Oh Boy!

For dirt cheap dining with great tasting inihaw, Central BBQ Boy Grill never disappoints. This mom and pop operation is located right in the smack of Aguirre Avenue in BF Homes. If you have cravings for street hawkers tasting barbecue, grilled meat, isaw, and real grilled hotdogs over charcoal, this is the place. Check out their menu. They even came up with clever names for their dishes. BBQ Boy (pork bbq), TomBoy (Tumbong ng baboy), Atay ka Boy (Chicken liver), Streetboys (assorted isaw), Nanganamatis na Itlog ni Boy (Itlog na maalat with tomatoes), ButtMan (chicken ass), BoyLET (Lechon Kawali), Hellboy (super spicy beef curry). I highly recommend the Sphencer (tenga).

It's a plus also that the place doesn't get rowdy (there are two beefy security men managing the crowd) and there's no karaoke which seems to be the staple in most cheap inihaw and beer joints in Manila. You'll be dining amidst middle-class teen-agers, Koreans pretending to be locals and yuppies. People "slumming" it for the night. The place may be dirt-cheap but the crowd is "sosyal". Perfect combination.

BBQ Boy has a middle-class clientele but the place certainly isn't. Expect to dine under makeshift tents, gravel floor and wooden tables and benches. Most of all, don't expect excellent service. The place is super packed every night and there are only a few waiters around. Patience is key.

While we were eating our meal, Eric said "I can smell motor burning".
I said, "No, that's the carcinogens in the inihaw" :)