The return of Savory, and my favorite Solihiya fried chicken
Fried chicken is my kids’ favorite comfort food. It is a staple when we dine out. Luckily, one’s never wanting of fried/roast chicken in the metro. Just a roll call of my favorites:
Max’s - a classic! best eaten when hot!
KFC – chicken made tasty by the very monosodium-glutamate-y breading 
Jollibee – Chicken Joy is almost an icon in these parts
Kenny Rogers – love the choices this chain has, they have salads and sidings which other fastfood don’t have
Aristocrat – their chicken-java sauce pairing is simply yummy. Surprisingly, their tapa is very good too. Just a bit on the pricey side.
Bacolod chicken inasal – seems Manila versions are not as good as the real thing, but is still good at satisfying one’s cravings. Must try JT’s Manukan soon!
Andok’s, Baliwag or Lechon Manok ni Senor Pedro – stalls all over, the latter especially for doing away with the perennial lechon sauce, like lechon Cebu.
fried chicken by Ministop
And then, there’s Savory Chicken.
I remember eating at their pioneer branch in Escolta back in my teen years and how the experience would shape my standards for chicken in later years. Chicken that’s juicy and tender, it tastes more like it was roasted than dunked in oil. The taste goes a notch higher when paired with their gravy (and Savory is simply generous with its sauce).
From its original location in Escolta, looks like Savory has branched out a good four or five decades later. We were able to dine at their branch in Mall of Asia. Same time-tested menu (with a few additions), same delectable chicken and a better ambiance than the old one in Manila. I like their paper-style placemat too.
More on fried chicken that’s not mainstream. There are certainly lots of exciting new restos to try in Greenbelt 5, but me and the kids ended up in Solihiya because their house specialty is their fried chicken.:P
Couldn’t help but agree. Crispy-skinned chicken that’s just about made flavorful by a secret marinade and a twin dip of brown sauce and star anise powder.
Solihiya is at the third floor of Greenbelt 5
Telephone no. 77298744
Savory has branches in Escolta, F.B. Harrison cor. Buendia, in Makati; Quezon Avenue,near Banawe; Del Monte Avenue, in Quezon City; Ever Gotesco-Ortigas; and Mall of Asia, among others.
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Why do you do this? You keep posting up these great food places, when you know the best I can hope for is Popeye’s
Yer taking me to Solihiya when I land, aren’t you? Don’t even wanna drop off the bags first.
Heh. :”>
Savory was very much a part of my childhood. We used to frequent the Ali Mall branch. I’ve been meaning to go the Hypermarket branch but my last attempt was foiled. It was full house and my companions didn’t want to wait. MUST try again!
Sana mayroon nang Savory dito sa Southern California. It’s one of my fav place in Pinas.
Savory never went away naman, it was always there, and now with the boom of its franchise… u can find it in a lot of places
they just opened a branch in Food Choices in Glorietta this week. =)
ajay,
how can you forget the calamansi-marinated PAN CHICKEN of Pancake House!
sarrrrrrap pa ng gravy!
Thanks for the info, G.
Yeah Spanx, maybe I should include PH?? Pancakes kasi mostly kinakain namin jan, and their roast beef
I miss all these, especially Jollibee! Heehee. KFC in UAE is worse. Popeye’s and Taza (a local one) are the best in the city.
A savory branch just opened in Ali Mall.
new branches of classic savory…sm hypermart, sm san lazaro, sm san fernando, sm north, ali mall,,,, sm moa, robinsons malate, landmark,soon ecom bldg beside moa… g4 food court… the new ones will always have the word classic.. classic savory…thanks
I prefer the Original Savory Restaurant since 1950s. The ones in the malls just began sprouting out all over the metro, yet the old branches quality and taste cannot be beaten! Here are the branches listed on the original box as I am eating it now:
Savory Escolta
242-1443
241-2631
2430336
Savory Pasay
510-3715
496-7880
831-5555
Savory QC
364-3292
363-7852
410-4056
Savory Samplaoc
742-3493
742-3494
742-2397
Savory Shaw Boulevard
432-5678
445-3810
291-2309
Savory Mandaluyong
533-1288
534-9988
*Disclaimer: I am not in any way related to the Savory clan. But what can you say? My family is an avid Savory Chicken fan. It has saved me from eating my veggies as a kid. Cheers!