{"id":2914,"date":"2017-03-29T15:52:51","date_gmt":"2017-03-29T15:52:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/zestmag.com\/online\/?p=2914"},"modified":"2017-03-30T11:17:20","modified_gmt":"2017-03-30T11:17:20","slug":"finding-grilled-perfection-in-lucbans-mac-daddys","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/zestmag.com\/online\/finding-grilled-perfection-in-lucbans-mac-daddys\/","title":{"rendered":"Finding grilled perfection in Lucban\u2019s Mac Daddy\u2019s"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>When Mac Daddy\u2019s opened as a burger joint in Lucban only two years ago, \u201cit was only in a garage,\u201d said 27-year-old Marc Ra\u00f1ola, who owns the place. In fact, there were only three offerings in the menu \u2013 i.e. Quarter Pounder (P50), Double Quarter Pounder (P100) and BBQ Bacon Burger (P100) \u2013 with the main intention of \u201coffering grilled burger in the locality since this wasn\u2019t available; patties of (existing) burgers then were fried.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.fringemag.net\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Mac-Daddys1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2596\" src=\"http:\/\/www.fringemag.net\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Mac-Daddys1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"622\" height=\"432\" \/><br \/>\n<\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.fringemag.net\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Mac-Daddys2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2597\" src=\"http:\/\/www.fringemag.net\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Mac-Daddys2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"622\" height=\"432\" \/><br \/>\n<\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.fringemag.net\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Mac-Daddys3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2598\" src=\"http:\/\/www.fringemag.net\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Mac-Daddys3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"622\" height=\"432\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Marc said that while it was his dream to succeed, he still didn\u2019t anticipate how big Mac Daddy\u2019s became. It now has double its original space, and \u2013 offering-wise \u2013 more than double, or even triple what it originally offered.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOkay <em>naman ang<\/em> response (The response has been okay),\u201d Marc said, counting clients not only from Lucban, but also from nearby Lucena, Pagsanjan and Tayabas. He credits \u201cgood word of mouth\u201d for much of his success; and this, in turn, was brought about by \u201censuring we offer good grilled burgers.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Tried during the visit were:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>BBQ Bacon Burger \u2013 The patty, using pure beef from Lucena, was juicy. But perhaps more defined, taste-wise, was the just-as-juicy bacon, enveloping the patty. Complete with a sunny side up, this one actually tastes\u2026 what \u201chealthy\u201d may taste like (if a burger can be \u201chealthy\u201d at all, LOL); i.e. almost tasteless even if you know it\u2019s RICH.<\/li>\n<li>Double Quarter Pounder \u2013 With two times the patty, this one is big (even akin to what they show in the pictures), and is therefore quite filling. But with this one, you can definitely taste the juiciness of the patties. I\u2019d say this one\u2019s a must-try for beef burger lovers.<\/li>\n<li>BBQ Burger (P80) \u2013 This is the tastiest among those tried, largely because \u2013 befitting its name \u2013 there\u2019s BBQ sauce added. Suffice to say, if you\u2019re a steak lover cum burger lover, this is worth considering.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Mac Daddy\u2019s also have non-burger offerings \u2013 e.g. Super Hotdog Sandwich (P65; may also be added with bacon for P85) and Hungarian Sausage Sandwich (P75; with bacon for P95). Pastas include plain spaghetti (P80), carbonara (P85) and lasagna (P95). And rice meals include Grilled Burger Steak (P65), Grilled Super Hotdog (P65) and Grilled Hungarian Sausage (P75).<\/p>\n<p>The burgers come with fries (though you can buy more for P50), so Mac Daddy\u2019s is now somewhat packaged <em>a la<\/em> fastfood joints. But \u2013 perhaps setting it apart from these fastfood joints \u2013 Mac Daddy\u2019s has drinks that are \u201cdifferent\u201d, e.g. cucumber lemonade (P25\/16oz) that help remove the after-taste of the burger.<\/p>\n<p>All in all. Mac Daddy\u2019s is a pleasant surprise (particularly considering the prices of its offerings), and \u2013 since it has already created a following \u2013 deserving of its reputation. Now\u2026 if only (like the fastfood joints) it already starts broadening its reach so there\u2019s no need to go to Lucban just to enjoy it\u2026<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Mac Daddy\u2019s is located at 78 Armando Racelis Ave., Lucban, Quezon. It is open from 2.00PM to 9.30PM.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.fringemag.net\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Mac-Daddys4.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2599\" src=\"http:\/\/www.fringemag.net\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Mac-Daddys4.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"622\" height=\"432\" \/><br \/>\n<\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.fringemag.net\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Mac-Daddys5.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2600\" src=\"http:\/\/www.fringemag.net\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Mac-Daddys5.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"622\" height=\"432\" \/><br \/>\n<\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.fringemag.net\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Mac-Daddys6.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2601\" src=\"http:\/\/www.fringemag.net\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Mac-Daddys6.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"622\" height=\"938\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Marc said that while it was his dream to succeed, he still didn\u2019t anticipate how big Mac Daddy\u2019s became. It now has double its original space, and \u2013 offering-wise \u2013 more than double, or even triple what it originally offered.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":2915,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5,8,11,3],"tags":[1597,1596],"class_list":["post-2914","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-destinations","category-dining-out","category-nutrition","category-spotlight","tag-lucban","tag-mac-daddys"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/zestmag.com\/online\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2914","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/zestmag.com\/online\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/zestmag.com\/online\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/zestmag.com\/online\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/zestmag.com\/online\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2914"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/zestmag.com\/online\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2914\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2926,"href":"https:\/\/zestmag.com\/online\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2914\/revisions\/2926"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/zestmag.com\/online\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2915"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/zestmag.com\/online\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2914"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/zestmag.com\/online\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2914"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/zestmag.com\/online\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2914"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}