Right after publishing the article, Going About in Naga City a week ago, I got two comments informing me that Naga Restaurant is no more (to quote Augusto Surtida verbatim). This sad news was seconded by a good friend of mine, Shirley Rey. I was not aware that a Jollibee branch was constructed in the same place that Naga Restaurant stood before. It did not occur to me that a landmark like Naga Restaurant would succumb to the lures of easy money. That sad news also means that Naguenos and patrons of the eatery won’t be able to taste toasted siopao, mami and the steamed siopao that I like so much. Having chicken joy for merienda instead of steamed siopao and mami doesn’t sound like a good idea to me. I hope Naga Restaurant would resurrect somewhere in the city if only to give in to the locals and tourists like me who have gotten used to bringing home their products as pasalubong to loved ones.
Toasted Siopao
