Silogan ni Gian: Affordable
breakfast all day in Cebu
Silogan ni Gian is the place to go for food, especially to many students. Whether daytime or night time, it is ready to serve you with their fried garlic rice and egg paired with pork chops, bacon, Spanish sardines, beef tapa, tocino, and so so so many more. Yes, you definitely have lots of choices at this tapsilogan.
Tapsilog is short for the traditional Filipino breakfast – tapa, sinangag and itlog (dried or cured beef, fried rice, and egg). It originally was popular in the Luzon area but finally reached the Cebuano market as silog chains became widespread. Through the years, the tapsilog has evolved into more variations like baconsilog (bacon), dangsilog (boneless danggit), bangsilog (bangus or milkfish), spamsilog (spam), and everything else you can add to the rice and egg pair other than the tapa.
But what makes Silogan ni Gian more affordable is that
students are its main market. Its branches are ideally located near schools such as University of San Carlos and University of Cebu in Talamban and Banilad areas to mention a few.
We discovered the place during my friends' wedding. Mr Kyme got out of work really late and was not able to make it to dinner. Since we had to accompany another friend home in the Talamban area, we chanced upon this half-full, still-open-at-10pm silog place in Talamban. I was too full from the wedding banquet, it was only Mr Kyme who got to eat there. He loved it, and it made its way up on our list. As a matter of fact, it is our best answer to questions on where to eat in Cebu City at 10pm and beyond without spending a fortune.
Since then, we've been looking for a chance to get back there again. The Talamban area is a bit far off from my southern abode and metro-based work. Fortunately, I have a friend there, and we were able to meet up with her one drizzling weekday night for dinner.
Since it is situated right outside of USC-TC, most of the people there are students. There are actually three branches of Silogan Ni Gian, but all of them are right within the Talamban area (as far as I know and based on what my Talamban-based friend says).
I was (again!ugh!) unable to take a photo of the menu. However, you can be assured that they offer the silog meals at lesser prices than the other silog places in town. After all, they cater to students on a daily (if not hourly) basis.
Anyway, we had the following for dinner that night.
Mr Kyme's Burger (Patty) Silog
Sinigang (Rice) & Itlog
Sardinas (for my friend)
Bicol Express
Mr Kyme had the burger (patty) silog. It is the same thing
he had the first time we were there. I think that speaks for how much he liked it. I got a taste of it, and the patty was really good. I had the bicol express silog. It was good
enough for the price I paid for, and the same thing can be
said for my friend's sardines silog.
Although there is not a lot of extraordinary things about
Silogan ni Gian, there are more than a couple of good things about it. For one, every silog meal falls easily within one's budget. Whether you are a student or a yuppie on ting-bitay mode, this is the perfect way to get something appetizing down your hungry tummy. Next is the store hours. Silogan ni Gian opens its doors 24/7. No need to worry about late dinners and the likes. Another good thing is how accessible the silogan is. Two of its branches are right across the gates of USC-TC while the third one is located near Bright Academy in Banilad.
Because EatCebu aims to provide answers to a Cebuano's hunger (and related questions), it aims to provide reviews not only of the restaurants in the metro but also the other interesting dining places the city has to offer. Silogan ni Gian is just one of them. Watch out for more!
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