Grandma's Best — Restaurant in Zamboanga del Norte

We had lunch here before our flight. It is 4 minutes away from the airport via Baubau. Our food was served in less than 10 minutes. It is one of the recommended places to eat while in Dipolog. It has a family restaurant vibe. We ordered Thai chicken rice and a heart-shaped cake. Serving is good for two people. We also ordered two drinks: peppermint mocha and strawberry milkshake. They made a mistake with my drink and gave me a hot matcha instead. Kenneth, one of the servers, offered to give me an iced peppermint mocha for the drink mix-up, which I really appreciated. There were plenty of servers who are friendly and attentive. The food leans on the sweet side but that maybe grandma's preference.

They accept credit cards, gcash, and cash as payment. There is outside free parking...

Do you like traditional Filipino food? Come here. Do you want some American food that actually tastes American? Come here. Do you want desserts, especially cakes, that’ll just knock your socks off? Definitely come here. The staff is super friendly, very attentive and knowledgeable. Prices are very reasonable, and the wide selection of goodies will suit any palate. It’s also clean and bright, smells good inside (sometimes a hard feature to find in the Philippines,) and has a free CR with a hand washing station. Oh yes, and the aircon is always on and working, so you can eat in comfort. This is another one of our regular must-go places when we come to the Philippines…you should try...

AVOID THIS RESTAURANT AT ALL COSTS.

I ordered "Chicken Teriyaki" and got this culinary monstrosity instead.

For reference, what you see beside the picture is what appears when you google "chicken teriyaki".

It's baffling how they can butcher such a simple dish. I don't even understand what I'm eating at this point... It's clearly some sort of sautéed chicken... but expect standard definitions to go out the window when you decide to put this in your mouth.

Appalling service as well, I asked the server and the "supervisor" if they can help me change my dish because expectations were clearly not met, and they simply said:

"Mao man na among chicken teriyaki sir."

Incredible. Would give 0/5...