Above, under & beyond the rainbow: BOBOY'S INA-WOW Now Open to Serve You In Cainta

Travelling to and in Cainta is no easy feat. Traffic everywhere and when you get to hit the rush hour, then you’re stuck. What better way to will the stress away by taking the time off the streets and enjoy a good meal at Boboy’s Ina-Wow at the CK Mall.

Owned by Mharvin Ko, Boboy’s Ina-Wow is technically named after an uncle to make it more pinoy. Tagged along the fastfood category, Mharvin is ready to mingle and get a fair share in the nitch of the market that he is in. Seeing part of his family during the soft-opening, I would say they love food and no respectable Fil-Chi can deny that love for food.

With competition that is stiff in the food business, what do they have that is cut above the rest?

At this early stage, I still cannot say if they really do have something that will make them a cut above the rest but there are three (3) notable things that they now have at this early stage of the business: the sauce consistency, anything and everything about pork and that smiling staff behind the counter.

Some businesses tend to have this common sauce problem with their dishes and that is the consistency of the sauce. For most it would turn gelatinous once it gets cold or it would be so runny that is becomes messy on the plate. What may look gelatinous is not really gelatinous for this food place. It has that right consistency that when you mix it with the food, it does what it suppose to do and that is cover every components of the dish evenly. The flavors are also present in each sauce that you don’t need any additional condiments to enhance it but simply add what is there on your plate. This is so evident with their Lumpiang Sariwa and Pancit Palabok. Just a little more in terms of peanut bits and tinapa flakes and this is a sure winner to the dining public.

They know their pork that I would say. The marinade used in all their pork offerings is so good that it goes in to the meat and stays inside the meat. This is clearly displayed in their Isaw na Baboy and Pork Barbecue. There is smokiness in each stick that blends well with the sweet marinade used in the barbecue. Some would say that isaw is isaw and it is the vinegar dip that truly matters. With that thought, I would beg to differ for in the case of the Isaw na Baboy that Boboy’s offer, it is the marinade that counts the most. There is that play of flavors that goes into the intestine that makes it sweet and tender at the same time.

Having good personnel truly counts in the service industry and luckily they have it at their key areas. That girl behind the counter taking orders is one prime sample of someone giving good personal service contact. Despite the influx of guest during the soft opening night, she never stopped smiling and giving her knowledge on what they have available that day. She kept her composure and made sure that every guest/customer is attended before they leave the counter to find a seat. That is good service that should be maintained at all times.

Funny about some their food offering is how the flavor reacted to certain temperature. Perfect example is their version of a Chicken Inasal. When freshly served, you see the nice grill marks and that beautiful color. The initial flavor that I got when it was still warm came from the skin and not much in the meat, it was an initial downer but when I had it wrapped to go and had it placed inside the ref for the night; that is when it went different. The meat suddenly had flavors that were not that prevalent before but still maintaining that softness. Such peculiar meat to temperature reaction.

Boboy’s also offers some all-time favorites such as Chicharon Bulaklak, Crispy Baby Shrimps, Stir Fried Kankong, Sisig, Lumpiang Shanghai and Isaw ng Manok. Also available are certain rice meals that may catch your fancy and they also have their unlimited rice meal offerings – their Liempo meal can go unlimited rice should you desire.

A dessert offering that they have that shows promise is their Ube Turon. It is sweet ube puree and sweet banana wrapped in a lumpia wrapper then fried. When served this crispy creation will simply deliver sweet goodness into your mouth; along with it is a serving of caramel sauce of their design. That is sweetness from the banana + sweetness from the ube puree + sweetness from the caramel and what do you got? Sweetness overload! Perhaps a little salt on the caramel to cut sweetness or better yet a light spice to lift this to new heights, what do you think Mharvin?

Boboy’s Ina-Wow is now officially open since March 19 and is ready to serve you!

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All images used were personally taken by me during my time at Boboy's Ina-Wow

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