Filipino Fast-Food Chain Jollibee Is Opening New Restaurant in Michigan | Eater Detroit

"I'm excited that Michigan is getting its first Jollibee, opening this summer in Sterling Heights in a 2,500-square-foot corner space outside Lakeside Mall that was previously occupied by a Denny’s. Jollibee is a Filipino specialty fast-food restaurant founded in the Philippines in 1978 and introduced to the U.S. in 1998 with its first California location; it now has more than 1,400 locations worldwide, with a presence in Europe, the Middle East, East Asia, Southeast Asia, and North America. The chain is known for its Filipino twist on American dishes—fried chicken, burgers, and spaghetti topped with a sweet sauce, ham, and hot dog—and for peach-mango hand pies. It also serves the Palabok Fiesta, which the chain describes as a "traditional Filipino noodle dish covered in garlic sauce, crushed pork rind, shrimp, and egg." Plans for the restaurant were first reported by the Sterling Heights Sentry and later Crain’s Detroit Business." - Monica Williams