{"id":11328,"date":"2026-08-12T21:10:33","date_gmt":"2026-08-12T13:10:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/zestmag.com\/online\/?p=11328"},"modified":"2026-08-12T21:10:35","modified_gmt":"2026-08-12T13:10:35","slug":"enjoying-the-grilling-at-mandaue-citys-matias-bbq","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/zestmag.com\/online\/enjoying-the-grilling-at-mandaue-citys-matias-bbq\/","title":{"rendered":"Enjoying the grilling at Mandaue City\u2019s Matias BBQ"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Seriously considering Larsian to try grilled goods in Cebu City, a friend recommended for us to try, instead, Matias BBQ. \u201cIt\u2019s cleaner,\u201d she said, adding: \u201cAnd yummier, of course.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">So we checked\u2026 and how was the visit to Matias BBQ for us?<\/p>\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"tiktok-embed\" cite=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@outragemag\/video\/7673130339568602375\" data-video-id=\"7673130339568602375\" style=\"max-width: 605px;min-width: 325px;\" >\n<section> <a target=\"_blank\" title=\"@outragemag\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@outragemag?refer=embed\">@outragemag<\/a> <a title=\"mandaue\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/mandaue?refer=embed\">#Mandaue<\/a> City\u2019s <a title=\"matiasbbq\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/matiasbbq?refer=embed\">#MatiasBBQ<\/a> is worth checking as your <a title=\"lgbt\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/lgbt?refer=embed\">#LGBT<\/a> alternative to dining in the open in <a title=\"cebu\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/cebu?refer=embed\">#Cebu<\/a> <a target=\"_blank\" title=\"\u266c original sound  - Outrage Magazine\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/music\/original-sound-Outrage-Magazine-7673130377519319816?refer=embed\">\u266c original sound  &#8211; Outrage Magazine<\/a> <\/section>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Una<\/em>, the place is NOT in Cebu City. It\u2019s in nearby Mandaue City. We didn\u2019t check where the BBQ place is, exactly; we just took a Grab and pinned the address. We just noted that the travel took a while, and yes, the fare wasn\u2019t cheap (LOL).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Ikalawa<\/em>, this is an open-air venue, similar to Larsian, though the difference is, here, there\u2019s just one vendor (Matias BBQ). <em>Maarte<\/em> people beware: this isn\u2019t for you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Ikatlo<\/em>, the servers were friendly\u2026 a pleasant surprise considering the number of people they had to serve. They knew what to recommend, and quickly dealt with some concerns (e.g. replace what was deemed stale rice).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Ika-apat<\/em>, how was the food <em>naman<\/em>?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The chicken \u2013 including the \u20b185 <em>pecho<\/em> and \u20b195 <em>paa<\/em> \u2013 were well-seasoned and well-cooked, remaining moist and not dry. <em>Lasa<\/em>-wise, they were smoky and sweetish.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The \u20b116 <em>chorizos<\/em> were actually good, properly cooked so that we were still able to taste the meat and accompanying <em>sahog<\/em> of garlic and the likes. This made us realize that when deciding to cook <em>longganisa<\/em> from Cebu, consider grilling instead of frying in oil. It just tastes better that way.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The \u20b1165 <em>balbacua<\/em> (beef rind and oxtail soup) served to us was already cold, so was already greasy. The collagen-rich cuts were soft, and there were okay-tasting veggies, but the broth was already slimy from being oily.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The \u20b112 <em>pus\u00f4<\/em> was inconsistent; some were already stale (perhaps old stocks), and the others fresh. It\u2019s hard to ascertain which is which since you\u2019d be served with a lot. Order freshly-cooked rice if apprehensive\u2026 though this takes away from the overall experience of eating in a place like this.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Here\u2019s the thing: our total bill was cheaper than the fare we paid to Grab to go there.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And so, for us, if this is accessible to you, consider this an alternative to, say, the likes of Larsian. That the food is good has to be emphasized, done in an outdoor setting that\u2019d remind you of eating in the <em>probinsiya<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But off we go again, in search of more LGBTQIA+ <em>lagangan<\/em> venues\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Open from 11.30AM to 8.00PM, Matias BBQ is located along A.S. Fortuna St., Banilad, Mandaue City.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>#Mandaue City\u2019s #MatiasBBQ is worth checking as your #LGBT alternative to dining in the open in #Cebu.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":11329,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5,8,7],"tags":[939,139,650,110],"class_list":["post-11328","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-destinations","category-dining-out","category-travel","tag-cebu","tag-cebu-city","tag-nutrition","tag-travel-2"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/zestmag.com\/online\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11328","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/zestmag.com\/online\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/zestmag.com\/online\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/zestmag.com\/online\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/zestmag.com\/online\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11328"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/zestmag.com\/online\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11328\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11330,"href":"http:\/\/zestmag.com\/online\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11328\/revisions\/11330"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/zestmag.com\/online\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/11329"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/zestmag.com\/online\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11328"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/zestmag.com\/online\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11328"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/zestmag.com\/online\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11328"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}