Jollibee
Chicken restaurant · Preston Highlands ·
Famed fried chicken, sweet spaghetti, burgers, and peach mango pie
Famed fried chicken, sweet spaghetti, burgers, and peach mango pie
"A Filipino fast-food chain that has become an iconic comfort-food staple for the diaspora, celebrated for feeding overseas Filipino communities and evoking nostalgia for familiar, home-style flavors." - Chloe Arrojado
"The chain publicly embraced the trend by posting an Instagram rendition that tied pink bows around its Chickenjoy drumsticks, bringing a corporate gloss to what began as food-stylist playfulness. That move demonstrates how the bow motif has migrated from independent food artists’ staged tablescapes into mainstream marketing, where inedible ribbons and decorative flourishes are used to make comfort food feel elegant, performative, and whimsically feminine." - Bettina Makalintal
"This fast food Filipino fried chicken is taking over the world. And Jollibee’s mascot is way less scary than Ronald McDonald, which is a bonus. Their signature breaded chickenjoy’s secret marinade keeps the queues long, but it moves fast. Do not knock the combination of fried chicken, steamed rice, and gravy until you try it, and make sure you don’t forget a peach mango pie." - Terrence Jeffrey Santos
"The first DFW location of the popular Filipino fast-food chain, which drew enthusiastic, hours-long drive-thru lines; highlights include crispy fried chicken and a distinctive menu with sweet-style spaghetti, palabok pancit and peach-mango fried pies; currently operating as drive-thru only." - Brittanie Shey
"When Jollibee opened its first Dallas–Fort Worth location in Plano on August 20, the restaurant was immediately inundated with fried-chicken enthusiasts: fans drove from across DFW to wait in drive-thru lines—some arriving as early as 4 a.m. before the 8 a.m. opening—while others sat in a punishing drive-thru for more than four hours as lines wrapped around the building and spilled onto the nearby highway. People were waiting to get their hands on sweet spaghetti, “Chickenjoy,” and mango-peach pies; one Instagram user wrote that they waited almost four hours and that the meal represented their childhood, making the wait worth it. Because of COVID-19 the dining room is closed and service is drive-thru only, and the restaurant has posted purchase limits—no more than 20 pieces of “Chickenjoy” and a maximum of 10 peach-mango pies per patron—to try to manage the crowds." - Amy McCarthy