My intern and friend were casually thinking about lunch two Fridays ago. Somehow, we all ended up wanting to go to Jollibee. My friend had never been to a Jollibee before. I hadn't been to the Mississauga location. My intern's family goes here all the time. We made a decision to have lunch here.
I drove us over here. It's in Heartland Centre next to the Seafood City. We got there before noon. I didn't have a problem finding a parking spot and backed into one.
The lineup was significantly shorter than that at Jollibee in Scarborough. We had a gameplan. My intern grabbed a free table and plopped himself down. He gave his order and cash to my friend, who ordered on behalf of him. I simply stood in line, trying to decide what to get.
I am thankful for my intern who is Filipino. He let me know what he likes from Jollibee. He tends to get the burger steak. He gets it with rice. He also likes the Yumburger.
I went a bit crazy. I ordered my usual, which is the chicken drumstick and spaghetti as a combo. The combo comes with a drink. I also got the burger steak (two patties) with buttered corn.
I would say that my friend and I were in line for ten minutes, tops. I was impressed. The lineup is at least twice as long, if not longer, at Jollibee in Scarborough.
I got a person at the counter who took down my order. I was paying with cash (I know, rare). She only took credit cards, but directed my order to her colleague next to her after she had entered everything. I liked that. He took my cash, got me change, wished me a good day, and handed me a buzzer.
I am so used to getting a fountain drink that I did it again. When I brought it to our table, both my intern and friend got the pineapple drink. Ugh!
Our table was a bit dirty. I went to get napkins. When I got back, my buzzer was going nuts. I wiped down our table, got my receipt, and took it over to the counter. I like that the woman with my order made sure that everything was on my tray. I thanked her and went back to the table.
The burger steak was phenomenal! If you like salisbury steak, you'll like the burger steak. It's simply comforting. I love gravy with sliced mushrooms. So good! My friend had fries with her meal and offered me some. I took each fry and dipped it in the mushroom sauce. Heavenly! If you know my take on fries, I'd rather pass on them unless they are in a poutine or have gravy on them.
Oh, and the buttered corn! I love corn. No, I mean seriously LOVE corn. It was perfection in a small cup. I am nuts enough to come here just for corn. Two thumbs up when I'm not holding it and a fork in my hands.
I figured out a day later at the Jollibee in Scarborough that I can order the burger steak with two sides. It worked well when I ordered the corn and rice. One side felt like my meal was incomplete. Two sides work best for me.
I like the spaghetti. Put little bits of hot dog in it and I'm in heaven. There was a slight tangy sweetness to the sauce. I dig it. Then again, I love spaghetti that I will eat practically any form of it.
The chicken drumstick was huge. It was juicy and fried perfectly. I was in heaven.
My friend went crazy. She ordered what seemed to be everything on the menu. She got everything I did, except that she got fries with one of her meals and a Yumburger. She enjoyed everything and had leftovers.
My intern got the steak burger (two patties) with rice. He also got a Yumburger. He was so happy. We all were after our meal.
I got two peach mango pies. I had one at the restaurant. It makes me happy eating one. The crust is crispy and deep-fried. The peach mango filling is so cheerful and not super sweet. It's the best. I had the other one at work a few hours later.
I like this Jollibee location a ton. I can't wait to return.
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