24 Hours Eating Only Filipino CONVENIENCE STORE FOOD! 7-Eleven vs. Lawson in the Philippines

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[@caitlynhuertas870]

You should try andoks in Philippines

[@akintoakinto-ox1cu]

Sorry but that sisig wasn't my sisig that's one I avoided purchasing in 7/11

[@lennybae]

Try Mang Inasal a filipino fast food chain

[@TheIgisas]

Hi. I'm a new subscriber. What do You recommend to watch?

[@elainev4802]

You should also try Uncle John's conveni3nce store they have more choices for fried food!

[@alexmanansala06]

I was waiting for you to open the sisig and your reaction did not disappoint lol

[@PharlULous]

Some of my friends usually say that the 7-11 Sisig looks like a wet dog food, but the taste is decent based on its price. When I buy one, I usually ask if they have toyomansi and chili for added taste. Nice content, Mike. Keep it up!

[@zettlog]

Uncle John's (formerly Ministop) has the best convenience store fried chicken here in the Philippines.

[@ThePHCentrist]

Ministop was my lifeblood during college, the only time I go to 7/11 was their 2L Pocari Sweat.

[@whiteangel9560]

i agree to this. this was my budget meal when i was new at work coz its big and tasty, even though there is jolijeep also same price, on the side street of somewhere in makati where i work before.

[@NJVArtimations]

@@ThePHCentrist SAME HAHAHAH sssssssssssssssssssssssssssss

[@akosicael145]

Go go Uncle John! My go to budget meal when it"s petsa de peligro na! 😂❤

[@ginostrings]

THE BEST

[@XepherIo]

As someone who also has easy access to both 7-11 and Lawson, I share your sentiments too. Lawson has had a lot of misses lately; and surprisingly, 7-11's menu is getting better, especially their limited time offerings. But for me, Uncle John's (rebranded from Ministop) still takes the cake as the best convenience store here in the Philippines. Their fried chicken easily blows 7-11 out of the water.

[@Gerardnetworks]

Lawson food unless freshly cooked are garbage. Sadly

[@velky_reeds]

7-11 is indeed superior, Lawson is mostly known for the coffee in my opinion lol, and Ministop just doesn't have enough options other than chicken honestly

[@chiechums3519]

Their spicy chicken sandwich is bombbb

[@NovaGirl8]

Not sure about Uncle John's chicken. The one I had was too salty and flavor did notbsit well with me. I still prefer 7-11 chicken

[@oxoelfoxo]

@@velky_reeds is Lawson coffee better than 7-11? i like 7-11 since they grind the beans fresh

[@marizara386]

My American colleague suggested your channel to me, a Filipino. She was right. Your channel is very interesting and informative for foodies, like me.

[@Absainthe]

I'm loving this Filipino series so far. Hope you visit my city next time. Iloilo City was named by UNESCO as City of Gastronomy in 2023. Keep doing what you're doing Mike. Take care of your health. God Bless You.

[@joeld9024]

"silog" is pretty much a name for the standard breakfast accompaniments (itLOG=egg & SInangag=garlic rice). SO the word before "silog" is the protein ex: embusilog= embutido; tosilog=tocino; longsilog=longanisa; bacsilog=bacon

[@emilioivsuarez4318]

Mike Chen now eats like a Filipino, he uses the gravy on the rice like a soup! Mabuhay! 😂

[@matthewzizzo4586]

How else would someone use gravy ?

[@dee_lulu]

@@matthewzizzo4586 they'd just dip the chicken and fries. They don't serve rice in fast food chicken places and it doesn't even come with gravy (you have to order it separately) so it's not natural for them to pour gravy on rice.

[@matthewzizzo4586]

@@dee_lulu huh ? Boston Market , Popeyes , Chicken Joes , Church's chicken . All have rice and gravy . Only Kfry doesnt(Kentucky)

[@dee_lulu]

@@matthewzizzo4586 I'm in Canada, we don't have those. Popeye's rice and beans BARELY has rice in it. Mary Brown's doesn't have rice. Jollibee isn't even in most cities.

[@matthewzizzo4586]

@@dee_lulu Have you had Jolly bees before ? I have Jollibee's here near me. Is it worth trying? (Was saying K Fry is Kentucky Fried chicken) I'm in NY Metro

[@johnrey4231]

I am so happy that you liked the 7/11 sisig, that is a no or go for people who tried it, but I definitely love it, especially for the price and quantity, that food definitely helps us to finish our day without an empty stomach.. love your videos for 5 years strong mikey!

[@AngkatanNamwaran]

The gravy is primarily for the fried chicken, but we also love putting gravy on our rice.

[@annamendoza3479]

Embosilog is a portmanteau for the individual components of the dish: embotido (meat loaf cooked by wrapping in aluminum foil then steamed); sinangag (garlic fried rice), and itlog (egg). Traditional -silog (used as a suffix because there are a couple of different combinations) dishes use a sunny side up egg.

