Roasters Ablaze oven-roasted chicken, GenSan’s healthier chicken take-out
In General Santos City, one wouldn’t miss the sight of a “lechon manok” cart or “grilled whole chicken” stall standing on almost every corner, especially on the roads leading to the city’s suburbs where most of the subdivisions are situated.
Sporting names as only the Pinoys can cook up such as Sanok’s, Banok’s, Kini Rogers, Kurdapoy’s, King Jan’s (!?), Tikboy, BJ’s, Jo’s Manokan, etc., they all offer the “generals” the most convenient and inexpensive “take-out” dinner for the family – roasted or grilled chicken. Basically, all these offer the same thing, chicken cooked evenly in a rotisserie, rotating them over live coals.
If you are tired of chicken cooked this way, and are wary of the views of many experts who say that grilling over high temperatures over charcoal creates chemicals linked to cancer (like carcinogens), then ROASTERS ABLAZE is for you.
Roasters Ablaze which offers oven-roasted chicken in a rotisserie is owned by cousins Ronald and Arlan Velasquez. Its first outlet can be found near the entrance of the Arnevel’s Restaurant, the first and only “eat-all-you-can” diner in the city.
The cousins have adopted the slogan “healthier, tastier even” because aside from cooking inside an oven where it is not exposed to any contaminants, they do not use MSG or vetsin in their Roaster Ablaze chickens.
Cousins Arlan and Ronald Velasquez at their 1st Roasters Ablaze stall
I had the chance to taste one yesterday and I must say that at only P130 per whole piece, you get your money’s worth. Not only does its meat’s aroma smell good but but it also tastes good.
Bariles swears that he could actually savor the distinct taste of the chicken’s juicy meat, which he opines was tenderized overnight in a gracious mixture of the Velaszquez’s very own herbs and spices. And of course, it doesn’t have the burnt charcoal or “uling” smell in it.
And one last thing – here’s a tip for the budget-conscious general – Roasters Ablaze Chicken can be bought at half its size at only P70.
That is more than enough reason to go and visit them at Arnevel’s National Highway and find out why Bariles is drooling all over while writing this post. 
Roasters Ablaze Oven-Roasted Chicken can be found at the Arnevel’s Restaurant entrance, along the National Highway across the Philhealth Office. For orders, please call them at telephone # (083)304-8125.
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Bariles is a Filipino word for “Tuna”, the primary source of income of the people of General Santos City which hosts 6 of the Philippines’ 8 tuna canneries and more than 80% of its tuna processing plants.
purple24 Says:
yup its very yummy kuya avel and good for the health too..
congratz kuya ronald & kuya arlan..
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Posted on December 13th, 2008 at 5:30 PM
bariles Says:
@purple24, good to hear that somebody else have agreed with my verdict on their chicken. Thanks blogger!
Posted on December 13th, 2008 at 5:48 PM
emeroor Says:
way food?? ngek
Posted on December 13th, 2008 at 11:21 PM
orman Says:
the first time i bought it medyo flat ang taste na loob but the outer and top portion was heavenly… i told ronald about it and he said they have further improved it… i will buy my next piece bukas…
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Posted on December 13th, 2008 at 11:48 PM
delo Says:
Thanks Bariles…it will be added on my list of fav lechon manok stalls for sure…
get back to you when i tried it..
Posted on December 14th, 2008 at 1:06 AM
m1k3 Says:
naa pod oven roasted chicken sa purok malakas dapit sa iglesia ni cristo. mas nauna to siya. kusog pod ang ilang manok didto hurot2x pod. 119 lang.
Posted on December 14th, 2008 at 9:38 AM
bariles Says:
@Orman, it’s much better now.
Posted on December 14th, 2008 at 3:33 PM
bariles Says:
@delo, you’re welcome.
Posted on December 14th, 2008 at 3:33 PM
bariles Says:
@mlk3, hello! Salamat for the info re its price. I also saw it.
Posted on December 14th, 2008 at 3:36 PM
mylagirl Says:
Thanks to you and Gay; I tasted it too.. I can attest na masarap talaga at healthful pa. may distinctive aroma and savory taste of herbs and spices. Tama lang ang timpla. Drained ang chicken fats, kaya kampante ako sa pag-eat.
Posted on December 16th, 2008 at 9:10 AM
rammyboi Says:
wow! tnx for this great info kuya avel. I was forcefully assigned to bring 3 lechon manok today, on our faculty xmas party. :-/ It was suppose to be a lechon baboy, but i turned it down because the teachers are quite abusing me in the faculty. hehehe. anyways, i’ll drop by there later.
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Posted on December 18th, 2008 at 10:04 AM
philip Says:
i love to travel and eat. me and my family are planning to spend summer vacation there in general santos next summer. pls give me a list of restaurants which you preferrd a visitor must visit. taste good at a reasonable prices of course haha and a destination to visit also.
pls do also send there websites so i can view their backgrounds, offerings, promo haha, specialties, etc…
thank you so much. more power to you. God bless
Posted on January 6th, 2009 at 6:43 PM
bryan tablazon Says:
no preservatives added na cya….fresh and healthy
Posted on January 12th, 2009 at 9:43 PM