An Ode to J.T.'s Manukan Grille

A cold beer or two to start the ritual

To a dining experience I only wish was more habitual

No discipline can sway this oral fixation

When faced with a J.T.s Manukan situation.

Its taste of manok is too hard to forget,

May the flavor burn in me forever with no regrets.

A glutton for the thighs, the heart and its isol,

Garlic rice bathed in its own fat, 

The chicken's very soul.

This is an addiction that should be illegal,
But without it I would be too feeble.
For to eat is such a pleasure, anyone can declare,
Especially for a chicken that has been so perfectly prepared!

All hail the chicken!
With its tail on fire.
All hail the manok!
That feeds my desire.
J.T.'s Manukan is the only place to be
For that urge for good chicken to deliciously be freed!

JT's Manukan on Malugay st., Makati

Where it all began, Ortigas ave., San Juan

★ If you haven't tried this place then SHAME ON YOU.