[@porkadobo5035]

"Portmanteau" amp 😂

[@myworld6220]

Our 7-11 here sucks now that I’ve watched this. Thanks a lot Mike. I live through Mikes adventures. ❤❤❤

[@paulomoncada]

proper justification in reviewing food, this is what I love about this guy!

[@roger4763]

I feel like Mike's favorite one liner is "this is my favorite (...) from (...) ever"

[@onlynice9567]

The 7-11 Busog meals might not be appetizing but those helped me survive petsa de peligro when I was in my previous company 😅. You're even victimized by their signature super sealed packaging hahaha 😅

[@lapisstories]

They don’t want us to eat even after paying 😂

[@JAN2MARS]

Laing is one of those foods I found revolting as a kid. Never mind the smell or taste, I thought the way it looked was enough to make me gag. Now as an adult, I can’t get enough of it and it’s one of my favorites.

[@th3sinner]

siopao (porkbun) here in the PH is always paired with a sweet savory sauce called asado sauce. there should be one in the packaging or bag somewhere. and gravies are usually paired with fried chicken as dip.

[@mindhooked]

Me eating my instant noodles watching this video:

[@Brooke52528]

Hope they were spicy 🌶

[@wanderingtin]

As a college student, street food and 7-Eleven are my go-to for affordable food. The siopao and hotdog were a must for me!

[@johnpauljonesisabadass8134]

7-eleven is the opposite of affordable

[@wanderingtin]

@@johnpauljonesisabadass8134 this was in the early 2000s.. everything was cheaper for sure.

[@HOQUUP]

been watching Mikey for sometime now and really enjoy his videos.......HOWEVER, it feels like hes doing just 7/11 videos every other day and ramen videos.

[@txdang2009]

yeah, no more 7/11 videos

[@AndrewMaksym]

Mike I love this! I wish Texas had more 711's like this, keep up the great work.

[@xinweiwei]

I agree even though we have buc-ees it’s way too expensive to be called a convenience store

[@lilykep]

Drive to Louisiana and check out our convenience stores. The tiny ones in those little towns can't be beat for local goodies.

[@rynlui]

The 7-11 sisig is the salary man/women's meal. It's affordable for the amount of sisig and rice youre getting.

[@asabovesobelow851]

Tastes like sht. If it's 7/11 version. Always is.

[@rvsanchez2732]

Hi sir the gravy is for the chicken for dipping, for the sisig put some soy sauce to make it much better and lastly try the choco butternut of dunkin donut that's amazing and might to consider the boston cream, again used the asado sauce, you might consider the homemade version of the embu stands for "embutido", laing is a bicolano delicacy taro leaves cooked in coconut milk, in bicol that is a very spicy food

[@AL-ws5yi]

I noticed that Filipino food is often sweet besides vinegar-y. I like vinegar but sweet I can do without.

[@krdiaz8026]

Filipino food is mostly a combination of salty, sweet and sour (either from vinegar or a sour fruit like tamarind). You'll encounter any of the possible combinations like sweet and sour, sweet and salty, sour and salty, a little bit sour with salt, a little bit salty with sour, and even all three: equally sweet, salty and sour. etc. The sweet isn't like candy sweet, more like savory sweet like orange chicken.

[@MisogynyMan]

Huh. Fancy meeting you here. I literally just got back to Thailand from visiting Philippines yesterday. Both have great foods but Philippines 711 definitely does not count.

[@MatchaMusubi]

You have to try Bebang Halo-Halo while you're in Metro Manila, definitely the best Halo-halo I've tried since I was born. Their main branch is in Shaw Blvd., Mandaluyong.

[@Brooke52528]

I want to try it, always looks so pretty. I'd probably have to get the train into London to find some half decent Filipino cuisine

[@noidph]

I love 7 eleven's laing, too! Goes well with 555 spanish sardines.😊🙏💕

[@kyzelvillasenor1124]

Cant agree enough with the Laing because it was indeed the best among all 7/11 hot meals. ❤

[@lanceresultay014]

28:15 Mikey you had Lucky Me before when you had the international ramen taste test. You guys ranked it highly. 😊

[@dimelopapi4251]

Hi Mike, Next time you have Filipino Fried Chicken with gravy, try this: add some Mike's Chen Chilli Oil to the gravy and rice, then mix it all together. This combo is absolutely dynamite! Enjoy, bro.

[@teddyl6261]

Waaa you're in Newport!!! I have settled nearby that area before, but a bit far now. Compared before, 711 have leveled-up their options since Lawson and Uncle John's offered better options, but still leagues away compared to Taiwan, Thailand and Japan 711.

