Yes folks, this is my husband’s long time dream: to finally go to Jollibee and meet Jollibee here in New York. That dream has been elusive for quite sometime because when it opened in February, the place was too crowded, and with the very long lines outside the restaurant, we thought it was ridiculous to go, as it was in the middle of the winter.
Finally, we were there last Friday, a good 20 mile drive from our place and although it would normally take 40 minutes to get there, because of road congestion, we saw ourselves sitting in traffic on the way home for 1 1/2 hour.
Nevertheless, we had a great time as there were no lines. One word of caution, as I learned from the Area Manager – during weekends, expect long lines inside. Jollibee Corp. has got a gold mine here in New York. This branch is not a franchise, it is company owned.
One thing that I noticed was that, not everyone that works in the restaurant are Filipinos. I was almost certain that the lady behind the counter speaks Tagalog, but boy, was I surprised when she told me she didn’t speak the language. I then left my husband to take care of the order and let him buy ‘everything’ . He studied the menu online prior to going, just imagine that. The food he ordered totally deserves another post. Just so you know, he placed a separate take out order LOL.
Woodside, Queens in New York is a mecca for anything Pinoy. I, myself enjoyed shopping from the several Filipino stores along the strip. My pantry is now replenished with all the basic Pinoy ingredients, snacks and what nots. When I was finally done, we were kind of hungry again, so we ended our day at Krystal’s Cafe and Pastry Shop. As you would probably guess, I wound up bringing home tons of ensaymadas, chiffon rolls and ube rolls. I wrapped them good, and now they are in my freezer waiting to be thawed. I think I can skip baking this weekend.
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Your hubby must be very happy having met jollibee. (Lol) Quite obvious that you terribly miss pinoy goodies with all those take homes of yours. How’s the Jollibee prices? Aren’t they priced a like gold?
Awwww! Inggit ako!!!
I was just complaining of how picky an eater my Triz is these days. I thought if may Jollibee lang sana dito, wala talagang problema. Pero ouch, it’s far from impossible eh. Weeeh magpapa-package nalang kami from vegas. Hahaha. Di pa ba na-meet ni hubby mo si Jollibee sa pinas? Did he like the yummies ba? Hehehe…
Great weekend sis!
Look at him standing proudly with Jollibee!!! Parang he met his idol ah……hahaha. Kakainggit kasi wala dito nyan…huhuhu…
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Sad naman na wala ka nakausap na pinoy crew members. Sabi ng friend ko na dumayo din para mag-Jollibee, iba pa din daw ang Jollibee dito sa pinas, mas masarap daw dito. Totoo po? How about Palabok Fiesta?
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@ Windmill
thanks for the invite. I will check on it in a bit.
@ Tita Beng
he’s one proud “Pinoy.” he takes pride in telling his friends that there is a recently opened Pinoy resto, ganun siya ka attach. He’s been to a Jollibee back home kaya lang, it’s different daw kasi nandito na sa NY.
oh yes, there’s no nearby Pinoy store kasi kaya pag nadayo kami, I buy tons of goodies lagi.
I’m not sure how the prices here compares diyan kasi I don’t remember the prices there. Palabok Fiesta with soda is $5.79 plus 8.375% tax.Spaghetti naman is $4.49 plus tax. As compared to other fastfoods here mas mahal siya.
@ recel
halika, fly to NY.
oh no, he already met Jollibee sa Pinas maraming beses. It’s novelty for him, sobrang feeling Pinoy siya kasi. believe me, he begged me to take the pic of him with the mascot as I was very hesitant to take a shot.He loves the food, in fact kinakain naman niya any Pinoy dish.
@ Tuks
he is indeed a proud Jollibee fan. nakaka-aliw!
@ glitch
your friend is right. the taste is not quite the same. syempre, may substitution ang ingredients. the palabok is pretty good, yun nga lang walang calamansi, ang meron packaged lemon juice.
not all the crew ay pinoy, although I had a good conversation with the Area Manager, imported galing Pinas temporary lang daw siya dito and will go back dyan once na-open nila ang ibang restos withi the NorthEast.
Hi, Juliana
Where’d you get the ensaymadas and chiffon rolls? Are the cafe and pastry shop you mentioned in your post near Jollibee? I am going to NYC end of August and will try to drop by Queens if time permits. Hope you have the exact addys of the pinoy stores so that I can just punch them in our GPS. Thanks.
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@ Woman
We got them from Krystal’s Cafe & Pastry Shop. It is located near Jollibee, just walk a few blocks. Here’s the address:
69-02 Roosevelt Ave.
Woodside, NY 11377
Once you’re in the strip you will also see a store that sells many Pinoy stuff, it’s called Phil-Am Food Mart.The address is:
70-02 Roosevelt Ave.
Woodside, NY 11377
Enjoy!
we dont have it here. I love to try that some day.
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@ TH
where are you based at? hope Jollibee will be invading your area soon so you can try their food.
sosyal na si jollibee, hanggang new york nakarating to reach out to a lot of Filipinos and non Filipinos too. I can see from the picture how proud & happy your hubby for having the chance to meet jollibee.
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your hubby looks happy and proud to be standing next to jollibee. looking forward to reading your post about what your hubby has ordered. i\’m really curious because he browsed about the menu online. nakakaaliw!
nakuuuu nakakainggit namn sisterrr! wish ko talga magka-jollibee dito or any Pinoy resto..kahit turo-turo… kung rich lang ako magfa-franchise ko ng jollibee dito!
haaay..hanggang tingin na lang ko sa mga pics mo dito..lalo tuloy ko nagutom! hehe 
mukang malabong magka-Pinoy resto dito…we had one before..ang kaisa-isang Filpino resto kya lang nagsara..nalugi yta…oh well…nyways, i’m glad u and ur hubby enjoyed ur jollibee experience…i can see na proud and happy talga si hubby with jollibee..nakakatuwa tingnan ang pics 
ingat again friend!
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@ AiDiSan
o say mo, sis world class na nga si Jollibee! hehehe.
@ joy
oh yes, my husband is really a Pinoy at heart. He’s not pihikan with food. In fact, he eats almost every Pinoy dish. Kahit gulay pa.
@ A Blessed Life
oo nga, love na love niya ang Jollibee.
malay mo there’ll be one in your area soon. btw, this branch is not a franchise ha. it’s company owned daw. they really know how to make money hehe.