Food Review: Chooks to Go

FOOD RATING: 5/5

from Chooks to Go's Facebook Profile

Apologies for not providing an actual photo of the product. Why bother take a photo when I can just grab this delightful chicken treat and put it inside my mouth?

Chooks-to-Go is a brand from Bounty Fresh, a known manufacturer of products like chicken. It has taken its chicken product to a higher level by producing the oven-cooked Chooks-to-Go.

Part of Chooks-to-Go’s slogan is eating it bare, meaning, without the sauce. True enough, there is no need for any condiment since this product is as good as it is.

My dad, who is extremely choosy with food he eats, now defines “lechong manok” as “Chooks” since it instantly became his favorite. He spread the word to the family and everyone’s enjoying this chicken treat at times.

Without the need for sarsa (sauce), I didn’t bother finding a saucer and pour massive amounts of sauce (I sometimes feed on sauce alone) to go with my chicken. The roasted chicken is so tasty even on the inside. I can see the flavor well-distributed, and the skin (oh cholesterol!) well-roasted. A typical lechong manok would have burned portions.

Pam and I have been talking about joining the Chooks-to-Go contest and even thinking of how to spend the proceeds shoud we win. We heard that there’s a contest. The mechanics are here.

Anyway, Chooks is the best roasted chicken I’ve tasted by far. Sadly there aren’t any branch here in Makati. Los Baños has two. I’d like to spread this word to everyone so that there will be branches in Makati and other areas.

I give this treat a perfect five.

Sheenah dela Cruz on November 24, 2009 | Filed Under Food, Reviews

20 Comments

Ultimate Spider Man on November 24th, 2009

the best roasted chicken i ever tasted..:p

Sheenah on November 24th, 2009

Right-o, Dave! Bibili ako nito paguwi ko sa LB kasama mo ;p

prettymienne03 on November 25th, 2009

i should try it:) so far, sr pedro is my fave:)

Sheenah on November 25th, 2009

Then you should try Chooks! Grabe, sobrang sarap! (with feelings)

Ultimate Spider Man on November 26th, 2009

Chooks to go!!:p

cherrie on December 5th, 2009

san ba nakakabili ng chooks to go chicken

Sheenah on December 6th, 2009

Ang alam ko wala pang outlets sa Makati while Los Banos has two. I’m not sure if they have stalls sa malls though.

myk on December 6th, 2009

san po mga branches ng chooks to go

myk on December 6th, 2009

gusto ko po try kaso dk po alam say ako mkakabili e….huhuhuhu

wilson on December 16th, 2009

i want to know if they are willing to have a franchiser, and what are the contact no. tnx

jana on January 1st, 2010

sobrang nasarapan kami sa chooks to go kahit nga walang gravy super sarap nga
sana lang may branches din sila dito sa metro manila
kasi sa San Fernando , La Union pa kami nakabili last DEC 28 nung magswimming kami dun
agawan kami ng anak ko…. sulit ang 159 pesos

Sheenah on January 3rd, 2010

Guys, sadly I cannot answer your questions right now (about Chooks branches, etc) but I brought this to Chooks management’s attention

dave on January 24th, 2010

i am interested in doing bussines with the mngnt of chooks to go….currently i am here in olongapo city trying to figure out how can i have a franchise of chooks to go… so pls do help me..

Sheenah on January 25th, 2010

I’ll try to get as much info as I can

lito on January 28th, 2010

My wife swears by Chooks to Go, and she’s from Baliuag!

I haven’t tried Chooks, however, so I can’t say which is better. I can say that I do prefer lechon manok from Bali_ag as opposed to Ando_s, because of the flavor and juiciness of the chicken.

Now, for the bad news, our neighbor swears at Chooks to Go. Just her luck, the her first experience with Chooks last night was at the branch in Pasig between Vargas Bridge and Pasig rotonda. They chopped the chicken up and bagged it for her. When she got home 15 minutes later and untied the bag on the counter, they noticed rancid smell. Sure enough, it was the chicken – panis na. 20 minutes more saw them back at the Chooks branch, complaining that the chicken sold them was bad. They were thoroughly ignored by the staff until our neighbor dragged a policeman from the nearby outpost over to hear her complaint (trust me, you do NOT want to see this girl pissed!). The staff reluctantly replaced her chicken with a “fresh” one.

Ultimately, this issue is one for the City Health Office and Chooks to Go management to work out, but be warned, just cause it’s hot on the outside doesn’t mean it’s truly safe / healthy on the inside.

To be fair, it could happen to anyone. I’ve seen pics of newly bought S_R cakes with mold on the inside!

ps – If someone from Chooks to Go management would like more details, pls contact me at the email listed.

Sheenah on January 28th, 2010

Hi Lito,

Thanks for the warning. I was also unfortunate to buy a “hilaw” lechong manok before from the ‘Pambansang Lechon Manok’ and since then I was on a quest to find the best chicken.

I am not sure whether Chooks branches are through franchise or not. If the branch is on franchise, it is the branch’s shortcoming for having such untrained people. The same goes with other products. If they do not guarantee their products to be fresh and safe, then eventually they will lose patrons.

I’ve been trying to find a way to contact Chooks management regarding my guests’ queries, and rest assured that if they reach me, I’ll show our comment. Thanks and more power

jho on January 31st, 2010

hello po..ask q lng po kung open n cla sa pagfranchise..pwde po bang makahingi ng contact number ng management ng chook to go?tnx po..

rico_merencillo on January 31st, 2010

hi sa lahat ng staff ng chooks to go. First time ko makatikim ng roasted chicken sa calbayog. 1 week ako nagbakasyon sa ipao. Nagustuhan ko roasted niyo.Mas iba ang lasa ng chicken niyo ikumpara dito sa maynila. Marami na nagtatayuang roasted chicken dito sa amin. Di ko nagustuhan ang timpla at lalo na ang sauce…..P.S. if na may hiring kayo..mag aaply me sa company niyo sa Bounty Fresh.Branch of Barangay Sabang, Calbayog City, Samar.

lito on February 7th, 2010

Update on Chooks…

Apparently, the cooking system could be the problem.

The retail Chooks outlet receives partially cooked chickens from the “commissary” operations. These are kept in a cooler (note: not a ref or freezer, but only a cooler that may or may not have enough ice to maintain the proper temp) until needed. They are then placed in the oven/heater for final browning & heating. This doesn’t seem as thorough a cooking system as the “watch it cook all the way” rotisserie systems in Bali_ag / Ando_s / Sr. Ped_os or even Kenn_ Roge_s.

I might recommend using meat thermometers and / or pretested heating charts to produce safer, higher quality products.

Sheenah on February 15th, 2010

Hi, just a disclaimer: I am not affiliated with Chooks to Go or any of its promoters/marketing specialists. I’m also just a fan who happened to have known a person working on the Chooks ad.