[@JayveeLights02]

When I was in high school, we used to eat 7/11 sisig almost every single day. The small size only costs 29 pesos at that time.

[@danielintheantipodes6741]

Thank you for the video!

[@winterwolf211]

711 sisig and giniling got me through lockdown when I got stranded in Manila. Saved my wallet AND the taste is not bad for the price, if anything we would crave it after awhile and just douse it in knorr chilli toyomansi.

[@puhgeh]

LMAO! I'm literally crying how the crew just poured the whole bottle of spicy powder at that chicken! Shouldn't be like that 😂

[@Gambit19900]

I used to buy breakfast at 7/11 before going to work. I miss those days where I get excited to buy food there and it just makes my day! The packaging and texture of the food kinda sucks but the flavor is there.

[@marisa3434]

If I don’t have food in front of me I can’t watch lol you always make me want food 😂

[@mostpolitebot1464]

16:10 a famous saying here in the Philippines when eating bread with fillings, burgers, or sandwiches is "Unang kagat tinapay lahat" anything that breaks this norm is a good indicator of top tier food haha

[@ecu4321]

You can also try eating at Goldilocks with their savory meals. Not all branches serve them though as they mainly serve cales. I recall the megamall branch serve savory rice meals and you can dine-in

[@TriceeXO]

The lawson spicy chicken was so funny

[@manrisamanrisame]

this is probably an open secret but in the Philippines Jollibee's fried chicken has become the gold standard fried chicken that every store that's trying to sell fried chicken also jollibee is the one that set the standard that fried chicken is always accompanied by a chicken gravy that's why most convenient stores accompany their fried chicken with gravy.

[@MV_1107]

Whenever we order food at Lawson, we had to remind always the staff to reheat them pretty well. Cuz they only heat them up for few secs. I also thought it happens a lot in lawson in our area but now i think it also happens on some after watching this

[@ちii]

We actually have a saying in this country. "Sa unang kagat tinapay lahat"

[@majorbigss1]

Omg, that pizza is the classic filipino pizza that i grew up enjoying when i was living in the Phillipines in my early life.

[@faierest]

you have NO idea how happy i am that you picked up a choco butternut donut, it's one of my favorites of all time and i always eat it in the philippines! you need to try it from dunkin tho it's so much better lolz

[@SugarkinsQt]

Embosilog is embotido tapsilog, embotido is like a meatloaf it is often served in fiestas here in the Philippines

[@Yarrowplant]

Aaaaand I'm hungry again Darn it Mike!! (Keep doing what you do it's amazing!)

[@ttformosa]

The chicken from 7/11, 21 To Go is actually collaboration with a Taiwanese brand, 21Plus chicken.

[@theminatomansugardaddy638]

I remember the ramen in Lawson, I was craving for ramen in middle of the night but there's none in my area. I was surprised with the quality of their soup and noodles is far better than other stalls in ph selling ramen

[@AguilosFamilyTV]

Hello, can you try the food at another convenience store like Uncle John’s(formerly Ministop) and I am not sure if Family Mart still exists in Manila.

[@thatguynar]

Lmao I’m just glad you didn’t get the microwaveable giniling rice meal. That shit looks horrendous 😂 Ministop’s (now called Uncle John) chicken is the best convenience store chicken btw

[@-amosc.presley-7192]

Your 1ups had became my 7ups! Love you more!💜💜

[@roseannb.4525]

Oh! A food vlogger who actually loves, respect and appreciates food?

[@mrn13]

Yes, so you need to keep searching

[@wanderingtin]

Embutido is a Filipino meatloaf version that looks like a sausage. We steam it first and then fry it.

[@BastiXIII]

Unfortunately 711 here isn't that amazing, they do have the manam and other chef collabs that are good, my only real recommendation for convenience store food is mini stop's chicken and other fried goods. Everything else is a hit or miss. imo

[@ayoearth]

7-11 has gotten way better these past few years. The egg drop sando and spam onigirazu are my go tos. Also Uncle John's (ministop), while the chicken is still good, there's not a lot of variety. It also seems like there has been a drop in quality from pre-pandemic era with even the chicken.

[@Prinren]

I seek Laing whenever in the Philippines too. I can’t find the canned ones anymore so it’s either homemade or a pack from Goldilocks but ugh I looooooove laing!

[@daisyjaneuy5457]

You didn’t put mustard on the hotdog. 🌭 love your videos mike!

[@odettegamiao1847]

you really eat and makes the food taste very yummy

[@daphnerabena5464]

Choco Butternut I think is a flavour unique to the PH. So every time I’m back home, I eat it every chance I get

[@SamoriHarper]

Great video Mikey!

[@esiagodleaf]

The Sausage in that Embosilog is actually Embotido which is closer to a home made meatloaf than a sausage.

