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Kong Kee Restaurant is one of the few old Chinese restaurants in Iloilo City that is still operational at the present. Our parents and grandparents can agree that even way before all this modernization, Kong Kee had already taken Iloilo’s heart and remains through generations.
The history of Iloilo and Chinese cuisine is deep. The culture, tradition, and flavor are evident not just in the mere presence of Chinese people downtown but also in the way of life of the Ilonggos. As Iloilo progresses, it has become multicultural in the last decades.
Kong Kee here is an “OG” (original) dining spot in Iloilo’s Chinatown. Their classic store along J.M. Basa is still open to serve all of us their best-seller siopao, meatballs, and toasted bihon. Kong Kee is also bold to go with the flow of the modern world. It has branched out to several districts of Iloilo, opened kiosks in the malls, and soon – will soon open its own space in bigger malls.
Kong Kee Restaurant Menu
Aside from their best-selling siopao, I can highly vouch for their toasted bihon and our recent discovery – their chiasoo.
Here are the photos of their menu for reference:
What We Had
We had their siopao and their chicken-pork siopao, these are the staples. We also tried their meatballs, yang chow rice, chiasoo, and lumpia.
How to Get Here
As mentioned, their main branch is located along J.M. Basa Street. Here are the most convenient rides as our options:
ROUTE 1 BO. OBRERO, LAPUZ TO CITY PROPER LOOP
ROUTE 3 UNGKA TO CITY PROPER VIA CPU LOOP
ROUTE 5 FESTIVE WALK TO CITY PROPER VIA B. AQUINO AVE. AND SM CITY LOOP
ROUTE 9 MOHON TO CITY PROPER LOOP
ROUTE 11 TICUD, LA PAZ TO CITY PROPER LOOP
ROUTE 18 TAGBAK TO CITY PROPER VIA COASTAL LOOP
ROUTE 25 MOLO TO CITY PROPER VIA GENERAL LUNA LOOP
Chinese food seems to be “regular” in the Ilonggo culture. They are always understated and not loud. You can rarely see them in your feeds as they don’t wrestle for social media goals, but once a craving hits hard, we still find our way back to Royal Street and start to crawl inside the wok-fried flavor of history.
