MANILA, Feb. 25 (PNA) — Popular homegrown Filipino restaurant Gerry’s Restaurant and Bar opened its third branch in the US in the Kalihi neighbourhood in Honolulu, Hawaii recently, the Department of Foreign Affairs has announced in a news release.
Gerry’s Restaurant and Bar, formerly known as Gerry’s Grill, is famous for its signature Filipino dishes, such as sizzling ‘sisig’, grilled seafood, pork barbecue, and crispy ‘pata’.
The other two US branches are located in Orange County and Union City, both in California. Gerry’s is set to open another branch in Houston, Texas.
Gerry’s has more than 90 branches worldwide, mostly in the Philippines, three in the US, two in Singapore, and one in Qatar.
Gerry’s Restaurant and Bar founder Gerry Apolinario, Joe Quibuyen, franchise owners of the Hawaii branch, and Consul Joyleen Santos of the Philippine Consulate General in Honolulu led the ribbon-cutting ceremony, following a blessing of the 150-seater restaurant and its crew by Fr. Danny Laeda, a Filipino parish priest in Honolulu.