[@armainestuart4951]

This makes me miss the Philippines so much 😭

[@oldmanfeels]

those cream cheese pemento sandwhiches are to die for. had one a couple days ago

[@Wyse-Gaming]

I actually really love that budget sisig they have. they used to sell that for 25 pesos before. not sure if its still the same today

[@reydavid9596]

Hi! nice to see you around again in Pinas! have a nice safe day on your food vlogs..

[@joshuamiguelcruz9703]

Those sisig busog meals saved me during college lol. I loved eating them everyday.

[@arjayaguilar477]

in every bite of bun/burger in ph, when it's all bread we say "unang kagat, tinapay lahat" and pray that the second bite will have meat on it, if not we get worried

[@LengskiMist]

Nice! Another convenience store feature and here :)

[@ZeAngryGerman]

The normal Lawson chicken is generally much juicier than 7-11 chicken. Or try a different Lawson branch

[@LeetoRamos]

New subscriber here. Enjoy the Philippines! These are the usually the taste buds in the Philippines: Sweet, Savory, Salty, Sour and less Spicy.

[@PB-fj4mr]

The sisig from 7-11 is like dog food-y but it's become one of my comfort foods 😂😂😅

[@russellyoung8812]

The comments these days are as rare as Mikes quality content.

[@diana1150]

I love these videos 😍

[@ciaruuhh11]

Korean Egg Drop Sandwich! Sweet and savory at the same time. The sauce has condensed milk lol

[@SirChefsVlogs01]

When in the Philippines, mike.. When you eat that Siopao, it has it sweet soy sauce for better taste😊

[@rvsanchez2732]

Lawson's - consider putting the asado sauce for the pork buns, longanisa must paired with pinoy vinegar "pinakurat", you may consider the Uncle John convenient store chicken

[@jenblanco17]

Uncle John kasi 😂

[@rvsanchez2732]

@jenblanco17 hahaha tama mali nasabi ko hahahaha 😂

[@user-ux1sf8jw4i]

Gravy is always for the chicken in the Philippines. But we also love to pour it in our rice too

[@pattiwhite9575]

I only eat tuna melts on english muffins. I want that crunch.

[@ATC_Radio]

Hey mike thanks for the revue! Awesome finds! You did it again..

[@lennybae]

Try Mang Inasal in Philippines. It's a filipino fast food chain.

[@tiNgk0y1]

Ooohh GOD Jesus Christ, I'm so drooling right now 🤤🤤🤤

[@mordoquiojunelle]

13:51 you should have the siopao sauce drizzled on it, it comes with the white bun

[@DJrock1470]

I dont care what people say about the 711 sisig I love it!

[@archeanam7885]

Early carinderia and street foods is still your best options in Manila😅😅

[@boydagger2236]

That microwaved sisig is a lifesaver for office workers. It's cheap, looks like dog food but it's delicious and satisfying with a bottle of coke

[@velky_reeds]

22:45 you need to try an actual Korean Eggdrop sandwich in the future!!

[@Cozyfarmae]

That Laing is my favorite

[@mystrre3553]

Seven and i Holdings don’t care much for their franchises outside of Japan. Reason why Japan’s is so much better is because of their regulation when it comes to food which promotes quality. They source their food from local vendors which prioritizes quality accordingly. Outside of Japan local governments don’t regulate quality, only enough that the food doesn’t poison people.

[@CheapExplorer]

Uncle John's convenience store also offers very good food. my go to food are their rice toppers and fried chicken

[@Prinren]

You have had lucky me before. You loved their chili pancit canton back in the day

[@r4channel696]

During my 1st year of my previous job, I ate the 711 sisig like almost every shift😅. Graveyard shift there means no more meal, everything sold out. I get regular sisig during regular days and jumbo when sahod days. My friends don't like it though😂😂

[@kitsune2712]

Definitely recommend uncle john especially when you want ice cream and fried foods their the best

[@janeelliott2886]

Thank you Mikey 😊

[@KatrinaCassandraEchonP.]

You should try uncle johns next time. Their chicken is good ❤ and dunkin - choco butternut and butternut😊

[@qtaro-7097]

mike u didn't use the steam bun sauce to eat the steam bun.

[@Rulkling]

in the ph, gravy is always for the chicken. We like to dip chicken in gravy here

[@catoftruth1044]

try Greenwich and bonchon my favorite fastfood to order via grab.

[@claudenxs]

7-11 sisig is a life saver of many college students, since it is cheap. The look of it is not that appetizing, but the taste is decent for its price. Also, Uncle John or Ministop has the best fried chicken, it is better than 7-11.

[@Dianne-q4e]

Mikey definitely embrace being Filipino , putting gravy on the rice first .,Most of us do that . 😅

[@CCMRPM]

mississippi gas stations have the best fried chicken ~double quick check them out if you're ever schleping through MS!