Feature Friday: Big J Grill House

Feature Friday highlights businesses, people, fashion, and basically anything under the sun!

Photo Grabbed from Enshong Miranda Photography
Photo Grabbed from Enshong Miranda Photography

Everytime a high school batchmate who had gone out to live in big cities ask me about what’s new in Ozamiz, I always say “There’s nothing new…” with a sigh.  Because for so long, Ozamiz had been sleeping compared with some adjacent towns in Misamis Occidental.  In fact, one batchmate had stated that Ozamiz has turned out to be a “ghost town”!

But just last August 8, 2012, a new business complex (Time Square) opened at Juan Luna Cor. J. Sanciangco Jr. Sts., Brgy. Aguada.  It is just across the Philippine Independent Church (PIC), comprising of an auto-repair shop/car wash shop (Taps Auto Care), a laundry shop (Mama Mia), a spa (Thai Boran), a coffee shop (Cafe Eduardo), and a grill house (Big J).

Mama and I had opted to check out the place and tried out what Big J offers.

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Owned and managed by Chef Niῆo Tang, Big J has a wide variety of selection.  You get to choose from steaks, baby back ribs, sausages, chicken barbecue, to fish skewers.  You can also pick your preferable chunk of meat before heating it up on the grill!

Baby Back Ribs and Hungarian Sausage
Baby Back Ribs and Hungarian Sausage
Fish Skewers with Bagoong
Fish Skewers with Bagoong

The stylish ambiance of Big J is also something “new” in town!  The interior is Texanish with cowboy hats, horseshoe, cowboy pics, and old frying pans hanging against the walls.  With cowboys and cowgirls in waiting, it is an added feature for a unique restaurant in the city.

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Mama and I enjoyed our dinner at Big J eventhough she was on a tough diet. So come and visit Big J, a new rendezvous in town wherein you’ll never know who you’ll be bumping into!

Mama with BFF Shiela Hallares
Mama with BFF Shiela Hallares
Try Big J wherein everything is fresh and hot from the grill!!!

Written by Mae Olandesca

Mary Rosalie Olandesca, a lover of the arts, humanities, and social sciences, found herself entangled in the realm of applied science and engineering, a path that didn't align with her true passions. Determined to break free from her "chemical engineer" title in the Philippines, she embarked on a brave journey to Toronto, fitting her life in only two suitcases. Despite completing her Chemical Laboratory Technician program at Seneca Polytechnic just recently, she realized that the chemical world failed to ignite her heart. A momentous realization led her to embrace her true calling as a writer, with a Creative Writing course acting as the catalyst for her long-time passion in wordsmithing. Thus emerged the extraordinary persona of Mae, the other side of her multifaceted identity. For more insights into Mae's captivating journey, visit her website at www.theothersideofmae.com as she is no more an average small-town girl and is now making big things happen in a megacity!

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