Glad you enjoyed the food. That restaurant has a beautiful back-story. It started as a simple roadside ihaw-ihaw, like a really small one. The proprietor, whom we lovingly refer to as Nong Tatoy, would go out to fish at dawn, then his wife would go sell his catch. From their meager earnings, they managed to save up and start a small, a very small, roadside ihawan. And from there, they grew the business with unrelenting hardwork and love. Whenever we went to Ilo-Ilo, we had to go there for an "obligatory" visit- he made it obligatory for us to visit them whenever we are in Ilo-Ilo, otherwise *ma-sungon siya(sorry, don't know how to translate this one). We would always find Nong Tatoy(or Lolo Tatoy for us grand nephews and grand nieces- i'm his 2nd degree nephew)), hard at work sweating it out at the litsunan and inasal section of the kitchen, along with his litsoneros. One of the stories i would often hear told and retold about lolo Tatoy is how whenever anyone from Villa(our small barangay community that was also once a garbage dump) would come asking or hoping for work, that he would never turn them away. He always had a place for anyone who would come to him looking for work. They are two of the sweetest and most down-to-earth people you will ever get to meet.
Glad you enjoyed the food. That restaurant has a beautiful back-story. It started as a simple roadside ihaw-ihaw, like a really small one.
The proprietor, whom we lovingly refer to as Nong Tatoy, would go out to fish at dawn, then his wife would go sell his catch. From their meager earnings, they managed to save up and start a small, a very small, roadside ihawan. And from there, they grew the business with unrelenting hardwork and love.
Whenever we went to Ilo-Ilo, we had to go there for an "obligatory" visit- he made it obligatory for us to visit them whenever we are in Ilo-Ilo, otherwise *ma-sungon siya(sorry, don't know how to translate this one).
We would always find Nong Tatoy(or Lolo Tatoy for us grand nephews and grand nieces- i'm his 2nd degree nephew)), hard at work sweating it out at the litsunan and inasal section of the kitchen, along with his litsoneros.
One of the stories i would often hear told and retold about lolo Tatoy is how whenever anyone from Villa(our small barangay community that was also once a garbage dump) would come asking or hoping for work, that he would never turn them away. He always had a place for anyone who would come to him looking for work.
They are two of the sweetest and most down-to-earth people you will ever get to meet.
Ako nakakaon na sa tatoys subrang namit..👌
Ginagutom ko Sir and Ma'am ah. 😂 Anywayyyyyssss.....Enjoy your stay in Iloilo.
Thank you❤️
Prang french o italian lang ang tuno boss ah, prang roller coaster ang alon alon ng salita ba😂😂
Lmao right his accent is so adorable. Very Ilonggo gid.