched dozens of branches including stalls and full-scale fast food
restaurants. But during the Asian Financial Crisis of the 90's, the company saw more struggles and was
forced to close down several branches and restaurants. Burger Machine is now back to its roots
operation which is 24/7 burger stands for the masses.

3. Angels burgers
In terms of where Angel's burger have started I am not sure. I have tried to ask the
branches that I mostly drop by, but they said they are just a franchise and that is
all, even wikepedia and google can't answer my search and would just give me
related articles, like that will help! haha!

Their best seller is basically their buy one take one burgers, in which there is a
cheese burger variant if you want that more.

In terms of prices, Angel's burger is 21 pesos while their cheese burger is 31 pesos.
Its actually a bit cheaper but the size of their burgers a bit smaller.

One trivia I found out about their patties is that they are made from puso ng
saging a bit of meat and some meat extenders,unfortunately I wasn't able to find
out what is the English term of that vegetable.

The thing I liked about Angel's Burger is that they are easily available. Like literally
in every part of my neighborhood there is like one or two stands in every corner. But
the thing that I don't like though is that since they are a franchise, each stand is
different from the other. For example, In one stand I went to they offer coleslaw as
an additional for their burgers while on other stands they don't offer coleslaw. Their
sauce is only ketchup with mayo.

The service also differs from one branch to another. I have seen some stands that
has the nicest crew while others have like robots that don't even interact with their
customers.